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Walter B.(mackmuggs@netscape.net: The third avenue el separated the rich people to the north going to central park from the poor and middle class going to the south to York Avenue and the east river. Between the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Allen : Just read Tony Giove's blog here. Very interesting Tony, that you lived on Troutman Street, and remember the old P.S. 53 there. Also, amazing that your Dad owned a luncheonette on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Arnie Blume: Hey after reading all these comments about Franklin Avenue you would think all we had there were delis,luncheonettes, and drug stores! How about the dry cleaning stores? I delivered clothes for National Cleaners, Ezra H.delivered for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: VelVel: I lived at 919 Eastern Parkway from 1931 to 1942, then 285 Albany Avenue (between St. Johns and Lincoln Place) until 1946. Don't know if it was the same one, but the Circus used to put......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Velvel: I lived in the apartment building at 972 Eastern Parkway and went to school right across the street at the Yeshivah of Eastern Parkway. I think I was born in the Women's Hospital on St.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther (Herschman) Rechtschafner : Stan, the photgrapher with the pony was a distant reltive of mine. He would come to Crown Hieghts from Washington Heights on the subway, with the pony. Chic, I lived at 1125 Sterling Place from when......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Allen : Hi I wrote just a few days ago (re: Oct. 16), asking for if anyone perhaps knew of some friends of mine from some years back. (I see there are a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Allen : Hi I wrote just a few days ago (re: Oct. 16), asking for if anyone perhaps knew of some friends of mine from some years back. (I see there are a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mary Ann: Hi, I attended Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School which was the girls Catholic High School at 260 Eastern Parkway right near Prospect Heights girls high school around the corner. These blogs bring back memories,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

atf: i dont recall vito marcantonio since he was before my time......but i do remember the 5&10 on first avenue next to the old A&P....i will ask my mom who is a lifelong resident of 82......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Me, me, me, meeeeeee!: I was born in Wycoff Hospital and grew up in Bushwick in the 70's. REMEMBER the "blackout"??? My family lived at 248 Irving Avenue between Bleeker St. and Greene. My dad was German/Irish and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Agnes Doherty Ondrovic: How come no one mentions Vito Marcantonio who had an office over the 5&10 on 1st Avenue? Although I was not old enough to vote I do remember people complaining that he was the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Allen : This site brings back some good memories!! I wonder if anyone might know of some of my old friends who I knew there in that area during the mid to late......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

atf: gooch...kinsale was my old stomping ground while i was in college....i beleive it moved to 3rd avenue between 93rd and 94th street in the early 80s....i think it was and is still owned by the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

j.velezsoto: thank to nerva for bringing me to memory lane.i too remember the factory that blew up in and wilson greene avenue.i also remember deans on knickerbocker and were is today burger king it was......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Cliff: I lived at 1038 Union Street, between Franklin and Bedford Avenues. Gus's Luncheonette was on the corner. Honey's Toy Store was in the middle of the block. I man named Danny owned it. Fisher's supermarket......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Noah: I moved to Bushwick (Troutman between Irving and Knickerbocker) shortly after graduating from college last December. Reading all the stories about the old neighborhood as well as your comments have been tremendously interesting and make......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

My Block: Wow Laura, great story, I'm sure you got an "A" especially if the responses your article received had anything to do with grading you. I read every one of the responses and enjoyed them immensely.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

E.Spitzer: I too grew up in Yorkville and lived here all my life. It is a sorry state that I see now because of the overbuilding and destruction of trees and mess from the 2nd avenue......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

PKC: 1944 to 1967, born Misreacorida Hsptl when it was on E. 86th St. Attended St. Ignatius Loyola. Mom's family grew up on E. 87th & her brothers went to St. Joseph's, considered the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Hugh M.: Grew up on 90th and Second Avenue during the 1970's. Papaya King, Woolworth's for the diner counter while "Santa's" rang bells for the Salvation Army. The Ideal German restaurant on 86th street, Carl Shurz, the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Maggie Cook (Garcia): Hi: I lived in Brooklyn, NY, and attended Bushwich High School on 400 Irvine Avenue. I graduated in 1979 and I have been trying to find a yearbook from......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

