NOSTALGIA
one's old stamping ground
the place where one was raised or where one has spent a lot of time. (Folksy. There are variants with stomping and grounds.)Ann should know about that place. It's near her old stamping ground.I can't wait to get back to my old stomping grounds.
shades of someone or something
reminders of someone or something; reminiscent of someone or something.When I met Jim's mother, I thought "shades of Aunt Mary.""Shades of grade school," said Jack as the university lecturer rebuked him for being late.
strike a chord (with someone)
to cause someone to remember something; to remind someone of something; to be familiar.The woman in the portrait struck a chord and I realized that it was my grandmother.His name strikes a chord with me, but I don't know why.