Entries from my Old Guestbook
Friday
03/23/2012 8:55:56pmName:
Jinnie
City/State Staten Island, NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. This is a great website! I remember the brewery in Stapleton that was RH & Piels.
Any memories of Staten Island to share? Oh my gosh...too many to list here. I was born and raised and still live in Staten Island.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Rossville and Great Kill
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar The Old Russo's Restaurant on Hylan Boulevard in Annadale....Now is Mike's Place.
Friday 03/23/2012 1:46:45pm
Name: janet brown
City/State ocala,fla.34475
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. very good pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share? have many memories of the early 70s with the horse shows and trail riding on the south shore....
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar sleepy hollow used to ride the horses there
Thursday 03/15/2012 7:59:12pm
Name: George %22Buddy%22 Saulo
City/State Staten
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. wonderful
Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born and raised here on Staten Island and have seen many changes.Being born in 1938, I can recall so many great things to do when I was a youngster.
Playing baseball at Ryders field.
Fishing with my friends at Martlings pond and Willowbrook Park.
Playing baseball on thr Mariners Harbor Democrats.
Had a paper route with 140 papers and I wasn't driven either.
Where on the Island are/were you from? I live in tottenville but was raised in Mariners Harbor A
ny Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Remember the Drive-in and the airport on Richmond Ave.How about the Auction where the SI Mall is now.
The huge farms in Bulls Head where I worked for $.25/hr.
I could on and on.
The Island and it's people were unique and it will never be the same...Sad
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Denino's
Buckovacs Tavern
Thursday 03/15/2012 7:34:30pm
Name: George %22Buddy%22 Saulo
City/State Staten Island, NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Wonderful
Any memories of Staten Island to share? workng on the farms in Bulls Head in 1951. Got $.25/hour.
Took accordion lessons from Pete Stio 1948 thru 1955 in New Dorp.
Where on the Island are/were you from? born and raised in mariners harbor
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar deninos pizza
the golden palms on castleton ave. in 1956 where you could get a 3 ft. diameter pizza for $1.50
Thursday 03/15/2012 0:05:29am
Name: William Coyne
City/State Staten Island,NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. great pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share? came after the bridge
Where on the Island are/were you from? between St. Rita & Susan Wagner HS
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Schafers
Wednesday 03/14/2012 7:57:47pm
Name: Robert Widener
City/State Staten Island, NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Very nice.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Native. Raised in westerleigh. Now living in Randall Manor.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Carols, Afternoons, Randall Manor tavern.
Monday 03/12/2012 9:50:30pm
Name: Richard Glassman
City/State Charleston, SC
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Brings back many memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share? My aunt and uncle owned a millinery factory in Rosebank by the overpass......my father worked in Boro Hall,,,my grandfather was a building contractor in the 30's lived on Oxford Place..my aunt was a well known S.I. artist.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Hart Blvd near the tennis courts...also Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? I helped open E.J. Korvettes.....Was a member of the Islanders M.C.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Crocittos, Jolly Trolly, Bleiman's Luncheonette, Raguccci's Pizzeria, Heney's, Al Deppi's and Hot Dog Louie's truck on Hylan Blvd.
Monday 03/12/2012 7:03:58pm
Name: Marrion (hooker)Pratscher
City/State Edison, NJ
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. I visited SI today after some 50 yrs. and drove to my former house on Rossville Avenue. It brought back so many memories. I was amazed to see how much it had changed. I lived to the right side of an old bar, and across from a small soda shop. All it is now is condo's
Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born in the old Richmond Memorial Hospital where my Mom was a nurse.My brother & sister were born at the Staten Island Hospital, a pity to see what happened to it. Our home was on the former Indian reservation & whenever there was a storm, lightening; our house was struck and we had a fire in the attic. As kids growing up, we found many Indian artifacts from those who lived there. On many ocassions we would get on the Staten Island ferry and visit NJ. I remember my Dad worked at Brick Motors near South Beach.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Rossville, about 1 blk. up on the left side of the street from Arthur Kill Road.
I went to School. PS3 and then we moved to NJ when I was about 9.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Since our home was on a former Indian Reservation, we were always told that storms and lightening strikes were a result of the Past Indians fighting to get us off there land.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar I was too young but I remember my Mom talking about the Old Rocking Horse (?) Bar/Rest. I know it had a large horse statue in front. I wonder whatever happened to that.
Monday 03/12/2012 2:43:10am
Name: Carol Richards
City/State Holmdel, NJ 07733
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. enjoyed looking at the pictures and remembering the stories about these places
Any memories of Staten Island to share? Westerleigh Park. Walt's Lunchenette on Forest Ave by Jewett Ave. Al Deppe's, Tina's Diner on Victory Blvd. Taber Steak House on Jewett Ave.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Westerleigh and West Brighton area's
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Tina's Diner and Taber Steak House
went there many times but I worked both places great places to eat and work.
Saturday 03/10/2012 3:05:26pm
Name: Nick Mirto
City/State Old bridge,NJ
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Born and raised in SI moved to NJ in 2006 I'm 48, after reading and seeing the pictures it brings a huge smile to my face,and fond memories .
Any memories of Staten Island to share? My father owed Luke and Johns deli on the corner of Victory Blvd. and Cebra Ave.Swimming in the first lake of Silver Lake in the summer.Memorial Day parade on Victory Blvd., starting at Hero Park. Victory Blvd. and Forest Ave.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Victory Blvd and Cebra Ave.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Chior loft
Thursday 03/08/2012 12:24:12am
Name: Sawicki - Walyga Family
City/State Washington NJ
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Just wonderful...
Any memories of Staten Island to share? My Grandparents owned a small general store at the bottom of the hill near Targee Street.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Stapleton, Hamilton St. My Grandfather built two of the houses on that street between 1910-1920.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar I remember stories of Al Deppe's and Old Mill where my parents would go on dates.
Wednesday 03/07/2012 9:11:02pm
Name: Linda Terranova Canova
City/State Staten Island, N.Y.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. I really found this website amazing. I always sensed that Native American Indians lived here first. I am interested in the west shore where there are docks that look about 200 hundred years old or older. I will be moving to the Tides soon and I am very interested in what went on there many many years ago. I have a beautiful view of the outerbridge also.
Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born and raised on Staten Island and I watched it grow and grow. I went to school in Arochar at St. John Villa and I actually watched the Verrazano Bridge being built. I could see it from my class room window.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Originally my parents bought their first house in Westerlie for 5,000 dollars. Then we moved to Grymms Hill area, then we moved to Todt Hill area. I met my husband in Brooklyn and we raised our family in Eltingville. Now that we are retired we are moving to the Tides, a 55 and older community right on the water facing the OUterbridge and as I mentioned there are these incredible old docks just sitting there. When I look at them I cant help but see a whole other lifetime of happenings from long ago.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Along the years I've heard of stories, but mostly I remember visiting the Conference House as I exhibited my artwork at an artshow. There I heard that there was a soldier that used to appear from time to time and he was from the Revolutionary days.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Now that I will be moving to Charleston, I am totally intrigued with that side of the island, in which I never ever explored. Z Diner Restaurant is awesome, especially in nice weather, u can see a magnificent sunset there while eating outside.
Tuesday 03/06/2012 9:18:40pm Name: Jan Mitchell City/State E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. I love this website. Thanks for preserving the beautiful memories. Staten Island is such a special memory. We were lucky to live there! Any memories of Staten Island to share? I remember learning how to drive a stick shift on Richmond Ave. There was no traffic at all. I remember when I learned how to drive needing a map to find my way around because it was so rural. I remember walking from Mariner's Harbor to the mall and there were no sidewalks. I remember going to Princess Bay and sleeping on the beach...carefree. So many great memories. Happy memories when Staten Island was the perfect place to live. Where on the Island are/were you from? I lived in
St. George/Tompkinsville/Stapleton. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Tugs.
Tuesday 03/06/2012 5:51:50pm Name: Nancy Wheeler Bunker City/State Redford New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Thanks for the memories! Love it! Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Dongan Hills then moved to Great Kills in 1976. My parents still live in Great Kills. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? I'll have to dig them up when I have some time. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 03/05/2012 1:09:14pm Name: Bob Feithj City/State Howell, NJ E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Good site, need more memories, photos and stories Any memories of Staten Island to share? Charlie Gerhards auto repair on Clove Road, just up from the Zoo, across the Street. Jolly Trolley at Clove and Victory Blvd. Of course, Al Deppes. Tompkins Dept. Store. Eggers on Broadway. Tiger Supermarket next to the Capitol Theatre on B'way. Haveing to pay a nickle for each zone on the bus. The ferry to Bayonne, NJ. South Beach SI and Uncle Milties in Bayonne. The Log Cabin, Meurot Club, Mardi Gras and fast food like Bacci's on Hylan Blvd. Many more, too many to mention. Where on the Island are/were you from? West New Brighton - lived there until 1963 when I moved to N. J. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Everyone looked for the "Indian Cave" in Clove Lakes Park. Watching the New Yorkers come in, rent a rowboat and flounder while rowing in Clove Lake, afraid of the waterfall at the lower end. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Point House Bar and Hotel, located at Clove Road and Broadway. Operation by my Grandparents, Henry and Rosa Feith from about 1910 through the 1920s. Post card of Halloran Hospital on Victory Blvd., SI and a photo of my old house on Clove Road, circa 1940. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Has to be either Al Deppe or Bacci's
Sunday 03/04/2012 11:46:46pm Name: CHRIS PERDICARIS City/State Canada E-Mail: Comments about this Website. I loved the website. It is nice to see someone dedicate their time to respecting, honoring and preserving history, community and culture. Any memories of Staten Island to share? I really admire the culture of family and community that Staten Island offers. I think it is a little gem that is in close proximity to the ''big city.'' Where on the Island are/were you from? Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 02/29/2012 6:36:42am Name: Susan Jonas-Braunlich City/State Denville, N.J. E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Very cool to see places I remember as a child. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Clove Lakes Park double bridges hanging with my hippie friends :). Where on the Island are/were you from? West Brighton Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Remember going to Deppe's for foot long hot dogs watching the planes land across the street on Richmond Ave. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Pal Joey's on Forest Avenue
Sunday 02/26/2012 6:11:41pm Name: Linda Johnson O'Neil City/State Lake Wylie, South Carolina E-Mail: Comments about this Website. I absolutely love it ! Any memories of Staten Island to share? Walking to Richmond Avenue to get a slice of Pizza and a soda for 25 cents at Angelos's Pizzeria .
7 Layer Cake from Piazza's Bakery
Buying Jean's from Hermans Mens Shop Where on the Island are/were you from? Born and raised in Port Richmond Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 02/25/2012 8:32:34pm Name: Peg DiSpagno Amodea City/State Florida E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Great ! Spent a lot of time looking at photos. Will come back for more. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Originally Rosebank. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 02/24/2012 12:29:47am Name: Dr. Dawn Picone City/State Staten Island New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. It's absolutely Great and you should keep adding to it. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Yes but I will have to think about it a bit.
One thing that really needs to be added is the huge galla that was known to the Boardwalk in the old days with the original amusement park and the rented and owned bungalow villages surrounding the area .....that's how my parents ended up here and so did lots of others. (prior to the bridge)In fact, my Grandparents eloped to Staten Island because of that area - my Grandfather's mother owned a bungalow there. Where on the Island are/were you from? Oakwood Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Lots - again, I will have to think a bit. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Yes, of course Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar The Old Tavern on the Green (really from my parent's days) and one of my favorites was Lucheses and of course the Country Club was there throughout our entire family history ...and should have never closed! Alfredos the same thing - never should have closed. And Sophie's "Eldorado" restaurant (it was a club at night)
Thursday 02/23/2012 10:42:16pm Name: einar thomassen City/State belvidere new jersey E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. old memories Any memories of Staten Island to share? lived in annadale from 1936 to 1947 Where on the Island are/were you from? annadale Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 02/23/2012 10:01:25pm Name: Eleanor Hartnett Malloy City/State St, Augustine, Florida E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Very interesting. Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born in 1936 and have happy memories of growing up on S.I. Riding my bike to the local candy store near the train station. Swimming at Oakwood beach. Walking to New Dorp High School through the fields(no houses yet). Where on the Island are/were you from? Oakwood Heights Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Shoals in Great Kills, Tavern on the Green, New Dorp, Three Jays, New Dorp.
Thursday 02/23/2012 8:00:14pm Name: Susan Reynolds-Toward City/State Jackson, NJ E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Fantastic job. This is the Staten Island I grew up in. Very natural. No nationality, just families and friends always looking after one another. Any memories of Staten Island to share? As kids (1970's) we would find loose change and ride the train to the ferry and play in Battery Park. We knew all of the Conductors and they never gave us grief. Where on the Island are/were you from? Annadale - The woods! Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? The Indian Graves are in Annadale. So many wonderful memories. The Island has seen many changes. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Unfortunately no. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Lenny's Steak House was huge when I was a child. We did not have the means to go to restuarants though!
Thursday 02/23/2012 11:47:25am Name: Marge Serrano City/State Staten Island, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. I have resided in Staten Island for the past 25 years and could not think of living in any other area. I am hispanic and remember I had to drive into the city to fine spanish ingridients. Neighbors were all connected even if it was a wave of the hand. It has changed so much. Crime is up, immigrants whom have no respect and police were not our enemy but our safe guards. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Gassmere Midland? Never know what the correct answer is. Maybe you can help. I live right in the middle of Hyland Blvd and South Beach Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? I believe I have one from late 1970's or 80's. South Beach Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Unfortunately they are closed. Most of family owned Italian restaurants. I now travel to Wetchester or New Jersey.
Wednesday 02/22/2012 3:42:05am Name: Terri Ann DeLong (Pergola) City/State Reading, PA E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. So far great for information! Any memories of Staten Island to share? This is not my memory but, I was left with the reception invition of Mrs. Walter M. Donovan my Uncle/Godfather Carl/Carmen Pergola & his wife had their wedding reception at Tavern On The Green Staten Island, NY this was before I was born. My Uncle eventually went on to do the lighting on the set of Gilligan's Island & other older shows except his name wasn't in the credits. James Pergola was the Director Of Photography on BayWatch my cousin. I've been to NY but, at the Palisades Center Mall, referred to as the Palisades Mall, in West Nyack, New York it is the eighth largest shopping mall in the United States by total area, and sixth largest by gross leasable space. Where on the Island are/were you from? N/A Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? The Folklore is it is an Island where after people come together for an event then they can have a career of their choice with hard work. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Unsure my daughter 23 with my 2 grandsons has some pictures & I've moved here & there. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar The one mentioned on the wedding reception invitation Tavern On The Green.
Tuesday 02/21/2012 6:06:00pm Name: Ed Monigan City/State Yardley, PA E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Great website. Brings back many memories of the Island. I was born in
1924 in Rosebank. My father was a NYC
policeman.
Any memories of Staten Island to share? Brother and uncle worked at the USP service at the Quarantine Station on
Bay St. They would let me ride on the
tugboats that would take the doctors out
to the ocean liners at anchor in the Lower Bay.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Iwas born at 53 St Johns Ave in Rosebank
I graduated from St. Marys Grammer School in 1936 and St. Peters High Schooluntil June 1946. I left Staten Is
in 1952 when I moved to Plainfield N J Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Had my wedding reception in September 1949 at the Meurot Club in St. George
Tuesday 02/14/2012 7:33:34pm Name: Angelica Pagan City/State Staten Island, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. What a wonderful blast into the past. Great photos Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 02/14/2012 4:28:27pm Name: TAMMY City/State Greenwood Lake, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Memory Lane! Any memories of Staten Island to share? So many...
Food Farm Hylan Blvd.
Garbers, Grants(purchased our family pet cat for $1.00 at Grants lived to 18 years of age) Bradford Room, Cute Togs, South Beach rides, Pete Devitas, Lane Theater, Budas Bakery(crumb cake), Sedutos ice cream cakes, ears pierced at a Pharmacy on Hylan blvd started with a M. Pizza Town. Amplows? store Ebbitts and Roma. Ice skating don't know the name of pond, large sledding hill along side. St. Joseph's Hill Academy. City bus 117 and the 103. Where on the Island are/were you from? New Dorp 1961-1971 Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Crazy Maria down by the a white Church in New Dorp. Our Lady of Lords??? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Have to dig... Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar 3 Jays, Avino Pizza, Nuzio Pizza, Aleppes, Chinese Restaurant on Hylan and New Dorp Lane. Hennesee or Henny's Steak House. Chicken Delight New Dorp Lane, A&W Italian Restaurant I believe in Midland Beach? Diner across from Cosmos on Hylan Blvd.
Tuesday 02/14/2012 4:23:43pm Name: TAMMY City/State Greenwood Lake, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Memory Lane! Any memories of Staten Island to share? So many...
Food Farm Hylan Blvd.
Garbers, Grants(purchased our family pet cat for $1.00 at Grants lived to 18 years of age) Bradford Room, Cute Togs, South Beach rides, Pete Devitas, Lane Theater, Budas Bakery(crumb cake), Sedutos ice cream cakes, ears pierced at a Pharmacy on Hylan blvd started with a M. Pizza Town. Amplows? store Ebbitts and Roma. Ice skating don't know the name of pond, large sledding hill along side. St. Joseph's Hill Academy. City bus 117 and the 103. Where on the Island are/were you from? New Dorp 1961-1971 Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Crazy Maria down by the a white Church in New Dorp. Our Lady of Lords??? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Have to dig... Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar 3 Jays, Avino Pizza, Nuzio Pizza, Aleppes, Chinese Restaurant on Hylan and New Dorp Lane. Hennesee or Henny's Steak House. Chicken Delight New Dorp Lane, A&W Italian Restaurant I believe in Midland Beach? Diner across from Cosmos on Hylan Blvd.
