memory lane

American  

noun

1. the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel.

   The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.

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Etymology

Origin of memory lane

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

So says Phil Collins, after discussing some of the health challenges he has faced and taking a stroll down memory lane through his years with Genesis and as a solo performer.

From Los Angeles Times

As well as playing songs from the iconic show, they were joined by cast members Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Larry Lamb, Alison Steadman and Rob Brydon for a trip down memory lane.

From BBC

“We don’t need to generate technophobic fears of a digital future where our memories will be distorted — our memories can already be distorted very effectively by nondigital means,” memory scientists Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy wrote in “Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember,” published earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times

Barabak: Seems as though you feel one walk down memory lane was quite enough.

From Los Angeles Times

I happen to be the one who wrote the catchy punch line for Newsom’s speech to the state Democratic convention in 2009, that the race was a choice between “a stroll down memory lane vs. a sprint into the future.”

From Los Angeles Times