Flamelets on Vanderbilt Ave

Peter: 3rd Aug 2005 - 15:05 GMT

classic citynoise! i love this entry, and yeah, especially the fact that it reads like a narrative/documentary, heh. good job!

i always get a huge kick out of seeing my own neighborhood on here... its like seeing it through other people's eyes, and i'm always discovering new things through other people's photos.

thanks again, ggp!

Catherine Jung: 1st Feb 2006 - 07:35 GMT

Yeah..i totally agree with it.
i'm always discovering new things through other people's photos too.
thanks again!

anon (ip68-229-8-208.lv.lv.cox.net): 13th Sep 2006 - 00:46 GMT

WHERE I BE ALL DAY EVERY

anon (): 13th Jul 2007 - 10:48 GMT

i lived on bergen street in the 60,s man it hasnt changed a bit only that store where the fire was use to be a grocery store. is the bar still across the street

hey i lived on bergen street: 4th Nov 2007 - 23:47 GMT

lived on bergen street too anyone remember the tardos or the sidotis

Frank: 14th Dec 2007 - 23:28 GMT

To the two people above, I lived on Vanderbilt Ave & Bergen in the 40's 50's and 60's.
and Between St. Marks and Bergen there was old Joe Barker's Deli, Joe DiMaso's grocery store, Joe Mormile's candy store, and Mike labetta's barber shop. Some more names you might know: Joe the butcher,Joe Matteo's, Joe the Iceman, (all Vanderbilt Ave) the Pinone's, the Dellabella's also I know Joseph Tardo, Do you remember Chicky (chick a boom) all Bergen street. and many more, there are alot of Joe's, on St Marks Joe Pepitone etc. I don't believe I know the Sidotis at lease the name. Alot of people passed away.

ray: 28th Aug 2008 - 01:21 GMT

joesph tardo was my grandfather his kids were pat sonny jimmy my mother mary rose and josie who lived on top of my grandfather i believe was 624 pinnones was my grandmothers maiden name emmely tardo i am ray yes chick a boom i recall that name have to ask my mother mary

margaret Barker : 7th Apr 2009 - 02:08 GMT

my father was joe barker he owned the deli i was about 5 years old and i spend a lot of time at that store . good memories

Holly: 7th Apr 2009 - 02:14 GMT

Very nice pics and cool narrative! Burnt remains in garbage is my favorite.

John Fortunato: 29th Sep 2009 - 01:58 GMT

I lived on Vanderbilt between St.Marks & Bergen. I remember all the stores mentioned above,as well as the Pinone's,Matteo's,Tardo's (I went to school withErmalinda). Great neighborhood.I truly miss it. St.Joseph's School & Church,Boese's Ice cream parlor.

Gina Piscitani: 25th Nov 2009 - 17:59 GMT

i lived on Pacific St. Right across from St. Joe`s. Was baptized there...made my communion there and made my confirmation there. It was so sad to see what happened to my former church and the school i loved so much.
My mother grew up in the area. She remembers the Dellabellas as well as chicky boom boom ( i remember her too) I remember Boeses and Alio`s candy store as well as Pepitone`s Restaurant on the corner of Vanderbilt and Pacific. How I miss the old neighborhood. Lots of good memories there

nancy di buono: 26th Nov 2009 - 15:16 GMT

i lived on pacific st. in the 40'50'and 60. went to st joseph'a school' from 1940 to 1948, went to schoolwith ann della bellaand dorethy fecchetti,she was married to a fortunato, he lived on the corner of vanderbiltand dean st over agnes's beauty parlor.ilived across fromthe convent

Joey: 23rd Aug 2012 - 16:08 GMT

I lived on Vanderbilt Ave. and I remember all these people above, add Joe the barber, Joe Black, how about Fat Nick on St. Marks Ave.near Underhill Ave remember the Vanmark softball team played for $2 a man.I played many games of stickball on Dean street, and fast pitcing on St. Marks Ave.on the telephone building across from PS #9.I can't believed the years went by so fast.So many things changed.The neighborhood is not the same without the people that lived there,we were all family