SethBoogie: I love the bird-man... he is a NYC icon, I think he is a delivery guy / messenger and delivery guy, and can be found around 34th and 8th Avenue doing his thing, as well......

in response to: Urban Eccentricities: The Bird Man of Lenox Rd. by CartLegger

Esther (Herschman) Rechtschafner : I remember Honeys on Easetern Parkwaynear albany Avenue. I remember that my Mother said that this was an expensive store. Yet, she did buy me things there sometimes. There was a nice selection of dolls......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Janet: Jeff--Honey's was near the corner of St. John's and Troy when I lived on St. John's Place. I wrote a message describing what I remembered of it in an October 2008 posting here. Many......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

The Bigger E: I remember that derailment...Mr Bigger E and I live on Highlands Avenue, right near the train bridge. There were all sorts of people hanging around at the end of Highlands Avenue and LaSalle Boulevard......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge by EvilGentleman

anon (ny-bas00.csfb.com): Hi Everybody, Need your thoughts. I'm looking at a really great 2 family house on Norman Street, right off the corner of Wyckoff. It's about a block from the Halsey L train. What do you guys......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dorothy O\\\'Connor: I wonder if anyone remembers The Canadian Commercial College that was located on Verdun Avenue. Miss Adams was our teacher and sent us off into the business world. What a great time we had......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

Agnes Doherty Ondrovic: continuation of my area. Besides the Monroe movie theater there was also the Granada, Colony and the Loews on 72nd St. where the ceiling looked like the sky including stars. Bicyles could be rented from......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Linda: Hi Rick Feinstein: Sorry for the delayed response, but I do not have a computer and I use my friend Susan's computer. You may remember her, she lived on Carroll Street near Franklin......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Maria: It was nice reading all the comments here. I happend to stumble into this site while doing some reading of Bushwick. My name is Maria and I lived in Bushwick since I was 11 months......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Franny Wentzel: Here's a little something of Brasilia that's in the novel I'm writing... the lead character Jennifer Platt has been invited to speak on a TV panel discussion after visiting a ribbon cutting ceremony for a......

in response to: Brasilia in Old Photos by Franny Wentzel

Kathy G.: So interesting reading your piece, Laura, and seeing that wonderful picture of the 3rd Avenue El. I was born at the Park East Hospital on 83rd Street between Lexington and Park in 1942, and......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Esther (Herschman) Rechtschafner: I remember Jay Gutchman, Alan Rosenblum and Bobby (Robert) Crwford. They lived in a big orange house on St.Johns Place corner Brooklyn Avemue. I remeber Allen Rosenthal. He lived near Albany Avenue on Carroll or......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter H: Born Brooklyn 1955. Lived at 50th x 2nd 60th btw 3rd and 4th and the corner of 61st and 4th. I'd like to know if anyone has photos of the old PS2 in Sunset......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Linda 11-37-78.mia.bellsouth.net): Rick: I also lived at 881 Washington Avenue in the apartment next to Michael Dempsky. My name was Linda Manning. My mother was a good friend of Stephen Dworkins mother Bea. ......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Arthur Bernstein: Jay O., Richie R., 1076 Eastern Parkway, A lot of the names you guys mention I knew, but wasn't really friendly with because I'm a little younger than you guys. Turned 62 in November--GEEZ!! Where'd the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

p. johnson: I went to PS 75 in Brooklyn in the 50s's lived at 1156 Gates Avenue would love to get a picture of PS 75 and also of 1156 Gates Avenue. Anyone have any? would appreciate......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Diane P.: Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street, then 42nd Street from 1962-1971 when we moved to South Florida. When I was born, we lived in a house right behind the police stataion (the house is no......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

