| Date: Tue 01/30/07 7:18PM From: josephine miller Email: 276garden@optonline.net Message: My name is Josephine Miller. My m My name is Josephine Miller, maiden name Cereola I lived in East New York from 1947 until 1968, on Arlington Ave. across from the public library. My grandparents owned Nappo's Italian Bakery on Liberty Ave. I went to St Michael's elem School with Jean Kreig, Eleanor Kline, Angello Sabella. Ann Ciniglio( her Dad was a pharmacist and owned a pharmacy on Fulton St.),Vicki Libretti, Harry Mooney (he married Angela Kline), Bobby Quintavalle, Neil Annello and many others. I would love to hear from old friends. |
| Date: Tue 01/30/07 12:37PM From: nancy Email: mangeo@optonline.net Message: To Connie, Wern't you good friends with a girl named "netti"?? Her family lived on my block, (nice people) |
| Date: Tue 01/30/07 11:48AM From: Paula Smith Email: MYSTIKL44@YAHOO.COM Message: I'm trying to track down CAROLYN CRONIN....graduated with me from Lane in '62....last known address was in woodhaven, has a sister Janet, lived at 19 Hill Street by Euclid Ave., back in the 50's & 60's, has a son named christopher.....any info would be appreciated...... |
| Date: Tue 01/30/07 6:37AM From: Barbara Gavin Email: cleopup@optonline.net Message: I am looking to connect with classmates of Franklin K. Lane H.S. I attended from 1968 and graduated in 1972. I lived on Autumn and Fulton Streets. Does anyone know whatever happened to John McDonnell? He used to hang out on Pine Street with Joey Patti and Steven Mungeer. I would like to reconnect. Anyone with any information for me would be appreciated. Barbara |
| Date: Mon 01/29/07 8:19PM From: Eddie Schubert Email: tcbeddie@netzero.net Message: I love the site.It brings me back to the old days.I live on lincoln ave from 1968-1995.I would love to see more photos and some stores. thanks ed |
| Date: Mon 01/29/07 5:09PM From: nancy Email: mangeo@optonline.net Message: T.J.W I do remember the QJ train but always remember the feast being on my corner of liberty ave not atlantic...thanks for the "book info" .(look forward to reading it) and "hello stranger" was my favorite....regards, Nancy |
| Date: Mon 01/29/07 2:26PM From: Therese Email: tere19@aol.com Message: I have also enjoy the book. |
| Date: Mon 01/29/07 1:57PM From: T J Wiegand Email: nighthawk411@verizon.net Message: Hi Rick and the ENY family... Just went thru the guestbook, and the stories are fantastic! As I mentioned, I'm not from the area, but I've worked there for quite a while with NYC Transit. I've just finished reading, and enjoying, a novel called "Shepherd Avenue" by NY Post reporter Charles Carillo. It was written in 1986, and presents a vivid picture of life in ENY in the early 1960's. Mentioned are St. Rita's Church, Willie's lemon ice stand, the Cleveland St. elevated station(anyone remember when the J train was called the QJ, and before letters were used, the "Broadway-Brooklyn Local"?). Also dealt with are Italian- American home life, as well as a feast on Atlantic Ave., and a gent known as "Zip" who collects bottles and cashes them in to a fellow named Nat. The author must have been from the area. An excellent book, published by the Atlantic Monthly Press. Check your libraries for it. It was great to see close-up shots of the Swiss man and woman on the front of the old Borden's plant. In the early 60's my father repaired calculators(all mechanical and as large as typewriters), and one of his clients was Ibin Typewriters, somewhere in ENY. I know it was on a corner, possibly near Van Siclen and Atlantic... does anyone know their exact location? One of my favorite memories of the area is riding with my father along Atlantic Avenue in our '53 Olds 88, while hearing WMCA "Good Guy" Dan Daniel play "Hello Stranger" by Barbara Lewis... which, incidentaly, was on Atlantic Records. My best to you all...TJW |
| Date: Sun 01/28/07 9:19PM From: francine bonavita Email: fbonavit@optonline.net Message: Hi Phyllis, Yes I remember you,I am still friends with your cousin carol,we actually went away togeher last february with a bunch of old friends and we had a great time. we thought it would be good for carol to get away after frank passed away. It was nice to hear from you. Francine |
| Date: Sun 01/28/07 10:28AM From: RUSS CEREOLA Email: RCEREOLA@OPTONLINE.NET Message: I LIVED IN EAST NEW YORK FROM 1947 TO 1967. I WORKED AT NAPPO'S BAKERY ON LIBERTY AVENUE FROM THE AGE OF 14 TO 21. I WAS ONE OF THEIR GRANDSONS. ELTON STREET PARK WAS ONE OF MY "HANGOUTS". I LIVED ON ARLINGTON AVENUE ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY ONE HOUSE OFF THE CORNER OF ASHFORD STREET ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE LIBRARY WITH MY SISTERS JOSEPHINE AND ROSANNE ALONG WITH MY BROTHERS RONALD AND GARY. |