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anon (cpe-67-244-9-153.nyc.res.rr.com): This really is a great site. I used to play basketball agsint Ronnie Bly in 1962. He was made of steel but could be muscled and did not movie without the ball. I knew Bobby......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rich: This is the corner of Franklin & Park Place, the lady in white might be going to the shuttle train station. Is there still a supermarket a few doors down from the laundromat? No I......

in response to: NYPD by Peter

Rich: Is that the Franklin Ave shuttle in the background?...

in response to: Barbed Wire by Peter

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

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......

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Doc S.......: ...Rick, it seems Mr. Giesser liked you more than me (LOL)!I don't remember him doing that. I also remember a bakery, I think it was called "Lucullus", or something like that, on Franklin, between EP......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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Doc S.......: Yo, Mitch - I don't think my uncle owned the store - he was just employed there as a pharmacist. Did you go to 241 also??I'm trying to remember some of the other stores in......

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mitch: Hey Doc ... funny thing about the drug store next to Radin's. Your uncle must have sold that drug store to my father and uncle (around '54?). I was born in '52 and we lived......

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Doc S.......: ...I graduated from P.S. 241 in 1958 - lived on Union Street (1060) between Franklin and Bedford. I vividly remember Ben & Sol's, and Radin's delicatessens - I ate at both. The Pharmacist at......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Michael: Just took a tour of Franklin Avenue. Anyone remember eating at Radin's Deli or Ben & Sol? My friends used to argue which deli had the best french fries. I lived at 334 Eastern Parkway.......

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Elkin School Rulz!: I think we should have a stickball tournament for all former Kensingtonians. But where do we find a Pimple Ball? Man, I miss them days. We didn't care how hot it was,......

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

Joe : Bill, I suspected that your name was Franklin, but thought that you may be June's brother. Obviously I did not know June's family real well, but I did know her and she was considered the most......

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

Bill F: Hey Joe, I just thought that you knew my last name from one of the above posts. My full name is Bill Franklin, cousin to Mike and you probably knew June (she grew up on......

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

Jamie: I like that sign. I like it a lot. Benjamin Franklin's piss-and-shit-hole is odd. But i like it too....

in response to: Where Tofu Hoagies Were Aplenty by zagg

Seeking Contact: Ella Street, Stever passed away about 15 years age. Both Fiolo and Danny (with the big Doberman dog that jumped the the front door glass, but loved to play rough when I wore my leather coat......

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

Ella Street: Also went to St Hughs Dave Raby he lived on Elkart street Mike Fiolo he was related to thr Franklins Danny had the them big ass dogs right if that's who you mean seen Danny about......

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

Mitch: I also lived at 969 Carol Street from 1952 (born) - 1960. I also went to PS241. You might know my two cousins who also lived in another appt in our building at the same......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

yolanda deberry-franklin: wow, memories, memories,memories. my family and i moved into the henry horner projects when they were completed around 1956-57. i was about 4 years old at the time. we thought that we......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Franklin: hey colavitos ghost, who makes the criteria for what is and what isn't pc? And freedom of expression surely has power over thought crime. Seems a matter of opinion to me. I say gypsy. you say......

in response to: Gypsy Beggar by steelisreal

Vicki: I grew up in Kensington (Coral and Clearfield) or Coral and Elkhart...block down from Frankford Ave. I went to Mastbaum for HS, Conwell for Middle and Williard for Elementary. I have many great......

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

janet: Hi Stan--You're probably close to my vintage. I'm trying without luck to call up a memory of Famous on Schenectady--I lived just around the corner and went to 167--so there it was during the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

RD: Does anyone here remember Bobby Fischer? He lived at 560 Lincoln Pl (corner of Franklin) during the 50's when he was becoming a chess prodigy. I saw him a lot because my Brooklyn Eagle route......

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Jan: Recently I took my grandson to the children's room in the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. It had not changed from the way I remember it in the 40's, except for the inclusion......

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Len Lipner: Note to Marcia Halperin: I remember the creamed spinach at Dubrow's, best in the world, along with the rice pudding. They had another more upscale restaurant, Dubsons ("Dubrow's Sons"). somewhere around Franklin Avenue I think.......

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Michael: I graduated PS241 in 1965. Lived at 334 Eastern Parkway. My best friend's father owned Radin's Deli. Anyone remember eating at Radin's? How about Ben and Sol's Deli at the corner of Franklin and President?......

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Rick: The consensus among my mavens is that the bldg with the hedges on the corner of Franklin and Carroll was the Brooklyn Union Gas company....

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Ezera: Stepha, The "711" Chinese restaurant I think was on Flatbush Avenue, directly across from the Patio movie theater. I also remember McGovern's bar near St. John's place had a nice steak & chop section. During the......

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rick: There was the spice factory that took up the whole block between Crown St. and Montgomery on the west side of Franklin. We always passed it and enjoyed the smells (not as much as Bond......

