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Vince Dooley A/K/A Paul Dooley
Born and raised in Cypress Hills—Autumn Ave. between Fulton & Atlantic. Went to P.S. 171 on Ridgewood Ave. (1949-1958), then went to Food Trades Voc. in Manhattan (not Franklin K. Lane). Stayed in Highland Park (Midgets) and went to Highland Park Y.M.C.A. and was on the swimming team there. As a kid worked in Jimmy's butcher shop on Fulton & Autumn, Bill's butcher on Fulton & Hemlock and when I got older owned Terry's Luncheonette, Fulton Between Autumn & Lincoln Aves.; was a cop in the 75th Precicnt from 1965 to 1968 then went to MCY 3 in Queens, worked Cross Bay Blvd. for four years then went to the 69 Precinct in 1975 then to the 67 Precinct till 1987 and retired. Now in Florida.
I moved from Brooklyn when I was only ten, so I have some pretty good memories growing up. I played with all the boys (since I had three brothers). My best memories: had a scooter made out of a milk box . . . had my own carpet gun which was made from a piece of wood, a rubber band and wooden clothespin and we would rip up thrown-out linoleum and use the pieces to shoot from the carpet gun . . . had my own collection of marbles (cat's eye marbles were valuable) . . . was really good tossing the tops . . . I went to a Catholic school and every Christmas holiday my class would sing carols at a local bank in front of an enormous Christmas tree . . . my dad coming home from work from the docks (he was a longshoreman on the Brooklyn piers) . . . hearing the fruit and vegetable man coming down my street yelling "Warteeemelon" . . . going to a chicken market with my my mom and watching live chickens get slaughtered (couldn't do that now) . . . still can taste the Italian ices . . . going to the movies (The Lido) on Court St. . . . a sad memory of my brother being layed out at Cusimano & Russo when he was only 2 yrs old . . . but mostly happy memories.
The Brooklyn I knew was 1936 to 1940 at Boys' High School . . . the subway rides to Manhattan and to Coney Island with my school friends, the Broadway shows and the Brooklyn Museum . . .
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