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The Ghost in My Garage In the winter of 1952 when I was only 6 years old, our garage at 301 Grove Street, caught fire destroying the garage. It also destroyed our family 1946 Plymouth car and my brother, Leo’s Servic-Cycle, which was a cross between a motorcycle and scooter that had a leather drive belt to power the rear wheel rather than the customary chain and sprocket. He had purchased it from Houston Townsend, a family friend, who eventually owned the Arvin Barber Shop, across from the Wrights Dry Good Store on the east end of Arvin in the 1960’s.   Fires, especially ones at night, are very traumatic to small children and I was no exception. My family stood in our backyard, watching the garage burn. My mother held me in her arms as I clutched tightly around her neck with my arms, still in my pajamas, with sleep in my eyes. We watched as the Arvin Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze. The Sheriff provided traffic control for...
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