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Yolanda Rodriguez: How many memories ah, Knickerbocker and Halsey. I lived at 792 Knickerbocker and Halsey. My brother Raul, Frankie,Eduardo, my sister Lucy. Does somebody have any comunication with with lucy, frankie or eduardo. ......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

JohnnyFDNY: The memories! Grew up on Stanhope and Central 1954 to 1960.Attended St Joseph Patron, on Suydam St, graduated 1960. Hung out as teenager on Himrod and Myrtle 1962 to 1963, belonged to Club Tesian 1963......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Ecto 5000: i lived on Menahan st and Wilson ave rite on the corner in the projects.They were called p60 now they are called Hope Gardens, ive moved away and came back and things have change.But for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Sonja (Sandra): Love the posts. I also grew up in Bushwick. I remember the Starr Pretzel factory, passed it on the way to Junior High School 162. I still love the smell of pretzels. In fact, I......

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

Mitch Vernace: Grew up on the "other side" of Myrtle Avenue, on Knickerbocker between Putnam and Madison Street between 1961 and 1978. Went to St. Martin of Tours and we always felt our competitors were from......

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

Bertha Gibson (Sanchez): Hello to all. Great blog here. Louis (Koochie....smile) Oh my goodness, I remember viewing Father Heitz' body in the rectory (1970?). Fourteen Holy Martyrs (on Central/Schaffer St) merged with St. Martin's (on Knickerbocker/Weirfield St) and......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Busy MSD: It's really hard to forget a place like Bushwick, I used to live on Central Ave, between Putnam and Cornelia, and I still keep great memories. I used to hang out on Putnam, Between Knickerbocker......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

herehere: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing down......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

cheryl forte 22nd May 2008: I lived across the street from this beautiful mural at 299 Woodbine Street between Irving and Knickerbocker left there in 1960...does anyone have photos...my address doesn't exist anymore....

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Atasha: It's wonderful hearing all these stories about my hometown. I was born in 1991 and attended PS 123K and JS 291. I used to live on Stockholm St., between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues, but 5......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Movin to Wick: what is melrose between wilson and knickerbocker like as of today for a single white lady? ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

eric: if im correct thats {knickerbocker} near {flushing} ave....

in response to: Bushwick Tire Repair by Peter

Barbara Leone: I Lived on {Gates} Ave between {Central} and {Wilson}. Think about {St. Barbara}'s all the time. I lived in {Bushwick} from 1953 to 1964. Anyone know me please email. I had lots of friends from......

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

joe caiola: y grew up on willoughby between wilson and knickerbocker. went to st. joseph patron on suydam st and st. john's prp on lewis ave. those great days in the sixties hanging out at......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bobby I: The pretzel factory was located on the even side of Starr Street, between Wilson and Knickerbocker, closer to Knickerbocker Avenue. I lived on Starr between Wilson and Central, and my brother and I used to......

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

none ya: i grew up on suydam and knickerbocker till i was 21 im 28 now i still go back all the time and bushwick ain't what it used to be shit i remember when even the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: {suydam} between {wilson} and {knickerbocker}... you know, just in case you didnt see the street name and number stenciled on the first garbage can, nor it being reiterated in the text under said photo......

in response to: Keep Bushwick Clean & Rats Out by Peter

Sammy Perez: Let me start by saying, this is unbelieveable. On a whim I typed in Enrico Fermi JHS 111 on Google and up comes this blog. What's even greater is that there are one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Joe Gonzalez: I grew up on Knickerbocker Ave., 799, between Halsey and Eldert...My father owned the corner grocery, on the corner of Eldert and Knickerbocker.....We moved in in 1964 and I left to see the world in 1976...US......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bob: I was born in Bushwick in 1950. I lived on Starr Between Wilson and Central, great place to grow up. We had to move in 1962 because the city wanted to knock down PS 53......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bobby I: It's a shame that time goes by so fast. I lived on {Starr} between {Wilson} and {Central}, before JHS 111 was there (it used to be PS 53) and it had a nice little schoolyard......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Upstate Jim: Born in Bushwick in 1963 and moved to rural upstate in 1971. Lived on Dekalb close to knickerbocker ave (about 3 doors down from the pizzeria). I came from a great big family......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Uchie Martinez: Hey JoeD: I too lived on Melrose Street by the live poultry market, around 1965 thru 1988, I'm 43 years old now. Do you remember Maxi's Ice Cream Shop on Knickerbocker between Melrose and Jefferson, Paul......

