Comments about brighton beach

There are 18 comments about "brighton beach"

Andrew: Good grief, this is very harsh stuff. Ordinarily I wouldnt post, but there are some interesting points made by some people. I lived in England for a few years, and saw it decline into the disgusting,......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

shobish50: What is the name of the beach between Brighton Beach and Coney Island?...

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Esther (Herschman) Rechtschafner: The name Alan Green rings a bell, but I don't actually remember him.I do remember Susan Gradstein. Do you remember Judy Grossman? I remember a girl named Irma Cohen who lived on Lincoln Place near......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: STAN;dem knishes were terrif!but da guy who sold`em put so much salt on`em..no wonder us who consumed the oversalted treats...got HIGH blood pressure..no?,& dem jelly apples & kiddie rides on trucks,BIG swing,whip,merry-go-round,etc. they'd be called......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

James McD: Spent almost everyday at Brighton Beach and Coney Island during summer vacations in the 50's. In the 60's it lost all it's charm. Sad. ...

in response to: I Love Coney Island by Sean Hopkins

Elliot Remler (Tempe, Az.): At PS 189 Ms. Esther F. Gruber taught 6th grade and lived on Eastern Parkway. She may be related to the original author of this endless commentary. I was one of her students, and played a......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Willie: Doc, Rick - Town Hill at Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue was in the 1950s a place to have a drink and catch live entertainment. My mom and older sister remember seeing Sam Cook......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: ALAN K:`Coney Island Joes'[in brownsville/E.N.Y]W/train tracks behind da joint..yep,great`hotdogs'[franks were made of 100%beef[parts]&greasy fries!I usta work a few blks down Linden Blvd @ COCA-COLA bottling plant nr Georgia st.in early`60's,did anyone ever go to the `batting cage'/min.golf on Penn.ave.nr Belt......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Arnold Magraner: In the mid to late 50's even into the early sixties, I used to go to Brighton Beach Bay3, during the summer with many of my friends from the Borough of Manhattan. We had formed a......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Ilona: I love these pictures and I love Brighton Beach..It's great to see how russian that area is....

in response to: Coney & Surroundings by kricket

Red: Moved into 2555 Linden Blvd. in Cypress Projects when they were new; until I got into a fight (1964) with one of the black neighbors...we were all so friendly for a few years and......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

aer: Lived on Starr St from 1980-1992 (5-17 yrs old). I went to P.S. 123 and I.S. 383. It was pretty dreadful. Men in the warehouses whistled at me as I walked to school and I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

cookie 10: My family moved to Brighton Beach in the 60's and coney island in the 70's. In the 60's it was beautiful. In the mid 70's both Brighton and Coney Island had turn to sh*t. All......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

wuzzy: I did years of gymnastics as a child and teenager and I've missed it ever since I gave up. My body just won't let me do it anymore. I went out to do parkour the......

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

jack: i believe there were apartment buildings and cottages for summer renters at brighton beach. the hand ball courts are famous for some of the best games in the country. if you were travelling down ocean......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

vz: wow, the variety of things shown and the didactic style of the captions really flesh out the feel of the neighborhood i was right around there this sunday, trying to get to brighton beach to be......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

AL. A-SOUTH BKLYN- NOW SOUTH ORLANDO: AS AN 8 YEAR OLD IN 1944 I USED TO CLIMB THE FENCE WITH A FRIEND AND LOOK FOR COINS IN THE WATERS OF THE RED MILL,CLOSED IN THE WINTER. LATER I TURNED OUT TO......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

elaine: yeah, put work up. i felt constrained by the 'city' tag at first, but posted the dungeness thing anyway and brighton beach, you have to stretch things if you can, parameters, whatever. it's part of......

in response to: good runner, needs a little work by elaine