Container Diaries is a Blog dedicated to the greatest neighborhood in the country. It was a neighborhood where people looked out for each other, cared for the well-being of their fellow neighbor and worked hard at becoming the best they can be. It was a neighborhood where all types of sports were played. We played basketball, baseball, football, street hockey, whiffle ball, slap ball, and ‘pitching-in’.
The reason for the blog is to hopefully rekindle some form of communication and capture the Golden Years of growing up in Windsor Terrace in the 60’s, 70’s and even the 80’s…
I would love to hear from you!
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I remember the Spanish Store on 17th Street & PPW. Right next door to Gerads Bar. With 300 lb. Orlando behind the counter. The entire neighborhood use to play the number with the booky 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.
How about Jocko’s Deli on Windsor Place and 11th Ave. Before playing softball in PS 154 schoolyard..I’d stop for some gum and a soda…love those Suzie Q’s too.
Do you remember the games of “Gestapo” we used to play around PS 154.
How crazy a game was that, you caught and beat the kids from the other team until he gave up his general. And who ever had Johnny Asfar on their team used to win cause he had the meanest charlie horse punch to the thigh in the world. I can still feel it when I talk about it.Ouch!! How about the games of roller ball on bikes in 154’s school yard? We used to take the card board from the refrigerator boxes and whack each other while riding on a bike and called it roller ball from the movie. And lets not forget all those games of Coco-leveo.
jerry`s on 10th and prospect, nat the cleaner on sherman across from the yard- remember running wild inside the pilgrim laundry when it was shut down. john costello went down the wrong shute and out of the building into a pile of bricks. i have to laugh when i think of the driver who came down prospect with the egg truck, hit the seeley street bridge and got stuck. we sent him to find a phone to call his boss and we ripped into his egg cartons made signs and were selling 30 dozen eggs for 5 dollars. we had cases of shitty smittys that night
HI EVERYONE THANKS FOR SHARING, COACH F GOOD POINT, WHY WASNT THERE ANY WATER FOUNTAINS IN THE SCHOOL YARD!!!! MIKE PURDY, ARE YOU THE SINGER IN THE FAMILY, I REMENBER YOUR MOM AND DAD GREAT PEOPLE, THE TRAPPES LIVED NEXT DOOR TO YOUR GRANDPARENTS, AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER, WOW, I REMENBER AS A YOUNG GIRL, YESSSSS I WAS YOUNG LIKE U GUYS LOL COACH WHO ON HOWARD SAID GET THE ROPE, JUST CURIOUS, YES THE BULLOCKS, REAL NICE FAMILY ALSO, KEVIN MALLOY, LOVED COCO LEVEO, AND HARD THE GARISON, AND PUCK PUCK HOW MANY HORNS ARE UP LOL THANKS FOR THE MEMORIESSSSSSS
I remember the scariest house on Howard place was the Zolies. We always thought it was haunted, it was always dark and dingy. And Mrs. Zoli would freak out every once and awhile. I remember they took her out in a straight jacket once. The house was next to the Rutters I think 2 doors up from the Trapps. Do you remember them Betty? I don’t remember him saying anything like “hang em” but that could be because anytime Mr Zoli came out I was usually running away very fast. Looking back I don’t think they spoke good english.
K.MOLLOY AND COACH F I SURE DO REMENBER MR AND MRS ZOLIES, AND YOU ARE RIGHT K. THEY LIVED NEXT TO THE RUTTERS TWO DOORS FROM US. THEY WERE REAL SCARY TO US AS KIDS GROWING UP ALSO, BUT ON A POSITIVE NOTE MY BROTHER BOBBY HURT HIMSELF ONE DAY AND HE COULDNT BELIEVE HOW EMILY HELPED HIM OUT IN HIS TIME OF NEED AS A KID. I WOULD NEVER HAVE REMENBERED THERE LAST NAME, YOU GUYS GOT A GOOD MEMORY. YES ALSO NOT SPEAKING GREAT ENGLISH WHICH I ALSO FORGOT.
Used to play a lot of street hockey, with the metal rollerskates on 11th ave between 16th and the parkside. There used to be a nice gap in the park fence right by 11th, I think the Saxon’s (remember them?) made it with a car jack so they could slip through and get to Suicide easier. Made getting over there easier for sleighriding. Also, it’s on the way to lookout, where Bro John used to run track practice on the “track” which once around was supposed to be a 220. A few of us would go half way and jump in the bushes to get out of running for a while, then jump back in. Remember seeing some funny stuff on that hill in all weather.
Someone mentioned the guy they found outside Connie’s frozen, I remember seeing him shortly after they found him, I think Bobby Cirillo found him all blue.
Anyone remember playing baseball cards? I still remember beating Stephen Keating in a 100er last. I think he’s still pissed. He did have a hell of an arm and if he hit you with a snowball, you knew it. For that matter, a brand new spaldeen hurt as much if it hit you playing swift at 154.
Hi….I remember Hitler very well and the man who painted the presidents on his fence..I remember he had Nixon and Eisenhower. Hi Betty ! I do sing a bit but my sister is the singer in the family.I sing at the Farrell’s parties from time to time. I remember the Trappes very well living next to my grandparents. We played basketball in the school yard one Thanksgiving. There was Gerard and Bobby, my Uncle Bob and my father and us kids playing chose up ball. I remember Sophie very well. At 86 she still had dark hair.
I remember having my first beer in Connie’s Corner on Windsor and 10th Ave. I had it the afternoon of my communion. Connie said I was a man today….have a beer. It’s been downhill ever since. Have to go..beer’s getting warm !!!
The Windsor Pub…. it had more fights there then Madison Square Garden. Remember Nicky and Marie ? They took over the deli on 16th and 10th ave. If they didnt know you Marie would around around from the counter and watch your every movement. Nick looked like Desi Arnaz’z crazy brother who was put away at birth.
Who played army in the lot on Windsor Place and Terrace Place? Unfortunately we had to stop….the rats were getting bigger than us. Found my first Playboy magazine there. …it had rat shit on it though. I thought it was a bunch of malted milk balls. Ahhhh….. the memories of our youth !!!!!
Hitler, As soon as you mentioned him it all came back… Bud, I think it was Buggy Bill’s, where u could get a loosie for.03 cents… Wow Great Memories…
.K. Molloy, My sis was correct Emily Zoli and her husband were very strange people but very Harmless….I remember as kids Emily would walk around the Block with a Pillow under her house Dress and make believe she was pregnant…And yes I was 6 yrs old and I broke my arm on the Tap Court in the schoolyard, I was hanging off the Bar and couldn’t get back to the fence, and fell to the ground and fractured my left elbow. I was afraid to go home and tell my grandmother what happen, because my mom was out shopping. Emily Zoli came out as I was sitting on her stoop and asked me if I was OK, I told her I was waiting for My Mom to come home becaus I didn’t want my Grandma to yell at me…Emily actually took me in the House and let me sleep on her couch and when My Mom came home she woke me up and told me my mom was home.. We went to the Hospital that night and I was in the Hospital for 10 Days, as I remember it. The Funny thing is that school started and I had to Learn how to right, so I started to learn to right Rightie, because of me breaking my arm right before the 1st Grade, I became a Rightie instead of the Lefty I was suppose to be……because of the Broken arm…. So I do Have to say the Zolis deep down inside were probably Good People also……
Mike Purdy, God Bless Mrs Brown, your Grandma and GrandPa. Your Grand Pa was the Best Tipper for Shoveling the Snow… 5.00 a Shoveling and your GrandMa was a Great Tipper for Simonizing the Old caddie…30.00. Great Family, even before all the Tips…..
