Grandfather and Granddaughter

I’ve been scanning old negatives. The window into the past is contact sheets, but if a negative is dreadfully under or overexposed, the image will not be visible. So I saw this composition once, in 1983 when I took the photo. Yesterday I saw it a second time. My father and his granddaughter. A good man. Letting the sleeping baby lie. Photo from Providence RI, the Hidden Street house.
This was the twins first foray north of the Mason Dixon line.

before baristas and craft beer

213 W Main
Back when motor vehicles ruled downtown CHO. Virginia Lunch (in the spot currently occupied by the Mudhouse)
Virginia lunch menu
Affordable.
Wurlitzer, but no dancing.
I don’t remember Tina’s last name. She presided. Cooked, served food, ran the register.
Coffee and the grill.
Arrow 77, Schlitz, PBR…