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Hi everyone. I was born and raised in Brownsville until the age of 13. Lived at 192 Bristol then 196 Bristol until I was 8 or so, then moved to 274 Amboy Street until I was 13. I have a brother called Pito and a baby sister named Carmen (not baby's anymore ...
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Scoby was a drummer, dancer (sand), & a great poet?
I need to publish his poetry book, everyone in his family has died. I lived with him 4 ,10 yrs. and he gave me his unpublished works to publish. ](*,) -
Help! I keep having this recurring flashback to the sixties when there used to be this gas station in Brooklyn that had a huge neon Flying Pegasus suspended over it. Anyone recall this place and remember the location? Photos would be a big bonus too! Please help, this is driving me crazy!
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My father's 60th birthday is approaching, and I was hoping I would be able to find a photograph of his childhood neighborhood to give to him as part of a gift. He grew up in an apartment on 11th Street between 4th and 5th Avenues. Does anyone know where I might be able ...
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Hi Guys/GalsThe gym: THE LAMPLIGHTERS BOXING GYM was across the street from: Boro Park Theater on New Utrecht Avenue. Right across the street upstairs from a store that sold lamps. It had NOTHING to do with the store.
The WelterWeight Champion Of The World: Paddy DeMarco sponsored the club in the early
1950's
There was Ebbetts Field, Prospect Park, & Coney Island, to name a few
Always something to do in Brooklyn, some were old & some were new
To impress a girl you did not take her to the local “ITCH” .
You went to the Brooklyn Fox, Paramount, Albee, it was easy to ...Quite a few years ago I connected with a "Broolyn Board." I can't find anything on my computer with the correct name. Anyone out there familiar with it? Perhaps it's defunct or been subsumed????
Anyway, my Brooklyn history dates back to when I was born: 12/28/1931. We lived in Brooklyn until about ...Quite a few years ago I connected with a "Broolyn Board." I can't find anything on my computer with the correct name. Anyone out there familiar with it? Perhaps it's defunct or been subsumed????
Anyway, my Brooklyn history dates back to when I was born: 12/28/1931. We lived in Brooklyn until about ...Subject: Brooklyn in the ' 80'sDoes anybody still remember Brooklyn in the '80's?This thread continues the conversations from Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread.hi all, i know this is off topic for this particular board's subject matter, but it seemed the right audience to address. i'm a park slope artist, and i'm working on a project that involves amassing lots of vintage lace or crocheted doilies. i've gone through the stash my mom and i saved from ...
Source: brooklynian.com via Brooklynian on Pinterest3 A.M. Sunday, February 23rd, 1908. Newsboys selling on Brooklyn Bridge. Harry Ahrenpreiss, 30 Willet Street. (Said was 13 years old). Abe Gramus. 37 Division Street. Witness Fred McMurray. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1874-1940. This is a photograph from the National ...
These boys won a “no-hands” cake eating contest at the 9th annual “Kiddy Party” at Luna Park on September 8, 1941.The “Kiddy Party,” a 3-day benefit for underprivileged NYC kids, was sponsored by... Drake’s Cakes, which actually started in Brooklyn. Today, Drake's are known for Ring Dings and Devil Dogs, but when they ...Hi
My great grandfather, John Bruno, had a grocery store on the corner of 6th ave & 17th st until it was taken (bought)for the construction of the Prospect Expressway.
That's when he came to live with us on east 5 st and ave U.
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My name is jerry hopkins lived on 15 th street between 3rd and 4 th ave
went to holy family and grady voc.graduated from holy family 1959
hung out on 13 th street and school yard also in candt store on 14th and 4th ave
skated at park circle roller rink from ...I REMEMBER IT ALL IN THE 50S EVERY STORE EVERY FRIEND EVERY MOVIE THEATER, , BLACKY, BILLY MUDGE, THE DELVECCHIOS. MOON , ROBERT CURCIO,CANNONBALL, JIMMY DUGAN, FROM 22ND CAGGIANO,POOPSIE KIBBLER, JOEY MAYO, ARCHIE ARCHIGRASSO,BUTCHIE UMBRIA,FRANKIE SALATTA ROBERT RUGGERRIO VINNY SCADERO WITH ALL RESPECTS GEORGIE AWALL ART MARR ABLESON 18TH STREET,JOHN ,TONY ANTHONY CAMMILLE ...Hello: I'm writing a non-fiction book about the youth gangs that existed in the South Brooklyn area, focusing on the 1950s and early 1960s. Were you, or someone you know, a member of the Jokers, South Brooklyn Boys, the Butler Gents, the Gowanus Stompers, Red Hook Tigers, Kane Street Midgets or any of the other ...My name is Tina. I lived in windsor terrace from 1964 to 1974, at 519 vanderbilt street. At the time we lived there the lot behind our row of houses was empty, except for overgrowth of weeds and bushes. We often played back there. I have heard there are condos there now. Across the street ...Living proof the the Slope was bad-ass at one time. Recognize the building around 1:40?
The Begining of It All.
I'm still trying to pinpoint the exact streets.
What a Diefference 40 Years Makes.Hey!enyone out there?looking for mike the butchers family or pat who had a lil girl named april.a kid named fortunato or john and sister janice..eny info please post...thanks guys :D :Yes this is Bob Rittenhouse one of the Rittenhouse's who lived at 159 22nd Street. Just want to say Hi to everyone I might have known back then and to say we are all still around here and there.Hello all:
I'm researching a book that's set in 1950s Brooklyn and I'm wondering if anyone remembers or knows the Fortunato family. They lived at 436 Seventh Avenue. The father, Rocco, was a barber. His youngest son, James (Giacomo), was a member of the Tigers and was killed in an epic gang fight by ...I was born almost 81 years ago in Brownsville near PS 174.
1930 Jan 5. First elementary school was PS 174. Lived in Brighton Beach. Attended Lincoln.
Mr Lapolla was principal PS 174. my father died 1936, we
lived on Snediker Ave , Newport St, Powell Avenue, Moved to Avenue X. ...Closed 4 comments Jump to: Most Recent Comment by jackyankeeschneiderDecember 2010Brooklyn Back WhenCAN SOMONE HELP ME OUT?I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO USE THIS SITE FOR A WHI.LE NOW .I AM GETTING NOOOWHERE.FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CAN SOMEONE PLEASE SEND ME A MSG ON F/BOR E MAIL ME STILLABITCH@NYC,RR,COM..............THANK YOU GUYS :oops: :oops:
Merry Christmas to all my Friends on the blog.
I wish you all a very Happy New Year with much health & happiness in the years to come.
Remember one day your on top of the world & the next you can hit rock bottom live every day to the fullest.[/i][/b]Hello everyone!!. I hope everyone is doing fine!!
I had a band in the sixties called the Accutones, we practiced on 22nd. street, between 4th. and 5th. ave's. We also played dances at the church on 17th. street just below 5th. We had two dancers, Jackie Grant from Prospect ave. and Eileen Sheehan from Sherman ...Howdy, Stranger!
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