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Allan: If I recall correctly, and that's not likely, Judy O was a grade behind me and my brother a grade behind her. The building with the "courtyard" was down the block towards Utica. I lived......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

pat barfoot: hi. to everybody who is interested in pearly kings and queens. my mother annie was the eldest child of george and emma dole they had 19 yes 19 children .alf dole was the second born......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Ender: This is simply marvelous. Thank you for sharing these photos. Contrary to what someone said above, the Clockwork Orange doesn't look much like this anymore, though I can just barely recall riding it in this......

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

Richie Rubin: ALL of YOU; there was a barbershop next to`Silver's knishes, `Martin's'was it's name..& Ronson's'drugs was on corner of St.Johns pl.& Utica,x from Miller's cigar store/luncheonette, the`Corner bar'& Sam Ash[formally:Angelo the shoemaker]& does anyone remember`Woolworth's on Utica nr.Lincoln? great grilled cheese......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

JACE: [[img:29476]] ST. BARBARA'S CYO...

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

JACE: TO ALL THAT WENT ST.BARBARA'S SCHOOL![[img:29474]]TINA AND HER CARDS! ...

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

jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

david swift: hi gus What an excellent web site! ive just seen my mum on the 1964 gala day photo (Susan Duxbury)a relation to the duxburys on another picture on this site. My grandad had a shoe shop......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Marianna Calabrese: Hi to everyone in Brooklyn land i grew up on 271 CENTRAL AVE. i also went to ST.BARBARAS SCHOOL FOR 8 LONG YRS,I spent lots of time in the cloak room or the hallway for......

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

Mark Brown: That is so wild that I saw this I was looking at this page & I saw Blue knight lounge & it caught my eye I lived right up the street from it actually I......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the......

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

Thelma Fuentes: I went to school with Elizabeth Casuso at St. Barbaras....I remember her Dad taking up collection at Mass...I used to live on Grove St between Central and Evergreen.......

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

Chris: p.s. how about some photos of the site now? maybe from similar angles as the first photo of barton above....

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Chris: Hi, i just wanted to says thanks! my dad (Alan Marsden) also worked at Barton right up to it closing. and i think i actually went inside with him for a tour just before it......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

antblack: Barry, did you see my post above about Mr Tomaselli? antBlack: 30th Jan 2008 - 18:51 GMT Hey, Anyone remember Mr Tommicelli (sp)? Taught math at ps 274. Also had an old school meat market on Broadway.........

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Barry: They ruined...er...destroyed that beautiful caravan? Curses!...

in response to: Ambulance Crash by Second Road

Barry: I remember Mr. Tomaselli. A teacher for all time. I lived in the heart of Bushwick Avenue from 1967-91. Attended PS274 where he taught. Knew my siblings who also attended his classes. He did worked......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

patfan: Sorry guys. I've lived on Kauai a very long time, and the chicken population absolutely needs thinning. I run a restaurant, and they jump on the tables, poop everywhere, and carry salmonella. ......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): for Suzy R. I remember you.Your Mother (MRs. Gradstein)was my 6 grade teacher in 1955-6.Perhaps she brought you to school then. A classsmate of mine,Sharon, who lived on Lincoln Place and Troy Ave, and I once......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Suzy R. (gradstein): Keith - I graduated Downstate in 1969, did part of my residency at KCH/Downstate, finished in Santa Barbara, cut the apron strings, and have been out West ever since. ...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama....

