My Brooklyn

Readers Report


Dagy Katit

Dear Brooklyners, please forgive me, that me, a German woman of mid-30, tries to give her regard to this special part of America, but it means a lot more to me than just "a part of NY." When I was 18 years old, I was able to spend one year in NJ (I know, I know, WHOEVER would like to live THERE!), but my first "stopover" was Brooklyn for the first week. So I sat there on a balcony, looking down the street (if I only could remember the name?) thinking by myself "Now this must be a dream, me, the dumb little women is now in the huge USA, sees the streets of Brooklyn, so many stories came to my head, written from many famous people—and all of a sudden I was right in the middle of it. I loved it and thank God I was able to go back a couple of times—and today, since I know that one person, which I adore more than anything in the world, is a son of Brooklyn, it's even closer to my heart than ever.

So please, let me come to Brooklyn again, just for a couple of weeks each year, so that I'm able to find something there, which I will never find here in Germany. Let me feel at home again, like I did so many years ago, maybe find the days of my youth, my teenage-days and even I'm from a country that should never forget its past, I will always be a friend of this part of America. Thank you for so many happy days and thank you for bringing out a wonderful person—I never met him and I never will—but to know that he came out of Brooklyn makes me smile.

Thank you folks
Always yours
Dagy
youth again

9 March 2000


Linda

Our family lived on Cooper Street and then on Furman Avenue in between Bushwick and Broadway. With all these Brooklyn stories I am surprised there are so few from that neighborhood. My brothers and sister and I attended Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School on Desalles Place. Us girls went on to Bishop Mcdonnell High School while my brother attended Bishop Loughlin. My fondest memories are of walking up to Highland Park in the summer and playing there for the whole day. Once I got one of those large swings I did not give it up for hours. We also played at Aberdeen Park close to Bushwick Avenue. They used to have a huge fountain in the middle. And also a huge sandbox. I also cherished the times my dad took us to Coney Island. That was such a special treat! The fireworks on the Fourth of July were awesome! I remember going to the candy store and getting penny candy. You would come out with a large bag and you thought you were rich. Broadway came alive on Saturday morning with everyone shopping for fish and fresh produce. Well, we moved out of New York in 1968 . I have not gone back to Brooklyn. They say you can never go back and I think that is true. I would like to remember it the way it was.

9 March 2000

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Linda

Wanted to mention a few more things. We actually started out on Granite St. in the mid-fifties. Also, my dad grew up in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. He lived at 119 Java Street. And also on Whitehall St. He enlisted in the army in 1946. This is a great site! Thanks for the memories.

9 March 2000


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