Monday 02/13/2012 5:27:34pm Name: Louie City/State Si E-Mail: stingrayll67 @aolcom Comments about this Website. Like the pictures Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Rose bank/fort wadsworth Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 02/13/2012 4:28:54pm Name: paul orlando City/State lake hiawatha ,new jersey E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Excellent Any memories of Staten Island to share? None Where on the Island are/were you from? New Dorp Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? None Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? No Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Dohertys
Sunday 02/12/2012 7:13:35pm Name: Gaylne Weeks City/State Minot, ND E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Very interesting. I am going to be in New York and surrounding soon and plan to see Statan Island. I saw a show about where the immigrants who were not health enough to pass into the United States were sent recently and now my curiousity is going to find out more on the topic. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 02/12/2012 12:22:59am
Name:
Maryalyce Levendosky
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Spent about two hours looking at this site and reading the gueatbook entries. It is amazing to me that no one mentioned the wonderful birch beer you got at Al Deppes! I can still taste it today! Great site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
When my friends and I were kids we would walk across the Bayonne Bridge and play in a park there for hours on end. Our parents never knew it but we knew it was safe and never worried abouit the fact we were in another state.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Originally, Mariners Harbor. Now Port Richmond.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My Dad used to tell stories about the John Street Quarry, located on Trantor Place near the Bayonne bridge. When he was a boy he and his friends used to play there. Both my parents were native Islanders. Dad was born in a house at the corner of John Street and Richmond Terrace, Mom was born at 60 Innis Street. Dads house is long gone but Mom's birthplace is still standing.
They met in a supermarket(Ralstons) on Morningstar Road in 1929 and married in 1934. They lived first in an apartment on Wright Ave. and moved to Dixon Ave where they bought a house, raised me and both passed away there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Nothing but pix of family, no special places except to our family.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
For pizza, Dennios is the best in the world. For dinning, Elm Park Inn (used to be McGettigins( not very good on the spelling!)
Saturday 02/11/2012 11:36:18am
Name:
Marcia Thompson
City/State
Dunnellon, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful photos and very informational. Thank you!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Really none but I am a great grand- daughter of the Sharit and Mersereau family from Staten Island. John H Sharit(Sharrit) was from near Castleton and he and his sons were sailors who moved south in the early 1800s
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 02/08/2012 2:06:27pm
Name:
Betty Winsch
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Interesting & fun
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too Many to list, as a lifetime resident.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Formerly Tavern On The Green
Currently Marina Cafe & Patisserie Bruno
Monday 02/06/2012 9:47:23pm
Name:
Lewis Paine
City/State
Eden Prairie, MN
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Old Mill
Sunday 02/05/2012 1:36:11pm
Name:
Carolann
City/State
Stephens City, VA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Only one word....GREAT...I love the old pictures..
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Loved riding the ferry
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will look
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 02/05/2012 9:37:22am
Name:
Ellen Florman Dweck
City/State
East Brunswick, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What wonderful memories your website invokes! Thank you so much for this treasure trove.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I was a member of the last 8th grade class that graduated from P.S. 41, New Dorp. My dad, Alvin Florman, owned the Florman's men's clothing store on New Dorp Lane and was considered by many the unofficial "mayor" of the Lane. Everyone in the neighborhood would stop by and shoot the breeze. He and his father before him kept a bocce court in the back of the store, where elderly men would play the game of their youth.
I graduated from New Dorp High School in 67. Sometimes when we missed (often deliberately) the "charters" in the afternoon we would walk to the Lane for an ice cream at Sedutto's on the corner of Clawson St. or Aida's Bakery for an after-school snack.
On a Sunday, when Dad's store was closed, we would take a long ride all the way down Hylan Blvd. and look for the Good Humor truck nestled in a parking area near Wolf's Pond Park.
Movies for kids at the Lane Theater cost 35 cents until the re-release of "Sleeping Beauty"; afterwards we had to shell out the enormous sum of 50 cents!
We used to love to play skeeball at Al Deppe's and of course have a burger afterwards. Other favorite family places to dine were the Shoals way down Nelson Avenue, Cosmos's on Hylan Blvd in Old Town (loved their relish) and Bacci's on the boulevard in New Dorp.
If I didn't want to wait to see the latest movies at the Lane--or have the stern matron shine a flashlight in your face--you had to go to the Paramount or St. George theaters. I had to walk up the Midland Ave. hill to Richmond Road and take the 113. Sometimes I'd walk the couple of blocks to Lincoln Ave. and stop at good old Goldman's candy/comic book store before boarding the 109 to Stapleton or St. George.
I remember the days of double features, when you'd always see two movies: one the current feature, the other a "B" movie. We kids heard whispers about the Empire Theater which was supposed to show "adult" movies but never dared satisfy our curiosity. Come to think of it, those movies were probably less daring than most stuff made today, LOL. I remember my Dad taking me to the Strand in Great Kills, where we saw John Wayne in "The Conqueror."
I remember leaving the Lane theater after a showing of "Jumbo" and smelling smoke. Later I learned that much of the Island was burning. That huge brush fire was, I think, in '63.
Stapleton had John's Bargain Store and Earl's, where we kids would listen to the top hits of the day before deciding to purchase. But our parents told us not to hang around the park across the street. I'm still not sure why.
We lived across the street from where a local church held a week-long bazaar every summer, with games of chance (I won many goldfish that died the next day) and snacks like chow mein on a hamburger bun. We belonged to Congregation B'nai Israel in Grant City which had to move to Bay Terrace when the SIRT became an underground railway and construction required the demolition of nearby buildings.
My grandparents ran Jack's Toys and Games on lower (downtown) Richmond Avenue. We loved the chopped liver sandwiches at Poppy's deli there. Saturday evenings I would go to my grandparents' store (loved the access to all the comics) and help fold in the color sections into the Sunday papers: the Herald Tribune, Journal American, Sunday News and the Star-Ledger. At the time I don't think the Advance had a Sunday edition. My dad and brother would sometimes go to wrestling matches at Weissglass Stadium not too far from the store.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
As a toddler I lived in Dongan Hills before spending most of my childhood and early adult life in Grant City.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Wish I did, no. I saw a documentary, "Cropsey," recently about a supposed evil creature on the site of the old Willowbrook State School. I remember the infamous (thanks to Geraldo Rivera) school but not the stories about the creature.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Just old friends, not really locations.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Haven't been to any recently but for many years we'd go to the Shoals a couple of Sundays a month.
Friday 02/03/2012 12:42:29am
Name:
Dan Plenzo
City/State
Monmouth County NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site. Keep up the great work.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Im 50 years old. I remember going to Wetsons for a burger with my parents. I believe it was up around Forrest Ave? It was a big thing for us back then. This was around 1968 or 69. Also the kiddie rides in south Beach. My Mother Grace Plenzo learned to drive a car originally from driving the bumper cars! true story.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Moved to Eltingville in 1964. Left in 1985
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
no
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
not available..i will get from my Dad
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
back then it had to be Toto's in New Dorp. Russo's diner on hylan blvd on my way to school at tottenville. The Surf Club in south Beach.
Wednesday 02/01/2012 4:08:22pm
Name:
Mary Ellen Meraglia
City/State
Washingtonville, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Very nice pics of old Staten Island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Went to New Dorp High School. Graduated in 1972. Have fond memories of Hylan blvd when it was nothing but punks and swamp and a few gas stations.
Remember in the 50's and 60's when the truck would come around and spray for mosquitoes. Remember when there was no mall only a golf course and farms. I remember when there was no expressway. Shopping was in Port Richmond and Stapleton. There was a woolworths five and dime in Stapleton. Also remember when the SIRR was all above ground. There used to be a wonderful Bakery called Buda Bakers on Richmond Rd.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 01/28/2012 11:52:03pm
Name:
Bill Crocco
City/State
Staten Island NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
its great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
shoals dock,drive in theater, airport,janets hot dogs, Al Deppies pin ball machines, blue&gray
Where on the Island are/were you from?
dongan hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
lees tavern,toto,s, deninos, manor house
Saturday 01/28/2012 8:45:33pm
Name:
Edward T. ("Ted") Baker
City/State
Miami, Florida
E-Mail:
tedbaker40@goprimecast/com
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Fredric Law Olmsted is considered the "Father of Landscape Architecture" in the US, and was one of the founding members in 1899 of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He also designed the campuses of many universities, residential communities, the "Emerald Necklace" of open space in Boston, and was one of the first to reflect in his designed projects a thorough understanding of the essential relationship between humans and nature, as Central Park attests.
My folks maintained a friendship of many years with Dr. Robert Guthrie, who was a research MD at Sloan Kettering. Time-wise, this would have been in the 50s and perhaps the early 60s. Dr. Guthrie and his family lived in New Dorp. Dr. Gutherie discovered and developed through his medical research, the PKU test for newborns that can determine genetic abnomalities. This test is now given to every newborn baby in the US, and involves pricking the baby's heel.
Jasper Francis Cropsey was considered a memebr of the Hudson River School of painters. His work, which reflected vibrant autumnal scenes, rich in vivid colors, were very popular in England, as the autum season there did not result in the colorful panoply reflected in Cropsey's paintings. Cropsey became the "darling" of the well-heeled in England, who could afford his "parlor paintings", which reflected majestic coloration.
My uncle, Edward Grant Baker, served as Borough President of Staten Island from 1953 through 1957, and was then elected to the New York State Supreme County, serving both Brooklyn and Staten Island. He was a graduate of Curtis High School, and also a graduate of Fordham Law.
My grandfather, Edward Baker, was identified as a hero during the sinking of the USS President Lincoln off the coast of Brest, France in 1918, by German submarine U-90. He was nominated by the ship's commander, Captain Foote, for the Navy Cross for his heroism, and the story is told in
the chapter titled "Sinking of the U.S.S. President Lincoln", in the 1920 publication "The Deck School Log of the Naval Auxiliary Reserve 1917-1919" (Willaim J. Byrne, ed.) which reads, in part (page 60):
"Aside from this, everything on board was moving quietly and without excitement; the men were hurrying to their stations as though going to a drill: lifeboats and rafts were bing made ready for lowering: the enginerring pofficer, Lietutenant Edward baker, U.S.N., was blowing off the boilers"
And,in part (page 61):
The torpedos "pierced the thick steel bulkheads of the after engine-room and in spite of the inruding water the officers and men intrepidly remained at their posts and continued, at great personal risk, to blow off the boilers. Lieutenant Edward Baker, U.S.N., deserves the highest tribuute and praise for getting all of his men safely out of this flooded compartment. He did not leave his station until the last member of his force had been removed and when he finally started above, the water reached almost to his chin and he had to swim to the ladder, which led up to the deck."
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived my first few years with my parents and older brother on Sturges Street (1940-1942), then moved to 28 Whitney Avenue, Grasnmere, where I lived with my folks until 1962, when I headed west to attend college at Cal Poly.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember my Dad (Harold C. Bakaer Sr., a landscape contractor) buying annuals and perennials from Pete Bisso in Dongan Hills (just below Richamo Road) and from Mr. Munroe, a descendant of Maryland Oystermen, who had a small nursery in Sandy Ground.
My Dad was responsible for activities of the National Youth Administration (NYA) on Staten Island in the late 30s, one of Roosevelt's New Deal programs. On Staten Island, this program planted hundreds of street trees throughout the Island, and employed many young men who had been unemployed following the Great Depression of 1929.
I remember the beauty of Drumgoole Boulevard, well designed, with Pin Oaks planted in the emdian, and with timber saftey barriers and timber light poles, all now lost.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 01/27/2012 7:49:32pm
Name:
Richard F. Mattei
City/State
Cape Coral , Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic site. Really brings back great memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Picnicking at Wolfs Pond every Sunday in the summer,by way of Richmond Ave, which was a two lane road.Hanging out at the Midway diner,McDonalds playground. Spending most of my time at Cromwell center playing basketball.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton,Myrtle Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Old Indian Caves at the third lake of Clove Lakes...
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
NO but wish I did.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al deppe's (I worked there ), The Caves
Wednesday 01/25/2012 10:09:03am
Name:
Marnee
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love the site! The Diner used in Dangerfield's movie was not the Midway (That was my Uncle's) it was Vic Barranco's Centre Diner (My grandfather's) diner. I'm looking for a pictures of that diner. Have you come across any? It was located (currently Mike's Place) on Forest Avenue and Port Richmond
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West/New Brighton...near Silver Lake Park
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/24/2012 5:02:13pm
Name:
amy MacDougall (Gould)
City/State
Rossville S.I.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It is great, so many memories of S.I.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
So many can't write all of them.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Rossville.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
A few
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tavern on the Green. Al Deppes,Coopers,
and The White House.
Monday 01/23/2012 3:05:09pm
Name:
Betsy Lynn Tooker
City/State
Cary, NC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am so glad my sister Karen forwarded this site to me. It definitely brought back fond memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Ice skating at Martlin's pond. Then going to the zoo to keep warm.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Fairview Avenue, not far from Four Corners, Clove Lakes, down the street from St. Theresa's church.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Old, but goody. My grand parents home on 444 Manor Road.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Joe and Pat's Pizzera
Sunday 01/22/2012 11:42:09am
Name:
Anthony Macaluso
City/State
Oakland, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Mariners Harbor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 01/22/2012 10:47:49am
Name:
Deanna (Doherty) Murello
City/State
Chandler, Az. 85225
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This site is awesome.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
This site is awesome. When I saw Al Deppes and thought of the miniature golf across the street. I use to go after church on Sundays to play. One time I rode my bike from Tottenville to Al Deppes a mighty long long ride with a friend and had to call my dad to pick us up later. ( Couldn't make it back home all that way.Tompkinsville pool was another good time place. Immaculate conception dances were awesome in Stapleton. The perth Amboy Ferry rides to go shopping in NJ. The Legion Hall in Tottenville had dances every Sunday and the cute boys from Mt. Lorettos orphanage would go. The cub scout shack on Amboy Rd. in Tottenville every Sat. night would have dances also. It's no wonder I love dancing to this day. The Beachcomber is where I wound up dancing for a while as a go go dancer. :) The Zodiac another fun spot off Hylan Blvd.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Tottenville Staten Island.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Beachcomber and the Zodiac.
Saturday 01/21/2012 8:24:47pm
Name:
Judy (Rogers) and Charlie Zarrelli
City/State
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-5503
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great job. Our home for 38 years
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Judy- Great Kills
Charlie -West Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Riviera Chateau in Great Kills on Amboy road
Saturday 01/21/2012 6:56:51pm
Name:
john borkowski
City/State
cincinnati,ohio
E-Mail:
jacksan@zoomtown .com
Comments about this Website.
This brings back so many memories of growing up on the Island. I'm sorry I had to move after 49 years. --- I'll be back!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 01/20/2012 11:06:50pm
Name:
Mary Finn
City/State
Sacramento, CA
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful website, thank you so much for taking the time to do this lovely tribute to the place I couldn't get away from fast enough. I have so many fond memories of growing up in South Beach during the 60's-80's.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I grew up in the South Beach projects and I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood. From catching bees in jars or coffee cans in the summer, flying kites, frisbee and yo-yo's, not to mention the black-out of 1977, the '69 Mets and '69 Jets, taking the ferry to work and getting a cold one at Pete's Hall of Fame on the way home. Thank you so much for this site.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Wish I did, my family came in 1951 (I believe) from Brooklyn to NYCHA South Beach Houses, only second generation American but fascinating that first settlement of SI is South Beach exactly 300 years before I was born there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I need to search, not sure where but it's on my to-do list.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Haven't been back in a while for a meal but love "Royal Crown Bakery" on Hylan Blvd. and have very fond memories of "The Swiss Chalet" so I would have to say that's my favorite bar on SI (only went out on SI after the bars closed in Jersey). Loved all the photos of the Swiss!
Thursday 01/19/2012 1:59:19pm
Name:
janet LaPointe Zaino
City/State
Livingston NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
i love love love it
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Beach parties at the beach in New dorp Clove lakes Park Bacci's and Alvino's restaurants too many memories to list Friends Barbara Fran and Nancy and oh those Spaghetti dinners.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Hideaway and Cosmos's
Thursday 01/19/2012 10:47:13am
Name:
Anthony D Russo
City/State
[email protected]
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent resource tool for Islanders
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up in Dongan Hills and my PS 11 days from 1957-1963.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Raised in Dongan Hills, live in Eltingville.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Eltingville Diner
Wednesday 01/18/2012 9:48:04pm
Name:
anthony sharkey
City/State
ny,ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I was looking for a reference to the name seguine, I am reading a book on montessori ( the educator)...when I came across the name seguine, and thought of the street name...is it possible this could be the same seguine ???
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I began taking the ferry here in 1959, after coming to new york to study art, and I would take the train to tottenville and walk back...one day I saw a room for rent in princess bay and I moved there...
i fell in love with wolfs pond park, where I loved to walk and in the winter skate, and to this day..I return to see the woods and pond in the just spring..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
before the bridge was built..the duch reform church in hugenot was really dutch...the minster dr. burgraff..at christmas delivered a pure calvinet sermon that we where all damed and where going to burn in hell fire...merry christmas..I then joined the choir ..me and a few little old ladies singing "wispering hope"
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 01/18/2012 7:48:10pm
Name:
carol
City/State
staten island
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
enjoyed looking at the way it was i was born and raised on staten island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
the giant slide on forest ave
Where on the Island are/were you from?
westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
dininos pizza
Wednesday 01/18/2012 3:24:54pm
Name:
Debra Weinmann Schmidt
City/State
Staten Island
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
This is a wonderful website.. My family owned Weinmann's Bakery.. I enjoyed seeing the photos and all the wonderful childhood memories from Stapleton, North & South Shore.. what a treat!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up on Jackson Street in Stapleton.. and having a million friends.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
There are many.. Yugos.. on Van Duzer. Esquire Club on Clove.. Rustic Inn.. on Hylan. these are old timers.. Today there are many to enjoy..
