Mick Jagger sang about it, I write about it. You, the reader, share it!
(Thanks to Maureen Corrigan for the photo)
Today some more comments from the good people of Windsor Terrace.
From John Dwyer:
Great blog great memories. You mentioned Vinny Brunton killed in the attack on the World Trade Center, do you remember John Devaney and William Oconnor both firefighters killed in the line of duty back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. REST IN PEACE.
From Betty Trapp:
WOW BEST FRIENDS, BACK IN THE 60’s. HANGING OUT ON THE PORCH ON HOWARD PLACE WITH MY FIRST BEST FRIEND, MARGIE SHIELDS. JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM HER TODAY (STILL GOOD FRIENDS, EVEN TODAY) LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SHARING ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES. WHAT A NEIGHBORHOOD!!!!! WHO HAD IT BETTER THAN US???????
From Michael Lang:
I remember the Spanish Store on 17th Street & PPW. Right next door to Gerard’s Bar. With 300 lb. Orlando behind the counter. The entire neighborhood use to play the number with the bookie in the back of the store. I use to go around there and get milk , soda & Suzie q’s to get back to the stoop & watch the world go by.
From Mary Anne (Brick) Monaco:
L & J BAKERY AND THEN BONALI’S ITALIAN ICES. YOU COULD MEET HALF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKING IN THOSE PLACES.
before the spanish store there was a candy store named clarkies he was a big met fan anyone remeber it. we used to buy our baseball cards there n were joe’s pizzia is used to be jacks food store n were mcfaddens post there was a hiarcutting with 3 chairs in there . don’t remeber the name of it i think one of the guys there name was frank a little guy. i remeber the floor it was black n white little tile like farrells use to have n a bakery next joes pizza store with the lady sitting on a chair i think her name was philamina i live on 17th street great block to grow up on slap ball crack the top near the garages spud coco leave ho n kiss o leave o football n stickball againts prospect ave n 9 ave cant recall all the guys but i remeber joe n i sure someone can finish the rest of the names thoses were days were u got up played all day n went home to eat n back out to play some more
Corrado,
No doubt my man, no doubt!
Thanks for sharing.
Who would win in a race – you or Charlie K?
hey how are u feeling buddy charlie would win but i’ll be a not far behind let us know when ur back in the nieghborhood
I’d pay to see that race back in the day.
Doing good, hoping to get back in the summer for a couple of days!
steve let us know we’ll put aside a date n get together spend a day at the beach with a couple of guys shoot the breeze
I just found out about this website! I love it! I live in East Meadow, NY now but my parents still live on Sherman Street in the house I grew up in. I visit my parents often and love Windsor Terrace…miss it too. I am a 1972 graduate of HNS.
Does anyone remember “Buggy Bills” candy store? It was on Windsor Place right off 10th Avenue. My sister would never let me spend any of my “collection plate” money in there, as there was bugs in the candy. For a while it was run by the Croke family from 10th Avenue…they made good egg creams there too!
I have been happily married for 27 years to a real great guy named Dennis , from Carroll Gardens.
My daughter Denise is a 1998 graduate of HN. This Mother’s Day she will receive her Masters in Special Ed, and is currently teaching learning disabled students. I have 2 sons 18 & 19…thankfully both good kids.
I just got told about this site from my cousin,Koch. John Conway…Sherman Street. It is great to be able to read about the going ons of the past. Now thaat I know a site exist, I will be a daily reader. I grew up on 16th Street and had my first legal beer (18yo) in Farrells. Great site thanks
Hello: I too grew up in Windsor Terrace, on Prospect Park South West. Hung out with a crowd of about thirty or forty kids (teen agers). William O’Connor, the deceased fireman, was my very first boyfriend and married my best friend eventually, Louise Nevola O’Connor. Louise lived in the neighborhood for many years and recently moved to Staten Island. I feel at times as if I am the only one left. Attended PS 154 when it was the smallest school in NYC.
Buggy Bills! Ha. I grew up practically next to Buggy Bills. Do you remember the little tune about the store have to do with eating cocroaches:) Did you know that before Buggy Bill owned the store it was owned by Isaac Asimov’s parents?
Does anyone remember how much snow we would get back in the 70s and Mr. O’Boil who would open up the sewer caps so we could shovel it in?
HI Betty Cannella I remenber your brother also Nickie, from windson and fuller, nice hearing your memories.