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Truman lived here from 1896 to 1902, when he was 12 to 18 years old. "We found West Waldo Street to be a most pleasant neighborhood," Truman wrote in his memoirs. "...Our house soon became headquarters for all the boys and girls around." Truman's father lost a great deal of money in about 1901 speculating in commodities, and the family lost their Waldo Avenue house.