MaryAnn: to Paula Reading your note gave me good vivid memories of Bishops, the school song....Memorial Memorial we pledge eternal loyalty through all our days we'll sing your praise with hearts and courage true....etc...I too graduated from......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Josh: I grew up on 46th street between forth and fifth avenue from 1950 to 1967. In 1967 I joined the United States Marines and left sunset park to serve and fight in the Vietnam War.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Don Scaturro Dscat1029@aol.com: BUSHWICK, St Barabara's, 1952/ 1960 Sisters: Henrica, Sharon Eileen, Gemma, DennisPatrick, Celestine, Mrs Weatherbee, Miriam Bernard, Teresa Angela. I was born at 263 Central between Harmon and Greene Avenues. I remember it like it was......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Anthony G.: You've got to love the Internet. I am in the midst of writing about my childhood to keep some memories safe somewhere before it all fades away, and every time I remember something, I do......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

anon (205.214.176.27): Does anyone remember Wohls Drug Store and the Bell Cinema, both were on Washington Avenue just off Eastern Parkway or playing punch ball in front of the Brooklyn Museum and being chased away and sleigh......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Barbara Ehrentreu (Levine): Hi Maria and Esther!! Esther, yes, I was the girl with the dark curly hair. It was dark brown and I hated it!! I can't believe after all these years I've run into someone from my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Beth: I had posted above a few months ago and came back to see if anyone listed any places to visit or things to do in Jax. So far nothing. I can see that the "locals"......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Barbara Ehrentreu (Levine): Hi Maria, I haven't looked at that picture in so long. I think it's somewhere with all the other umpteen souvenirs I have.:) I remember that Roller Rink. I used to go skating there with my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Barbara Ehrentreu (Levine): I'm so happy that I got on this site! I went to PS 167 from 1950-1956 and JHS210 from 1956-1958. I graduated from the 6th grade and was in the SP there. I remember the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther (Herschman)Rechtschafner: To answer no name-Julia A. wrote on June 8: "Used to correspond with Anita and Judy for a long time, some yrs. back, but both of them fell off the side of the earth !"......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther (Herschman)Rechtschafner: I remember these names: Joyce Davidson, Marcia Katel, Jill Rhine, Enid Dunne, Judy Rubin, Anita Seldes, Natalie Schliefer (who had a cousin Nathan}.They were in the same grade as me. If my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Maria in Maine: The men's clothing store on Pitkin Avenue was Ripley's. They also had a store on Utica Ave at Eastern Parkway....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: 20. from west to east, they are: the gwb spuyten duyvil (rail only) the hudson broadway university heights washington hamilton highbridge macombs dam 145th street madison ave park avenue (rail only) 3rd Avenue willis avenue triborough wards island (pedestrian only) queensboro williamsburg manhattan brooklyn...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Mary Ann: Memories are made of many of above comments. I graduated from St. Matthew's on Lincoln Pl at Utica Ave and St. Matthew's church in the 50s, then attended Bishop McDonnell Memorial High which was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Sunset Park....: I grew up in sunset park (47th st & 6ave) between 1975 through 1990. Everyone hung out on the stoop in the summer, and we'd play stick ball, stoop ball, and tag into the night.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Alan Kupperberg: In the early 1930’s my Grandmother Ann Kupperberg and her sister Nettie Tockman leased a small retail space at 881 Eastern Parkway between Albany and Troy Avenues and opened The Netann Gift Shoppe. The enterprise......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: I guess I go back a little farther than most. My dad was a veteran of the first World War and we went to the parade every year, me sitting on his shoulders and wearing his......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

mary: does anyone remember james and mary mccormick in bedford avenue?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Linda: Hey, I lived at 115 Wilson Avenue when I was a young girl. There was a beauty parlor downstairs where that brown door is on the left, it was called "Carmen's Beauty Salon" and I......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

Sanzay: Jack, is that boat station stays alive now or not anymore? There are several boat piers along the Neptune Avenue behind the parking lots and car shops....

