As a kid growing up in Windsor Terrace there were a few professional athletes who I admired. In baseball it was George Brett, in basketball Phil Chenier and Walt Frazier. But the real people I admired were the older guys in the neighborhood. Guys like Gerard Trapp, Danny Pisselli, Alan Lang, and [...]
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MENTORS
Posted in Alan Lang, Danny Pisselli, George Brett, Gerard Trapp, Phil Chenier, Vinny Brunton, Walt Frazier, tagged Basketball, coach, Mentors, Windsor Terrace on October 12, 2007 | 17 Comments »
GREATEST NEIGHBORHOOD
Posted in Al Pacino, Farrell's, Holy Name, Jack Nicholson, Prospect Park, tagged Windsor Terrace on October 10, 2007 | 41 Comments »
Welcome to the blog dedicated to everyone who grew up in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn. Growing up on the corner of Prospect Park West and Windsor Place gave me a ringside seat to almost everything that went on in the neighborhood. Farrell’s was to my right, located on 16th street. One [...]
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