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Manhattan, IL is The Perfect Mix of "Memories with Progress"
 Manhattan, IL is The Perfect Mix of "Memories with Progress"   Whether old or young, watched during its initial run or on a current cable tv channel, almost everyone knows about the show, "Leave it to Beaver".  It's about an idyllic representation of 50's and 60's America as you can get ...  
When describing my life as a kid growing up in Manhattan, IL ... this show is be a pretty good facsimile.  I lived the Beaver and Wally life.  
The Mundts were the Cleavers.  I was the #3 son in a family of 4 boys.  Mom was a stay-at-home mom.  Dad worked a 9-to-5 job as an accountant.  They were as perfect as June and Ward.
Like the Beav, I had few cares.  I ran out the door early in the morning and didn't get back inside until dinner or maybe even bedtime.  School, sports, and friends kept me busy.
During the summers, my brothers, friends and I could be found in our big yard playing ball of some kind.  Or down the street at the church's basketball court.  
Exchange the names of Beaver and Wally's friends ... Whitey, Eddie, and Lumpy for those of mine and my brothers:  Buzz, Red Dog, Earl the Pearl, Duck and more.  We were together constantly.  
Back in those days, the ... more

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