in response to: Barack Obama\'s Official Announcement by Brad

Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Stan: Just a note: I was bar mitzvahed at Petach Tikva in June 1943. It was on the corner of Rochester Ave. and Lincoln Place. The other Bar Mitvah with me was Gene Braunwald who lived opposire me......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: ALAN K;hmm,MY MOM just told ME[in a call from Fla,] da tiny one on Buffalo/lincoln was MY RABBI's shul, & indeed it was a[cheaper]arm of`P.T.T'ergo,WE cho$e dat`branch'in Sept.`55 to throw MY Bar Mitz.oh,MY RABBI was GREENBERG on E.P.nr Troy......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I think you may possibly be putting two different memories together. My mother was married on Buffalo Avenue in 1951 where you were Bar Mitzvahed in 1955. A narrowish "two family" brick......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: Today was demolition day--Saturday, November 1st. I went by 8:30am this morning yet apart from more bricks removed, it was still standing. When I visited the site again, by late afternoon, they had torn down......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Richie Rubin: Alan K; nah..I was Bar Mitzvahed there[Temple P.T.T'] &`twas a tiny shul on Buffalo ave./Lincoln pl.? but maybe,..just maybe, I'M havink a`senior moment'[?] & it was on mid-block..not corner!if I knew how to shpel it..I'D look it up![as would......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Viv Shackleton: My dad is 80 on 8 November. We are taking him on a trip down memory lane. He used to live on Liverpool Road and his uncle worked on the Barton Road Swing Bridge and......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Richie Rubin: does anyone remember:`Park East'bar/lounge next to Twin Cantors'dayglow pink' lighting.[it was on E.P. nr.Utica ave.across from`Famous'[veggy] rest.]their `fake'meatloaf'was[almost]a dead ringer for da real stuff!..no?& kugel[potato/luckshen[noodle]you would kill for!but`Dubrow's'was da best!portions dat can feed most 3rd world nations! & free seltzer!what a crowd..&......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Uh-huh: As a Torontonian I am apalled, embarassed, but not surprised that so many Torontonians are mouthing off on this site, and almost as many Montrealers. This insecure self-obsession comes of living next to the most......

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

RICHIE RUBIN: HEY!,ALAN K,YOU SURE DON'T HAVE ALZ..WHEW!& YER ONLY A`TOTTALA'[B.`53?]I GUESS YOU GO BACK AS OFTEN AS I! NAH,NUTTIN'IS DA SAME!.& SHUL ON BUFFALO/LINCOLN IS [WAS]`PECH-TAK-TIKVA'I WAS BAR-MITVAHED THERE 9/`55 YEAH,YOU[ALAN K.]WERE JUST 2 YRS OLD!I'M AN OLD[ER] FART..LIVIN'IN BESERK-LY CALIF.[NO......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: Passing by on my way home this afternoon, saw the vertical red "Bens" sign was finally taken down. They also removed the the last piece of the wrap-around sign below it, that white section with......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories By Alan Kupperberg Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

The Man: No, I disagree, it looks good the way it is. Like the bar is dark and moody and not trying to impress you. Don't change it....

in response to: Shoeshine Charlie\'s Big Top Lounge by groovehouse

tanya: Hey everyone......those memories .......BORN IN 82 I grew up on bleecker bTWN wilson ansd cental ......ST. BABARAS CHURCH........went to Ps.75 Is 291..........bushwick is beautiful.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Arnie Blume: Hi 241ers, I saw the name Irene Glassberg earlier. If you are out there Irene I lived on the 5th floor at 35 Crown and Barbara Barrett who babysat you is my wife of 52 years.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Arnie Blume: Hey Bob,Dick& Rick, I can't believe you can't recall the shop teacher from 241, Mr.Israel Broder. don't you remember shouting Mr.Broder's coming and everyone else would yell "Izzy ?".I lived in 35 Crown opposite 12 Crown......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

JoAnn LaForte: oh and a P.S. God help any one of the teachers that MY 2 KIDS had [throughout their 12 years of catholic school] if they ever laid hands on them, the way they did......

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

JoAnn LaForte: I can't believe I am reading all this stuff. I lived on 130 Grove Street - bet. Central/Evergreen, from birth [1953] till we also did the mass 60's exodus (right after the beatles came)......