in response to: The Ghost Ships of Coney Island Creek by Peter

Douglass: This photo brings back memories of growing up on South Eighth Street between Bedford and Driggs Avenues and playing at a riverside park near where this photo was taken during the late 1940's and early......

in response to: Wallabout Bay by CartLegger

jack: i enjoyed this posting. we used to call this creek, 'perfume bay' when i was a kid. i believe the el on mcdonald avenue runs over the top of it at its beginning.......

in response to: The Ghost Ships of Coney Island Creek by Peter

Richard/16 May 2009: DJ: In your message of April 12 you mentioned that you might be in contact with your buddy's aunt: "Just to let you know, I'm also trying to find out about the dancing for you.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

anon (130.91.80.36): I have no photo but I saw a tile on the SE corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets in Phila. 5/1/9..I also spotted a tile on Frankford Avenue, one block south of Bridge Street, on......

in response to: Toynbee Tile Remnant by luna park

Billy: I grew up on the corner of Central Avenue and Troutman (1983-2000). I clearly remember the first night we moved in on the third floor overlooking the entire school park. There were gang meembers all......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Theresa: hello, can anyone help me i have found out my aunts went to live with their uncle on Bedford Avenue in 1926 "McCormick"can anyone help?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Howard : [[img:32745]] Carroll Theater Utica Avenue Brooklyn...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (pool-72-95-130-229.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net): Pittsburgh?? Pfft... I live here (unfortunately) and there's nothing impressive about the skyline. Maybe the hicks who never the region think it's cool, but unless you're looking at it from that EXACT angle......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Progrock71: Lived in Bushwick from 1975 to 1992 and I have to say it wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be BUT it depended on which part you were in since it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Franny Wentzel: When I saw the headline I thought you were gonna show pix of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC......

in response to: Streets of Thieves by Bg11

Suralaye: I've seen the Henry Goodman plaque, being that I'm on the look-out for Jewish veterans. I know it's between Kingston Avenue and Grand Army Plaza. Should I contact you if I find it?...

in response to: Forgotten Memorial by Peter

EvilGentleman: Well technically, I suppose it's an **American** hot sauce from {California}, but I think we all know it's actually {Vietnamese}. I bought it in a {Chinese} shop on {Saint-Mathieu} Avenue between {Sainte-Catherine} and {de Maisonneuve}.......

in response to: Hot Asian by EvilGentleman

DJ: To Richard: Just to let you know, I'm also trying to find out about the dancing for you. I know they danced in there at that time but I don't know if it was......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Auxil Benevosoc: The Cross Harbor Rail Road runs along 1st Avenue in Sunset Park and around the Bush Terminal area. Last time i was there, they owned 1 ALCO diesel electric and a second one for parts.......

in response to: New York and Atlantic Railway? by Peter

Howard : How about Protose Steak at the Famous, an all-veggie meat loaf like dish. My brother, Max, reminded me about a "shimolecha" which you did on the back of someone who hid his eyes. You......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: good find peter, i remember the shanty village along the belt parkway where they built projects and now a large mall complex near pennsylvania avenue. well it was hooverville. there were at least......

in response to: Tinytown by Peter

CartLegger: Seems like there used to be more laying around Greenpoint--this one from Meserole Avenue between Jewel and Diamond Streets. [[img:31785]] **by Anders Goldfarb** Anders Goldfarb photographed the Greenpoint, Brooklyn, of the 1980s. More Photos from the NY Times,......

in response to: Giant Gear by Peter

Abe: Azi...I think this is Bayside now (or of the past), not Bayside of the future. Obviously in size there is no comparison to Warsaw. But if you go further back toward Liberty Avenue parts of......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Stan: Opposite the playground of 167, on Lincoln Place was a shoe repair shop. It was run by a Mr.Laperdon whose son was Sol and a friend of mine. We used to buy school supplies at......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: {ralph avenue}, wut! i love the train shots. more!...

in response to: A by Jessikah Vee.

