We who honed our tennis skills on the courts near the end of Beach Blvd., with the tricky offshore breezes, gave us an advantage over visiting players. I recall my longest tournament match of 5 sets & over 60 games. Fletcher 1954 classmate Gene Nelson watched the first few games, then went to our Fletcher football game, & we were still playing tennis when he came back after the game. If someone hit the ball over the tall fence, it would bounce across the 4 lanes of Beach Blvd., & it was a good little run to retrieve the ball.

A block away was our great little library, which even impressed me as a teenager.

Also, Arnot's Bakery & Restaurant was nearby, & my family used to walk there for both food & doughnuts. Since my Mom wasn't a good cook, this was our "fine dining" quite often.

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