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stepha: thanks robyn, that really is a mystery building, i can remember the hedges around it that were always well trimmed. also across franklin, on that side, a little later in time, was......

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Robyn: Stepha when u crossed the foot bridge from Carroll to Franklin there was a small candy store on the left as well as a place that worked on cars.There was a building on the......

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Mitch: I believe there was a bar on the corner of Franklin and Carroll with the entrance on Franklin (the southeast corner of Franklin & Carroll). I used to live @ 969 Carroll and it was......

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stepha: question-when you crossed over the bridge on carroll st towards franklin, on the left was a candy store and the pharmacy, on the right was a business type building. what was the business??? ......

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Mitch: I lived at 969 Carroll between Franklin and Bedford just a few blocks off Eastern Pkwy. My dad owned the drug store on the corner of Franklin and Eastern Pkwy (Maiman's Pharmacy). It was still......

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Dick: The neighborhood during the early 40's was fabulous. PS 241 on President Street was new. In the schoolyard, softball center & right field were along the fence to the BMT trench. A home run hit......

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stepha: i lived at 15 crown and 934 carroll, went to ps 241 yes, incredible area to grow up in. anyone go to 241 in the early 50's? mr. garone, miss levy..........

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stepha: that could have been the location (chicken world), i surely was not a good navigator at that time, how about the museum shop, i remember it as being an absolute jewel, lots......

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janet grayson: Well, Franklin Avenue was out of our immediate neighborhood, but my mother always bought her chickens from a store on Schenectady (between St. John's and Lincoln). I disliked these visits. The floor was covered......

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stepha: every now and then i check this site, it is so SWEET. talking about sweet, the charlotte rousses (all whipped cream with little piece of sponge cake) from a bakery on franklin ave. ......

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Jeanne: The article and postings bring back so many memories that I had forgotton. I lived on St. Johns place, and then in 225 Eastern Parkway in the 60's. I don't think that I......

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anon (cache-dtc-ad08.proxy.aol.com): Thank you for the great site!!!! I went there by accident on the way to my sister's home in Franklin Square. I was amazed. Do you have any information on when the building there......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

stepha: i remember the "bazaars" at the franklin manor, lotso stuff, an upscale yardsale, benefitting the temple or some charity. loved the photos on the towne hill of all the groups, black and white......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rita A: I think that Aretha Franklin sang at Towne Hill on Bedford Avenue, but the only thing I recall about the Franklin Manor was the blue tinted mirrors in front. If you recall swimming in the......

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EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

stepha: i would love more info on the club at bedford and eastern parkway, and memories of swimming at union temple, and the franklin manor (not swimming there)...

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CHEAS: This out by Franklin? If so I've probably seen this truck....

in response to: Graffiti Truck by violet913

A. Sturzer: I remember the fantastic shops & restaurants in the area. Near the corner of Franklin Ave & Eastern Parkway, there were two Greek restaurants.."Pappas" & "Peters". On the other side of Eastern Parkway, there was......

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little ukraine: fantastic!! that first shot is glorious. i'm excited you got the benjamin franklin bridge in the lower left corner of the penultimate one. largest bridge in the world when it was completed......

in response to: Murder at Independence Hall by ghost of grandin

colavitos ghost: for the TRUE pedants, these pictures were taken in the "Franklin-West Clinton Historic District" within the "Detroit-Shoreway Neighborhood" on Cleveland's "Near West Side"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

girl that lived on franklin ave n park place: i allways seen this block its beautiful i might move ther...

in response to: park place by sine

CJ: I used to live on Sterling Place right off of Franklin Avenue, about a block away from there. I remember Happy Wok having those gates and some bulletproof glass between the counter and the customer......

in response to: Happy Wok by Peter

Peter: franklin is a littel far north, sort of pushing {crown heights}, but id recommend {prospect heights}, for sure. its safe, of course. this isnt hte {brooklyn} of the 1970s anymore, you know ;)...

in response to: Building Slice by Peter

alison: Hi there: I'm considering moving to Prospect Heights (renting). Could you tell me how the neighborhood is? I saw a listing for a place on the corner of Franklin and Bergen. Is that is safe area?......

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in response to: Ben Franklin Bridge. by Nairi

kc: I rather like that clam with stick composition. And btw, since this is such an informative post: Mussel Shoals, CA: "If Rincon’s the Saks Fifth Avenue of California pointbreaks, then Mussel Shoals, located a mile south of......

in response to: Great Kills by GGP

GGP: they're pretty impressive birds. I see them upstate a lot and never fail to be taken aback. Ben Franklin wanted to make it the symbol of the US, which looking back was pretty prescient of......

in response to: Wild Turkey Parking by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

joey: picture one- jeez. who would want to live there? beware; benjamin franklin may have urinated in this alley. nice gritty photo. the bowels of an early american city. do you konw? what are the street names at......

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