Bud, you are and have always been the Best… God Bless, Aunt Lizzie, Aunt Mary, and Peggy, and Lucky, the Meeting Place was always right above Clark’s….
Other Notible characters and Places that might Trigger a thought or Two; For some of the Baby Boomers…..
Birdie, Coach of the Spartans-
Junkie Joe- Watch out for the Bottle…
Rex- Where did he Live? Everywhere…
Mrs Brown or Old Lady Brown-
Doc’s Candy Store- Easy
3 Devils-
Elephant Steps-
CherryHill-
Bohacks-
Mom’s Pizza- the Best of the Best Pizza= a Slice and a Coke,25 cents
Al’s and Moe’s-
Ronnies Candy Store-
Parkhill Rest- Hamburger special, .45 cents= Hamburger,Fries and a Coke….Nick the…..
Bove-
Harry’s- Haircut….
Wetter’s- What was a Bobby Special? and What was the most common thing purchased there…. C and an E
How about Suicide Hill and Three Devils. How many time did you go down Three Devils and fly over most of the second devil. Scared the crap out of me. And all the people watching below…to see if you smack up. I went down Suicide Hill on a car hood we found nearby. Smack into the big bush directly below the hill. You can’t steer a carhood down an icy hill. If my parents only knew. How many walked the subway tunnels? From Terrace Place and Prospect Ave. to 7th Ave. . We didn’t want to pay 50 cents for a token. If my parents only knew. And skitching in the snow on the back of a UPS truck along 10th Ave or making ramps and jumping over three , maybe four garbage cans with your new Royce Union bike hoping that the only thing you break was a rim. If my parents only knew. Shit…..they do now!!!!!!!!
If your memory serves you well #1,
Swinger Records (Windsor Place)
Hayes & Keyes Grocery Store (16th St. & 8th Ave.)
Frank’s Pizza (Prospect Ave. & 7th Ave.)
Louie’s Butcher (8th Avenue & near 15th St)
Brother Vincent & his 3 o’clock Club
Finger over your lip -1st grade in Holy Name schoolyard!
Gutter’s Shoe Store (15th Street & 7th Avenue)
Sam’s Grocery Store (16th Street & 7th Avenue)
Germain’s (15th Street & 5th Avenue) Where my mother
bought me my 1st 45 “I want to hold your hand”
& changed my life!
Sam The Tailor (15th Street)
Buggy Bills ( Windsor Place nr 10th Avenue)
Trunz’s
Thunderbirds & Huns & George Clavery ?? (neighborhood
bullies)
Coyne’s Dry Cleaners ( with 2 Beatle Lp’s in window)
Louie’s Candy Store (Mission Soda & .39 45’s) 7th Avenue
Hit Parader Magazine
Leo’s Bar (7th Avenue & 16th Street)
Prospect Park Bandshell & Golden Age Home Live Bands
EJ’s (Mike Dempsey)
Mrs. Reiney’s Dancing Lessons w/ Mark Shield
US Post Office (16th St & PPW)
Nick’s Candy Store (7th Avenue & Prospect)
Cousin Don Kent, Ernie & Ken @ PS 10’s softball games
Black Diamond Guitar Strings
Rheingold Bar (teenage hideaway for smoking & drinking)
Bobby Richardson (Baseball Cards & littering the gum
outside Ray & Otto’s)
Brian & Kevin Childs, Robby & Willy LeComte, Richie & Dennis Orlando, Steve Walsh, Victor Simoli, Don Gentry(Curty), Billy & Kevin (Ottie) Carroll, Joe & Anna Costantino, Joe Kazmack & Me!
Where Have All The Flowers Gone/Old Friends/Bookends/
In My Life,
FOREVER YOUNG
Thanks for the memories… Remember very well Sam’s- can still remember him writing in pencil the cost of the items I needed and asking me to add them up- for practice- of course I was always wrong- The stories I have told my son about growing up on 16th street- Holy Name - volunteering at “The Home” and family on almost every street on the way to school-that I had the best childhood….. I just recently drove the Brooklyn Queens expressway and my knuckles are still white! Although I had to travel to long island- I was so tempted to pull off at the prospect expressway to just have a look.
Ann Concannon Rooney
Forever Young mentions Mark Shield: Never had the pleasure until I worked as a bartender in Farrells, it was there that I got to know Mark, I will always remember how nice of a guy he was, it was always a pleasure to talk with him, he’d come in for a container and I’d get to chat with him for a little while, he always had something good to say. He past on way too young. May he rest in peace!
I remember when I was a kid on 16th street and 8th ave the little building next to the Clifford house was the ballon man. I f you knocked on his door he would give you a penny.
and Ray and Otto’s where at lunch time they would only let a few kids in so you would not steal and candy. Then Candy Land opened up where the bakery was. I can still smell the cheese danish
I know everybody will remember this. Waiting in line to go to confession and praying that you did not get Monsignor Downing because if you did he would yell out in the church what you did. Remember his summer night strolls along the parkside in full gear.
CONFESSION, yes that was an experience in and of itself, yes praying that I also dont Monsignor Downing, and what a relief, until im all finished up, and ready to go and He says OK Betty have a good day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great memoriessssss thanks
I remember hanging out on the corner of prospect avenue outside joes with georgie routhier danny ryan myles corrigan michael bunderick joe sullivan michael kennedy bobby lang tom larkin and a few other guys whos name escapes me I also remember the girls maryann carlucci gina janet composto lisa pastamo debbie alberti and a few others
i rememeber cadgee preaching on the corner he was a real nice guy .what about after playing ball during the summer going over to pat bonnilles to have an italian ice remember the big fake cone on the counter
does anyone know where or see any of the following people mike bunderick,tom larkin,myles corrigan,john haugh milo kennedy maryann carlucci lisa pastramo(lindsy) jennifer donovan .I have thought of these people for a long time and was wondering what they are doing know
Hi Bill,
Pat Cain here. Myles Corrigan works as a supervisor for the nycta. He was a motorman for many years before he was promoted. Bunny elrod is back at 39 sherman st. after living in seattle for over 12 years. His mom betty passed away last may ( cancer )
I live in toms river, nj and work for the nycta as a motorman for 15 years.
Woody has a place in jersey and in bklyn and doing great.
Myles Corrigan the last time I saw him was at milo kennedys brothers funeral, Jimmy Kennedy who pass away last year. I saw his mom Mary also what a Lady, and just last month my sister and I were driving down Howard Place and low and behold another Corrigan, Eileen, still as pretty as ever.
