| Date: Sat 10/8/11 2:42PM From: tom (tommy) carroll Email: carroll@denison.edu Message: Great site! Thanks for doing this. I lived at 203 Etna st. from 1960-1966. Went to Blessed Sacrament and graduated in 1964. I would love to hear from pals: Eugene Padakowski,Charlie Brenner,Jimmy Thompson/etna,Joey Guido/chestnut,Jimmy Sullivan/elderts ln, Dennie pedalino,..stickball at chestnut and Jamaica...pizza from Sal,s...drinking altar wine before serving ma**....Emba**y Theater...Cypress pool...pool hall at Logan/Fulton... I'd love to hear from all....tc |
| Date: Sun 10/2/11 9:14AM From: Rick Email: tapeshare@yahoo.com Message: Hi Evelyn You're close- most of those names were changed in 1887 after the Town of New Lots was annexed by Brooklyn. The old names duplicated many which already existed in Brooklyn. |
| Date: Sat 10/1/11 5:15PM From: Evelyn Israel Email: evelynisrael@aol.com Message: Origins of some of East New York's street names: It is possible that some streets had to change their names when Brooklyn's villages consolidated in 1896 to avoid duplication with other similarly named streets Arlington Ave was named for Arlington Military Cemetery Ashford St. was formerly named Adams Ave Bradford St was Butler Ave Cozine Ave was named for Samuel Cozine who owned a house there. Cleveland St was Jefferson St. It was renamed for President Clevelad Crescent St. was Cypress Ave. East New York Ave was Flatbush Road Glenmore Ave was Baltic Road or Ave. Hendrix St. was Smith St. Junius St. was Johnson Ave. Liberty Ave was a free road for farmers while Jamaica Ave was a toll road Pitkin Ave was named for John R. Pitkin, the founder of E N Y. In 1835 he purchased the Linnington, Wyckoff, Stoothoff, Van Sicklen and Atkins farms near the Howard estate. Pitkin Ave was originally named Broadway, then Eastern Parkway until the other Eastern Parkway was built 1871 - 1874 Riverdale Ave was Rapelye Ave Snediker Ave was named for John R Snediker who kept a tavern. Stanly Ave was Stoothoff Ave. Sutter Ave was formerly Union Ave Van Sinderen Ave was Vesta Ave Warwick St. was Washington St Wyona St was Wyckoff Ave |
| Date: Fri 09/30/11 1:14PM From: Evelyn Israel Email: evelynisrael@aol.com Message: I have a large amount of E N Y material that I'd like to share. However it is difficult for me to send all through the computer. Is there amy mailing address I could use to mail items? They would be copies, not originals,and wouldn't need to be returned. Any advice on this matter would be appreciated. |
| Date: Fri 09/30/11 1:06PM From: Evelyn Israel Email: evelynisrael@aol.com Message: Some info on the Biltmore theater located at 464 New Lots Ave. It was built around 1928 and had 1710 seats. Next door was a candy store, Murray's pool room and a small synagogue.Tuesday or Thursday was "Dish Night" when gold trim dishes were given out to the ladies.Many a housewife collected an entire multi-piece or even several. It closed in 1969 and was torn down app. 2000 |
| Date: Wed 09/28/11 9:23AM From: August Torres Email: atdr51@hotmail.com Message: To Evelyn Israel: Contact Rick Gomes at tapeshare@yahoo.com Your fellow East new yorker August |
| Date: Wed 09/28/11 12:09AM From: Evelyn Israel Email: evelynisrael@aol.com Message: I really enjoyed this site. I hardly ever find any info on my elementary school P S 63, but you have it. I have several photos from my days in ENY (1942 - 1962) plus many other photos that I compiled as cla** historian for Thomas Jefferson H S's 50th reunion. I'd be glad to submit them to this site if I knew how. |
| Date: Tue 09/27/11 3:32PM From: Larry Feldman Email: lfcmja@verizon.net Message: I just discovered this site. Its great. I lived in ENY for the first 17 yrs. of my life. We left in 1964. The synagogue you showed on Dumont Ave. a block from PS 182 was founded by my grandfather et al. My bar mitzvah was held there in 1960. I'm looking for friends and cla**mates who graduated PS 182 with me in 1958. |
| Date: Wed 09/14/11 2:06PM From: Andrew Mullins Email: dmul98@yahoo.com Message: Great Website. Bringing back many old memories. Cla** of 71' Blessed Sacrament |
| Date: Tue 09/13/11 8:53PM From: linda bernett (lurie) Email: spoken102@yahoo.com Message: lived at 865 sutter ave. attended ps 158 and jhs 149. 1948-1957. had the best elem school teacher- mrs. stagno (robinson) and jhs teacher- Charles goldman. wonderful childhood memories of playing punch ball on jerome st. and attempting jump rope on barbey st. holidays were fun- going to various neighborhood shuls. it was certainly a gentler time |