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Well, it's not MY Brooklyn, it's my mom's. I've been reading other people's postings of their memories of Brooklyn, and wish that I knew more about my mom's childhood.
You see, my mom had five siblings. They were the McKeowns. Patrick and Eleanor were my grandparents, and their children were Patrick, Francis (Frank), James (Jimmy), Cathy, Veronica (Ronnie), and Eleanor. I believe that they lived on Prospect Place, and my grandfather owned a candy store at one time. My mom went to Erasmus Hall and I believed they belonged to St. Teresa's.
What brought me to this site is that I am looking for information on my aunt Eleanor. She passed away November 3,1957 at age 11 from a brain tumor, and I am looking to locate her gravesite. Why such a morbid interest? Well, I was born the same day that she passed, in 1971. My mom thinks that she was buried at St. John's or St. Joseph's, but isn't sure on the name, since she was never there. She thinks that the cemetery might be in Queens. I am trying to obtain information on the Internet, but am not having much luck.
If anyone has any thoughts/ideas on where I can go, I would much appreciate it. I can be reached at tjweiman@aol.com.
Thank you.
3 November 1999
I grew up in the Marlboro Projects. Graduated from Lafayette in '71. My Brooklyn is one of the smell of fresh Italian bread coming from the bakeries on Ave. U. It's the old hangout . . . White Castle. It's the sound of the N train as it pulled into the station. It's "Sam the ice cream man" as he pulled onto the street. My memories of Brooklyn are warm and sweet. I don't live there now, but every once in a while I get to go back and visit. Though the people may change, it's still home. . . .
4 November 1999
I was born in Brooklyn in 1923. Lived on Moffit St., Chauncey St., Decatur St. I went to P.S. 73 on Rockaway Ave., Bushwick H.S. I remember when we lived on Chauncey St. my brother Harry went to school with Jackie Gleason. Jackie started out at the Halsey Theater as a comedian. Remember on Decatur St. Goldberg's candy store, the library, going to Rockaway to swim. The Decatur Theater, Halsey, Bushwick, Gates Theaters. Brooklyn was a great place in the 1930 and 40s. You could walk the streets at midnight and never worry. Once I was on the BMT at 2 am coming from Jamaica andž fell asleep and woke up in NYC. Couldn't do that today and live to tell it. Been living in Florida since I retired.
4 November 1999
I was born in Sea Gate, next to the Lighthouse, Norton's Light, in 1955. Coney Island was next door (didn't everyone see a Ferris wheel from their back yard?). I remember my father cutting a hole in the chain link fence that separated our house from the shore rocks. He'd pitch a lean-to and we'd fish. He told me stories of shipwrecked sailors. My father had a dental practice on 86th St. in Bensonhurst, one flight up. The train would go right by the windows and the whole place would shake. He'd take me to lunch at "The Famous," and I'd buy shoes in one of the dozens of shoe stores. We left Brooklyn in the 60s, and I have tried to get back into Sea Gate to visit, but you have to know someone to get through the gates. Later, I went to high school in Brooklyn Heights, York Institute. It was located above the Promenade Restaurant. I live in PA now, but think of Brooklyn often, especially when I need shoes.
5 November 1999
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