Hi Pat Cain………..my cousin tommy ryan will be happy that i heard from you if i remember correctly you and tommy used to hang out, Good hearing from you I was a little younger then you but i do remember your pretty red hair How are your brothers gerald and bobby Hopa all is well
anyone see or hear from brian d(papa0 last time i heard he was living above farrells
does anyone remember the night bobby lamb was fixing herny chaplins car on howard place and while he was fixiing it he dropped a nut into the engine and spent the night on howard place taking chaps engine apart to find the nut that fell in, They never found it and the car ran great another good guy who passed way to early
bobby i remember birdy the coach of the spartans who had a wax ear and we used to yell at him to stay out of the sun so his ear dont melt. I also remember you dating maryann carlucci and your favorite song of the time Me and Julio down by the schollyard evrytime i hear that song I think about you
BILL I REMENBER BOBBY DATING MARYANN C ALSO, BRIAN D HAS BEEN HANGING WITH HIS GROUP STILL WEARING HIS HATS, AND AS FUNNY AS EVER, OR IS THAT SARCASTISMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!. bILL WHO PASSED AWAY BOBBY LAMB NOT CHAP RIGHT. THIS WEEKEND GONNA SEE JEROME BAYER AND HIS WIFE, AND ABOUT 8 OTHER OLDIES IN THE CITY. EVERYTIME I THINK OF CHAP I REMENBER THERESA!!!!!!!! MEMORIES
BETTY………….IT WAS BOBBY LAMB WHO DIED WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 35 YRS OLD IN A BOATING ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA BOY WHAT A MECHNANIC HE WAS,hENRYCHAPLIN LAST TIME I HEARD ABOUT HIM HE WAS STILL MARRIED TO DONNA PISCIOTI AND LIVED IN STATEN ISLAND A NUMBER OF YRS BACK I THINK HE HAD A STROKE
dOES ANYONE REMEMBER IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES HOLY NAME HAD A TEEN CLUB THAT ONLY LASTED i THINK 2 YRS AND ONE YR WE WENT ON A SKI TRIP TO THE ROCKIN HORSE RANCH WITH 2 BUSSES AND 90 CRAZY PEOPLE FROM BKLYN. tHE HOTEL HIRED A SECURITY GUARD FOR EVERY FLOOR IN THE HOTEL BECAUSE OF US BEING ROWDY
Great memories. I’m looking for Mary Johnson. She used to work for Croce Real Estate. Two sons, Jimmy and Barry. Lost touch with her.
Here’s another memory. In Holy Name School….while riding the elevator(which resembled the Munster’s coffin phone booth )… if you jump twice in it ,it would break down. You would be trapped and you would miss the rest of the class. If you turned it off and on it would reset itself and out you went. Not to many people knew that trick. I used it on a few occassions. I had my ups and downs.
How about playing KINGS in the schoolyard during recess. Our 6th grade teacher Mr. Jennings use to play along with us. It got so popular we had a few tournaments. And if you lost…BOOTIES UP! I went home from school many a day with Spaulding rings on my ass.
anyone remember officer tommy doyle from the 72nd He knew everyone in the neighborhood and what they were up to and wasnt affraid to give you a kick in the ass if you needed one to straighten you out
Great to hear all these great stories about the neighborhood. Brings back lots of memories.
Hey Matt Bullock,
What’s up remember me, I’ts so wierd to see your name after all these years, we had great memories and a great childhood. miss the old neighborhood. I’m married now with 2 girls Brianna and Siena 12 and 9 living on Long Island. Where are you these days.
How delightful to read memories of the old neighborhood! I hadn’t thought about Junkie Joe in eons. I grew up on 16th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue. Oh, those afternoons after school at Wetter’s, having a coke or an egg cream while sharing a laugh with friends. It was a time of innocence.
We actually beleived that the nuns were waiching out their windows or on the roof to see if we were doing something wrong. Each night at nine o’clock the strains of Holy Name drifted over the neighborhood. Does anyone remember the game skellsies? I remember melting crayons in bottle caps to over the pilot light on the gas stove so that the caps were weighted down. You drew a square with smaller squares inside on the asphalt (in the middle of the street of course)Theovjest of the game was to flick the cap inside of each of the smaller squares first to win. So many memories, it is hard to know where to stop.
I sure do……. Or maybe I should not…… LOL. But its great to hear from all of you. Did anyone mention “Candy World” on PPW he hung out there alot as kids……
Tony was a great guy. I sure do miss those days. I am well. Thanks for asking. I want to thank you for this blog. It really brought some cheer into my life. Its great reminiscing about our youth. While we never were rich financially. We sure were rich culturally and were blessed to have a great place to grow up. I would not trade it for all the money in the world.
Your right. Sucks getting old. Seems like only yesterday we were hanging around getting into trouble. Remember that guy Pat who had the pick up truck ? He used to let us jump on the back and drive us around the neighborhood like a maniac. That was fun times ………..
jimmy johnson was from windors near terrace. he was good friends with eddie and kenny krumbholz. he use to say” My main man pots and pans”. a great guy i saw him a few years back then i heard he passed away from a heart attack.
My son is Gerard. He’s 43. If that’s who you mean. I think they used to call him Jerry or G-rard.
Whatever happened to the girls from Sherman and seeley streets. Kathleen cain, Patricia Bartkowski, Madeline Schuck?
Feeling somewhat nostalgic I decided to browse the net and see what info I could come across about the neighborhood I grew up and still live in. I was sooooo happy to find this blog. As I read, memories of my childhood came flooding back to me. Thanks so much for creating this blog, it really made my day! Here are some of the things I most remember about the best neighborhood in the world!
Truck rides that used to come around during the summer like “The Whip” and “King Kong”
Mike the Ice Cream Man and Freezer Fresh
Hanging out on the steps of the Pilgrim Laundry
Neighborhood Gangs - Huns, Rebels, Jokers
Vomiting all over the bar in Shamrock’s on 17th Street when I was 17 years old on New Years Eve -LOL
Pitching baseball cards on Howard Place after getting out of school at 3:00 (Holy Name)
Hanging out and Playing Guitar on the Parkside across the street from Kalamo’s Grocery Store between 10th and 11tha ave’s.
Hanging out in the Gazebo by the lake in Prospect Park
Tending Bar and practically living at the K of C on 19th Street
Playing football on Richie Costa’s team in Prospect Park (Costa was our coach)
Buying Day Glow paint, stick-on flowers and other paraphernalia at the head-shop on Park Circle.
Playing softball against the Saxons (Porky, The McGovern’s, Big Richie, Little Joe, etc..) for a case of beer.
Holding the record for not attending 1 gym class during my entire junior year at Bishop Ford HS.
Playing block parties with my band and going to watch other neighborhood bands play. Yes all the great musicians that came from our neighborhood; Willy LeComte, Dennis and Richie Orlando, Eddie Essex, Stephen Joyce, Moe Mahoney, John Dudar, Kevin Walsh, Keith Carlson and many many more.
Sal Marino - Much better known as Junior in the neighborhood.
Sal, Eddie Essex is my cousin. I am sure he would love to hear that. Correct me if I am wrong. But his band was named “Brew”
Those truck rides were the best. King Kong and the Whip. I forgot all about them. I remember the summer’s seemed so long when I was a kid. Remember everyone running out of there houses for ice-cream when the Good humor truck came by. We couldn’t get out there fast enough.
