My Brooklyn

Readers Report


Bob Budney continues . . .

My Brooklyn was Prospect Avenue. Born at the Methodist Hospital in 1935. My first home was at 296 Prospect Avenue next door to Billy Rickett. It was across from Prospect Hall between Fifth and Sixth, close to Sixth Avenue. My first grade school was P.S. 146.

The War Years.
My family moved to my grandfather's farm in Montgomery, New York between 1941-44. We returned back to Brooklyn at the end of '44.
My new home now was 455A Prospect Avenue between 8th and 9th Avenue. Two doors away was the Cascade Laundry lot. In the neighborhood this lot meant BASEBALL. If you were looking for someone, there was a good chance that's where they would be. I went to Public School 10 on Prospect and Seventh Avenue. If I remember correctly, some of the teachers were Mrs. Dokecki, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. O'Hay, Mr. Levine, Mr. Weiner and let's not forget Mrs. Holland. Even my father and George Washington had her as a teacher. I graduated in 1949 and on to Manual Training. After one term I transferred to Boys' High. There I stayed until I finished in 1953.

My hangouts were Park Slope Skating Rink, Red Hook Pool, Sunset Pool. I also hung out in the early fifties around 52nd St. and 4th Avenue. Does anyone remember Billy Rickett? He lived at 530 52nd Street just above 5th Avenue. If you know where he is, please let me know. Does anyone remember Prospect Hall, Germain's, the Sanders Theater, 9th St. RKO Prospect? How about this one . . . 16th St. movie just below Fifth Avenue. I also worked for the Western Union on Saturday at Ninth street and Fifth Avenue. On Sunday it was the LIRR office of the Western Union. In those days, delivering telegrams got you to know Brooklyn quite well. I was one of the lucky ones. Brooklyn was a great place to grow up and I'll always miss Brooklyn. Some of the guys I knew from Prospect Ave. were Tommy Trukawinski, George Prefer, Frannie Kilgallen, Jackie and Joe Noonen, John and Joe Goodwin, Blackie Louis, Brother McSherry and many others. What a great melting pot.

In 1953 I moved to New Jersey. I moved around a bit and settled in Hamburg where I am to this day. If you know me, give me an e-mail. If you don't, I still would like to hear your memories.

Prospect Avenue Bob

4 March 2001


Kenny D.

Miss Brooklyn: Marlboro projects, P.S. 95, Boody, Lafayette, Lincoln, Grady; Spumoni Gardens, Louie's Pizza next door—86th West 11th Street, Jahn's, Famous, Mitchel's, Sweeny's on Ave. U next to P.S. 95, George's bakery, Mancuso's, Vysted sandwich, Dairy Queen on 86th Street & 13th Ave. Cuccio's, Mezzo's on Neptune & W. 15th Street, Carolina's, Food Fair, 7 Packers super markets, and so many more memories and nostalgia. I could go on and on. Brooklyn will always be in my heart forever!

7 March 2001


Janice Shubert / Jaye Derek

Would like to add a little more of the great memories of my Brooklyn.

Coney Island on the Boardwalk, the beach, Steeple Chase, fire works every Tuesday night in the summer. After spending a day at the beach, home to shower, have dinner and then off to the boardwalk with our great tan. I was born in Coney Island and when I was quite young we moved on to East New York, but still spent many summers in Coney Island.

We were content as long as we knew it was a short trip to that wonderful Island. Nathan's hot dogs and fries and also Shatskin's knishes, to die for.
East New York, Sutter Ave., New Lots Ave., Pitkin Ave., Jr. H.S. 149, Thomas Jefferson High School, Eastern Parkway, the school dances. The cutting school to see Louis Jordan at the Paramount Theater, and seeing Louis Jordan the musician instead of the French actor—what a disappointment.

The guys, the girls, the fun. Time passes so quickly, and when things quiet down, like when one retires after being on the go for years, we come across "My Brooklyn." I will be looking forward to hearing from my old friends and acquaintances of the past hopefully. If you're out there Shep Weil or Kenneth Mollemuth or Harvey Pettikoff it would be good if you got in touch with me. Also Dorothy and Muriel and Rhoda, I would love to hear from you.

14 March 2001


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