What a great thread!

Yes, I could leave the house in the morning and didn't have to be back by dinner time but I did have to tell my mom where I was going. The city Dept of Parks and Recreation had a morning program where we would do crafts, play games, have a bicycle parade, or take field trips. Once a week they showed a movie using a huge piece of material hung on the wall of the elementary school which was about a mile away starting at dusk of course. We never thought anything about walking all the way back home in the dark.

Then there was "the shopping center"....a good 2 and a half miles away which we would WALK to. Even better was the Penny Candy Store that was several blocks beyond that! What a great way to spend my quarter allowance.