I still see Jerry McGovern serveral times a week walking his dog. He lives around the corner from me on 17th street and yes Emmett, the Band name was “Brew” Willy on bass, Dennis Orlando on Lead Guitar, Richie Orlando singing and Eddie on Drums, I think there was another guitar player but can’t recall his name now.
looking for my dj buddy tommy pantano from terrace place. (skully)still go
back for the pizza and the hot bagels.those were the days.
i have had the pleasure of working at FARRELLs for the last 12 years and i have to say it has been the best experience of my life. HOOLEY ,DANNY, AND TIMMY have been the best bosses anyone could want. when i got hired i was on cloud nine,i will never forget it ,od says to me hooley is lookn for us, we werer both shitn in our pants thinkn we screwed up! od was still workn at smiths at the time and he gets a phone call from hoooley “MEET ME OUTSIDE” hooley pulls up with his big white cadilac and offers od the job, od walks back in with a shit eating grin (he was in) when was my call gonna come im thinkihg. they made me sweat it out for a month than danny popped the question. i said yes and here i am. i have met and worked with the best of the best. you can’t talk about farrells whitout talking about one of the finest men to ever walk in shoe leather (sorry tommy) VINNY BRUNTON. vinny was a father figure to all of us,well me and od and maybe duff. he was a man of few words but when he spoke his words were herd. it might sound corny but i know i come from the best neighborhood in the world,and this neighborhood would be gone without FARRELLS.
Brian and red so true about the neighborhood, we do come from the best neighborhood and Im so proud to know real nice men like Hoolie, Danny, and Timmy. Also Eddie Farrell, who even back when all come from the same mold. When I was about 6 years of age, I was hospitalized for 3 months with Ramatic Fever, and my parents told me that Eddie Farrell bought our family a bed for me. Back then He was always helping our community and being so very generous to many. COUNT OUR BLESSINGS ONE BY ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill Tumpy Shaw,
Say hi to the Ryans. Roachie and my brother Tim Cain hung out together. I never had red hair and have 3 brothers and 1 sister. Tim, Mike and John and my sister is kathy. Patrick Cain
Hi Kathy Priolo Cronin,
My Sister kathy Cain lives on 16th street with her family. Husband Tom and 2 daughters Elizabeth and katie.
WOW, what a cool site. Bringing back some great memories. Kevin… I do remember playing “Roller Ball” at 154.. that was completely sick. It’s amazing we didn’t break bones. And “hoopscoach” …. Steve, do you remember we were trying to make french fries with your brother and we ended up spilling the oil on your kitchen floor? We had to be 12… and we started “ice-skating” thru your kitchen??? I’m cracking up thinking about it!
Tommy,
Yo, my man! Great to hear from you. I hear you are doing well. I miss those days of living on 9th avenue! We had a lot of fun. And yes, I recall that day of the ‘great oil spill’!
Thanks for visiting and hopefully you keep checking back.
My email address is:
SteveFinamore@yahoo.com
(first part of email is all one word)
Hey Steve, I’m looking at the responses and hows this for some deep neigbhorhood roots; Tommy Bricks Mom Rita (Keys?)Brick hung out with my Aunt Madeline(Molloy)Cunningham way back in the day when they were young girls in our neigbhorhood, to tell you how long sadly my Aunt just passed away at the age of 91 in California. It goes on, my Mom Marie(Hudson) Molloy hung out with Patrick and John Cains Mom Irene? (Davis?) Cain back when they were young girls in the nieghborhood on 8th ave. My family the Molloy’s were tight with the Shaws,Ryans and Deere’s when we all lived on 9 ave over the stores. Big Danny Ryan was always one of my Dad’s best friends. I remember their Grandmother Nanny Ryan very well(she always liked me) and Pops Ryan was quite a character on the Avenue, wow what memories and connections lost in time.
Hi Patrick Cain, Tell Kathy I said hi. I wonder if she remembers me. I live upstate about 2hrs from brooklyn. I also am married with 2 daughters.
I will Kathy and I’m 110% sure that she will remember you.
Hi Kevin, Good memories of the neighborhood. I know we have 1000’s of them.
Steve,
Michael is still an Iron worker and working at the new shea stadium (citi field). I believe from the beginning. His son is 18 now. His wife Maureen just passed away.She had heart problems. John’s with the NYCTA for 15 years (motorman). His son is 12 now.
Sal,
The other guitar player from Brew was Vinny Conlon from 16th Street.
hey junior, hearing the name vinny conlon thats a blast from the past this is a great site; do you remember steve rozakis and the 67 chevy. i’m sure that rings a bell,hope everything is good with you; talk again soon
remember carl,s fruit store directly across the street from farrell,s worked there for two hours one day he paid me a nickel. how about the brothers from holy name Vinny, Duane Aloyicious, Gardentious;Got my ass beat by them many times my dog kept eating my homework. Great idea Red knew your whole family hope all is well.
Simply A,
WOW, the 67 Chevy, now that’s a great memory, there are not many people who will remember that and that’s right Vinny was the other guitar player in Brew. Soooo Good to hear from you. Drop me an email anytime: sal@teknoms.net
Junior
Does anyone remember the night that Joey Corrar was outside Farrell’s running up to the window with a toilet bowl threatening to throw it through the window?
does anyone now what happened to maryann carluci and gina of 17th st and 10th ave .I spent many good times with them and have fond memories of there mothers meatballs. I couldnt go to there house without there mother making me eat meatballs. What good memories and i still havent had a better meatball so if anyone knows thre whereabouts please let me know.I remember a funny story from 1973. I had a day off from school so maryann decided that she would cut school that day to hang out.At the time she went to bishop kearny High school and had to wear a uniform to school and we were figuring out how she could cut school and hide her uniform so she wouldnt have to wear her uniform all day while cutting classes so we decided when my mother left to open up the card store next to smiths funeral home i would sneak her into my house and she would change out of her uniform and leave her uniform at my house until it was time for her to go home from school.she changed and we hung out for the day. Little did I know that sometime during the day my mother made a trip home and found maryanns uniform on my bed. Of couarse she thought that we had sex so she called maryanns mom to tell her what she found.When it was time for maryann to change back into her school uniform she chamged and i walked her home like a normal day. When we got into her house her mother was crying telling us that she spoke to my mother and what my mother had found. There thinking was that if her clothes were on my bed that we had sex We promised her that nothing happened which nothing did happen it was just innocent fun and that they had dirty minds/ I still laugh when i think of that day
another funny story growing up in windsor terrace.One night in the late 70s me jimmy routhier and richie deere were hanging out having a few beers in farrells when we decided to go to a club in the city. usually we would We were meet a farrells have a few cheap beers before going out to the mustard seed in bay ridge but this night we decided to go into the city being that jimmys parents were away for the weekend and his house was empty,We figured it would be easier to pick up some girls in the city.We went to this club and jimmy and richie picked up these 2 girls and talked them into coming back to jimmys house for the night.We had a really good night and finally around 10 am sunday morning the girls decided it was time for them to leave.It just so happened that 1 of the girls were balck and back in those days things were a lot different when it came to color.it was now sunday morning 10am and people were all going to church and we were trying to figure out how to get these girls out of the house without the neighbors seeing.We decided to call a car service and that i would wait outside and when the car service arrived and the coast was clear we would get them into the car. What memories I sure jimmy and richie remember that night well
Bill,
I still see Maryann from time to time on 9th ave. Next time I see her I will tell her about this site and give her your regards. By the way, do you have a sister named Madeline? We were pretty good friends and I wound up marrying one of her friends, Janine.