Wednesday 01/18/2012 11:59:27am
Name:
Richard LaDieu
City/State
Lanham, Md
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very nice website. i lived on staaten island starting when i was 4 years old until feb 75, leaving at 31 years old. there was a major power blackout in the mid 60's. it happened on the first day of my new job at chase manhattan bank at chase plaza. i never got their that day,
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
great memories, staten island music center in great kills and concord. took lessons there for many years.
grew up in st. george, mt loretto (2 1/2 years) mariners harbor and dungan hills before moving to d.c. area.
tks again for the site, i will visit again
cheers
rich
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/17/2012 10:39:03pm
Name:
Susan Butters Dobson
City/State
Califon, NJ 07830
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Harbor Rd., Mariners Harbor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/17/2012 5:52:12pm
Name:
gary delutri
City/State
staten island ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
great brings back alot of memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
guidos bar victory blvd tabers lobslter house
Where on the Island are/were you from?
willowbrook
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
casa nova
Tuesday 01/17/2012 5:28:28pm
Name:
Patricia Scrivani Selvaggio
City/State
Seaford,NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
wonderfull thanks for the memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
South Beach amusement park have great memories
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Beach Projects
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/17/2012 1:45:40pm
Name:
Robert Scamardella
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
Rscamardella@ statenlaw.com
Comments about this Website.
Fine job. Very interesting. Keep up the good work
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember a small pond behind the old Sunnyside Hospital. We called it "Duck's Pond." As a kid it was a wonderful ice-skating venue. The hospital, the pond and acres of beautiful woodlands were excavated for the S.I. Expressway.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Sunnyside. Still live there.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember a huge sloping field on Clove Road at the current location of Sunnyside Terrace. As a kid I was told "it used to be a golf range." By the time I played in it in the 50's it was a huge field of foot high grass.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'll check
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Buddy Buddy Club ( Now the renovated Roadhouse) and the Clover Club (now gone was at current site of the new seniors Park on Clove Road near Victory Blvd).
Tuesday 01/17/2012 12:48:12am
Name:
Jerry Pompilio
City/State
Inverness, Florida 34452
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Loved it brought back many memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Lived their for the first 35 years of my life, It was a great place to grow up to bad the spoiled it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in Rosebank lived in stabletion and new dorp
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have to get back to you on that.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Once co/owned the New Yorker restaurant the old Cosmos
Monday 01/16/2012 3:38:21pm
Name:
Mary Ferrari
City/State
Port Saint Lucie, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
A whole bunch. Wolfe's pond
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Princess Bay. Lemon creek
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Annex, Princess Bay
Sunday 01/15/2012 2:34:49pm
Name:
Barbara Lee Staubitz
City/State
Winston Salem N.C Former Staten Islander
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great wensite really brought back some memories.It really makes you think back when times were much more simple.You knew your neighbors and they new you.Your kids could go out and play without an armed bodyguard to watch over them every second and they didn't have to wear a gas mask to keep all the pollution out of your lungs.Yes they were the good old days.Technology is good to a degree but we are running everything into the ground.You cannot keep taking and taking without stopping to replenish' because it is all going to fall down around us and on top of us.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember riding the Staten I sland rapid transit out to the southern end of the island to go to a Camp Fire Girls Day Camp.I remember my sisters and myself swinging around the handlebars at the old Smith infirmary.I remember hamburgers from Al Deppes and the rides and the Boardwalk at South Beach .I remmember going to the Staten Island zoo when we were kids and how they had such large beautiful full grown tigers pacing back and fourth in those oh so tiny cages.Of course as a child you didn't realize just how inhumane and cruel that was for those Beautiful Majestic Animals.I remember going down to the Pavilion on a summer evening and walking along the beach and watching all the horseshoe crabs washed up onto the shore.I remener going swimming at The Goodhue Pool in New Brighton and the Tompkinsville pool in Tompkinsville .I remeber playing hop scotch on the sodewalk outside our house on Victory Blvd.I remember the parades they use to have when we were kids.We had a second story front porch and a lot of the family and friends would come over and watch because you couldn't have a better view.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Originally Tompkinsville then we moved to West Brighton and then to Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
New Jersey girls are pretty Manhattan girls are smart but! It takes a Staten Island girl to win a fellows heart.Joea
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
yes but it will take some digging to find them
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Joe and Pats Pizzeria on Victory Blvd . It is the best . The fist place we go to eat when we come up for a visit is Joe and Pats.That is a MUST.
There was a bar across the street from where we lived when I was real young.My Mom and Dad would go to the farmers market every saturday night; and my sister and I would look out the kitchen or pantry window and watch the people stumble out.It was called The Blue Hour
Saturday 01/14/2012 3:54:57pm
Name:
Dianne (De Matteis) Barnes
City/State
Orlando, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Loved it!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many. I miss Staten Island so much.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Great Kills (Greencroft Avenue)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Can't think of any right now.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I am sure I do.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I'd have to really think about it.
Friday 01/13/2012 0:13:04am
Name:
Gale Jean
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love this website. I'm a history lover and the pictures are awesome.
Thank You for having such a great website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Unfortunately, I was not born in Staten Island, but I met my husband here and had 3 children at St. Vincents hospital.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 01/11/2012 10:44:12am
Name:
Perry Smith
City/State
Gainsborough, England
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Hi! I've really enjoyed this stroll down memory lane. Fascinating!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
In the late 50s/early 60s we used to play behind the Democratic Club near Stapleton. I saw a Kennedy there once.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived on Brewster Street, Stapleton.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sadly, no.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
A pizza parlour in Tomkinsville, never eaten better, or hotter!
Sunday 01/08/2012 2:00:48pm
Name:
Walter hoffmann
City/State
Westerleigh s.I. New york
E-Mail:
Drumming62@ gmail.com
Comments about this Website.
Reminds me of my childhood ,growing up on s.I.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
So many can't list them all many .one great memory was the luncheonette my mom and dad owned .was at 1225 forest ave . Called walts luncheonette from 1955 to 1961 many, many more of good memories.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Jewett ave. Moved to other locations on si .now reside in Nj
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Many photo albums of family and north sihore
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Rh tugs which is now closed la condela , jimmy Mac. I could go on and on
Wednesday 01/04/2012 8:45:27pm
Name:
David J Rendt
City/State
Staten Island,New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The site is great .The Rendt"s came to Staten Island in 1845
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I came from Randell manor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
al deppes
Wednesday 01/04/2012 8:14:13pm
Name:
Joan von Kokeritz (Battista, Robinson)
City/State
Madison, AL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
absolutely loved seeing some of the old familiar places I remember as a kid...brought back so many memories and I want to just keep looking and looking.... for more
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I lived in Shore Acres for 17 years by the pond that a Vincent Schnurr tried to ruin by building apartments or houses there but it was fed by a natural spring and there's not much, safely, you could do about that ...
I didn't see the movie theater in Stapleton that I used to go to or the Liberty (16 cents to get in and then it went up to 25 cents and we thought that was terrible... now see what we pay to view a movie)... also didn't see the St. George theater on the hill near the Ferry to N.Y. or the nearby library I used to LOVE to go to ... always smelled so good of books... can't smell a Kindle or a Kindle Fire, can you? ha ha .... there's lots I remember. Worked and went to school in the city and I was doing some social work in Huntsville, Al (near where I live) and met a man in there undergoing therapy, and he turned out to be one of the Staten Island Ferry boat captains and I KNEW HIM AND REMEMBERED HIM... HOW WILD!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
from the Rosebank, Clifton, Fort Wadsworth area, near the Narrows. For a while, I lived on the narrows in a house, where, from my bed, I could actually watch the big ships go by, coming into NY harbor and HEAR the deep, impressive blowing of the ships.... the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, even the Andridoria and others ....
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
lived right near the Von Brieson (sp.?) park and we'd play in the woods around there ... Fort Wadsworth was within walking distance and we'd hear them play taps morning and night times ... a neat memory... then they built the Verrazanno Bridge and that kinda was the beginning of the end of Staten Island. Sad .... Many things changed then.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
just personal ones and not the sort that would enligthten... sad!!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
used to love Bacci's Charcoal Haven when they built it up....best hamburgers EVER!
Saturday 12/31/2011 11:09:48am
Name:
Malmee Weerasiri
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
My daughter, a second grader in PS 50 had to do a project - a travel guide on Staten Island and we found this site very informative. As a Staten Islander, I will take time to read all info on this site. We are Sri Lankan and our community is quite large in SI and may be you can add sone info about that as well .. Thanks and well done.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Sri Lankan Community maintains a Buddhist Temple at 115 John Street. The community being quite large, the temple organises many cultural events all around the year, including a school for kids to teach the religion and the mother tongue.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Oakwood Heights
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sri Lankan Restaurants : Lak Bojun, Lak Ruwana, Dosa Garden & Sanrasa
Sri Lankan Grocery : Ape Kade, New Parkland, Meth Lanka & Hema
Wednesday 12/28/2011 4:53:14pm
Name:
Marianne Jones Lawrence
City/State
North Carolina
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Thank you for putting together such a wonderful site. It is really a "blast from the past"
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My dad "Sparky Jones"came from New Brighton. My brother Tom and sister Pat all attended Sacred Heart and Curtis High
Great summer days at Faber pool.Met my husband Barry when he drove cars at Weissglass.
SI was the best place to growup
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Seneca St, off Broadway in West Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
maybe
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppes
Monday 12/19/2011 10:01:25pm
Name:
Sue Ann Whelihan Tremblay
City/State
Sebastian FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love it. Brings back wonderful memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
On New Year's eve my Mom and Dad took us to a movie and then for a chinese dinner in Stapleton.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born at St. Vincent's. Lived on "Seaside Blvd." in South Beach at Mays Beach, then we moved to Liberty Avenue in Dongan Hills.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
May's Hotel had dancing in the summer. We could hear it at our house because we were very close.
In the cooler months we use to roller skate in the dance hall.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 12/19/2011 3:49:42pm
Name:
Paula Kelley Ward
City/State
San Antonio, Texas
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love it! I'm writing our family history, and my mother's family lived on Staten Island.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Visiting my aunt and uncle in the summertime, and walking down Midland Avenue to Midland Beach.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
My aunt and uncle lived on Nugent Ave., at the end of the street, near the chain link fence of Miller Field.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I might, not sure.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Staten
Friday 12/09/2011 2:29:32pm
Name:
harold william ryan jr
City/State
staten island new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very good brings back many memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
drag racing on arden ave
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born and raised in great kills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
picture of the stapes my father played with them
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
steves orange house
Thursday 12/01/2011 2:59:22pm
Name:
Bill Jacobson
City/State
West Palm Beach, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love going here to see if I know anyone. We were 3 generations on SI and I still meet folks in Fla who remember our store which was Jacobson's Ethan Allen (no, not Archie Jacobson who was a friend and whose hangers I still have!). Started in Port Richmond and moved to south shore on Richmond Ave past the old airport and farms (Xarchos or Zharcos?. It was a Greek name I believe)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Oscar Weissglass (of Weissglass Milk) was our neighbor and used to flood an area in his back yard in winter so we could play hockey. His was the biggest yard and went through from Davis Ave to Lawrence. We had a football field in the fall and softball in the spring. Oh so many broken windows. His son Jay and my brother Richard were born a day apart and our Mothers were next to each other in the hospital. Richard and Jay are still in touch.
American Pickers did a show on SI and picked the old Weissglass Speedway signs which I tried to buy but missed. Saw a bunch of wrestling and demolition derbies there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived on Davis Avenue. Too many stories and not all can be printed!
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Our group of friends used to refer to SI as "Devils Island". Not sure where that started but it persists today.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al D's, Kings Arms (when it was the "in" place, Pal Joey's before (and after) somebody got shot at the 666, desert at Dairy Queen, our Grandfather's soda fountain on Richmond Avenue (free!), and the bar where all the NJ kids came to drink, the name of which escapes me at this moment!
Saturday 11/26/2011 9:51:22pm
Name:
jeanne pandolfi vaccaro
City/State
shrewsbury massachusetts
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
fantastic
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
westerliegh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 11/14/2011 5:43:33pm
Name:
Ciro Manzari
City/State
Lawrenceville, GA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Ah, the memories...
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many to write about... all I could say is, "Those WERE the days."
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
"Folks" would be "lured" here if they knew Staten Island like I remember Staten Island.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Magnotti's and of course, "Ciro's" Pizza.
Wednesday 11/09/2011 5:36:15pm
Name:
Kathleen Gahles
City/State
Neshanic Station NJ 08853
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great Website. I love it! Haven't finished looking at all of it but I liked what I saw so far. One criticism: the black print on the maroon backgrounf in some palces is impossible to read.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Will get back to you
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Meires Corners, Mann Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 11/02/2011 11:33:39am
Name:
Roswell Coles
City/State
South Orange, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful. I remember a lot of what I saw
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
thousands. what would you like
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Harborview Place to Great Kills to Ellicott Place in New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My father was director of the Staten Island Museum, later professor and Dean at Wagner College
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Probably many but I do not know where they are now
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Meurot Club. I knew the family and ate there many times
Monday 10/31/2011 3:43:55pm
Name:
Stephanie Boehm
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I LOVE THIS WEBSITE; GREAT PICTURES AND STORIES. Do you have any information about Boehm's Beach in New Dorp? My grandfather owned the beach back in the 20's. It had a hotel, boxing ring, etc..... At the bottom of New Dorp lane we had a street named after my grandfather Boehm street and Herman Street.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I am in Grasemere (30 years) and originally from New Dorp.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do have a postcard of Boehm's beach.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 10/29/2011 6:08:25pm
Name:
Robert G, Tonachel
City/State
Water Island US Virgin Islands
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The site is great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Sailing out of Great Kills
Ice Skating in Grassmere
Life before & after the bridge (Verrazano)
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Oakwood/Grassmere
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Have to think
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will look
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals
Tuesday 10/25/2011 2:57:08pm
Name:
Barbara Pedersen Strunk
City/State
Coral Springs, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Family does somewhere
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Didn't go to bars and not many restaurants unless it was for pizza. In Port Richmond there was an Italian Ice and Ice Cream place we use to go to. Al Dippys was a favorite place to go for minature golf, games and food.
Sunday 10/23/2011 8:22:04pm
Name:
Liz Egan Nilsen
City/State
Old Bridge NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love this website! I will be visiting it frequently!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Not at the moment...but I will give it lots of thought!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Davis Avenue, West Brighton (first house above Castleton, on the left side of the street, if you are facing Forest Avenue).
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I have some of the house I grew up in, right after the Blizzard of 1947...if you'd like them, let me know!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tavern on the Green on Hylan Boulevard.
Kane's on Forest Avenue (now Rusty's). I was one of the organizers for Sacred Heart's reunion of the class of 1960 last year and was thrilled to be able to hold the "Break the Ice" party at Rusty's the night before the reunion! What great memories I have of that place!
Friday 10/21/2011 7:08:57pm
Name:
Maria Rivera (Carrillo)
City/State
Lake Worth, Fl
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I really enjoyed seeing the past Staten Island but wanted to see more of where I grew up.It warms my heart knowing I lived there once a long time ago.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many... A few memories I hold close are spending time in the old Clove Lakes Stables watching and petting the horses... growing up in Todt Hill Houses (the apartments where everybody knew everybody and good friends were not hard to find.) Spending time with my Dad and big brother in Clove Lakes Park (R.I.P. Dad)and the list goes on and on from watching the Verrazano being built to watching the parades...
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Todt Hill (Manor Road, then Westwood Ave)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I was told the projects(lol like many people call them) were built over old Indian burial grounds... Don't have proof of it but there were many strange people and occurances there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes I have a few.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Different tastes...Joe n Pat's.. Al Deppe's.... Lum Chin's....A Hawaiian restaurant but forgot the name... Didn't go out for the bar scene...just the food! :)
Thursday 10/20/2011 8:34:14pm
Name:
Bill DeForest
City/State
Oswego, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What a wonderful piece of historical research.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My fondest memories of Staten Island were from exploring the woods and streams that were in existence at that time, (1950s), of fishing with my father in the salt water and fresh water ponds. Sunday afternoons watching the U-control model airplanes in the park near Willow Brook Hospital.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Marinas Harbor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The beached wooden ships.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Old mill, Lazares, Al Dippes
Wednesday 10/19/2011 11:43:47pm
Name:
Diane Driscoll Ude
City/State
Baltimore, MD
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I loved reading about these wonderful Staten Island memories. My parents both came from big families and were Staten Island natives. My grandparents came from Ireland and worked at Sailor Snug Harbor when they first arrived in America.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Whitaker Place in Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals in Great Kills and The Hofbrau
Wednesday 10/19/2011 10:52:52pm
Name:
Michael Moschella
City/State
Staten Island NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Well Done I enjoy looking and wondering what the island was like long ago.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Yes many were published by the SI Advance when Days gone By was running.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I would like to see The Floating Church of SI circa 1890 to 1930 in your pictures we have photos of it at All Saints Church 2329 Victory Blvd SI
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppes long gone now!