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

kleyed: ok i love the leaf, hi chris, and i am going to the ulster tonight, but nothing compares to my bar on gerrard just west of the leaf, oooeeee baby....

in response to: Toronto Dive Bars by JayEastsider

Diane: I am also from the Yuba area. Actually I am Kaeleen, Helen and Kim's relative. I was a Machovec and my mother's maiden name was Revels. I happen to work with Teena Wallace who lives......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

johnny: I have traveled all across America and the world. My votes for most boring: Northeast: 1) Scranton-WilkesBarre, PA 2) Bangor, ME 3) Worcester, MA 4) Woonsocket, RI 5) Scanectedy, NY 6) Rome-Utica, NY 7) Atlantic City, NJ 8) Buffalo, NY 9) Camden, NJ and......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Rich: Hi Everybody, I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

sythero: WOW! this is my hometown too; infact the orange bicycles in the 3rd picture are custom made in Chatt by a friend's father named Mic George. About a year ago we bartered for one......

in response to: Principal, KCRW, LLC by Ann Coulter

Mitch Spector: Here's another weekly photo update, taken on the very cold morning of October 22th. The building is starting to look less recognizable as they continue to de-construct it. My guess is the next photos I'll......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Chuck: barry burner !! 70's style...

in response to: Alley Art Gallery by jeeff

mitch: Hey Doc ... I lived on Caroll St about a 1/2 block from Franklin. I went to to 241 but we moved while I was still in elementary school. I remember the candy store/soda fountain at......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: Doc - I think we all got our first basebal gloves and all of our sneakers at Circle ("Spaldeens" too, as I recall). Yes, your memory serves - Barton's was, indeed, across Franklin. Also, on......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Doc S.......: Yo, Rick - What a memory!! I think I got my first baseball glove at "Circle". The "other" store for upscale chocolates was Barton's, on the north side of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave., if......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: Hey, Doc - the grocery store was the Big Apple, there was also a candy store on Carroll St, around the corner from Klein's, the drugstore, where I, and seemingly, every other guy in the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Pearlykingjim: Pearlykingjim the Genuine & Original Pearly King of Camberwell Sarf London Looking for The best in Genuine Cockney Entertanment or a Genuine Pearly King then Look no further Charity Events-photo's-stories-cockney music the lot! You......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

needa_dayoff@hotmail.com: I grew up on knickerbocker avenue parallel to the park in an appartment just over the italian cafe and across from the bar always interesting outside my window I was a little kid when we......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

punsterbill: Born in Williamsburg Hospital in '41. Lived on first floor of 99 Stockholm St until '47 when we moved to Cornelia Street. went to PS 56 on Bushwick Ave, Halsey JHS and one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I passed by again around midnight last night, and the word "Bens" was all that was left of the sign as seen in the first picture here. I also saw the plywood barriers about......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Went by this morning (October 1st) and saw the workcrew extending the construction barrier to encircle the entire building. Basically at this point all that's left is the building's outter shell and the Bens wrap-around/vertical......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Geoff Peacock: Hi to Gus, The names for the above Saracens photo are (L to R): Cliff Stocker, Barry Sagar, Geoff Peacock and Ken Ranson. Terry Hollingsworth had been with the group earlier, but left before this pic was......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

jan: My grandparents (Rankin) and my Mom later (Raney) lived on Barren Island for a lot of years-they brought their houses by boat to "Bergan Beach" to continue living, They had to leave because of Floyd......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

eyeofodin: wow, good ol' BART. l went to the city center station yesteray and it was happening...

in response to: Emptiness by joey

Heather: I've thoroughly enjoyed the photos and information here. Fellow Barton and Trafford folk might like to know that the Grade 1 listed All Saint's Church (just over Barton Bridge, opposite B&Q) is trying to raise......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

pearlykingjim: Just got back from Old red cow in Smithfield market what a blinding gig we had i would like to thank Claire and her other half, and special thanks to all the customers. All the best of......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Young meet the old Festival: If you fancy a good old Cockney Knee's up this weekend Bermondsey based Pearly King Jimmy Jukes the Genuine Pearly king of camberwell and Wayne Adams better known as The Barrow Boys, will be entertaining the......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

pauline curran : hi fiona asked my sister about frahk jr and serena frank is ateacher in the local school serena workes with disabialy people . i remember going to franks more than once to get......

in response to: Franks by barry

my little town has grown up: so strange to see the quaint little town I grew up in, start to turn all metro. Japanese,sushi bar, korean, wow. I remeber when we went to Petes candy shop after school or hung......

in response to: Kimchi? Sushi? Slush Puppy? Fill\'er Up! by GGP

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ed "Class of 60": I guess there are some people that look in the mirror and don't like what they see. They blame everyone but the person in the mirror for their miserable putrid lives. They look......

