Slide show - Farewell to the Hibben and Magie Apartments

My family lived in Hibben around 1980, when my dad was on sabbatical as a career research chemist. I was in the 8th grade at John Witherspoon Middle School and had a fantastic time when we were in Princeton!

Now my son is a grad student and lives in Lakeside Apartments, which replaced Hibben and Magie! Talk about full-circle moments.

Our family lived there from 1974-1983. First in 1-Y Hibben then in 5-J Magie. My husband, Harry, was a junior faculty member of the English deptartment. He’d also been a grad student, earning his Ph.D. in 1975. It was a great place to raise kids. We had friends from all over the world. Fellow renters were other junior faculty, postdocs, and visiting professors. Children never lacked for playmates. Just our building's kids filled the school bus. We had a babysitting pool made up of other parents. No money passed hands. We just kept track of points.

When I was a graduate student at Princeton, I always went there with my then-boyfriend to see his friends. Sadly, I missed the chance to go there refreshing my memories.