One of the reasons I loved growing up in East Harlem during the 50’s was the neighborhood. Family and friends were all so close. Although we grew up on the streets of New York, we lived in a world of
SPECIALTY STORES IN THE 50’S
Went shopping the other day and started to think about the era before supermarkets. Back in the 50’s when I was growing up, there were no supermarkets. We had specialty stores and street vendors; although at the time we didn’t
EAST HARLEM FEASTS
At the end of the week it will be the Feast of St. Anthony, June 13th. When I was growing up in East Harlem there would be Italian Festivals throughout the spring and summer. It was either St. Anthony, Giglio,
Coney Island and Tar Beach
I hope everyone is enjoying my blogs. I look for comments and try to respond ASAP. One of the questions/comments this week was from a woman who asked me if I had relatives living on the Jersey Shore in the