Wichita is my hometown and I feel the same way. There are very few places left that gave me such great memories from my youth. I haven't been back to Wichita in about 8 years now but the last time I was there, I hardly recognized the city. So much has changed. My grandmother's family home was torn down years ago, the church we attended is gone, all the little shops and stores near my grandmother's house where we used to shop and play are gone, stores downtown I used to love to go to at Christmas time ... all gone, Joyland-a popular amusement park we used to go to all the time was torn down about 15 years ago, all the pubs & clubs I used to go when I was a student at Wichita State University are gone, The Miller theater and the Fox theater where we used to go to the movies are gone, all the drive-in theaters are gone, the famous boathouse at Riverside park is gone. My brother still lives in Wichita but my parents have both passed away. There is very little left there to help me remember. It doesn't feel like "home" for me anymore.
