The Day Paradise put up a Parking Lot

Thought of this lyric a couple of days ago. Simple words that ring true time and time again. Just think about all the places you used to hang out and what they are now. Of course some are still the parking lot we knew way back when, you just don't want to be there after dark now.
Some of my best teenage memories are at places that have drastically changed or are currently undergoing changes. Makes me wish I had taken more random pictures when I was younger.
 My first hangout memory would have to be Cinima City 8 Parking lot. When I was 15 - 16 years of age we spent many a night cruising around and around listening to music, meeting up and hanging out with friends and of course checking out oll the ladies. From there we rotated around to a few other parking lots including Centerpoint 6, Bama 6, Walmart, food worlds or just about anywhere people would find each other. Remeber we did not have cell phones to call and find each other. We just rode around untill we hooked up.
 Some of the more special hangouts were more out of the public eye where a few of us would meet and spend most of the evening enjoying drinks and having long conversations about everything under the sun. Some of the places had simple names that we called them but too this day recall great memories to all who knew them. Some places include "the circle" which was a road in my neighborhood that had no houses on it. "the Shack" which predates cruising times. "Ruffner" was a hangout you had to have a 4-wheel drive or buggy to get to. And one of my all time favs we called "the Mountain". We would love going there for as long as we could. This place was located off Edwards Lake road. Where the old landfill was.There was a road to the mountain from Stone Hedge but they blocked it off. On clear nights you could see the lights from Miller steam plant in west jefferson/Birmingport area. Beautiful view.
 Amazing how much some of these places have changed. So please, if you read this, share with me some of you hangouts around here or share a memory on one I listed if you want.. Post it as a comment on FB if you like.