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

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

antBlack: LOL...Well, the Orchestra did suck! The band was great and Montesano was a great teacher. I played Bflat Tenor sax...not many solos, but still, it was the Tenor sax! Anybody remember Mr Weintraub in......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

johnny quilez: i grew up in the bushwick section of bklyn and have many fond memories and many bad ones as well.but i don't have one regret growing up there,it made me wiser.i lived on the corner......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peggy: I also grew up in Bushwick. It brings back such great times. I went to St. Barbara's from 1963 to 1970. Does anyone remember St. Dennis Patrick? I lived on......

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

Diana Manchur-Henke: Rick, Michael lives upstate now near Albany. I'll let him know you asked for him. My father passed away 2004. My mom lives in Queens and is doing well. I'm glad the neighborhood is......

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

revisited: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lydia: Hi Uchie, You are so right! I also have fond memories of Melrose Street, remember I lived in 350 Melrose street from 1976 to 1980 and my sister lived in the building next to yours.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Uchie Martinez: Dear Old School: I do remember Maxi's place, Meatland, Paul the barber, Knickerbocker park. I lived on Melrose Street between Knickerbocker Street and Wilson Avenue, best years of my life between 1965 and 1988. ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Uchie Martinez: HEY OLD SCHOOL, WHO ARE YOU? YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT MAXI'S PLACE, MEATLAND, PAUL THE BARBER, RHEINGOLD BEER FACTORY, KNICKERBOCKER PARK. I LIVED ON MELROSE STREET, BETWEEN KNICKERBOCKER ST. AND WILSON AVE. AROUND 1965......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

Jim QV: I used to work with a guy named Al Sorbello and I remember him saying he grew up around Starr St, Troutman St and Knickerbocker Ave. He said he was born there in the late......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Knickerbocker & Troutman: Carmine Galante, although not the most positive person, was loved and adored by the community. Old timers said he was very generous and took care of the community, but no way......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

FRED MEGLIO: I LIVE IN BUSHWICK SECTION FROM 1946 TO 1979 THE 50S AND 60S WERE GREAT! LIVED 1403 GATES AVE BETWEEN WILSON AND KNICKERBOCKER AVENUES WE NEVER LOCKED OUR DOORS AT NIGHT TILL THE 70S CAME......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

lil nancy: Anyone remember Nancy and Felo's Candy Store on Knickerbocker and Linden? All the kids from 116 and 291 would hang out in there at lunch time buying penny candies and playing video games. Those were......

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Joe D.: Buswick late 1960's - early 1970's was the best!!! Born on Harman Street in 1965...The entire family lived within blocks of eachother..Grandparents on Starr Street next to the pretzel factory..Aunt lived on Buswick Avenue and......

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

Susan Monti-Luciano : Hi Lisa and Ricky -WOW this is an awesome page- I was just searching some stuff on Bklyn and up came this website. This is truly amazing and brought back too many memories of us......

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

lil nancy: anyone remember Nancy and Felo's candy store on Knickerbocker Ave between Linden St. and Grove St., then she moved to the corner of Knickerbocker and Linden St.? She sold great sandwiches, the only penny candies......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lisa A: I grew up on Jefferson and knickerbocker. I know the entire song for JHS111, I was in the chorus. I graduated in 1985. I also attended PS145. I was around when......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

rac: Well, I've been living in Bushwick for 6 months, now (off the Myrtle stop). I was born in the Bx and used to live in Hell's Kitchen for many years; and really its about......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

pat montelbano: we lived on knickerbocker bet willoughby @ starr atended ps 123 jhs 85 then on to bushwick hs i satayed later on in grove street park. there we heard the fascinators and the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

dogloverhanley: i lived at 1440 dekalb now have worked thru out europe reside in wash. state. found memories strolling with my sister with our doll carriages up too the 83rd police station visiting the shoe maker hitting the......