Hi sal………yes I do have a sister named madeline and another karen I am also first cousins with the ryans danny thomas susan and kathy. Madeline is married and has 2 children and lives upstate by windam. Please do send maryann my regards and tell her to check out the website.
wishing everyone a happy & healthy newyear. spread the word about this great website.
Loved reading about the old neighborhood–my cousin Eddie Keyes called to tell me about it –my brother Tommy and my sister MaryAnn–great idea!!!!
how about nick;s candy store on 11ave n windsor pl (nick fucey) might have mispelled his last name summer school 154 hot summer days hanging in the school yard n the bad HUNS LED BY C.K. D.B. H. M. OKEY M.L. J.C. C.D. C.C. T.K. D.M. K.C. K.C.
Sad to say but Nick Fucci senior just passed away this year in Toms River N.J.(I think he was 82). They lived right across the street from my parents in Toms River N.J. Mrs Lucy Fucci passed away there a few years ago not too long after my Mom. They were life long friends. My Dads still their. As far as I know Nick Jr is doing well and Living in Long Island.
SORRY TO HEAR THAT HE WAS A GOOD MAN HE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF THE HUNS I CAN RECALL WE HAD A TEEN CLUB ON THE PARKSIDE BELOW SEELY ST HE WAS OUR CHAPERONE HE WOULD LOOK OVER US AT NITE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SAFE BUT U KNOW AS KIDS WE ALWAYS TRIEDTO GET OVER WE WOULD DRINK BEFORE COMING DOWN TO THE CLUB. WE WOULD GO IN HIS CANDY STORE TRY TO STEAL A PIECE OF CANDY HE WOULD CHASE U WITH HIS BUTCHER KNIFE OR HIT U ON THE TOP OF UR HEAD WITH HIS FIST SO ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE WE HAD GREAT TIMES WITH NICK HE WILL BE MISS GOD BLESS NICK N LUCY FUCCI
Kevin where on long island is nick jr ive live in wantagh levittown for 25 yrs and now franklin sq and garden city. Everyone HAPPY NEW YEARS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW JOURNEY ONE DAY AT A TIME. 2008 WILL BE A GREAT YEAR FOR ALL.
Hey guys, great blog, thanks for all the laughs and great stories. One of my fondest memories would be hanging out at the Wollman skating rink in the park. Two of the neighborhood guys had jobs there as skate guards and we used to sneak through the fence or J & M would let us in for free.
We would skate the morning & afternoon sessions from 11AM until 4PM and stagger home to a hot dinner. My aunt got me a good pair of skates and I practically wore them until my toes came through. I still go with my sweetie on weekends and now see 2nd & 3rd generations of kids from our area skating & falling. Admission has gone up since then but it’s still a blast!
Wow Love all the comments. Made me think of so any things, that i miss the most about the neighborhood. Boy its sure has changed.
Boy-o-boy I can recall the nights of hanging out on the avenue or inside Prospect Park favorite liquor with friends. Then getting chased by Tommy Doyle .
Hey Billy Shaw, Yes i grew up and was best friends with your cousin Tommy ryan and his sister Kathy. I was also friends with your two sisters madeline and karen. They were great people and remember many good times with them. Please tell them i said hello.
It was terrific to read all the stories about the old windsor terrace gang. I spent a couple of years there too, 1963-1991. Hopefully next week When I have time I’ll post a few stories of my own. Until then, have a healthy and happy New Year PDQ
Hey Timmy……….I will tell tommy and my sisters you said hello and give them this website, good hearing from you hows your brother pat doing? Happy new year
Hey… Paul Quirke threw the best parties in grade school.
I will try to e-mail you a picture of the January 1950 Boys Graduation Class. Does anyone have a picture of the Girls?
Bill Shaw, Yes I have An older brother Danny one of seven Quirke children.
Tom Brick, It has been a long time since we have seen and spoken to each other. Hope you are doing well. I now live in Chester, NY with my wife and 2 girls, 13 & 7. Still working as a fireman in the Bronx. How are things with you?
I want to give a shout out to the Holy Name cheerleading team from 1977-1979, coached by Gina Dwyer! Some of us were…Mary Kawas, Jane Harte, Gerry Craig, Eileen McBrien…just to name a few. It was a blast!
This is a great blog! The link was sent to me by Bobby Carey. Bobby and I were Holy Name grads in 1950. You all seem to be of my nieces’ and nephews’ generation. I’m going to send the link to all of them.
I saw my nephew Jake in that photo of the HNS kids in 1956.
It was such a wonderful school. I had members of my family attending Holy Name from 1936 until 1996–60 years!
It’s just great reading all the memories of the old neighborhood.
Whenever the Corrigans get together, Holy Name and “the neighborhood” always come up as good topics for reminiscing.
yea rember the baskball tourmant ant holy name school yard in the summer.and ray and ottos and ronnys l&j bakert rays cleaners on 9ave slavins lived up stairs
I’m the younger sister(Kathy) of the Hopkin’s clan my brother’s are Jake, Charlie, Hanky and Billy. my sister’s are Floann and Judy.
I remember Bohack on Prospect avenue I use to go there with my mother with the shopping cart or my father with the car grocery shopping and also going to my grandmother house on 16th street and 10th ave. stright to the candy store on the corner to get penny candy I don’t remember the name of the store so if anyone remember’s please let me know.
All the woman had to go thruogh the back door in Farrell’s and also on ST. Patrick’s Day the bar served corn beef and cabbage dinner it was YUMMY.
Red’s shoe store my mom use to buy my shoe’s for school in there and red was so nice.
And I can’t forget my friend Joanie Ward we use to go to Associated Grocery store on 9th ave and knock all the stock off the shelf’s Tony and Abe use to chase us out of the store it was very funny the things we use to do.
does any one remember LaLa, the man that use to come around and try to talk, and the kids use to make fun of him I never did I was a good girl.
Coin’s clearner’s carl’s fruit store joe’s cand store with big tall man and the little guy joe, and the old drug store were connecticut muffin is now, if any one can help me with the name of the drug store. they guy I foregot his name.
The butcher shop next doorof farrell’s the remember some of the guys that use to work in there….Geroge, Tony, Billy and Walter, there the only that I remember.
Not to mention the rides half of moon and the whip and the good humor truck that use to come around.
yep you can’t beat those day’s I would love to have those day’s back.
well if there is anything else I will put on here.
Good bye for now.
Kathy.
Hey Paul,
Want to take a ride in my Firebird ?
Hi, Kathy,
Did you mean Ballard’s Pharmacy on the corner of Windsor?
Glad you found this site. Please send the link out to all the Holy Namers in the family. (I’m missing some email addies).