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

fiona : i spent my childhood holidays playing there with the maguire children (grandmother from lisknaskea), frank & phil where family friends. at a very early age frank stood me on the bar. would love to know......

in response to: Franks by barry

Steve - Albox, Almeria: If (en español) Si puedes mantener tu cabeza cuando todos acerca de usted Están perdiendo el suyo, y que culpar a usted, Si puedes confiar en ti cuando todos los hombres duda usted, Sin embargo, para......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

EvilGentleman: Lemme guess, your friends did not have it explained well enough to them that the $20 each was PER SONG, am I right? And tipping is virtually mandatory on top of that. Strip bars are......

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

tracy leonard: fao pauline curran... i also live in london near heatrow, your dads name rings a bell with me,my mum and dad shave spoken of the curran,s for many years, i used to visit franks bar......

in response to: Franks by barry

Pia: What a great site. I am soooooooo glad that I fell upon it. Wish I would have before now. It brougt back so many great childhood memories. I often say what a rich childhood I experienced......

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

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in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

herb weitz: got to union & kingston around 1938-9 went to 167 for 1 semester then the crown heights yeshiva (310 crown)next to ps161 at 13 I discovered Shwabies poolroom HEAVEN, a warm place to play hookey and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Karlo: Wrong.None of the people who walked their children to school were involved in any attacks.There had been a number of incidents involving people from both communities previous to this,and im not going to argue who......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

Barker777: I love Jacksonville. We moved here from Northern California and have not been back to Nor Cal since - 5 years now. Same as Nor Cal – spread out but if you can......

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

pascale : ou sont les bons clubs a 10 si je dois faire du contacts je veux une place que sais classe jaime travailler dun bar que les filles sont belle et ont leur tete je danse......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

zagg: Took 55 months; and 3393 viewings but this entry finally got a comment! Come on kids, it contains a REAL LIFE BARBIE VICTORIAN HOUSE. JEEZ!...

in response to: Barbie\'s Victorian Dream House by zagg

Warren S.: Richie, you are right on the money there! It's like it was practice for more violent things to come. I hear that St. Barbara's church is or was closed, and they only say masses on......

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

RiCH1: SPIN........whoever you are.......you killed that shit on the 'Rock', sun!.....Rock On! Ya gotta turn yer head kids, to peep that one out.....right at the bottom of the escarpment waterfall on the 401 into the Hammer!......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

j davis: The main problem is letting in immigrants who do not want to assimilate into Norwegian culture but want to change Norway into an islamic state. They were already a problem when I lived in Stockholm......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Mary A.: I graduated from St. Barbs elementary school in 1962. May all the nuns I had experience with at St. Barbara's burn in hell. They knew nothing else but to strip you of any......

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

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

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

BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea. He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never......

in response to: Baron Von Fancy by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Richie Fisher: If anybody goes on Classmates.com, there is a reunion picture from St.Barbs. class of 68. Are those all former nuns in the 2nd row? I believe Sr. D.P. is 2nd from the right. Any help......

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

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a......

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

I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

ChrisB: Hilarious. I have been skating off and on for my whole life. I stopped for several years for fear of an injury damaging my income/I had no insurance. Now I am 27 and 2 weeks......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Richie Fisher: Hey there Warren! I have to be honest, I almost fell off my chair reading your E Mail and I FLEW off my chair when I read your letter on the Casusos's......

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

Warren S.: I think this is a fabulous Web-page; it brings back memories of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queen, where I grew up. Until I was 14, I lived on RC church property in the "old rectory" building......

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

blast from the past: Does anyone remember hanging out on the hellgate bridge? I bet my name is still up there.. What about the kids from Bryant high school.... anyone remember Brian Wolfort...PJ's Bar....Wetsons on northern blvd........

in response to: Astoria Park by little ukraine

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Joan: Looking down from the roof of 1212 Lincoln Place to a window in the adjacent building which fronted on Troy Ave, you could see Mr. Kopchich mixing the ppickles in the brine. Hurst's Pharmacy was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown