My husband was very near and dear to his grandmothers house. It was such a heartbreak to him and my mother in law when it got knocked down. They were trying to fix it up but unfortunately were not able to save it. To be honest, it was a blessing in disguise for my family bc my husband probably would’ve lived there and then try to move myself and the kids in it. I’ve seen enough spooky stuff in my lifetime and definitely wasn’t trying to add to it by being kissed by no spirit or hearing knockings at night. But in reference to the other story about the East Side being white, sounds like after the tornado they left the “crumbs” to the black community to pick up and rebuild. My husband told me how back in the day, slaves would get the leftover food that the slave owners didn’t want like chitterlings, tongue, ham hocks, pigs feet, etc. Well they remastered it and turned into what we know as soul food today. I know you know this but it just goes to show, throwing the scraps and crumbs to someone will only make them repurpose it and rebuild it into something beautiful. Which is what I see happening in the East side community and have seen for a long time. The community continues to rebuild and add to it, making it home. 2 of the most distinguished schools in Lubbock are located on the East side. I have friends who pull their kids out of other schools and transferred them to Estacado and Talkington. The East side community is such a tight knit group of folks who will look out for one another and come together in times of need. Can you really say that about other parts of Lubbock? When that young lady was tragically murdered on the East side, the community pulled together looking for her and trying to find her killer. I truly believe the community did more investigating than the police did. The community shared her information and posted signs everywhere, even more than the news did. So like you said I can see where God had a hand in all of it to ultimately start a solid foundation for the East side community and where it is today! Sometimes you gotta do away with it all to start fresh again so it’s bigger and better.
All true. And I would have liked to be able to keep Grandma's house too! A little ghostly affection ain't nothing to worry about.....yeah right!
My husband was very near and dear to his grandmothers house. It was such a heartbreak to him and my mother in law when it got knocked down. They were trying to fix it up but unfortunately were not able to save it. To be honest, it was a blessing in disguise for my family bc my husband probably would’ve lived there and then try to move myself and the kids in it. I’ve seen enough spooky stuff in my lifetime and definitely wasn’t trying to add to it by being kissed by no spirit or hearing knockings at night. But in reference to the other story about the East Side being white, sounds like after the tornado they left the “crumbs” to the black community to pick up and rebuild. My husband told me how back in the day, slaves would get the leftover food that the slave owners didn’t want like chitterlings, tongue, ham hocks, pigs feet, etc. Well they remastered it and turned into what we know as soul food today. I know you know this but it just goes to show, throwing the scraps and crumbs to someone will only make them repurpose it and rebuild it into something beautiful. Which is what I see happening in the East side community and have seen for a long time. The community continues to rebuild and add to it, making it home. 2 of the most distinguished schools in Lubbock are located on the East side. I have friends who pull their kids out of other schools and transferred them to Estacado and Talkington. The East side community is such a tight knit group of folks who will look out for one another and come together in times of need. Can you really say that about other parts of Lubbock? When that young lady was tragically murdered on the East side, the community pulled together looking for her and trying to find her killer. I truly believe the community did more investigating than the police did. The community shared her information and posted signs everywhere, even more than the news did. So like you said I can see where God had a hand in all of it to ultimately start a solid foundation for the East side community and where it is today! Sometimes you gotta do away with it all to start fresh again so it’s bigger and better.