| Date: Wed 08/23/06 11:11AM From: John K. May Email: jkmhcc@aol.com Message: My grandfather Dr.Edward May lived in that beautiful house on Schenck Ave. My dad Dr.John F. May was a dentist as was his brother Edward whose family lived on Jerome St as noted here a with that great story! Nannie Quinn's other daughter Ginny Brown lived across the street on Jerome. My dad spoke fondly of his roller and ice hockey teams,(He played goalie for St John's Prep). I remember the trips from New Rochelle to "Uncle Ed's and Aunt Fran's", and how we were only allowed to "look" at that pool table.Plenty of candy though!!! *What a great site!!! Good luck. |
| Date: Wed 08/23/06 9:32AM From: tom carroll Email: carroll@denison.edu Message: I lived at 203 Etna at Chestnut. Does anyoone know anything about jimmy Thompson(Etna), Louis Cirreri(Chestnut), Joe Guido(Chestnut),Jimmy Sullivan(Elderts)...and anyone from the class of 1964 at Blessed Scarament? This site is a hoot. Tom(Tommy) Carroll |
| Date: Tue 08/22/06 10:54PM From: Lynda Maggiore-Durand Email: MayburyMadam@comcast.net Message: I lived at 89 Chestnut Street in Cypress Hills. I also went to Blessed Sacrament and was married there in 1971. That was such a special tume and I still keep in touch with childhood friends. Seeing Cypress Pool brought tears to my eyes. I had a "season pass" there from 1958-1962 and again with my children in 1982. I was so sad to see it go. In the 50's and 60's, the pool was owned by a family named Brigoulio (Not sure about the spelling) I also have pictures of 2 of the lifeguards, one on the lifeguard stand. I also have my graduation picture from Blessed Sacrament Kindergarten. I'm sure my mother have a lot of pictures from that time and I'm going to look for them. This is a GREAT site!!!! Thanks for the memories!!! |
| Date: Tue 08/22/06 12:45AM From: MARIE TRAVIS OHLE Email: johnmarie@san.rr.com Message: What a nice trip down memory lane. Such fond memories of Cypress Hills - they really were the "good old days". Hey Ranman ( Randy Provdiwy) - how's Vegas? Fancy meeting you here. |
| Date: Sat 08/19/06 5:04PM From: Wes Miller Email: wmiller@smumn.edu Message: This has nothing to do with East New York except the link will lead you to music written and performed by yours truly. It will give you a sense of what I'm doing and what I'm like now...Scary :-) http://iacmusic.com/artist.aspx?id=33857 Wes Miller |
| Date: Sat 08/19/06 2:04AM From: Chip Email: c1j2k3m4@aol.com Message: What a great site. I grew up in cypress hills first on Hemlock St then on Adler Place. For many years during the 60's and 70's I roamed the steets of that neighborhood selling ice cream in a funny looking blue and white truck called MISTER SOFTEE. Maybe someone remember me. My route was bounded on the north by Jamaica Ave on the south by Conduit Blvd on the West by Chestnut street and on the east by the queens border line. My best memories are back there in Cypress Hills. on that subject does anyone remember George the Bubgalow Bar man he sold ice cream in that same neighborhood for almost forty years until he had a heart attack around 1968. |
| Date: Fri 08/18/06 12:22AM From: henry rich Email: hanklee_rich@yahoo.com Message: Lived on Hemlock St adjacent to the old Cypress Hills Pool. Spent many summer days there in the late thirty"s up to the mid forties. Punch ball in the streets, sleigh riding down the big hill at Highland Park, the showboat restaurant next door to the pool, JHS 171, where I graduated from in June 1945, still have the class picture. Moved to 124th st and Jamaica Ave in 1945 and attended Richmond Hill HS. Also, lived a year in 1949/41 at 3435 Fulton St above Minors hat shop, next to Henry Blanke Delicatessen and across from Beissers candy store, close to the Gem/Adelphi movie theater. Went to Pratt Institute, moved to Littleton Colorado, and retired from Lockheed Martin. Sure have a soft spot in my heart for the old neighborhoods. Thanks for doing such a fine job with them. HR |
| Date: Thu 08/17/06 9:09PM From: frank delarosa Email: fd1165@rcn.com Message: great website rick! thanks for taking the time to construct and maintain a site dedicated to the old neaighborhood! i lived across the street from your cousin john cornell at 17 essex street from 1969 until 1985. next door to his grandparents the lindsay's at 19 essex st. they were from scotland. i have many fond memories of saint rita's and highland park. sleigh riding and italian ices in the summer. i also have some pics i may want to contribute. anyone who knows me and wants to say hi please feel free. |
| Date: Thu 08/17/06 7:40PM From: Pastore Family Email: diamondd813@aol.com Message: Hi from 112 Ashford Street! We have migrated to Staten Island--this site is great, it really brings back old memories! Anybody remember Heizes Ice Cream parlor on Fulton? and Sarah's sweet shop? We are having problems opening the Ashford page? is that happening to anyone else? we get all the other pages but not ours. Best regards, Donna and Steven Pastore |
| Date: Tue 08/15/06 6:02PM From: Frankie Capasso Email: heybroomdude@msn.com Message: To my PAL's! "WELL THIS IS A SUPRISE" Some of the best days of my life. I remember building soap boxes,skate boards and scooters with scrap wood from the lumber yard! Riding a car hood down SNAKE Hill and pitching quarters at the YMCA. I was at 457 Shepherd Ave Class of 70 St. Rita's. I get a lump in my throat looking at the old pictures will pass this on to whoever I can!!! |