Wednesday 10/19/2011 7:42:26pm
Name:
Lenny Ricci
City/State
Salida, Colorado
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Super!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many great memories to list.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Newberry ave. Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Nunzio's
Wednesday 10/19/2011 6:53:24pm
Name:
Bob Smith
City/State
Canada
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic. So much I never knew of Saten Island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Cherokee Street, Graham Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 10/19/2011 4:45:58pm
Name:
Ed, Mandrik
City/State
Hawley, PA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website. Brings back many memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
As a litlle boy around 6 years old watching ski jumbs on the top of Winsor Road. Now you would land on the S.I. Expressway. The launch at the foot of Meredith Ave in Travis that use to take the worker's to American Cyanamid in N.J.. Also the little ferry launch that went over the Amboys.
How about the Golden Palms on Castleton Ave, they sold the 2 foot pizza. It was very good. Also Gene's in Port Richmond.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in Travis, move to Mariners Harbor lived where the Lowes Home center stands to day. Then up Forest Ave next to Weissglass milk factory. Then we moved to Mieres Corners. Got married an moved to Willowbrook. Then to Hawley, PA.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The old lady that lived on Shooters Island. That is the island across from Bethelhem Steel Company on Richmond Terrace. I meet her when I was about 6 or 7. My uncle was a watchman Bethelhem Steel.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will check with my brother.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Gene's Restaurant in Port Richmond.
Wednesday 10/19/2011 4:28:09pm
Name:
sue devico
City/State
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 10/19/2011 3:10:26pm
Name:
isabelle morrison medoro
City/State
staten island ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very interesting
brought back many memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
our family loved to go on walks and the best treat was to walk to forest avenue and get a hot dog at a hot dog place that was on forest ave near the overhead to the bayonne bridge expressway exit. can't remember the name of it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born in westerleigh, moved to amboy road, princess bay, then to richmond terrace, mariners harbor, then forest avenue, mariners harbor - married - moved to bond street, port richmond,
then south beach projects and back to westerleigh where i now reside. did'nt get far and never wanted to.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
loved the miami club when we were old enough and the dutchman's when we were still not old enough. also the silver dollar after roller skating at the new dorp roller rink.
Monday 10/17/2011 9:04:50pm
Name:
Attilio Edward Mazzella
City/State
poconos, pennsylvania
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
its creative and beautiful, all good memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I am from guyon and lynn street in oakwood
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 10/17/2011 2:00:46pm
Name:
Carl Seaman
City/State
Bellevue, Nebraska
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This was a wonderful find for me. I grew up on the Island and moved to Nebraska in 1964 while in the Air Force. The site brought back many memories of my youth.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Early years on Jewett Av. 1950 - 1962 lived on 8th street in New Dorp
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I remember "Three J's" Italian restaurant.
Monday 10/17/2011 12:45:38am
Name:
Ed Gerkens
City/State
Beverly hills Fl
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
outstanding
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
stapelton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 10/17/2011 8:21:24am
Name:
John McAdams
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love the site. Photos bring you back and the lists of places that are no more -all great.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Started in Oakwood in early 60's - now in Bulls Head.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals
Tavern on the Green
Sunday 10/16/2011 6:33:57pm
Name:
CHRISTINE DE MARTINO FLYNN
City/State
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
WHAT GREAT MEMORIES.
I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR WEBSITE. IT'S SO UNFORTUNATE THAT THE V/N BRIDGE BROUGHT SO MUCH CONGESTION AND CHANGE TO STATEN ISLAND AND REDUCED ITS IDYLLIC ATMOSPHERE TO CHAOS OVER THE YEARS.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
WALKING "THE AVENUE" ON SATURDAY.
FABER POOL EVERY DAY IN SUMMER.
THE ROLLER RINK ON THE CORNER OF NEW DORP LAND AND HYLAN BLVD. THAT CLOSED IN 1955 AND BEING FROM PORT RICHMOND WE STARTED GOING TO THE RINK IN BAYONNE.
STECKMAN'S EVERY AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL
STOCK CAR RACES AT WEISSGLASS STADIUM.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
BORN AND GREW UP IN PORT RICHMOND. MOVED AWAY IN 1960 AND BACK IN 1972 TO NEW DORP. UNFORTUNATELY THE CONGESTION AND CROWDS DROVE US TO NJ IN 2006.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
THERE USED TO BE GRAVESTONES IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BILLOP HOUSE(NOW HTHE CONFERENCE HOUSE). I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY WERE JUST STONES OR BURIAL SITES.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'LL LOOK AROUND
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT DENINO'S OR VENETIAN GARDENS
Sunday 10/16/2011 2:04:29pm
Name:
roz greenstein
City/State
staten island new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
loved it, i have forwarded it to family and friends
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
going to bay street in the 1950's and watching the sailors coming off the ships- also the coast guard station when the Newport News carrier docked
Where on the Island are/were you from?
bulls head
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 10/16/2011 6:49:53am
Name:
Susan Goodman
City/State
Westchester County, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
A wondeful site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My memories relate to knowing that I was born in Staten Island Hospital (think it was S. on Sanguine) and that my birth-mother (whom I've known for over 30 years) lived in a home run by Louise-Wise Services (adoption). (Loved also driving around yesterday; want to return to the Austen house, the Botanical Gardens, bring our grandtoddler to the zoo, etc.).
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in 1955 in what must have been the old Staten Island Hospital (Princes Bay). I learned yesterday (didn't think to ask before) that I lived with my birth mother in the nursery in the Lake View Maternity Home on 77 Chicago Ave. - not too far from the entrance to the V-N Bridge.(sign now says) Geller home. The home is a large, solid, brick structure from at least the early 1900's (the sin says Geller and it has been a home for children for the past 37 years, I'm told).
I always had a very strong emotional connection with Staten Island, because of my personal history (which I knew about since I was little). I'm sure that that's the same for many adult adoptees who were adopted through Louise Wise Services. I know that I was in several foster care homes (3) until I was placed with my wonderful family when I was 5-6 months old. I'd like to learn more about that; the homes were likely in Staten Island too and about what that neighborhod felt like in the 50's. My Dad worked for a place called Signal Stat in Brooklyn; every once in a while my parents considered moving to Staten Island while I was growing up (we lived in Queens) - so we would attend open houses. I don't remember where.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I'm so enjoying reading all of your entries about memories growing up in SI and about the folk lore. The stories about spirits are especially interesting.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I took several photos of the Staten Island University Hospital South and the then Lake View Maternity Home that I could upload.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Would love to return for great meals.
Saturday 10/15/2011 4:55:49pm
Name:
Pat Gatti Eure
City/State
Austin, TX
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am so glad I stumpled on this website.I haven't been to the Island in many years and this site brings back many memories. Thank you. Pat
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I'm not sure what the part of the Island I came from. My dad called it Grasmere and my mom Arrochar. I guess it's the East Shore. I went to PS 34 and then had transfer to PS 39, for 7th and 8th. Graduated from McKee in Jan 1953.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Unfortunately no.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Dutchman's.
Tuesday 10/11/2011 5:29:42pm
Name:
David Cutting
City/State
Clarksville, TN
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The nostalgia is great, especially my old hangout, Al Deppe's.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Last night, on a family visit back to S.I., we ate at a Japanese restaurant that turned out to be built on the site of my birthplace and home from 1941-1962. It also occupies the site of the former Strand Theater, which my late mother managed and I worked at until its 1957 closing.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
25 Nelson Ave, Great Kills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 10/10/2011 9:35:28pm
Name:
Reuben Martinez
City/State
Northern Virginia
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What a wonderful site. Great Memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
SI Marine Cadet Corps (1969-1974). Any Cadets still out there? Helped make me the person I am. ad a 22+ year military carreer. Being in the firat graduating class to do three years at Morris.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Lived all over: Travis, Port Richmond, New Brighton, Stapleton, Mariner's Harbor.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I Wish I had some to share.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Loved eating Pizza at a place built in a house on Grandview Avenue in Mariners Harbor. They sold it out of a hole in their living room wall.
Saturday 10/08/2011 11:17:01am
Name:
Julian White
City/State
London UK
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I have been coming to Staten Island for 20 years now with my girl who's family are from there. They used to own a Beach property which including a hotel, casino, bowling alley, boxing training ground and picnic area not to mention the beach. It was known as Boehm beach with roads named after the family. Boehm St and Herman St. Neither the buildings nor the roads exist any more.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do have photos from that era of the family, the Beach (interior buildings and exterior) and houses on 1st & 2nd St. New Dorp.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I always like Conlans and the Collonade Diner.
Friday 10/07/2011 10:27:16pm
Name:
John Wroe
City/State
Haileybury ON CA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Quite thorough. I'm doing research for a book on early French and Dutch settlers.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 10/04/2011 5:04:13pm
Name:
Rosaria Patti Dziergowski
City/State
Middleburg, Fl.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It brings back so many memories. The happiest days of my life were spent on S.I. where I was born. We vist every year in Feb. and then again in late Sept. or early Oct.
We were just there last week.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I lived in Midland Beach on Grimsby St. next to Miller Field. I can remember watching prisoners exercising each and every morning.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in a home on Amboy road in 1937. I moved away after getting married in 1960 to a wonderful man that I have shared my life with for 51 yrs.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Love going up Todt Hill to the Seminary which we passed the other night. I used to get Mass Cards there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Probably but would have to search for them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppe, New Dorp Lane Diner, Toto's 3 Jays, and our all time favorite on Garretson Ave. across from where we lived before moving to Fl. is Lee's Tavern.
Tuesday 10/04/2011 11:41:44am
Name:
Marianne Hare
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I just happened to find this site this morning and I'm so glad that I did! I've been here my entire life and our family's roots go back to 1888 (dad's side) but there is just so much I still don't know about my beautiful little island. Thanks for putting this together.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many to write in this little space. We were surrounded by the woods where I grew up and often ventured into them for all types of adventures. We went sledding, ice skating and built igloos in the Winter, caroling at Christmas time (all the neighborhood kids) and biking all Summer long. When we were feeling very adventurous we rode our bikes from the top of Barclay (by Sneden) all the way to the beach. I can remember my heart racing as we crossed Hylan Boulevard, with the beach in site, knowing that we were venturing far from home and could be in big trouble if our parents ever found out. Barclay was all woods then with just a spattering of houses between Amboy and Hylan. It was just so serene and beautiful to just coast on your bike and breath it all in.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born on Rathbun Avenue in Annadale and a year later we moved to Barclay Avenue, just around the corner from town.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Of course the first thing that comes to mind is St. Andrew's cemetery; that is just chock full of ghosts. Then when I was a tween I heard about the devil worshippers on Lighthouse Hill behind the golf course. The Conference House and Perrine House ghosts also come to mind as I am sure I encountered both in my youth or perhaps it was just an overactive imagination.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I wish I did but unfortunately I don't believe I do have any photos. I do, however, have an atlas from 1888 which I treasure.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Of course Al Deppes and the dancing chicken, though I was very young when they were around and the memory of them is very vague. In my teen years I used to hang out at a bar at the end of Wyman in Great Kills. It was right on the beach, but the name escapes me.
Saturday 10/01/2011 5:01:05pm
Name:
Paul Thomasset
City/State
Bedford, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I wrote a long story about Eileen Farrell and changed to another page to check something and lost my writing. If you can set up the site so that entries don't get eliminated if the writer leave the page that is being written on. Also the gray background makes some of your entries almost invisible.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I lived on the Island 1933 to 1955. We lived on Campus Rd across from Wagner College next to the Augustinian Academy. During the war years I used to go with my Dad to spot planes from the Wagner spotting tower on top of the Administration Building. We often watched the convoys leaving NY Harbor, bound for England and on more than one occasion witnessed the glow from torpedoed freighters. At the time NY Harbor had so many boats with war materiel that it was difficult for the SI Ferry to maneuver. Much of the supplies were staged on the South shore on the airstrips such as Miller Field and other open spots. Two of my childhood friends had most of the keys to Wagner as their parents were employed there, so we had the run of the place using their basketball and tennis courts, and often traveled with the teams. We were depression kids so their wasn't many of us and Wagner male students were in the armed services so we pretty much had Wagner for urselves.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived on the Island 1933 to 1955. We lived on Campus Rd., Grymes Hill across from Wagner College next to the Augustinian Academy.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
You mentioned the Jolly Trolley which we often frequented. Yes the Loose Caboose was placed nearby but was moved soon after. As kids I remember the Jolly Trolley pet cat jumping into a 5 gallon can of boiling hot frying oil that was carelessly placed on the floor. I don't think they had deep fried cat on the menu though.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sorry no.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppy's and the Tavern on the Green
Friday 09/30/2011 8:08:47pm
Name:
Jean Cronin
City/State
Red Bank, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Such a delight to look at the pictures and reminise.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Hanging out on the corner on Henderson and Davis in front of Franks. I was the original groupie of the Vagabond Missionaries and enjoyed rehearsals and battle of the Bands. Dave Johannson was the lead singer.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My father and brothers were orphans in St. Michaels and went on to go to St. Augustine Acadamy there seem to be a lot of fires afterward and stories as well.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I wish I did apparently my father's cousins owned a blacksmith on North Burger.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Marten's Bar on Richmond Terrace and Tavern on the Green
Friday 09/30/2011 8:20:18am
Name:
Nancy (Patti) Mercer
City/State
Farnham, VA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
My favorite site having visited it several times before. I Lived on Staten Island from the time I was a year old (1936). My sister was born on the Island in 1937, followed another sister in 1940 and my only brother in 1946. I was married for the first time at At. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Midland Beach in 1955 and had 2 daughters- one born in Staten Island Hospital and the other in Richmond Memorial Hospital. I remarried in 1971 while living in the South Beach projects and left in 1974 for New Jersey when my son was a year old. In 1979 we lft for Florida where we lived until 2004 which is when we moved to Virginia. But Staten Island is still in my heart and now only visit to attend weddings and funerals as well as my last class reunion, my 50th, from New Dorp High School in 2003.
Nancy Mercer
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember the airplane crash in 1960. My youngest daughter was only 2 or 3 months old. We were living in the South Beach profects at the time and remember hearing the crash which seemed to be overhead. Actually I seem to remember that one of the engines of one of the planes landed across the street from either our Project or the Dongan hills project. I do remember when my husband and I drove over to New Dorp and watched the search being conducted by many people including Mill Field soldiers walking the field hand in hand seeming to rake the ground for objects thrown from the plane and possible human remains. I also remember the story that bodies fell from one of the planes and one was supposedly in a tree behind a house on the street where I grew up - Grimsby Street which is adjacent to Miller Field. I also have memoriaes of the prisoners of war incarcerated in Miller Field - some Italian and some German. As a child along with my friends we would climb the chain link to try to look over the fence at the end of our street. Of course the prisoners were only brought there years after the field was used a training camp for military draftees which is something we also enjoyes watching.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Midland Beach for my childhood up to high school graduation and marriage. Later South Beach as a bride and young mother. Later as I remarried for the 2nd time in Dongan Hills and then Great Kills until 1974 when we moved to New Jersey.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The ghosts of Richmondtown.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will have to look since I know I do have many.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Riviera Chateau for special occasions including my first wedding reception. As far as bars there were many we would go to every now and then but no names come to mind. There was one in St. George near the docks my husband used to frequent but I cannot remember the name. The bartender was named Larry and later he moved over to a bar in Dongan Hills on Hyland Blvd. We would visit whenever we traveled to the Island, but I still cannot think of the name.
Thursday 09/29/2011 7:30:22pm
Name:
charles edkins
City/State
s.i.n.y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very good.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I swan at the saw mill,Ilived by the airport,310 cannon ave.I palyed on the runway,the junk yard wasbehind my house,It was called Alabamas
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Travis 1944to1965,when to viet-nam,1967 out.Raced junk cars at wessglass track,had good.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
babs by the park
Monday 09/26/2011 6:33:23am
Name:
Greg E. Uhrig
City/State
McMinnville, Tennessee
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love this site. Most of it I don't remember, but what I do is awesome.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Walking to Clark's on Gifford's Lane (now a bagel shop) with my Mom and brother. Parades and riding the SIRT.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Corner of Lortel Ave. & Slosson Ave. Then we moved to Gibson Ave. in Great Kills.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I sent you one, can't wait to look for more. I would love to share any pictures I have.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppe's & Bacci's.
Sunday 09/25/2011 10:46:54pm
Name:
Patricia Murphy Britton
City/State
Staten Island NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love looking at all the old photos and remembering how wonderful it was to grow
up on Staten Island.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up in the Berry Homes in Dongan Hlls.
The park was the place to be in the summer. With rollar skating races, dancing, basketball, tennis, sprinklers and arts and crafts,
taught to us by Mrs. Davis. When it was
time for dinner, we would hear my father's unique whistle, letting us know that it was time to come home. What a wonderful place to grow up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals Great Kills
Holiday Inn Oakwood
Sunday 09/25/2011 4:22:32pm
Name:
Robert "Bob" Tonry
City/State
Houston, Texas
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent site! Staten Island was and is a great place.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up there in the early sixties to the late 70's. Attended PS8, IS24, and Tottenville High School. My friends and I explored the whole Island on bicycle. Fished off the barge and the sand bar at the end of Wiman Ave. Delivered the Advance & Daily News when I was 11. Worked at the Little Store from age 12 to 14. Worked a summer at the Country Club Diner. Also the Carvel on Hylan Blvd in Great Kills. Joey Faye came in one day (1976)and I told him he was the Fruit of the Loom grapes. He laughed that I recognized him.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Holly Ave in Great Kills.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Too many good restaurants to mention. The Swiss and Talk of the Town.
Sunday 09/25/2011 9:04:24am
Name:
Carol Bayus DeSimone
City/State
Boston Ma
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am flooded with waves of a sad and happy emotional ride down memory lane
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
What I like to think about most is Seabreeze. That was the beach below Hyland Blvd off Woods of Arden and Vanderbilt Beach that is below Hyland Blvd off Arden avenue. As kids we played baseball in the Spring and swam in the summer. We made fires on the beach to keep mosquitos away and walked to the Tumble In for soda and chips. We spent so much time just sitting and talking on the beach. I can go on and on with more memories..That's were I fell in love with my first boyfriend and Staten Island. This was about 1965-1969
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Eltingville.. .Hyland Blvd and Arden Avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 09/25/2011 2:19:59am
Name:
Jim Rowe
City/State
Eagle River, Alaska
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It is wonderful! I've only began the journey.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
P.S. 20. Dongan Street. Real parades with military. Sitting on my father's shoulders. People standing deep along the sidewalks. Proud of America. Circus elephants walking by. The "junk man." He had a horse drawn wagon and rang a bell. Sharpened knives and scissors and (I think) picked up junk(?). Circa 1948-50.
Jewett Avenue/Manor Road. P.S. 30. Port Ricmond High School. In the fall people burned leaves along the curb.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Street. Later Westerleigh (Jewett Ave).
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Ravenhurst. Before my time. Between Jewett and Manor Road. Owned by Benedicts. Purchased from Vanderbilt family.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
No.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Already mentioned Al Deppe's.
Saturday 09/24/2011 11:55:57pm
Name:
Janet
City/State
Walden, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website. Fascinating. Thanks for putting it together.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I just remember when the island wasn't so crowded....houses were not on top of each other as they became in the 70's and later.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Grew up in Great Kills on Daleham Street, one block over from Holtermanns Bakery on Arthur Kill Rd. and 2 houses up from Giffords Lane.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have loads of old photos, but none that you would be able to say is any special place. Most are from parents growing up in Travis.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Loved the King's Row bar, and Doherty's in New Dorp. No special restaurants....though there is nothing to beat Staten Island pizza. LOL
Saturday 09/24/2011 3:26:26pm
Name:
Sylvia DeFazio Frenette
City/State
Lynn, MA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Thank you sooooo much for sharing your memories and the history of Staten Island.Still so much to see on your site!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 09/24/2011 3:15:30pm
Name:
Charlie Tahaney
City/State
Saylorsburg, Pa.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Worked 2004-2009 in Rossville. Back in the 50's my dad would take me on the ferry from Manhattan so we could ride the SIRT. We lived in Queens so it was a day's outting.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My friend's dad owned the Texaco station on Hylan Blvd. & Lincoln Ave. (where the chicken place is now) for many years. If you happen to have a photo of it I would love to be able to send it to him.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 09/23/2011 12:03:51am
Name:
Mary Ellen Meraglia - Ferrara
City/State
Washingtonville, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Read it again and thoroughly delighted.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I must add the memories of the mosquito trucks spraying in the summers. Going ice skating on Cameron's Pond in Grasmere. My Father used to take us to the farms over by where the Mall is now. I think there was a golf course and a small airport. Also remember the Memorial Day Parades all through Dongan Hills ending up at the bank on Richmond Rd. I remember Robert Halls on Hylan Blvd. in Dongan Hills - a beautiful dept. store. Also remember when there were NO one way streets on Staten Island. It was a wonderful place to grow up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
There used to be an old convent on Old Town Road. (Now a Nursing Home Facility). Us kids in the neighborhood thought it was haunted.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
None that I remember
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Bacci's on Hylan Blvd. Nunzio's Pizza. The bar on Richmond Rd. that was built in the 1700's right near Cromwell Ave and Garretson.
Friday 09/16/2011 3:51:03pm
Name:
Eugene Uhrig
City/State
Moore, Oklahoma
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love the site, but I couldn't read some of the stories and descriptions. (too small)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
When I came out of service after WW2, I worked at Clove Lakes Stables taking out the riders on the trails. I remember when the ferry terminal burned down. I used my car and ten of us went over to NJ and up to Palisades Park. I had to replace the rear springs the next day.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born on Pleasant Valley Ave. Lived in Great Kills, Grant City, and Atlantic. Went to PS1 and Tottenville High.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tavern on the Green, Privracki's Bar and Picnic Grounds
Friday 09/16/2011 10:55:14am
Name:
Joan Svenningsen
City/State
Manalapan, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love it!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Does anyone remember the trampoline school out by the drive in movie - before the Island Theatre was built.
Roller skating on Sundays in the Finest parking lot on Victory Boulevard.
Tina's Diner and Benny's Ice Cream Parlor on Victory Boulevard.
Going to P.S. 29 and playing in the school yard.
Fourth of July parade in Travis
Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher contest at Willowbrook Park on 4th of July.
Going to Van Briesen Park every Sunday to watch the bridge being built.
Riding by bike and roller skating on the expressway before it opened to traffic.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Meiers Corner
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
That the "Old Goat Man" lived at the top of hill above Quinlan Avenue in an old shanty.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Somewhere - not sure where
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Denino's, Casa Nova (Port Richmond), King's Arms (best burgers), JJ's Composite
Thursday 09/15/2011 9:58:32pm
Name:
maddy gnazzo
City/State
staten island new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
i think this site is wonderfully reminiscent of the "old days". there are many facts that i believe our residents dont know about.... its great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
How about this...from the circle at Hylan in South Beach to Lincoln Ave there was just 1 traffic light...Lincoln. If you travelled past New Dorp....you were travelling far..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Lived and socialized in South Beach..Later moved to Castleton Corners and then our home on Greeley Ave and now Grymes Hill.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Carmens
Thursday 09/15/2011 10:09:04am
Name:
james petersen
City/State
clearwater, florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
i love the web site,,it brings back memories,, i grew up on staten island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 09/15/2011 1:01:29am
Name:
Wayne Holt
City/State
Galveston, Texas
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Obviously a work of love. It's a very intimate remembrance of times and places that have passed into history, but still exert a powerful influence on those of us who experienced them.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I was born at Staten Island Hospital in April, 1950 and lived on Vanderbilt Ave. in an apartment building that is still neatly kept, until my father gave up merchant sailing after the war. Grandparents, aunts and uncles on my mother's side were all Island residents and I have WONDERFUL memories of being taken to the Staten Island Zoo, South Beach, Port Richmond for shopping etc.
My favorite memories were of riding the North Short SIRT line from Mariner's Harbor platform to the St. George ferry, around by the narrow strip of land between the water line and Snug Harbor station. My family moved to Illinois when I was about four and then Texas. I would come back to SI nearly every summer for vacation and it was like coming back to an old friend, from the leafy streets to the Weissglass heavy cream in quart bottles from the A&P that my grandparents let me put on my Frosted Flakes in the morning. I can also remember waiting on the step of my grandparents house on Maple Parkway for the ice cream man to come by, and eating my treat as twilight fell and the lightning bugs came out in force.
Oddly enough, to this day I still dream at times about all the beautiful ornamental ironwork that NYC used to use in park fences, subway stations, public buildings etc. I can see that deep green and sensuous shapes just like I was three years old again.
Would not trade all those great memories, and plan on coming back to the Island as my final resting place.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Maple Parkway, Mariner's Harbor.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Some great ghost stories that I was told that scared me witless...you shouldn't do that to a child ;-)
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I have some that I will try to dig up.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Favorite was Pat and Joe's Pizza on Victory, best desert was Ralph's Ice in Port Richmond.
Tuesday 09/13/2011 1:14:08am
Name:
Ola
City/State
Malmö / Sweden
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Hi! I'm from Sweden, and I found to this webpage by surfing Wikipedia, and I just want to commend this site(and the Wikipedia site on Staten Island also). Well done and good luck, best wishes from Sweden
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 09/10/2011 11:55:44pm
Name:
Joan (Kehoe)Henel
City/State
Staten Island, N.Y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
John, Great job!!! Brings back so many memories.....I lived on Grimsby Street....opposite side from Duffy's.....Kenny Duffy would come and knock on our door when we had a phone call!!!!.....he was soooooo good to everyone. I played with your sister, Mary, and, although times were tough for everyone, your mom was one of the kindest people...I've told the story many times...to my own children and others, that your mom would add a "little more water" to the Snow Crop (like lemonade)...and make the bologna sandwiches a "little thinner"....to have enough lunch to include me and walk us up to P.S. 38 where she would let us run under the sprinkler and enjoy fun filled summer afternoon and a yummy lunch....we thought we were in Disney!!!!!!!!it puts a smile on my heart to this day.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 09/09/2011 4:08:40pm
Name:
bill edwards
City/State
franklin, pa.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
wonderful, brings a tear to my eye
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
ps3,tottenville hs, wagner college,richmond college. residency at st vincents, my family rented attic in the seguine house
Where on the Island are/were you from?
princess bay 60-72
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
tarry's tavern, Orange house, A&W root beer
Thursday 09/08/2011 11:42:02am
Name:
kathy o'donnell
City/State
staten island, new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
You did a terrific job.....Really enjoyed reading and viewing the pictures.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up here and loved it. Certainly a lot less traffic, drama, and stress. I have many good memories of SI. Among them being able to ice skate at Jacks Pond(Great Kills) and shop on Richmond Ave (Port Richmond) Lobels as a child, then Lerners and Melody Ann as a young adult. Had loads of fun and sun with a lot less crime and drugs.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
From Grant City and Great Kills, SI.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
In High School, Baccis Charcoal Haven (New Dorp), also Magnotti's (Dongan Hills). Now among many favorites, Bocellis and Portebellos, Fortune Gardens.
Wednesday 09/07/2011 6:59:04pm
Name:
Debbie Richardson
City/State
Oviedo, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
what great history! I grew up in SI, but havent lived there since 89. so much about SI I never knew! thanks for sharing!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond (near Forest Ave)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Pal Joeys, SI diner, Denino's, Brothers Pizza
Tuesday 09/06/2011 9:15:38am
Name:
Howard Sharrott
City/State
Camden SC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Home sweet home..Hey John, Where are the books you were going to send me..My brother Paul said you sent him a book ??
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up there in the 50's
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Claypit Road..Sharrott's Road area.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Some..Myers Pond Ghost...Sleepy Hallow on Bloomingdale Rd..
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have some...dear to me....
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tucky's Pizza, Al Deppee's
Monday 09/05/2011 12:31:09am
Name:
Tammie Weber
City/State
Sheridan, Wyoming
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The site is great, I wish I could find more information though on my great grandfather, the family name is Cooke, Virginia C. Cooke. Thank you for the site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 09/04/2011 7:55:08pm
Name:
Nancy and Fredy Benitez
City/State
Tampa Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I feel so bad for the SI Hospital... Maybe someone can restore it... We love Staten Island, This will always be our home GOD BLESS STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
WEST BRIGHTON Tottenville high school area
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 09/04/2011 7:21:40pm
Name:
Marie Lara
City/State
Staten Island, NY 10309
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I spent a delightful hour looking at this webside, and have placed it on my toolbar so I can come back any time I want to.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
When we first moved here in 1976, once you went past Richmond Avenue on Hylan Boulevard, you didn't see any cars. When somebody drove up the block (we only had 5 houses on our block), the lights would shine, and we'd say, "Oh, somebody's getting company." No traffic, no cars - beautiful!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We moved from downtown Brooklyn where I was always finding a reason for the kids to stay in, to this beautiful neighborhood (Prince's Bay), where I used to say all the time, "What are you doing in the house? Go out and play!" Once the kids went out in the morning, when I wanted them back, I used a triangle to call them in.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Our family from Brooklyn used to make a caravan of cars (about 5 or 6 - all my aunts, uncles, cousins) and we used to take the ferry across at 69th Street to come to Staten Island to go to Wolf's Pond Park, where we used to barbeque and picnic. Little did I know that 25 years later, I would buy a house two blocks from Wolf's Pond Park. I used to take my children, and now I take my grandchildren there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do have old photos that were given to me by a neighbor who is now deceased, and he said they were taken by his father. I will try to remember where I "saved" them, and will send some to you.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
We used to go to La Botte, on Hylan Boulevard. Also, we went to two chinese restaurants whose names escape me right now, but one was in the K-Mart Plaza (and is still there) and the other was off Amboy and Ainsworth in Great Kills.
Sunday 09/04/2011 5:27:01pm
Name:
Luani-Lani Elizabeth Morales-Carrero
City/State
Kissimmee, FL
E-Mail:
LCarrero817@gmail,com
Comments about this Website.
I love what i see, so far and i haven't touched the surface...i'm only 32, so some of the pictures are of the way it was before i was even born, but i'm proud to say i was born and raised there for 28 years.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I live in Florida now, but (thanks to my "Staten Island accent") i am always meeting people that ask me where im from. I proudly state that i am from Staten Island because until 2008, i couldn't imagine living anywhere else! I think it's great that once i get to see everything on this site, i will learn everything about the place i called home for so many years and have never forgotten about.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in West Brighton (189 Market Street) and lived in Port Richmond, Elm Park, Midland Beach, New Brighton, Stapleton and St. George. Before I moved off the island, i was living on Myrtle Avenue.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sorry, im afraid i don't.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Duffy's, ofcourse because my dad worked there for 13 years!
Luani, I actually have a photo of the Old Duffy Diner on the South?Midland Beach Page
Saturday 09/03/2011 9:22:23pm
Name:
Lisa
City/State
Lake Worth, Fl.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
awesome. great pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton,
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Dakota Diner
Saturday 09/03/2011 1:45:54pm
Name:
Kathy Shearin
City/State
Jacksonville, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Lovely. Not knowing much about Staten Island, it has been quite helpful and interesting.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My grand-aunt, Minnie O'Neill Bolognini, lived in Stapleton with her husband Joseph Bolognini around 1900-1914. He ran a saloon/cafe on Bay Street. I have been trying to find information on them and their life there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 09/02/2011 9:22:19am
Name:
Arlene Vuotto
City/State
Conway, SC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
a friend e-mailed your website to me - what a pleasure to look at - my husband, youngest son & I moved from SI in 2010 - having been born and raised on SI, I enjoyed looking thru the site very much
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Loved to picnic in Wolfs Pond Park on 4th of July many years ago - it was my grandfather's birthday and the whole family would join in to celebrate
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born in Midland Beach, raised in Port Richmond, moved to Tottenville from 1983 to 2010
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Denino's - whenever we go back North, we have to have a Denino's run
Thursday 09/01/2011 10:54:30pm
Name:
Ann Marie Cerbone Keegan
City/State
Fairfield, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love reading the memories... all 1000+ of them! Some brought tears to my eyes, instantly transporting me back to my childhood (and I'm only 48 yrs. old)!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Every December, JC Penney's in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza turned their backroom storage/warehouse into a Christmas wonderland, complete with a Santa whose lap you could sit on.
Singer's(sewing machine and fabric store)in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza sold 45s in the back!!! This is where we bought our records until the Record Baron opened up on Forest Ave next to the OTB.
The produce department in the Penn Fruit supermarket (in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza) had sawdust all over the floor plus a man who weighed your bags of veggies/fruit and wrote a price on them.
Sears on Forest Ave. was turned into a mini-mall.
On Forest Ave. near the old Sears, there was a short-lived indoor skating rink where you skated on... wait for it... plastic fiberglass "ice"!!!
Neisner's 5&10 dime store was replaced with a Service Merchandise catalog store.
Pantry Pride supermarket on Forest Ave. (where Pathmark is now) had a back entrance that was a ramp with a couple of those kid rides that you put a quarter in to ride.
Telling stories about where you were when the 1977 blackout hit!
The t-shirt/transfer shop in the Honeycomb level of the SI Mall.
The Ground Round on the second level of the mall where you could throw peanut shells on the floor and watch old cartoons while you ate.
There was an Esso gas station/garage on the corner of Richmond Ave. and Victory Blvd. that had a display car with the hood up and a dummy/mannequin dressed in mechanic overalls, leaning over with his head in the engine, "making repairs".
In 1969, some of the Mets (Ed Kranepool, Jerry Kooseman, Art Shamsky) had an autograph signing outside of JC Penney's (in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza).
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh/Port Richmod border
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Pal Joey's on Forest Avenue
Jody's on Forest Avenue
Thursday 09/01/2011 7:46:01pm
Name:
Patricia Dicks
City/State
Staten Island
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
came across this by accident & thoroughly loved browsing thru. I remember a lot of those sights.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember going to the Auction on Richmond Ave. It was a Sat. Night treat & then going to Al Deppe's for burgers.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Originally from Westerleigh & after getting married we now are in Travis home of our great parade.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 08/31/2011 0:25:15am
Name:
robert taylor
City/State
savannah, georgia
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The Dandy auto parts. My uncle Paul Byrnes was the manager.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
was born in Richmond Memorial Hospital
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 08/29/2011 10:16:04pm
Name:
Roberta A Cotter
City/State
Staten Island New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Keep it coming, I love the history
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in Marniers Harbor 1950 to Evelyn Luke & Robert A Cotter Sr.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My dad Robert A Cotter Sr & my brother Robert A Cotter Jr, ran Robert A Cotter & Son Salvage & Lumber Yard on Old Downeys Shipyard in the 1950's
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do, just have to locate them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Denino's Pizzeria & Carmins Spanish Rest in Annadale
Sunday 08/28/2011 2:08:24am
Name:
Linda Van Duzer Larson
City/State
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I enjoyed the web site. I'm trying to get some informataion about how Van Duzer Street was named. I believe it was one of my ancestors but would like more information.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 08/26/2011 11:53:27pm
Name:
Tom Puma
City/State
Phoenix, Arizona
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It brought back a lot of great memories for me
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Watching the bridge go up across the bay and then working on it putting the antennas on top of it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Fort Wadsworth
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
If you remember the flying saucer scare of 1966. That was my friends and I that did that
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
PS 34 on Fingerboard Rd.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Jolly Trolley
Sunday 08/21/2011 5:52:56pm
Name:
Donna Soper Curran
City/State
SINY
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
It brought back alot of memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born and still reside in westerleigh.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 08/21/2011 3:37:14pm
Name:
Roger Moren
City/State
Mt. Pleasant, SC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
You may want to Google, Turk Van Lake.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Arden Hieghts, Annadale.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 08/21/2011 12:58:36am
Name:
Mary Mistler
City/State
NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great photos!
John, Are you related to Mary Sublett? (Went to St. Christopher's school.)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many to fit here!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Grant City
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have a blogsite, "Staten Island Sepia," http://statenislandsepia.blogspot.com/
where I have been posting old photos.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Bacci's on Hylan Blvd,New Dorp, and Joe Avino's in New Dorp Beach (great pizza!)
Friday 08/19/2011 9:46:08am
Name:
Lois Weickert
City/State
Orlando Fl
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love This Site! Keep up the memories! Thanks. :)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Could you find any history about the old paper factory on Walker St?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
mariners Harbor, Van Pelt Ave
Lived there from 1974-1998
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 07/21/2011 8:37:38pm
Name:
Susan
City/State
Tottenville
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love the site, but never took you for a writer or historian John! Good work.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
How about the dancing chicken at Al Deppe's and the sound the bear made when shot.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dole St. Annadale
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
As kids we honestly believed we could be sent to Mt Loretto for misbehaving!
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Some
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Main Bar, Tottenville
Also Dickens in New Dorp ( remember that one, I met you there)
Sue, I remember you well, you had two friends with you, one was also named Sue, and it was at Little Nicks Pizza that I met you not Dickens, remember Little Nicks was between Fox Theater and Dickens Coffee Shop
Saturday 06/18/2011 2:45:38pm
Name:
DAN BLAINE
City/State
Pisgah Forest, NC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great Website...we had a SI "Nostrivia" bulletin board back in the 90's, but you have perfected the media with this site!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My uncle, DAN BLAINE was the owner of the "Stapes", SI's NFL football team.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in Stapleton, grew up on Pelton Ave. in West New Brighton.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Killie Bends, across from Sailor's Snug Harbor was a tidal creek, an excellent place to catch killies, then use them as bait at the old wooden fishing pier at South Beach.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, will post another time.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Capelli's on Clove Road.(restaurant)
Blue Hour on Cebra Ave. (college bar)
Sunday 06/05/2011 7:50:00pm
Name:
Power, kevin P.
City/State
Queens, New york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Brings back a lot of "growing up" memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up on the North Shore in West Brighton in late 1940s and 1950s. "Frank's Candy Store" on Henderson Avenue and Davis Avenue.
Pal Joeys when it was located at the "old" location on Forest Avenue - at Oakland Avenue, well before it moved to Davis and Forest. Wildlife found in Pouch Camp and cabin camping during the winter there. Woke up one Sunday morning with about 18 inches of snow on ground. All the scouts cheered - No Mass this AM.
In 1960 a scout troop from Staten Island and Brooklyn traveled by bus, for 30 days, to Colorado for the Boy Scout Jamboree - where the Air Force Academy is now located. Trip of a lifetime.
Traveling to Brooklyn Technical High School for four years before the V Bridge was built. Up at 5:30 AM. Bus at 6:15 AM. Ferry to Manhattan at 7:10 (on time / no detention) or 7:20 AM (run like hell / maybe detention). Subway to Brooklyn 7:50 AM and into school, with a mad 5 block dash coming out of the Subway. Reverse, having a "run" at the Number 1 (Richmond Terrace Bus) or 102 (Henderson Avenue Bus) bus drivers. The bus drivers would see us students coming and pull out from the old bus ramp. The Number 1 was the closest and the 102 bus was right ahead of it. We the students would "race" up the ramp, cross the ramp openings to our right (the far one was the "taxi ramp") and try to get to the Bus Stop on Richmond Terrace before the driver got there. I know some bus drivers that use to curse the red light at the Ferry Terminals and either Richmond Terrace or Bay Street. South shore bus drivers did the same thing to students "going south."
Sacred Heart School on North Burgher Avenue and Sacred Heart Church along with Father Dennis (Maryknoll) and Father Jordan (who married my parents).
And, who could ever forget the "killey bend" stream, pick-up baseball or basketball at Walker Park and watching the limeys play that unknown and misunderstood game - cricket.
The old "A&P Store" at Davis Avenue and Castelton Avenue and the Post Office nearby (one or two store fronts). The hardware store on the opposite corner of this intersection.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton -
Davis Avenue
Pelton Avenue
Bard Avenue
Oakland Avenue
Henderson Avenue
Castelton Avenue
Forest Avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Muskrat hunting, during the 1950s, between Pouch Scout Camp and Lighthouse Hill.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, basically with people in them but since they are my parents,and both are deceased, would consider provoding them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Only One - The "old" Pal Joeys at Oakland Avenue and Forest Avenue. The BEST Pizzaria in the United States.
Wednesday 05/11/2011 7:09:17pm
Name:
frank jay kiritz
City/State
spokane,wash
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
great site.....
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born...great kills...........born 1950..left feb 1969
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 05/05/2011 5:00:22pm
Name:
Lesley Wall Moss Brown
City/State
Phoenix, AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Born on SI in 1960 lived there until 1993. Sure do miss home but happy living in Phoenix. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Morrison and Bard Avenues
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 04/14/2011 10:27:42am
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
S.I.N.Y.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
JOHN, PHOTOS OF "PIG SLAUGHTER" AND OTHERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY SUNDAY AT THE "GARIBALDI-MEUCCI MUSEUM" ON SUNDAY, 4/17. COME ON DOWN.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 04/13/2011 7:28:08pm
Name:
Eugene PANTANO
City/State
Colorado Springs COLORADO
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
So far -- so good.... Needs more Islanders to find it...... I like it !~!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I have sent a bunch........ Will continue..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born ...514 Lincoln Avenue...Born in Staten Island Hospital -
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Much.... I know a bunch..
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Will dig them out
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
AQUALINOS PIZZA/BAR....BUDA BAKERY...
AL DEPPE....Pizza -- Food ---games and lots of folks there all the time... The LANE Theater.. Ice Cream Joint next door... Many good times there...
Tuesday 03/29/2011 7:48:07pm
Name:
michael woltmann
City/State
staten island,new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
weisglass stadium car races the flagship on hylan blvd.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
grant city
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
vanderbilts tomb and the grounds were used by devil worshipers
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
bacci's
Tuesday 03/29/2011 10:44:35am
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
S.I.N.Y.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
SOMEONE HAD TO DO THIS; I'M GLAD IT'S YOU.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
MY GRAND FATHER'S FARM WAS AT 1321 FOREST AVE; NOT 1913.
I REMEMBER THE JOLLEY TROLLEY AND THE LOOSE CABOOSE VERY WELL. THEY WERE ON CLOVE RD. DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MR BRANNER'S DELI AND THE "DROP INN". THEY WERE REMOVED WHEN CLOVE RD. WAS WIDENED. THE DRUGSTORE( RUNFOLA'S PHARMACY)WAS REMODELED AFTER THE WIDENING. THOMPSON'S TAVERN WAS REPLACED BY C.E. SIMONSON INS. BROKERS(MR.&MRS. FRED PALMER). NEXT DOOR WAS PAUL BROOK'S "CAKEBOX" AND CIRO'S RESTAURANT. CLOVE LAKE BOOKSTORE NOW TAKES UP THESE 2 SPACES. LEE'S LIQUORS WAS THE LAST STORE BEFORE THE PARKING LOT. SAL TROIA'S MEAT MARKET, GROCERY AND LUNCHEONETTE, AND DICK'S BARBERSHOP FILLED OUT THE NEXT BUILDING. THEN CAME SAL'S LOT WHIUCH WAS EMPTY 'TIL WINTER WHEN CHRISTMAS TREES WERE SOLD THERE. ACROSS THE STREET ON THE NE CORNER OF VICTORY AND CLOVE WAS RALSTON'S WHICH BECAME SIMON'S AND THEN "ODENWALD'S". THIS BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN C. 1974 AND THIS CORNER HAS BEEN VACANT EVER SINCE.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
SUNNYSIDE
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
SUNNYSIDE HAD SEVERAL BARS. NOW THEY'RE ALL GONE. THE "CLOVER CLUB", THOMPSON'S TAVERN, "DROP INN" AND "THE BUDDY". THE "ROADHOUSE"COULD NEVER REPLACE THE "BUDDY-BUDDY CLUB".
Tuesday 03/29/2011 1:05:03am
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
S.I.N.Y.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
FIRST RATE.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
VIC BARRANCO OWNED THE "CENTRE DINER" IN P.R. CENTER. HIS BROTHER, STEVE OWNEDE THE "MIDWAY". FRANK BARRANCO OWNED THE "POST DINER" AT POST AND RICHMOND AVES
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 03/27/2011 10:14:05pm
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
AWESOME. LOVE THE OLD PICS AND GREAT MEMORIES.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
MY GRANDFATHER HAD A SUBSISTENCE FARM AT 1913 FOREST AVE (NOW THE EASTERN-MOST PORTION OF THE "PATHMARK" PARKING LOT. HE RAISED PIGS, GOATS, CHICKENS AND 9 CHILDREN THERE. HE ALSO HAD A MILK COW AND GREW VEGGIES. THE PIGS WERE PURCHASED IN ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. FATTENED UP AND SLAUGHTERD ON THANKSGIVING. I HAVE GREAT PICS OF THIS.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
SUNNYSIDE, STAPLETON, PORT RIHMOND CENTER, AND, NOW IN NEW DORP.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
"TOOTSIE ROLL" ALSO CALLED "WALKING MAN" USED TO LIMP ALONG VICTORY BLVD ALMOST EVERY DAY, PICKING UP CIGARETTE BUTTS FROM THE GUTTER. THIS WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME AND I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU WHEN WE STARTED TO MISS HIM, BUT THEN WE JUST DIDN'T SEE HIM ANYMORE. R.I.P. OLD GUY.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
YES, BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT THE GARIBALDI-MEUCCI MUSEUM FOR AN EXHIBIT NEXT MONTH.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
BUDDY-BUDDY CLUB, PARAMOUNT BAR AND GRILL, SHAFFER'S TAVERN, CORNER HOUSE, AND LEE'S TAVERN.
Sunday 03/27/2011 12:54:20am
Name:
Gerard Cunningham
City/State
Belle Harbor, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site showing a more relaxed and less-crowded SI.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember the old SIRT trains with the stuffed wicker seats. Riding my dirtbike across from the Sleepy Hollow Inn on Bloomingdale Road and at the Con Ed plant off the West Shore Expressway, Great Kills Little League, the Caves night club on the north shore, graduating from Our Lady Star of the Sea in Huguenot. The construction of the Richmond Parkway in the late 60's and the West Shore Expressway in the m.id 70's
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Shore, Eltingville, Huguenot, New Springville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The ghosts of the Conference House.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wetson's on Richmond Avenue, Hedges and La Botte restaurants on Hylan Blvd, Farrell's Restaurant in the SI Mall, Doughertys Bar on New Dorp Lane, Egger's Ice Cream on Forest Avenue.
Friday 03/25/2011 10:22:27am
Name:
Michael Solheim
City/State
Willingboro,NJ
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Comments about this Website.
very well thought out and planned..love the feedback and pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Majority of my family grew up on the island all the way from the 30's till the present. My uncles and grandmother worked for the Pioneer Bus company. My grandfather was Captain on the Staten Island Ferry and would take me into the pilot house (pretty cool for a 8yr old kid) I went to PS 40 and then went to St Peters on the terrace. Riding the city buses with my bus pass and swimming at Tompkinsville pool..we would leave our sneakers on so the werent stolen..lol..Going to the A&P by Clifton..free lunches during the summertime @ IS 49 in Stapleton. Playing little league baseball for East Shore. I also played 4 Chemical Bank..hahaha Clove Lakes park in the summertime for the cookouts and the sprinklers. My grandmothers house on Fillmore was the party spot for the whole New Brighton damn near..lol weekends was my favorite time. I remember going to the movies down there off Hylan Blvd for my birthdays then to
Sizzler or Beefsteak Charlies..then they built the UA out there in Travis I went to 1 movie maybe there. but theres so much to remember about "The Island" lots and lots of memories my best times of my life were on the Island.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
250 Richmond Terr 28 Fillmore St in New Brighton..1060 Post Ave in Port Richmond..n Then 28 Spartan Ave in Graniteville..before moving to Jersey in 89'
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
all the bodies the mob dropped off back there off Arthur Kill Rd.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I have to look around
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
going to the Burger King on Victory Blvd or the Mcdonalds on Forest Ave was like going to get steak..we never ate there..lol There was Sizzlers n Perkins Brothers Pizza (best pizza EVER till this day) Hennys Steakhouse..Tung Bo in Stapleton..There was this place down in Midland Beach cant get the name it was on the same street the train ran on best steak EVER! Oh n Uncle Charlie Paynes BBQ's in the summertime classic
Thursday 03/24/2011 9:49:41am
Name:
Gary McGrane
City/State
South Plainfield,N.J.
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Comments about this Website.
Great collection. Nice work compiling all of it.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
A great place to have grown up(as a native).
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Oakwood Heights
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I wish.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Probably Al Deppe's and Shoals in the early 60's.
Sunday 03/20/2011 1:16:43am
Name:
Debby
City/State
Scottsdale AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is wonderful... I was born in ST George and also lived in Travis for a while.... My Mom raised us working at the ST George Clipper on Bay St for 20 some years....Keep the memories comming....
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
St George and Travis
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My Grand Parents owned a drug store at the corner of Wall St and Styuvesant place in St George also my hang out as a teenager was Mels also on Styuvesant place.... :0)
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
ST George Clipper, Nanettes on Victory Blvd, the dinette in Port Richmond really just to many to mention....
Saturday 03/19/2011 6:22:45am
Name:
Sicilian Elegance
City/State
Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is a beautiful website ~ but one thing bothers me ~ I can't copy and paste the photo's of yesteryear!!!
It brings such touching memories of my past ~ and I love to look at Port Richmond past.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The Ritz theatre ~ The first movie I saw there was ( Journey to the Center of the Earth ~ Cousin Brucie from the Doo Wop / Oldies 101.1 on the radio ~
Angelina's Pizzeria ~ a slice of pizza and a coke for 25 cents ~
I remember going shopping with my mother to Lerners ~ Richmond Dry Goods when I was alot younger ~
I loved Christmas on Port Richmond Ave ~ ( the Avenue ) all the Santa Clauses ringing their bells in front of S.S. Kresges ( now C.H. Martin )and going to confession at Christ the King Church on Park Ave and New Street.
I also remember going to Fisher Beer and Woolworths ~ What great stores they were ~
Pauls Pharmacy was beautiful ~ you could have even bought your Christmas presents there ~ and the women he had working for him were gorgeous ~
I recall Miles / Tom McCan / Tirones Shoe Store ( I remember the Scotter Boots I wore ) Oops!!! I'm giving my age away ( wink )
Oven Bakery / La Rosa Bakery ~ anyone remember ~ I do!!!
Potera's Fruit / Deli were cousins to my father.
Now is this going back now ~ the original Port Richmond Post Office was on ( Bennett St ) ~ bet you didn't know that!!!
Thinking back now ~ ( The Square Barber Shoppe ~ on Port Richmond Ave and Richmond Terrace ~ that is where all the guys went to get their D A hair cuts and where they listened to the Doo Wops ~ how do I know this ~ he was my uncle ( wink ) ~
Sedutto's Ice Cream on Richmond Terrace ~ the best ice cream I ever tasted.
Ah ~ the Empire Theater ~ Farrell Lumber ~
My mother taking me to Faber Pool for swimming lessons and having a picnic there with Italian homemade sandwiches ~ I still remember my swimming instructor ( Jose )~
I'm sure I forgot to mentions some stores like Richmond Glass ~ Richmond Chandlier ~ Dutch Boy Paints ~ the tressils ~ Capitol Market ~ Army / Navy Store ~ Piazza's Bakery ~ Rainbow Store ~ Lofts ~ Van Rooms Stechmann's ~ The C Y O ~ Pauls Mens Store ~ Dinette ~ Wexlers ~ Maynards Garber Brothers ~ Archie Jacobson ~ and Arthur Murray's Studio ~
You know what I forgot to mention ~ P.S. 20 ~ My first day of school my daddy brought me ~ on the Vetrans Park side ~ My kindergarten teacher was ( Mrs. Fireman ~ I was picked to be one of the dancers of the May Pole ~
I even remember Mrs. Kaufman ( the Crossing School Guard ) what a lovely woman she was ~ ~ ~ Memories of Yesteryear ~ forever in my heart ~
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
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Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
We never walked around with a camera ~ like we do today darling!!!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
~ None ~ I had an Italian mother who was a gourmet cook hun!!!
Saturday 03/12/2011 11:50:31am
Name:
joann roberts
City/State
hanover pennsylvania
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Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I moved to SI in 1963 and it sure has changed over the years. I remember when there was an airport where the SI mall is now. I remember when they were building the verazano bridge and the toll was 50 cents.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
west new brighton. my kids went to ps 19 and could walk to school.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 02/22/2011 7:07:38pm
Name:
William P Stark
City/State
Bethlehem, Pa
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
nostalgic
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
grew up on the Island before the bridge. The Island was segregated like old Boston was, with the neighborhoods, the Italians, Norwegians etc. Seems like everybody knew everybody, and Mom would buy the summer produce from the Island farms. It was a great place to grow up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Stapleton, Rosebank
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Dr. Raymond J Stark
William P. Lee
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Paramount Bar and Grill with owner Charlie Lee and bar tender Joe McCarthy
Friday 02/11/2011 1:00:41pm
Name:
CHARLES CLAUDE SCHAMBACH
City/State
MARTINSVILLE NEW JERSEY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
WOW ITS AWESOME IM 69 REMEMBER IT ALL VERY WELL
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
CAMPING BEHIND LAUT GOLF COURSE AND OPPOSITE HOLTERMANS BAKERY ICE SKATING ON BRADYS POUND FISHING AT MORAVIAN AND POUCH CAAMP AND
IPES POUND
Where on the Island are/were you from?
GREW UP IN CONCORD NEAR ROBIN HOOD MARKET LATER DOCTORS HOSP. ACROSS FROM PS 48
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
WILL POST ANOTHER TIME
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
SWISS CHALET GREAT KILLS AND DEMYANS HOUFBRA HOUSE
Wednesday 02/09/2011 5:28:20pm
Name:
John Loganbuhl
City/State
Himrod ,NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Browers Hardware, Great Kills Village
Max Helfand,DVM , GK Village
A&P ,GK Village
Emils Repair Shop, GK Village
Kohns Sail Loft,GK Village
Kohns Fish Market,GK Village
Loganbuhl's Grocery/Soda Fountain,GK,Hylan Blvd.
Fiorelli"s Drug Store/Soda Fountain,GK Village
George's Mayfair Soda Fountain,GK,Hylan Blvd.
Webers Drug Store/Electric TV Tube tester, GK,Hylan Blvd
Smittys Sports GK,Hylan Blvd.
Browns Dock Bar, GK Harbor
Skippers Rest,GK Harbor
Latoya Bar and Rest, Eltingville
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Great Kills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tratatoria Rommano
Shaefers\
Richmond County Yacht Club
Saturday 02/05/2011 9:59:54am
Name:
mohammad v alam
City/State
staten island
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Now I feel proud to live on S.I.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 02/01/2011 7:03:26am
Name:
Frank Burton
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great web site, my family moved to SI in 1966, it brings back alot of childhood memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
yes
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 01/31/2011 7:09:51pm
Name:
Helen Wakeman West
City/State
Largo, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website....lots of memories of the place I spent my first 30 years.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember Faber Pool where we swam all summer. I graduated from Port Richmond High in 1957 and met 10 other "girls" who are my best friends to this day.We formed a "club" and we get together every year still. Clove Lakes Park was where we went on Easter to show off our outfits.That park is the one thing that hasn't seemed to change very much.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
My family lived in Port Richmond when I was born. We lived at 1 Ann St. My first house was in Hugunot, I lived in Travis on Glen St by the airport for awhile. Lived on Castelton Ave when I was first married.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember my brothers used to work on the farms on Staten Island in the summer. The Island was "country" then.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Just a few.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
My wedding reception was held at the Staaten.
Saturday 01/29/2011 11:42:07pm
Name:
Lila Britton
City/State
Staten Island, NY
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Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Also there was a confectionary/newsstand on Richmond Road in Concord that sold Breyers Ice Cream (the way it used to taste is different from now) and we would buy a Breyers vanilla fudge double decker ice cream cone for 35 cents. I can still taste the real vanilla ice cream and that fudge. Or the huge Ring Dings for 25 cents. My sisters and I never had food at home so anytime we had pocket change we would buy junk food, lol.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My parents told me about Al Deppes, the old boardwalk with all the rides, the farms, the clean beaches.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Forgot to add Tung-Bo from Stapleton, Totos 3-Jays from New Dorp Lane, and the old Nunzios with the windows where you could get your slices handed to you on the street
Saturday 01/29/2011 11:28:11pm
Name:
Lila Britton
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I grew up on Targee Street when it was 2 way and before Park Hill was there. I went to school at Immaculate Conception in Stapleton before the apartment houses became the projects. Staten Island used to be safe, we didn't even have locks on our doors, the streets were quiet at night, and it wasn't overcrowded. I have some pics of the corner of Hamilton and Vanderbilt Avenues from the 40s, I have to dig them up, my parents were born on the Island too. I get sick when I think of how it used to be, and looking at the old postcards makes me even sicker. The Verrazzano contributed to the overcrowding, and there are so many high crime areas now that you can't even go through them. Really sad. Keep up the good work bringing back those memories.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Stapleton/Fox Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I recall Fox Hills before Park Hill Apartments (now projects) were built. My sisters and I used to play in the fields there. The first Park Hill apartments were luxury buildings, my sisters and I had elevator races in them. when they became low income housing, the neighborhood went down with the buildings, a total shame.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will dig them up.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Woolworths in Stapleton, used to have huge ice cream sandwiches made out of waffles with strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream in them for 35 cents.
Tuesday 12/28/2010 4:30:51pm
Name:
Terrence (Terry) McCarthy
City/State
Corona, California
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I'm SO happy I found it. I've learned things about the island that I never knew and my family's been there since the mid 1800's.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
First real job was washing dishes at Al Deppe's - they fired me because I was too young. The Princes Bay Public Library - now a plumbing shop. Sandygrounds, PS3, PS8, PS5 PS11. Prasse's Goat Farm, Mr. Cooper's store, the Peter Maurin Farm. Ice hocky on Sharrotts Road, Capotelli's store in Concord
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Mostly Sharrotts Road in Pleasant Plains, Also south Beach, Concord, Great Kills, Annadale
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Rhinehart's at Bllomingdale and Sharrot's Road. We kids used to go there when there were company picnics and mooch all the clams, hot dogs and hamburgers we could eat. There was abar and grill, ball field and picnic area. Also Marty's Sweet Shop in Pleasant Plains - we all hung out there.
Monday 12/27/2010 7:23:29pm
Name:
margie maltese
City/State
new jersey
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
No word's can possibly express how wonderful this website is,,if you grew up on staten island,this website tell's it all,how precious our staten island was,,,my heart break's,,but my memories will never leave,,,
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
As this precious Christmas time again is here,staten island is where my heart is,i can remember,Christmas eve the motorized train would come down our block with santa on the train,,i would look from the window,i lived on burger ave.,,the house is no longer there,but the snow's we had could top these,,so this recent snow does not surprise me,,putting the tinsle on the tree,one strand at a time,,not much under the tree,who cared,my mom made fruit bread and we would toast it in out oven,,she made so many kind's of cookies,,just to think,i cry,and also know that these are priceless thing's that money can never buy,,going to Church,,midnight mass,,sweet and precious so many memories,
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills,,then,pretty much a few other places,,,
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 12/23/2010 7:32:34pm
Name:
Enrique Garcia
City/State
San Salvador, El Salvador
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Good, very good
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Is my first and unique time in my life to Know de Island, beautifil
Where on the Island are/were you from?
El Salvador, Central America
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, much!!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 12/16/2010 7:10:23pm
Name:
Catherine Keenan O'Hagan
City/State
Staten Island New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Makes me feel wonderful to go over the old memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
watching the helicopters and army planes taking off and landing in Millers Field, Playing miniature golf on the corner of New Dorp Lane. Going to Food Farm with my mom on the 117 bus, (it is where the Hylan Common is now)or going to the A&P when it was up on New Dorp Lane close to the railroad.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Kings Row on Hylan Blvd,
The Rustic
Inn by the Wayside
The Kings Inn on McClean Ave
Alvinos
Bacci's on Hylan Blvd.
3 Jays on New Dorp Lane
Toto's
The Hideaway
Jacks Dog House on Cedar Grove Ave.
Chinatown New Dorp Lane
Friday 12/03/2010 1:47:51pm
Name:
Carole
City/State
Long Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This website is the best! I love it!
It takes me back to the 1950's when I was a little girl.
Just like Bill Thompson writes in his posts, you feel like you are there and you can reach out and touch it. Its as if all the years suddenly melt away and you are transported back in time.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember going to a pizza place with my mom on Hylan Blvd. in South Beach. They charged 10 cents a slice! It was probably Ciros! Anyone remember Cosmos on Hylan Blvd.? Santa used to land in a helicopter every year.
Anyone remember John the Parks Department man? He was accused of molesting a little girl and after quite a while (they left him on the job in the kid's playground) he was arrested and sent to jail.
We also used to go to Stapleton to shop.
A&P, that Stapleton store of a million items. If you look at the picture that is on-line you will see two front doors. We always entered by the left door. Just inside, there was a counter and on the other side of the room, just across the aisle and counter was a large cardboard box that was jam packed with small toys. The owner of the store used to stand behind the counter and tell the kids "go ahead and pick a toy." They were free! He was a very nice man.
Mom and I used to shop in Woolworths too. I got my first pair of sunglasses there and a little rainbow notepad. Mom used to shop in the A&P and there was also a butcher shop a couple of doors down. We also shopped in the shoe store next to those stores.
When she took me into the A&P I used to help myself to the green peas and fruits when my mother was busy shopping and wasn't looking. When she caught me she apologized and offered to pay for what I ate, but they laughed and told her not to worry that it was great advertising for the store! I was just a toddler.
I also remember the Good Humor Ice Cream Man, but he did not wear his sunglasses all the time when I knew him. He was very nice. I also remember the fruit and vegetable man with the large truck and the grinder man with the bell. My mom used to bring down her kitchen knives and scissors to have them sharpened by him. She also bought the produce from the fruit and vegetable man. The policeman who walked our beat was a very nice man too.
We lived at 147 Norway Avenue, South Beach.
I went back there in the late 1990's and the neighborhood really hadn't changed that much. I did notice that everything seemed alot smaller than I remembered it!
Does anyone remember Gazugees (spelling?)? They were a family who owned a small mom and pop store with a really good candy counter just across the street from P.S. 46.
Does anyone remember Dead Man's Hill and the big field?
The only changes in South Beach I saw was a baseball diamond in the big field between the South Beach projects and P.S. 46. No more monkey bars, slides, maze, hop scotch, see saws, sand box (afraid of lawsuits). Even the log fence was replaced with a chain link fence, yuk! The bus stop was moved across the street and the route changed a little bit. The rides in South Beach were still there at that time, just not the ones we had that were directly on the beach in the 1950's. On my way home, I made a stop in Stapleton. Woolworths was still there and in business. They replaced the wooden floor with a linoleum floor. The lunch counter was gone! I couldn't believe it! The bank on the corner is still there. The chess tables in the village green are now gone. The place looked very sleezy. Not what I remember at all. All I do know is that if that place were fixed up, with nice shops, it would do a lot of business. Not everyone wants to drive all the way west to a mall!
Does anyone remember the drive-in or the place that sold tulips and every year their front lawn was all tulips planted in different designs? How about the Farmer's Market near the drive-in movie and the Goethal's bridge!
Now I work in a hospital and lo and behold, one of the nurses who I've known for years, grew up in the same apartment complex I used to live in and also went to the dances in the Social Center in the basement of my apartment building. In other words, we were both there at the same time, but didn't know each other until many years later!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
147 Norway Avenue, Apartment 4C, South Beach, Staten Island, NY.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The cemetary on Dead Man's Hill was haunted!
The nuns walking through our neighborhood in their black habits were really ghosts parading around! Some kid told me that story when I was little.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sorry, but my father and brother have them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Ciros Pizza, South Beach and Cosmos both on Hylan Blvd. Woolworth's lunch counter in Stapleton. Carvels on Hylan Blvd.
Monday 11/15/2010 12:56:07am
Name:
Bill Thomson
City/State
Frankfort, Illinois
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
How can you not love this site ? It brings me back to simpler times. If I'm down I can come here, browse around & go right back to those old days. It's uncanny sometimes how real & close that it feels. It's like I can reach out & touch it. This is an amazing work of love John, as are both of your books. Progress is not always good. The kids of today should have a small taste of what it was like in the 1960's on Staten Island. No computer or video games to kill our imaginations. That was the life...
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I recall Robert Hall quite well myself. I seem to recall that I got both my communion & confirmation suits there. When I got a bit older & the styles changed, I would get my pants on New Dorp Lane in a store I can't recall the name of. They weren't expensive & my pants were always tailored to perfection there. This was when those Beatle boots became popular. I don't remember where I'd get mine but they had pointy toes & tall heels just like the Beatles wore. Then we'd have to have horseshoe taps put on our heels but not so they'd last longer. We wanted to clickety clack down the halls at Egbert Junior High School. Prior to that I attended P.S. 41 between Otis & Locust Avenues in New Dorp. My favorite teacher there was Mr. Romagnuolo when I was in 6th grade.
Out here in the Chicago area nobody knows or knew what an egg cream was. I was crushed. I preferred vanilla & would always got to Paul's Sweet Shop on New Dorp Lane for mine. We'd have to peek at the magazines while there until Paul would inevitably yell at us as usual. I you weren't buying, no reading the magazines ! Then on the way out we'd load up on a pea shooter & some ammo. I actually found an egg cream out here once. It was pre bottled & tasted nothing like the real deal. There are no real deli's out here either where you can get a decent hero sandwich. Out here they're call submarine sandwiches & one usually gets them from a pizza place. The pizza here is another story. HIDEOUS ! The ingredients out here are not fresh & quality like on the Island. The sausage is inedible even in the so called best pizza places in Chicago. The sauce & cheese are poor quality as well & the taste is just not there. I've yet to find a place that makes fresh crusts & tosses them up in the air the old time way. I'd kill for a slice of Nunzio's or even Pizza Clown. Does anyone remember Ciro's on Hylan Blvd. near South Beach ? I had been there but don't recall the pizza. I bet it was top of the line though. On Sunday's after church on Staten Island we'd stop at Aida's for crumb buns. I had forgotten about that until I read another post in which the person recalled Aida's. No crumb buns out this way. No hills out this way either. That bought an end to sledding. Every winter we'd head up to the golf course on Todt Hill to ride our sleds. Now that was a hill ! Anyone from Grant City recall the Candy Corner on South Railroad & Lincoln Ave's. ? How about Ben's store around the corner on Lincoln or Larkin's around the corner on S. Railroad ? I always loved my Devil Dogs, Ring Dings & Wise Potato Chips. I can't buy any of those out here. When I first moved here all of the cream soda was clear & called Swiss cream. Yech ! We did finally get Breyer's ice cream which I really missed. I loved going to Paul's Sweet Shop or down New Dorp Lane to a store called Marty's for a scoop of vanilla in a dish. Marty's was good for kites & stickball bats. No stickball out here. I have to wonder what the heck they did as kids out here...Staten Island was heaven for me. Richmondtown, climbing up top of Vanderbilt's tomb, riding the ferry & seeing the shoeshine guy plying his trade & yelling out shine ! The ocean too. There's nothing like the sound of waves on the shore, the horns of the ferry boats & the call of the seagulls when it's nice & quiet on New Dorp or South Beach. I miss the accents of the people on the Island. I think they have the most intense sounding of the New York / New Jersey accents. I sure was teased when I moved here. Even the teachers had me repeating words so they could see how I pronounced them. Staten Island was a different world. I read on the internet that it's roughly 14 miles by 6 miles. It sure seemed like a big place to me when I lived there. Maybe because there was so much to do & see in so many different places. A lot of you are fortunate to still live there. I know it's changing just like everywhere else. I still see it through the eyes of a child. That's all you have to do if things aren't looking so bright or you're just having a bad day. Take yourself back & look at life on Staten Island through the eyes of a child. Even though I'm not there, all I have to do is come to this website & it's like putting on a new pair of glasses. Nothing really changes...everything changes.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
The first address I had on Staten Island, that I recall, is 38 Winfield Street in South Beach. I believe that neighborhood now goes by a name that I was never aware of before. Moved to 126 Bryant Avenue after that. Someone told me when i first moved there that Bryant Avenue was the borderline between Grant City & New Dorp. I was born in Staten Isalnd Hospital which I hear is now gone. I briefly lived for maybe my first year near West Brighton but I'm not sure. We lived on the bottom floor of a 2 family house which burned down. My little friend upstairs had played with matches. I had the 1959 Advance with the story in it but it disappeared. The front page for that day mentioned Hawaii becoming a state. After that I lived with my maternal grandmother & her common law husband on Wall Street near St. George. That street was a steep hill & we lived in a tall apartment building. I'm guessing 7 stories.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I can only repeat what I mentioned before. The legend of Cropsey from the 1960's. A horrible legend that basically came true in the 1980's. I'm sure since the television show that everyone is aware of the legend.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'm still digging. I did find several of the New Dorp train station from various angles. I have 4 to be exact & they are dated 1965. There are trains in some of the photos.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
As a kid I loved Wetson's, Chuck Wagon, Pizza Clown, Trimarchi's, Ciro's, Nunzio's, my mom & her best friend loved Mark's Chinese restaurant. I'd eat only some rice with gravy from whatever they were having. I don't think it qualifies a a restaurant but I LOVED Richies Ice Cream Parlor in Dongan Hills I believe. I know I ate at Woolworth's in Stapleton more than once & I vaguely recall loving going there.
Sunday 11/14/2010 8:11:46am
Name:
Bill Gennity
City/State
staten island NY
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love it! I'M 48 Yrs. old and remember some of the pictures on your web site Robert Hall is one of the photo's I remember my mom taking me there to buy my communion suit,My brother and I used to hide in the clothes racks!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Rockland Ave.and Kelly Blvd was like Paradise in the 60's all woods and beautiful flowers grew on the roadside
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Springville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Henny's Steakhouse on Richmond Ave.
