A Day At the Races The Bronx 1937 It was 11:00 AM on Sunday. A posse of three-wheelers were spinning around Mrs. Baretz’s candy store 0n Boston Road. Milty was in the lead. Jack, Bernie and I followed. Eight-year-olds were pedaling to the stoop of the New House where Mr. Ross and Mr. Weiner were… Continue reading A Day at the Races
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The Becks Arrive
The Becks Arrive The Bronx 1942 Yankee Stadium was the predominant playing field in the Bronx, but we had our own stadium, Seabury Place. After the steamrollers went over the asphalt, it was as flat as a popsicle. As a result, stickball, hockey, two-hand-touch and off-the-curb left their imprints on its surface. The street was… Continue reading The Becks Arrive
Seabury Place: A Bronx Profile in the 1940s
Seabury Place: A Bronx Profile in the 1940s From the accumulation of snow, sidewalks could not be distinguished from the streets. It was Saturday in the winter of 1948. Mr. Sikora, the janitor of 1426 Seabury Place who accompanied Admiral Byrd on one of his arctic explorations (or so he said) quickly got out of… Continue reading Seabury Place: A Bronx Profile in the 1940s