in response to: Winter in Brooklyn reminds me of spring in Moscow by shoshannah

Tony T: Chris, thanks for posting the Freedom Square pict. I grew up a block away on Evergreen and Willoughby. I'm 42 now and live in Japan, but I still enjoy looking at old photos of where......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bushwick Girl: My Bushwick...I love this neighborhood. I've been in the bush since 1988 I migrated here when I was 8 yrs old. Back then I was too young to understand what was really happening in this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Chris Rodriguez: I live on jefferson av. off of evergreen an bushwick.... Ima tell u right now its the best place 2 live if u a kid. im 16 an shits hectic around here but i wouldn......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Neighborly : I've lived in Bushwick for 3 years... gotta question. Why do most the kids who are mainly artists, musicians, new to the area, mainly white folks, got some pocket money - you know who I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Luis Acevedo: My wife and I along with our 4 kids live around the corner on Palmetto and Irving. We love that mural. My kids can't get enogh of it. You guys did an awesome job. That......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Luis Acevedo: During the last couple of days I stumbled upon the website for upinflames. I couldn't believe my eyes. I am 28 and have lived in bushwick my entire life. I grew up on Wilson Ave......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

CartLegger: Looks to me like a faulty traffic policy, like a city built for the benefit of cars, not people. [[img:22413]] This accident--which happened at the corner of Knickerbocker Ave. and grove St. in Bushwick, Brooklyn-- involved......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Tony T: Reading through all of these posts brings up a mixed bag of emotions. Like many here, I left Bushwick years ago (16 years ago actually). Japan is my home now, and it is a far......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

bushwick facts:: in the 60-70s all white italian and germans on irving side Puerto ricans were from other side of central it was like a border muslims locked down bushwick ave in the 70 -80s and prior......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bushwicks baddest chic aka Bobbi j : this goes out to all you bushwick peeps i was born and raised on irving the streets were two way back then i went to 86 what you know about that the 83 was not......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: typical 50's signage, almost like the sign in the movie, 'that thing you do', good grief, knickerbocker ave, haven't been there since 64....

in response to: Ideal Dinettes by Peter

upfromflames: If you need directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Knickerbocker+Ave+%26+Woodbine+St,+Brooklyn,+NY&sll=40.686365,-73.981328&sspn=0.007306,0.014462&ie=UTF8&ll=40.696778,-73.913355&spn=0.007305,0.014462&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1...

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Dee: I grew up in Bushwick as a matter of fact iwas born in Bushwick.Iwas born in Wycoff Heights hospital in 1955.I lived in the same house with my family until I married in 78 my mom......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area......

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

Joe S.: Bonnie, If you see this--we also shopped at Bohack the A & P! My grandmother lived on Decataur between Wilson and Knickerbocker--closer to Knickerbocker. I remember going to a candy store on the corner......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Kat: Lol, 'BW'. Haa... I was checking out this thing on Wikipedia. In it, they have a travel guide to Brooklyn, and when I went to look for Bushwick, they were calling it 'East Williamsburg'. I edited......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

whowalkinbrooklyn.com: lots of interesting comments here, some ridiculous yuppie wannabes, but many more sincere & heartening-- esp. about Bushwick's Italian heritage & Spanish-speaking peoples. One thing i'd like to add tho' is, all this BULLSHIT about,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bonnie: I too lived on Wilson Ave., between Cooper and Moffit Streets -- in the 1950's. We lived on the 3rd floor of one of the cold water railroad flats, right down the street from......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

RickC: I stand corrected. Paul got whacked in the city. I used to love getting pizza at that restaurant. Back then only italians hung out on that part of knickerbocker. I wonder if any of the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: I think you mean Carmine Galante--boy, is that a great story! 205 Knickerbocker Ave. at Joe and Mary's Italian Restaurant. ...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

RickC: Bushwick and Troutman?? Based on your personal info, I would keep looking. The area still can be scarey at that time of night. You did a good job upfromtehflames. I got the post card you......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Anne M. Berger: I grew up in Brooklyn in the forties and fifties. It was truly the melting pot. I went to St. Joseph's on Sydam St. My Irish friends went to St. Lenords on Toutman?......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Armstrong: Every time I see something like this pop up along the M line, I hope against hope, that it means they're going to start renovating the line, esp the Central and Knickerbocker stations which both......