Alice: I have lived across Liberty Avenue from this cemetary for 28 years and watched it deteriorate steadily. The most I've ever seen as far as caretaking is mowing the grass on Liberty Avenue and......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

THINK: I see. My family moved to East Orange (North Oraton Parkway right off Springdale Avenue) in 1969. It was a lovely place to live and I have fond memories. I did not know, as a......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Ellen: Does anyone remember George's Shoe Store on St. Johns off of Utica Avenue? That was my Dad's store from the mid 1920's until 1970 when he sold the property to a fabric store. ......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Abe: This is a photo from inside the area Bayside Watcher refers to as the "Amazon Rain Forest during summer". It's only a few hundred feet off Liberty Avenue(if that much). I thought the shot I......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Allen: I used to live in Bushwick area during the early 1960's, around Hart Street. I remember the Myrtle Ave El, Bush wick High School, etc. I wonder if anyone remembers the group of kids that......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

upfromflames: [[6941:180 Central Avenue]] is a ghost in the minds of many. Check out the latest film at [[http://www.cityofmemory.org/map/index.php]]...

in response to: Mapping Ghosts: If Your House Burned Down in Bushwick... by upfromflames

DJ: I was born at 411 E. 87 St between 1st and York avenue on March 25, 1942. Went to St Joseph's, just had to roll directly across the street into the main entrance of......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bernard: I can relate to what anon says about the area feeling that way. That's how I feel about the stretch along Greenpoint Avenue between blissville and greenpoint....

in response to: English Kills Decay by Peter

Willie: To Anon, who spent so much time at Town Hill. Do you have any pix of the club's exterior on Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue? None seem to exist! And, yes, you......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

djp: Feb 20th 9:02pm Pacific . California: Hello Everyone - I stumbled on this site quite by accident and it's a real feeling of "Wow" to read all you comments. I too grew up in the area - Jefferson Avenue -......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Warren S: Stella Dora Bakery was on Central Avenue right on the corner of Bleeker Street across from St. Barbara's church. ...

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Bob: The C Town that is on Avenue C and 12th Street in Manhattan is also the best supermarket in this area. Wider aisles, people that get out of your way when you are trying......

in response to: C-Town Grocery by Peter

ali: I have a job interview tomorrow on Church Avenue, between Ocean Avenue and E. 21st, area code 11226. Any insight on that area? I'm a 23 year white girl, and just want to get a......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Willie: Norms - Do you or anyone else reading this have any images of Town Hill? Didn't know it was the first venue Chubby Checker did the Twist! I went to Lefferts, Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

David Goyette: Until 1951 I lived at 455 42nd Street just a half block down from the park. Moved to 49th Street at the corner of 4th Ave. and lived there until I went into the......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

bestmemories: You know reading all of this brings back great memories. I lived in NY all mylife. I attended P.S.145 and Enrico Fermi. I graduated in 1986. Junior High years can be very tempting and challenging.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

truth: i'm a 25 year old white male. i've lived in Brooklyn for 8 years. in the last 2 years I've had masked men put guns to my head twice, once in Crown Heights, and once......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Franny Wentzel: Brings to mind the notorious 'spite house' of NYC [[img:30088]] Curious Notoriety   The spitefulness of Mr. Crocker and his spite fence fades into the minor leagues, however, when compared with the spitefulness of Joseph Richardson and his Spite......

in response to: Skinny Building by CE

Bayside Watcher: Renee, your concern and outrage for the condition of the mausoleums and the internal crypts are spot on. And reinterring the remains of the dead in those crypts and securing the mausoleums should be......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Keith Bernstein: The actual title is: Vintage Film of Brooklyn Trolleys Circa 1930s It is a great video memory of a bygone time. I remember trolley tracks on Utica Avenue into the 1950s, before they were paved over,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Ron: Hello again Teri, I had to smile when I bumped into your posting here. Something I didn't mention in my recent long e-mail was one time when I was playing on the Eastern Parkway mall and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown