SUWANEE GA - DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN???

Over my 20 years as a Suwanee resident I sure have seen A LOT of changes. I like what I am seeing, but it does give me pause to take a moment and look back... and, remember when? Here is what I remember. I hope all you Suwanee locals will share with me your "I remember when". Let's just see how far back our memories can take us:

Nobody even knew where Suwanee GA was - let alone have our city rated #10 best place to live in the U.S.
Suwanee Elementary was the only elementary school feeding into North Gwinnett High School
Peachtree Industrial was two lane and lined with nothing but trees
There were NO subdivisions, no retail, no restaurants to be found along Peachtree Industrial
There was No McGinnis Ferry in Gwinnett County
The only park was the county park - George Pierce Park
Lawrenceville-Suwanee bridge was two lane
No Super Wal-mart
Satellite Blvd. didn't come through Suwanee
There was no Publix
Kroger was our only grocery store
Pierce's Corner WAS an antique store
B&G Florist opened as the first floral shop in Suwanee
The USPS was on Buford Hwy
No corner drug stores
McDonald's was our only fast food restaurant (my kids loved it)
We could go every Christmas to the Christmas Tree Farm off Smithtown Road to diligently and methodically select THE perfect Christmas Tree and cut it down ourselves (those were the days!)
Suwanee Days Festival was held in Historic Suwanee
The antique store at the corner of Russell Rd and Buford Hwy...until it burned down...it had beautiful oak antique furniture
There were no city parks to take your kids to ride bikes or walk along the Suwanee Creek to enjoy the beauty and sounds of nature
There was no Suwanee Town Center with great restaurants and specialty shops

**I'm sure I am forgetting more than I am remembering. Scroll down and share your memories...if you don't see the comments section....Click on the "Comments on ActiveRain" and post your memories in the space provided. Let's just see how long our list can get! Thanks for sharing!