in response to: Bushwick: You Could Cut Yourself on That Thing by upfromflames

Don Canham, Lt. NYFD Ret.: That fire was no "all hands" fire. It was a Boro Call. A boro call is when you run out of enough companies to handle the fire and resort to using companies from other boros,......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: The All Hands Fire by upfromflames

Armstrong: I just got an apartment on Starr St and Knickerbocker so I a little bit resent rosecoloredglasse's last comment. at the same time, I'm a realist and yes, that area would be considered blighted by......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

shoot it straight: Also, i agree C-Town is good, the deli on the corner of Knickerbocker and Suydam, good too, and you can't beat the shopping on Knickerbocker. ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Armstrong: I'm intrigued by this building as well. What the hell's going to go in there? I bet it's only 200sf per floor - tops! Do you think it will have a small apartment upstairs?......

in response to: Bushwick: You Could Cut Yourself on That Thing by upfromflames

anon (vader.hosystems.com): I grew up here.... Suydam st. Between wilson and knickerbocker... Menehan between Irving and Wycoff......

in response to: Once Was a Wasteland by upfromflames

pierre: when did they rename knickerbocker park? ...

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: Gates Ave between Wilson and Knickerbocker....

in response to: Once Was a Wasteland by upfromflames

susanw: I grew up on Cooper St. between Wilson and Knickerbocker and the upinflames mention of Fr. Peter Mahoney blew me away - I have been in touch with a nun from Fourteen Holy Martyrs, the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

pierre: i remember knickerbocker park and the avenue were so nice when the italians dominated the area. it's a shame to see what it's become....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: [[img:18515]] I was surprised to find this entirely sealed up building not in some back street, but at the SW corner of bustling Knickerbocker (nee Maria Hernandez) Park. Is it the painful past of drugs......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: To Jon: Knickerbocker was street that was always bustling and full of shops, evenin bushwick's hardest times. It was, and is, undeniably and overwhelmingly commercial. I noticed that behind the gleaming wall of signs for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jon: I am thinking about buying an apartment building around Harman and knickerbocker. What is the area like? Is this a good part of Bushwick and if not - where is? Thanks....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

wyoming: I'm in wyoming, my mother was born in brooklyn in 1926, and lived at 312 Jefferson in Bushwick until about 1935. She attended P.S. 123. My grandfather had a shoe repair shop near......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

JLW: Does anyone have pictures of the old theater on Starr and Knickerbocker?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Thomas H: I grew up on Stanhope and Knickerbocker lived there and around there from 1951 to 1966. I remember Knickerbocker shops and Bargin Town on Broadway.I remember sleeping on the fire escape and hitten two and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Missing You: Born and raised in Bushwick. Remembering St.JO's and Tony's candy store corner of Suydam and Knickerbocker, such a wonderful innocent time, went back recently and it looks like a war zone, I pray it changes.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lucy: Any new shops and Restaurants in the area? I also heard that the 2 bedroom Condo at Hart Street (just passed Knickerbocker) was sold for 435,000???? Wow....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

crlsgll: This conversation about Bushwick is great. I love reading the personal narratives that fuel each story and shed light in our differences; which is a blessing in disguise, for if we all agreed then this......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

roberto medina: i use to live in Hart st between knickerbocker and wilson i miss tonys pizza my aunt supermarket in dekalb ave i joined the army stationed in ft hood been in the army 12 yrs......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Proud Bushwacker: I grew up on Wyckoff and Cornelia (BK) on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood. To tell you the truth, my mom put me in schools in Ridgewood, the schools have always been better......

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KQ: I was born n raised in bushwick, knickerbocker, and it was tha shyt!! i had lots of fun growing up there i even attended bushwick hs and it wasnt bad at all, well atleast not......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

franny: I grew up in bushwick on bleecker and irving during the 60's & 70's. It was the happiest time I had in my life. It was a blue collar hard working neighborhood. You could sleep......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

albino monkee: i would like to see pictures of my old hood harmen st. off of knickerbocker & irving do you have?...

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Joe: I've lived on Jefferson btwn Irving and Knickerbocker for a year. It's gotten a little better just in that time. We moved here because we got priced out of our old neighborhood, Park Slope. Our......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

BOC: Ya think it cute to move to Bushwick. Ya don't know what ya doing to our neighborhood. It is known when white people move into to the neighborhood the price value of houses go up......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew