While growing up in Charlottesville, VA, I was a day-student at a private school (St.Anne's now St.Anne's Belfield). We did not wear uniforms; however, we had to wear saddle oxford type shoes * I wore women's Spaulding golf shoes with the flap over the laces and I had painted them BLUE.
Because our footwear was restricted during the school day, other girls in my class were eager for different shoes to wear while not in school.
My mother drove a school mate and myself to the Charlottesville bus station and we rode to Richmond and went to Montaldo's across from the Miller & Rhoads store. I bought a pair of RED Pappagallo flats for $14. After visiting the Tea Room at Miller & Rhoads, we boarded a return bus to Charlottesville with our purchases.
I am glad to see that this area will be revitalized and I wish I still had those RED flats in my closet!!
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Wallace S. Gibson, CPM * GIBSON MANAGEMENT GROUP, Ltd.
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I grew up in Richmond, so this was such a trip down memory lane...I can still taste (and smell!) the popovers at the Tea Room. Oh, to be sipping tea (or something!) there now!
Lol .... walk through memory lane.....
Very PUNNY * Walk in my RED shoes!!!
Wallace It is wonderful that you had so many childhood memories that you enjoy recalling - that makes life so much more rewarding