I can cross indexing off my list of goals for today. It felt good to get back to it. After I do a batch, I feel like I was part of something really important, even though only me and the computer know it. The people on this street--West McKinley--represent what I think was a very typical group of neighbors at this point in time. I am fascinated by my thoughts when I get this snapshot into their lives. What did they look like? Did they have accents? A lot of these people were from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary. Others were born right here in America. I can imagine lots of row houses with so many different aromas coming from their kitchens in the evenings from all their respective countries of origin.
Employment: hotel elevator operator. Waitress. Laborers. Machinist for a tractor manufacturing company. Salesladies for dress shops and glass stores. A 'choreman' for a private residence. Road construction. Hospital orderly. Stenographer. Tool and Die operator. Packer for a lock company. Punch Press operator. Foreman. Pipe fitter. And an undertaker chauffeur.
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