Aunt Maureen
no pharmacy on bartel pritchard square tonys ethic pharmacy and clarks candy store on 16 st and 10 ave and dont forget sepes on 9 st and 5 ave bictfords 10 st and 5 ave burts windsor pl and ppw before the hardware store. the mountain of snow on ppw king of the hill.
How about sledding down Suicide Hill in the Park? Bill L. took me down on his back the first time I ever tried it. I was scared silly. My heart was pounding. But we made it to the bottom in one piece.
Hi, Kathy Hopkins (Sanchez), I was the goddaughter of Bill and Pee Wee Lordi. Spent a lot of time playing with their daughters, Delores, Joanie and son Billy and their dog, Rupert. We have probably met in the paste. I remember your mom, Florrie very well. She had a great laugh! Make sure you check out the photos of your brothers in the second grade on this blog. My mom and dad bought your grandmother’s house on sixteenth street near tenth avenue
Hi, Carol…I’m PeeWee’s sister. Of course I remember the Gogartys. I knew your Mom and Dad when they were first going together. I saw Margie at PeeWee’s funeral in 2006.
Your Dad was such a joker. When I was a teenager and a big fan of the Dodgers, Billy G. teased me by asking me if I wanted a date with Don Newcombe. He knew how to embarrass me.
They were a great couple, and very devoted friends of the Lordis and Corrigans.
Do you remember when Rupert ate the $20 bill off of the coffee table? Bill L. wanted to kill him. Twenty bucks was a lot of dough back in those days.
So good to hear from you, Maureen. I was telling my mom last night about hearing from you on these diaries. She will be tickled to hear your memories. I don’t specifically remember the story about Rupert eating the twenty bucks but it certainly sounds like a great story from the neighborhood. I used to love sitting out on the stoop on those hot summer nights with Pee Wee, my mom and Mrs. Mancinelli? who was Pee Wee’s neighbor. Oh the laughs we used to have. Pee Wee was always such a blessing to me. When I came back to visit with my daughter when she was small, I was lamenting to her how I thought Sarah would miss out on the commraderie of our neighborhood. I always remember her encouragement. She told me not to worry about it because even if I moved back to New York, the neighborhood experience would not be the same. She was right. My daughter has wonderful memories of her elementary, middle school, high school years here in Washington. And she loves visiting New York.
I remember Mrs. Mancinelli. She was a British “war bride” as we used to call the girls our boys married “over there”. She had some great stories and superstitions she used to share. A lovely and memorable lady.
Oh man! The memories.
Our kids will never have close to the experience we all share. Now its ‘play dates’ and IM. No more stick ball in the street. No more mob of kids meeting at the schoolyard and organizing the ‘game’. btw- somehow everyone played. etc. The whole experience! Too bad.
btw- A couple of names and places I haven’t seen here:
Bonali’s
Crazy Joe Carrar (sp) (He’s still around!)
The Park House
And yes. Finn and I were the only KC fans in the nabe. The abuse we took!
Nice blog Finn!
Bonalli’s Italian Ice on a breezless summer afternoon or evening. Chocolate, Pistachio,Cherry and the Lemon that was always the last option when the other favorite one’s ran out.
Parkhouse or Pakhouse as the Greek owners use to say relied on the teens of the neighborhood to keep them in business. Remember the front booth that everyone wanted so that you could people watch. The elderly waiter,Pete would say, “Nize to see you, hey,hey” I remember he brought a corn muffin still in the wrapper but it was warmed before there were microwaves without it being open or burned. Never could figure out how he did it.
Hoopscoach, this is a great site you got going, hope all is well. I got a great photo of the football team the nads. You are in it, I will send it to you through your email, Pete Vega is in it, God rest his soul,.
by the way ,mike purdy, That camaro of yours got us in a lot of “good” trouble.Will be back.
FLIP THAT URINAL
I was in Farrell’s watching the Giants-Cowboys game on Jan. 13th when nature called. I was amazed to see that the Men’s bathroom had a complete overhaul. The two tall urinals are gone along with the two old toilet stalls. I think a tear fell from my cheek. I didn’t want to pee. I thought I was in another place and time. The bathroom looks great…very white and clean. If you stand at the bar outside the bathroom, all you smell is new tile and grout… not the smell of a dump from a 70 year old man. Times are definately changing. I’ll miss those huge urinals. They were so big I use to throw a penny in the one I was using and make a wish…the wish never came true….you could still smell the dump of a 70 year old man. But not anymore. I did pee that night and the Giants won. I guess it was a good night. But the urinals are gone and gone for good. My pee’s will never be the same.
Hi everyone,
In answer to the question asked by Kathy Hopkins Sanchez, the drug store on PPW was Ethical Pharmacy. It was owned by Tony when I was a kid and later bought by Frankie Ozalas who was from 15th St. near 9th Ave. He later moved it directly across the street to a much larger space. I wonder where Frankie is today. By the way, Kathy, I graduated from Holy Name with your brother Hanky. He was my graduation partner. I remember wanting my partner to be Kevin Coyne (who I had a crush on at that time). I missed him by one person. Of course, I blamed Hanky for being 1/4 in. too short.
Keep the memories coming, it’s great.
Tony who had Ethical Pharmacy was such a nice man. He made you feel that no matter what health problem you had he would be able to help you in some way even if it were only to give you some emotional support. He was afflicted with the same disease that Michael Jackson had so over the years he lost the pigment in his skin. Did not make a difference because he was so beautiful and loving on the inside. Thanks Tony for your pharmacy’s ministry to our neighborhood.
Yes Carol what a Gentleman!! Thanks Denise and Carol for that great memory!!
I was in the mood for a cherry slush recently and it reminded me of buying one at Bonali’s and getting a pretzel rod to go with it!
My friends who are not from our neighborhood just don’t get it and think I’m crazy when I say I want a slush and a pretzel rod. How sad for them!!
Yeah. I asked for a soda and a frankfuter when I first came out here to Washington 35 years ago, the clerk looked at me like I had a hole in my head. “You want baking soda?”
What he understood was pop and a hotdog. No real bagels or delis. Pizza with bacon and pineapple!!!! Real culture shock. Over the years the area has become better with baked goods. Many people from NY have come out and established businesses so that other transplants can get a taste of the good stuff. How nice it is to turn people on to those comfort foods. Still they always taste better in NY.
Hello Carol, How are you I was happy to hear from you yes these are great memories that we all have of Park Slope we had everything right at the plams of our hands and didn’t have to go to far for anything.
Does any one remember the bowling alley near the stables around near PPSW that was a nice little bowling alley and great food, and the Roller Rink I can’t remember were exactly but I know it was near the bowling alley.
I was telling my Cousin Joan Lordi and she was so happy to hear that everyone was on here writing there memories, I was telling her names of some people on here and she said Oh My god really carol was on there too and betty trapp she said that great that we can communicate with each other and actraly find each other.
Ok well I’m getting ready to watch the GIANTS game and have to finish cooking the Hot Wings and make the salad and taco’s.
Talk to you all soon.
Kathy.
Hi Aunt Maureen, How are you doing, my brother Billy sent this site to me I just love it I read all the blogs the memories it’s great I want to see if I can send this site to my sister floann I think she will like it.
