Comments about 1957

There are 19 comments about "1957"

Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Linda Steinmetz: found this site while looking for info on P.S. 113 - the one on Moffat Street. I Grew up on Moffat Street, same block as the school, We had one of the houses with backyards......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Margo-murray: How amazing to find this site. We, the Murray Clan, my parents Terry and Denis, and my brothers, David, Brian and Mike (my sister wasn't born yet) lived at 4100 Benny from around 1953 to......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Renee Harrold: Hi, I lived in 111,1957-1968 and 120 until 1972, 1847 until 1974. I, read the book there are no children here and I remember a much better time. We could sleep with our doors......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Tish: Great article, I lived at 350 East 92 Street from 1957 to 1972. Graduted from OLGC, my mother also attended the same school and graduted. I just went to visit the old neigbhor when the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Mike: I remember the streetcars on St Catherine. The stopped running in September 1956 and were replaced by busses. Before then I used them as my form of transportation ( I was 15 at......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

Irene Ferguson Maltman: I was born in Govan (Helen's St.) in 1940. Would love to find the Calderheads who lived upstairs also Margaret Gray. I went to Govan High. Also,I was a member of the Celtic Ballet......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Joe: It is interesting to see so many postings from current/past Kensigtion folks (and others that give an address that has nothing to do with the neighborhood). I grew up there from 1957 throghh 1972, and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

jettr130: I"grew up"on the streets of Yorkville.I lived there from 1946-1957.My family first lived on 73rd and 74th sts. on 2nd Ave. My grandmother lived on 87th and 88th on York Ave. I went to just......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

rick: Stepha, you were in the same building that Irene Glassberg and Arlene Tobin lived in. Although, younger that I (I graduated PS 241 8th grade in 1957), they were more my contemporaries (and I am......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Robyn: Stepha it went to the 8th grade thru 1957 I think....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Brad: Finally made it into the Pizza Machine for the first time a few weeks ago, and went back this week with my camera. The place is pretty trippy. It's inside a "mall", basically just a......

in response to: Can You Eat This? by Brad

Joe S.: I lived at 633 Wilson Avenue (between Decataur and Cooper) until 1957. I was curious and went on line to find businesses in the area. I just spoke to a guy at a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Robert: Good old unusual stuff. Things like this should be displayed here more frequently, it gives a historical touch to the site. If I'm allowed I'll post some color photos of my sister and I in The Brooklyn......

in response to: Rooftop Photo on July 22, 1945 by jack

Clelia: Love to see my home town in beautiful pictures. In 1957 was much more beautiful. You give great pleasure to an old lady, thank you....

in response to: Streetlights N\' Icons by psypink

Ronan - North Belfast: Ardoyne is in NORTH Belfast!!! Reggie it's bigotted people like you that hinder progression in such segregated societies, calling them "lazy, car stealing, pensioner mugging ballbags" is a gross over generalisation, how many people have you......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

jack: how dare he carve a replication of my old girlfriend from 1957. just because she had big eyes and a long nose. she had brains. unfortunately she was rather heavy and tried......

in response to: The Good Luck Totem by Biff

jack: that first photo reminds me of my families home in sicily. then that women lying down, i think i dated her in 1957....

in response to: Historical Site by psypink

jack: i went to the old allen freed rock and roll shows at the paramount theatre in downtown brooklyn in 1956, 1957, 1958 and the cops would come down the isles in the theatre on horse......

in response to: Norwegian, Oslo city police by horse by Rune-Willem