My Brooklyn

Readers Report


Louis Leopold

The Brooklyn I remember was divided into two eras: 1933–1941 and 1941–1952.

I was born in Beth El Hospital in 1933. During the first era, I lived in Brownsville, mainly on Christopher Ave., between Blake and Dumont. We were an island surrounded by ice cream factories, a pushcart peddler's stable and both a cow and kosher chicken slaughter house. Apartment houses were divided by wooden back yard fences.

I remember:

The second era, 1941–1952, I lived in Crown Heights, on Lincoln Place between Schenectady and Troy across the street from P.S. 167. I went to P.S. 167 and to Brooklyn Tech High School. This was a different era. Horse and wagons were replaced with trolley cars which were subsequently replaced by buses.

From this era I remember and I can relate to "My Brooklyn Stories":

Those were the days. Oh to go back to the past.

6 January 2001


Dolores

I was born and raised in East New York, Brooklyn (1950–1965). Our Lady of Loretta was my parish, where I made my communion and confirmation. I remember going to Belmont Ave. on Sundays with my mother shopping off of the pushcarts and always getting something. I miss the times I spent with my father at Highland Park, walking around the reservoir and talking about everything and anything. He would always make me laugh. We lived on Sneider Ave., then moved to Linwood St., where I attended Maxwell Voc. H.S. I also remember the days at Liberty Park where I met the wonderful husband that I'm married to for thirty-one years—Richie. I have many happy memories of living in Brooklyn with my whole family. It would be nice to go back just one more time, but I just have to be happy with the wonderful memories that will always be in my heart forever.

7 January 2001


Henrietta Chichilnitzky (now Hennie Newman)

Brownsville, especially 537 Herzl Street. I lived in that building from age six to seventeen. What a wonderful place to grow up, so many children and so many mothers who watched us all. Andy the ice cream man would come and my mother "threw me from the window" twelve cents wrapped in a napkin (the price of an ice cream pop). Manny the mailman delivered our mail every day and had a cheerful word for all as he did it. Also, there were endless milkmen, Dugan's men and assorted vendors of fruits and vegetables. How I wish I could see Lorraine Handler, Doris Sadowsky, Frances Miller, Renee Weiss, Marily Klein and so many others. The years have sped by and I already have a Medicare card, but I can never forget the Brownsville of my youth.

7 January 2001

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