I hear from fran and katie from time to time it’s great to hear from them I hope there doing well
I will send uncle bill the picture that he asked for, this week I promise I been so busy and the days are getting shorter.
Ok well I have to start making my Hot Wings and salad and tacos and watch the GIANTS game.
talk to you soon,
Love your neice Kathy.
Well the folks from Wndsor Terrace have to be estatic tonight. I heard the screams from Farrells Bar & Grill. THE GIANTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL! We were happy when they beat Dallas, glad they were going to Wisconsin. Even though we wanted to believe, back in our minds we truly hoped they wouldn’t get blitzed. Well we do belive now just like the days in the 60’s when we would ride the “D” train up to Yankee Stadium, say “Two for Tom” and hope the scout wasn’t looking, and go through the turnstile. We stood for three hours, had a blast, then we all went to Logans Bar to celebrate. Good times, good folks -many gone- but these times cheering for the Giants will always be remembered
Yeah, the Giants won! Whooo hooo! It was close but they pulled through at the last minute. I vaguely remember the bowling alley. I remember going there and getting very poor scores, Like 10! I do remember with pleasure going to the roller rink. I remember that they had a organ player that played music while we were skating around the rink. We got plenty of practice after learning how to skate on the street. Remember those skates that clamped on to our shoes and needed tightening with a key? Taking advantage of the gradual incline and smooth surface on 8th Avenue between Windsor Place and 16th street when they redid the sidewalk by the Little Sisters of the Poor home gave us plenty of practice. How often did we have a ball go over the wall into their back courtyard as we played with Spaldeens we would hit off the edges of the wall to make it pop up to hit or catch? The fire hydrant was right by your house that we used to play in on those scorching hot days. How about Billy and Bobby Porkoney? I can still see Bobby’s lumbering gait coming down the street. A big guy with a great sense of self deprecating humor and a big heart. It was always a joy to run into him. My mom reminded me that their mom worked at the Parkhill restaurant on the corner of 16th and 9th Avenue. Those were the days…….
Does anyone know whatever happened to Lisa pastramo. Last I saw her was her weddding day To Dennis Lindsay.She lived across from bohacks on proscept ave .I remember hanging out by Joes pizza with her
I went to Holy Name with Lisa Pastramo. Nice girl. Sorry, I don’t know where she is now. Does anyone remember the dentist Dr. Fleischer? He did everything, ex-rays, cleaning, etc… I don’t think he had a receptionist either. I remember getting novacaine and then having to wait in the waiting room until you felt numb. He was nice but I think that’s why I fear dentist’s it was always so depressing in there.
talking about dentists does anyone remember dr rosenstien who had a office on the corner of proscept and 9th ave above the lunchonette.I remeber one time sitting in his chair and him taking the water hose that they put in your mouth and letting my mouth fill with water to see what i would do when my mouth filled with water. when my mouth filled with water i lturned to my side and spit the water all over the floor and he broke out laughing
wow, my nephew in virginia just sent me this site….he sent me the
picture of my husband chubby in second grade…we are lucky to have a copy of it….oh the memories….bachman’s…i grew up on 16th street’just
below 10th and would run to bachmans for a bag of chips 5 sents and
bag of m&m’s also 5 cents….of course i remember the junk food….
prospect park….sledding down suicide at night….hanging in parkhouse
w/friends grace gormley, pat rail…joanie destafano. eleanor rail…was
the best neighborhood to grow up in….everyone knew everyone else..
and watched out for each other….chubby and i ususally go back every
march for the irish american day parade…each year there are less and
less people that we know….but it is always good to go back and walk
around….restores the soul!!!….
Over Twenty Club. Back in the early sixties when I returned from service I went to a meeting of the Over Twenty Club. Up on the stage were Pat Grace, Grace Lyons and Ann Cosgrove who gave my self and Chubby Brady permission to start the Sunday morning Coffee Club. For the next 10 years or so we enjoyed ski trips, New Years Eve Dances. Communion Breakfasts, theater parties, dances, bowling and other social activates.
Windsor Terrace and Holy Name was part of my life for nearly fifty years.
Being born on 15th. Street (in the Strand) and moving to 17th. Street. I remember Mark’s Bakery, Ebengers, Rosso’s Grocery store on 17th. Street, Haber’s Drug Store, Gay’s Deli on 10 Th. Avenue, Meyers Ice Cream Parlor replaced by Wetter’s. I remember Miss Lynn (4th. Grade) Miss Hubbard (3rd. Grade) Bro. Waren. Bro. Jan, Brother John of the Cross. The neighbor has not lost any of its charm.
hey hopscotch look at what you stared!!! its great right.yea all the good times around here the faces change,little oldtimers left.
Hi Allan,
In the 60’s I also had Miss Hubbard and Lynn in 3rd and 4th grades. I can still remember every time Miss Hubbard would walk down the isles in the classroom, her perfume would almost knock you unconscious HAHA! Then she used to dig her long fingernails into your arm when you did something wrong. Great memories!!!!
Just popping in to say “HI!” to my niece Cathy Rohde and my nephew Charlie Hopkins…so good to see you here. Holy Name was the best, and the neighborhood was a great place to grow up. The Bachman’s people were so nice…after old Mr. Bachman retired, his relatives took over…Erni and Rudi and their sister. Lovely people.
Schwartzie owned the candy store below Tenth when I was a kid. His son Marvin had a crush on me and would run out to wait on me whenever I walked in.
A Big SHOUT OUT!!! to Allan Maloney, one of my contemporaries. Props to you, Allan, for remembering the names of the store owners when we went to Holy Name, circa 1942 to 1950. Marx’s crumb cake was the best. Ebinger’s strawberry layer cake was my favorite. Remember the line outside Ebinger’s on a Saturday morning? All the mothers would go straight from daily Mass to Ebinger’s to stock up for the weekend, and to share the neighborhood gossip.
Weren’t you an altar boy, Alan? Do you still remember your Latin?
Do you remember my best friend Margie O’Toole and her sisters Eileen and Theresa? Everyone knew Margie, as she was the evening receptionist at the Rectory. I would visit her there some evenings and Bishop Boardman would tell us to go into the kitchen and have some ice cream. For a Bishop, he was a regular guy. That’s because he grew up in The Terrace.
For a good laugh check out Walt Handelsman’s animated editorial animated cartoons especially the one on Baby Boomers
hey Carol, do you have a brother Billy. And live on 16th St between 9th and 10th Avenue. if so tell him Paul Quirke said hello. Hey coach looking forward to seeing the nads on the site.
Hi Paul, Yes, my family used to live on sixteenth between 9th and 10th Avenue. My family has migrated over to Staten Island. Billy is married with a son, John who is very interested in ANY kind of ball playing but particularly likes basketball and football. Billy has been coaching and is very involved in his teams. Coming from our neighborhood I would not expect anything less. I certainly will let him know that you are sending your regards.
Carol
Has anyone blogged about Harry the Barber yet ? He was great. For four bucks you’d get a great haircut. And with all the tonics and aftershave he had lying around…you’d walk out of the shop smelling like a medicine cabinet.
