Race tracks that are gone

[my miss storm cat]

I love reading history but especially personal histories... little fragments and random recollections, sidebars and anecdotes...

So I was wondering if some of you could talk about the tracks that no longer exist. I don't mean so much their location and things I can google... I mean how did you get there and what did you pass on your way? How did people dress and where did you sit?

What options were there in terms of eating and drinking and what did you usually bring with you?

Who did you go with and how did you celebrate if you did well?

How often did you go and when did the track close?

Was the closing of the track dragged out like HP? How do you feel when you pass by whatever is there now?

If you were taken as a kid do you have a favorite memory?