And if you were lucky….while waiting for your haircut, you’d walk over to get a comic book from the shelf and under all the comic books you might find a Playboy magazine. The closest I got was the cover. Instead of a bunny…I ended up with Spiderman. If I remember correctly…didn’t Harry look like Boris Karloff ? Or was that Otto.
Paul Quirk, another real nice family from our neighaborhood. I went to school with Teri and Kathy what a sense of humor just like the bunch of you!! Paul I want to get in touch with Teri please let her know ok. thanks
hi Betty thank you for the kind words about our family. Here is my e-mail address PDQ27@optonline.net send me your e-mail address and I will send you Terry’s phone number. Hope all is well in the Trapp family. Hey coach nice job with the Nads football photo, but I would bet a dollar it was in the 70s not the 80s. Unfortunately two guys in the photo have passed away I just recently heard of Joe passing away and you know about Pete on 9/11, two great guys we will miss them. hey Mike couldn’t tell you anything about Harry the barber. Mom mother used to cut my hair couldn’t you tell.
Will be back soon PDQ.
Bobby Trapp let me know about this blog and I see his sister, Betty and brother, Gerry have left comments here. I have a theory that all the Trapp’s were good at b-ball because they lived by the courts, lol. Betty, I use to go to your games and you were so good at those bank shots and as a player that I think you were embarassed by your talents. I was from 17th St and 10th ave. and lived across the street from the Quirke’s and we played near the Pilgrim Laundry with Danny and Dorothy and my late sister, Valerie. Later on, “Our gang”, consisted of Robert “Mickey” Mikolajczak, Alex Batista, Joanne Slavin, Gloria Polanski, and Joyce Cuttita. After playing stick ball against the walls of Holy Name school, yes that was a strike, see the chalk marks on the spalding, we would hang out with the girls. I enjoyed going back to the neighborhood when we had the 2 reunions at Bishop Ford. One was the basketball reunion in 1989 and the other not long ago in the evening. I thank the person responsible for this venue and I can be reached at gtaranto@verizon.net and love to all. Eddie Veriker gave me a copy of the Holy Name Church Youth News from 1966 and I will try to pass it on to all.
Holy Cow!
I am seeing names I havent thought about in years!
Tommy Brick! wow! Remember camping with my dad and brothers? Still have the pics somewhere. And all the days in our pool with Eddy, Richie, Dee etc…too much fun
Matt Bullock! Hope your family is doing well…Its been years! How is Doris?
Paul Quirke…we are only living about 45 minutes from each other- yet only see each other at neighborhood functions- it figures!
Hope all is well with you guys and everyone else posting
Please feel free to email if you want to touch base with me or the rest of the Slavin crew ~ eileenpmac@aol.com
Just wondering if any of you transplants will be attending the Irish American parade in the Slope this year ? March is soon approaching.
Tom Brick and Steve I have not seen you or many others of our old crew for years. I would be great to see you guys. Maybe we could have some half assed reunion. I’ll buy the first round !!!!!!!
If any one is interested in contacting me my e-mail is rmoran629@hotmail.com
Love this blog………….
Rob “Emmett” Moran
Gerald so nice to see you once again! As usual you articulate so well! Mrs.Gruschow and Kevin Fogarty would get on me for the same reason you mentioned, but I must say, I like how you put it the best!!! Yes alot of good memories whenever we would go over to 17st. and see how the other side of town was doing!! About your theory Gerry, growing up I would always refer to the school yard as our “PLAY PEN” !@!!! So many things occured in the school yard, so many hours spent, so manys friendships made, so many memories cherished!! My heart feels for you and your family Gerry, whenever I think of you and Valerie!! Please know I do pray for you!! One christmas at Bobbys, I had the privilege of talking with Valerie and the both of us sharing, and her talking about her life reinforced to me just how SPECIAL she is, not many people could do what she did, concerning family.What a Lady!!!!
Betty-I still cry for my Val, and I was hoping we were on your pray list. She was a hard working woman with a flair on all she touched. Her daughter, Emma, is attending college in Brooklyn and studying dance and sports medicine. Her son, Colin, is an artist who has sold many of his creations and will be moving to Oregon. Their Dad, Al, is taking an expedition to Antartica this month, no really! Do you remember how you use to say I had hand trouble and I thought to myself that I never felt anyone up yet. What you meant was that I was always touching people and tapping them. Do you remember Theresa Rignola? When you graduated the 8th grade, were you the last on line when you lined up with the opposite boy/girl to have that first dance with. I was the last on line since I was 6ft since the 6th grade and never grew an inch more. Now I’m shrinking. Love ya, Betty!
Steve-I saw one of your commentaries about Converse sneakers and it made me smile. I never had the right pair of sneakers that were “in”. I finally got a pair of white Converse and everyone else had swithched to the black ones. I should have paid better attention. Anybody out there hear from Brother John. He use to try and talk us into the brotherhood anytime he could.
Hey Hello Eileen and Hi to Lisa Saba, doing well and the family is good. The Farrells football league is getting together this week or next, i`m not sure when but my brother Billy told me they are. He said he was looking forward to seeing Charlie Morale among all the others. He`s been sick but says if Charlie Kawas wants to race hell still beat him - lol
Gerald you have some memory!! When I asked you about your hand trouble, was it in fun or was I upset about it!!!! You are funny! Theresa R the last time I saw her was about 10 years ago when I had some oldies over to my home in Wantagh Long Island and she came. One day I was in a mall and I hear this yelling, BETTY TRAPPPPPPPPPPPP, it was Theresas sister Mary married to Teddy. She has not changed one bit and we had a nice talk, funny or what. Last or next to last and I remenber Brother Gardenius saying to Eddie Keyes and a couple of guys, move over Betty doesnt bite!! Yes I hated being that tall in the 8th grade, but today I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have come to embrace how the Lord made me, finally!!!!I no longer am embarrased by my gifts!!!!!!!!!!! Gerald always a pleasureeeeeeee.
Gerry Toranto, he was our Big guy Growing up. Yes he was the Center at about 5′ 10 in the 5th or 6th Grade, and about 6 ft Wide… Gerry you set a good Pick. Those were the Beginning Days of when we learned to Compete with all the Good Team in the CYO. Even though everyone thought of Gerry as a Awesome Baseball Player, which he was, I think you told me Gerry You Loved Basketball more. I can remember playing in the Championships for Brooklyn with Gerry, Danny, Alex, and I think Johnny, Bobby,Danny and others, we could have very easily lost by 30pts, Playing against a front line of 6′6″. 6′3′ AND pOSSIBLY, 6′2″ at the age of 10 or 11, yea exactly lets check those Birth Cerificates….. I THINK SOME OF THE PLAYERS WE PLAYED AGAINST BACK THEN WERE; TONY STYLES, WAYNE LASANE, BIG IRA AND MAYBE CLARK BAR..Anyway We didn’t win the Game but it came down to the last 2 minutes and I think the score was about 28-25 and I think if the 3 pt shot was in back then we would have had a shot… But Yes Gerry was our big Man back then….. I think Gerry might have had a Pretty good influence on one of our All City Baseball players that came out og HNS and than w