Saturday 10/30/2010 11:59:40am
Name:
Bill Thomson
City/State
Frankfort, Illinois
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Thought I could add to my last post but I couldn't figure out how. Staten Island memories mean more to me than any other of my life's memories. What a place to grow up. I wouldn't want to grow up in this day & age. B.T.W.- My email address is my girlfriend's which I'm using temporarily.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Someone on this site lived in South Beach & said they recalled Jim the ice cream man. I remember him as well. I lived in South Beach from probably 1960 - 1964. I remember Jim in his white uniform & cap stopping in front of my house as he always did. He drove the small Good Humor truck. He always wore sunglasses & I think it was due to problems with his eyes. We all couldn't wait until it was our birthday so that we could tell Jim, because he always gave free ice cream to the birthday kid. I also recall the fruit & vegetable guy who came around. He drove an old truck & when he pulled up he'd have to lift up both sides on the truck, which were wood, & prop them up with boards so you could see what he had. That was in the mid 1960's. I also recall the grinder guy who would sharpen knives, scissors, lawnmower blades etc. He had an old truck with a big bell which would clang as he drove down our street.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in Staten Island hospital & spent my first year in a house that eventually burned down. I don't recall where it was. One of the kids that lived upstairs was playing with matches, started the fire & was killed. I then lived on Wall Street with my grandmother in an apartment building on Wall St. I think it was in St. George. The street was a steep hill & we lived near the top. On the corner below was a drug store & the Staten Island museum was nearby. Then on to South Beach & eventually New Dorp. Moved to the southwest suburbs of Chicago in March of 1970. Never got over the move. I just wanted to be back on S.I. I've only been back 3 times since. I ran away from home in 1972 when I was 16 & went back to S.I. for 3 weeks with a friend. I know you can't ever go back because of changes, but I still want to visit & am hoping to return next year.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I don't recall any folklore to speak of. My cousins lived in Willowbrook though & used to say things about the state hospital that was there. I just don't recall specifics. They'd always sing a ditty about the place. When Uncle Fester _ _ _ _ _ _ Willowbrook was started They all came out ret _ _ _ _ _ The Willowbrook family. Poor taste of course but typical of kids.
I guess Cropsey was the most famous bit of folklore that was associated with Staten Island. I don't remember but a lot of older folks do.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
When I was back visiting S.I. in 1984 I brought my family & took a lot of pictures. That's not going back very far but it's still already 26 years ago. I'll have to get a hold of my ex. because she has them for some odd reason. I did take a photo of Paul from Paul's Sweet Shop which was on New Dorp Lane at one time but was on South Railroad Avenue when I visited. He was an avid coin collector.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I was too young to have favorite restaurants except for places like Pizza Clown, Nunzios, Wetson's & Chuck Wagon. My mother & her friend always loved to go to a Chinese restaurant on Hylan Blvd. called Marks I believe. I recall another restaurant not far from Mark's called Ciro's on Hylan Blvd. in or near South Beach. A friends uncle owned Tavern On The Green. I recall eating lunch at Woolworth's which was in Stapleton. I was probably 5 years old so it's a very vague memory.
Thursday 10/28/2010 4:09:45pm
Name:
Bill Thomson
City/State
Frankfort, Illinois
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I was floored at all of the memories I read about that were part of my own past as well. I forgot quite a bit. I shed a few tears as I read. Memories of some very happy times came flooding in & were quite overwhelming. There was a lot of joy but yearning to go back. It was bittersweet but well worth it !
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I'm in the process of emailing them. I recalled so much as I read through your site.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
For the most part I lived in South Beach on Winfield Street & in New Dorp on Bryant Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'll have to look but I don't think so.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I was 13 when I left Staten Island so a bar doesn't apply. I loved pizza so The Pizza Clown on Hylan Blvd. & New Dorp Lane was a favorite.
Wednesday 10/20/2010 1:44:35pm
Name:
Nancy Beneducci
City/State
Palm Coast, Florida
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love it, love it, love it. A very BIG THANK YOU for the memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My grade school and High School years at St. John Villa. Listening the The Elegants harmonizing "on the corner". Ice cream sundae's at the Sugar Bowl. Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. Ann's dances.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Early years in - South Beach
High School years - Oakwood
Early married years - Eltingville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My maternal grandfather owned a grocery store at 67 McLaughlin St.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, I'm going to try to find them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The younger years - The Tottenvilla - all my friends from Perth Amboy would come over and we'd meet there.
New Dorp lanes - Three J's restaurant.
Tuesday 10/19/2010 9:41:45pm
Name:
margie maltese
City/State
Brick
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Word's cannot express the wonder you have added to the heart's of the people who were born there,,,memories to hold in my heart of my home,,,God Bless
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
So many memories to share,,one was the soda and candy store on Richmond Road in Dongan Hill's,,,Prestel's,,so many of us in the early sixties would go after school for an egg cream,penny candies,,and music from the jukebox,Rose Prestel and her sister were owner's,,never a problem,you would know when the spring was near,there was a certain sweet smell in the air,,i loved my home,my home where i grew is not even there anymore,,it is terrible,,
Where on the Island are/were you from?
i was from dongan hill's,,but i lived in many area's,
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no,,i am so sorry i don't,,
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
My favorite restaurant was Cosmo's,Crocitto's was the place where we would go to dance,,,
Saturday 10/16/2010 9:27:55pm
Name:
vincent vigliotti
City/State
jackson n.j
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
great site love all pictures and stories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
grew up in eltingville 1957 to 1966.hung out at my frineds house wyane E. on eltingville blvd house now scalas funeral home.remember my dad buying a xmas tree cornor amboy rd / richmond ave now a burgher king.sitting on top of hill on ridgewood ave and watch movies from the drive-in.and walking thru woods to greatkills all houses now.moes candy store /garitanos lunchoette and post office next store now a pizzia place.(post office moved to amboy rd)
Where on the Island are/were you from?
eltingville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no wish i had
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
sholes seafood...swiss celate on nelson
vinns inn on giffords la.
Thursday 10/14/2010 9:30:38am
Name:
Meg Pierce Grande
City/State
staten island n.y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I realy enjoy living here and Thanks for all the Memories. I can remember so many of them.. Meg G
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The old Advance at Castleton and Bodine
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton Bodine Street
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Nile Room .. So many partys and weddings they even had a outside beer garden outside on the Richmond Terrace Side
Wednesday 10/13/2010 2:55:59pm
Name:
Phil Mangiapia
City/State
Boston, ma
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site. Brought back lots of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The old pool hall on Hylan Blvd in New Dorp. Working at Hablids of New Dorp. The rides on Forest Ave and Sand Lane. Enjoying a cup of coffee, reading the sprots section in the News/Post and watching the "perp" line (Prisoners being escorted from a bus into the 120th) while a student at CSI at the old St. George campus.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Taking a school trip to the conference house and getting the care taker upset when I started to call out the the ghost who lives there....
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sure, just need to find them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Lee's Tavern Dongan Hills
Tuesday 10/12/2010 5:37:37pm
Name:
mike gyssels
City/State
perris california
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Any memories of Staten Island to share?
the head counsulors name was jessie he was nice.1977
Where on the Island are/were you from?
i lived at mt loretto school for boys and girls that needed a place to live or were placed there by the state. cottage B
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 10/05/2010 9:51:57am
Name:
Pam (Devlin) Smith
City/State
Long Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is really a great "look back" John. I think you did a fine job! Good luck with the sale of your book.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Who could forget THE KINGS ROW? My brother Ed worked there for years. Also, the bazaars that were held on the grounds of St. Christopher's school where the church presently stands.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I grew up in Grant City, went to St. Christopher's school and I believe I went to school with your sister Theresa.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Cole's Dockside in Great Kills at the Marina. If you haven't been there yet, you should go.
Friday 10/01/2010 0:44:40am
Name:
Jerry Piotrowski
City/State
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Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Annadale
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Beachcomber
Sunday 09/26/2010 7:58:20pm
Name:
Mary Mulrooney
City/State
Newburgh, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
A nice stroll down Memory lana
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I grew up in the Todt Hill Projects, we moved in on May 9, 1952. Four Corners was were all of the stores were, there was Jansens Dairy across from the Projects on Manor Road, and we would walk over and get milk there.
I played in the woods across the street, picked berries and apples and pears in the orchard across Schmitds Lane. Our mothers hung our clothes out on clotheslines across the street in a clearing next to the woods. We walked to St. Teresa's and PS 29 through a shortcut in the fields, and all of that was destroyed to make way for the Staten Island Expressway when they built "The Bridge". I boycotted the opening day parade when we were all suppossed to be lined up in our school uniforms to celebrate the grand opening. I hated the way that changed Staten Island. I was in the second graduating class from Countess Moore High School, which is now co-ed and is Moore HS. There was a dairy farm next to our High School and a cow wandered over one day, stuck its head in the window and nearly scared the Nun to death. We spent lots of time before and after school at Palermo's Restaurant on the corner of Victory and Richmond. I worked in downtown Manhattan, went to Hunter College and took the ferry to the city every day. Back then it was a nickel and the lower level was so thick with smoke you could hardly see through it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived in the Todt Hill projects as a kid, we moved there when I was 2 years old, we had been living in Fox Hills before that. Fox Hills was a converted Army barracks where lots of people were living during the post-war housing shortage and baby boom. Lots of our neighbors from Fox Hill ended up in Todt Hill with us. I had my own bungalow in Midland Beach for a while when I was 20, left the island, did a cross country road trip and travelled for a while and came back to SI and lived in and apartment in the Todt Hill area up by Susan Wagner HS until I moved off the Island in 1974.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember there was a milk delivery strike sometime in the 50's. My mother put my younger brother in the baby carriage and we walked from the Todt Hill projects out to Weisglass Dairy to get milk. My mother loaded up the carriage with milk and we walked back home. She was unbelievable.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Wish I did.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
When they built the first strip mall out on Forest Avenue where Penney's was they built a Neidicks right nearby. It was a big treat to go there with my mother after we went shopping in "The Plaza". In High School I just about lived at Palermo's every day before and after school, and a shopping trip to Port Richmond ended with a visit to the fountain up front at Steckmans. There were lots of bars I went to back in the day, back when the drinking age was 18, I remember the Sunnyside Club in Four Corners, and the Gallery on Forest Avenue, and lots of small neighborhood bars and places out on Hylan Blvd whose names I now can't recall, But I remember I did have a good time.
Saturday 09/25/2010 12:23:22am
Name:
Alfred G. McElrath
City/State
East Meadow, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great Website
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Between 1942/48 I lived in a foster home on Amboy Road near Richmond Road. The names of the home was Mary and Harry Bimson. both long deceased. Don't nkow the address. Went there on 9/22, but the house was no longer there. Need to to find the spot where this home was. Can you help me with an address/exact location.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Elltonville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes. one picture of me with other foster bouys. Year of photo may be 1946/47
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 09/14/2010 2:22:57pm
Name:
john(jack) borkowski
City/State
cincinnati/ohio
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
outstanding source of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
so many thoughts about walking all over SI as I was growing up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born on franklin ave. moved to college ave. todt hill for a while. then bought first house on oakland ave. transfered to ohio when P&G closed.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
the man with the hooked hand on slosson ave by the seminary.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
some of goodhue in the late 40's
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
pal joey's and the staten as well as the cooper kettle were some of my favorites.
Tuesday 08/31/2010 6:15:48pm
Name:
Kevin Twomey
City/State
New Windsor, N.Y. 12553
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent site that brings back great memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up in Eltingville on a block filled with kids Where in the summer there was always a game of some sort going on in the street whether it was kickball, softball, Three flies, roller hockey, and during summer evenings all the parents sitting on their front stoops watching the games which usually broke up about 8pm when Jakes ice cream truck came by and we all got ice cream. Very different from the block my children grew up on!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Osage Lane in Eltingville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Papa` Lisi`s , Jodys`', Joyces Tavern
Thursday 08/26/2010 12:51:37am
Name:
Jane Raso
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent. Really had me smiling
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp. Still there
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
There were so many. Rustic Inn was my favorite.
Thursday 08/19/2010 11:02:53pm
Name:
DONALD ROBINSON
City/State
MELBOURNE FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Heartwarming
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
From 1920 to 1945. To be added later
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Will search
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 08/17/2010 3:29:19pm
Name:
Joel Rattner
City/State
Miami Beach, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
THE BEST!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Curtis High 1955
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Stapleton/Clifton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 08/17/2010 10:38:32am
Name:
BEN MILOTTA
City/State
SURPRISE,AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
THE WEB SITE WAS FANTASTIC
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
JUST REMEMBER FISHING AT MARTLING POND AND CLOVE LAKES
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I GREW UP IN SUNNYSIDE ON TIOGA STREET NEAR THE BUDDY BUDDY CLUB NOW IT IS CALLED THE ROAD HOUSE
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
AL DEPPIES ON SUNDAY AND THE ROAD HOUSE, BACCI'S ON HYLAN BLVD
Saturday 08/14/2010 6:10:45am
Name:
anthony curro
City/State
staten island ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
love it.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
new dorp high- hanging around many local places..moravian cemetary..flagship...stuckers dock...wetsons..great kills park..behind latourette golf course..new dorp lane.. cruising richmond ave on thursday nights
Where on the Island are/were you from?
grant city and midland beach. My dad owned Ship Ahoy service station since 1945 and we still own and run it.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
devil worshippers at the greenbelt.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
many
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
shoals ..nunzios..shoobas disco.. cosmos disco..millways..honey for the bees.
Wednesday 08/11/2010 4:07:02pm
Name:
Cheryleann Perham
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I learn something new each time I come back to this site.
It is truly a labor of love and I thank you for that
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 08/11/2010 0:18:45am
Name:
Skippy Crimmins
City/State
Matawan, New Jersey
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is a great website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Bartending for Marty McKenna (who was a former singer with Danny Kaye's band)in the old Goal Post Inn on Richmond Avenue, in the early and mid 60's. Playing softball for the Goal Post Inn, Frankie's Place, North Shore Social and Athletic Club, Pal Joey's and Snoopy's Bar forover 40+ years.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Best bar - Goal Post Inn on Richmond Ave.
Favorite Restaurant was Pier 76 on Bay St.
Denino's on Richmond Ave.
Tuesday 08/10/2010 3:14:14pm
Name:
JOHN(JACK) BORKOWSKI
City/State
CINCINNATI,OHIO
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
it brings back so many memories of growing up on the island. i miss it.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
as a kid i walked all over. every day was an adventure. i'd go from the old sirt tracks in port richmond to the conference house and all in between. SI is a beautiful place to live.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born on franklin ave.new brighton.lived last on oakland ave. west brighton.grew up on college ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
does anybody remember the indian caves where the expressway is or the old fire truck parked on claypit road? i did a lot of walking as a kid.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
we spent a lot of time in PalJoeys.and the bridge tavern was a great spot to meet people from work.
Wednesday 08/04/2010 2:36:53pm
Name:
DeForest E. Hillyer, Jr.
City/State
Charlotte, NC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Very well done; thank you.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My grandparents, Arthur E Hillyer and his wife, Marie, owned approximately 6 acres on Victory Blvd when I was born in 1943. We lived with them for a short time when my father returned from WWII. We also spent many weekends there. I remember seeing wild pheasant, turkeys, and deer.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Their address was 1051 Victory Blvd, and their property was located next to the Franzreb Stables and behind silver Lake Gold Course.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Sledding at Silver lake was a blast, as was riding horses at Franzreb's.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 08/01/2010 10:47:09pm
Name:
Donald La Marca
City/State
West Melbourne, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site! Have been back any number of times to see all the upgrades you have made to it. Photos, a lot of them, bring back loads of fond memories!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Way to many to share! I lived on the Island up until I entered the Air Force in 1956, then only returned occasionally to see family and how the Island has changed. And believe me it has changed . . . sometimes for the better and sometimes, well, somethings should just be left alone.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
First home I remember was in South Beach, on Norway Avenue, near the junction of Olympia Blvd and Norway. There as a luncheonette there called Patchinellis. Then we moved to Midland Beach, my Mom used to say Grant City, but we were below the Blvd and across from the school on Lincoln Ave. . . when the school was a wooden bldg and we all hung out at Jack's Luncheonette and bought beer at Marcy's Deli on Lincoln ave to drink in the park and got our Pizza at Nunzio's on the Blvd. What a great time growing up there was!
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Not really. Some old stories about the cemetary in Travis. I had cousins who lived there and we were told a lot of Indians from the Island were buried in that cemetary and they would haunt the people living there and that is why so few people lived in Travis!
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
My daughter has all the old family photos and I am not sure how many are of the Island. I will have to check with her.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
When I was living there, it was Magnotti's on Hylan blvd. It was owned by a second or third cousin on my mother's side and when we would go there we were always served family style with large platters of Italian Sausage and Meatballs, etc. A great place and very good Italian food. Now . . . I am not sure what restaurants are still around. When I go back for a family reunion (about every 2-3 years) we all meet at Basilios . . . a restaurant I remember as a small boy watching my Grandfather play Bacci on their back lawn in the summer.
Saturday 07/31/2010 12:16:22am
Name:
jamie mcgrath
City/State
san diego california
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Just found it! wonderful, why do you not have a Facebook page?
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
s.s. kresge's on forest ave always smelt of pop corn and hot dogs when you 1st walked into the store.
eggers ice cream shop on forest ave ( mr egger was not very friendly!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
joe & pat's victory blvd
pal joeys forest ave
al deppe's restaurant richmond ave
ralph's ice port richmond ave
Tuesday 07/27/2010 12:02:47am
Name:
lance
City/State
si
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very nice website. i miss the old si. what a shame but they say it is progress. it was still good until the late 80,s but now it is little brooklyn.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
the good old late 70,s and 80,s
Where on the Island are/were you from?
south beach formerly. now grasmere
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
lancasters on midland sunnys on clove casablanca,s on sandlane and the surf club!
Sunday 07/25/2010 3:50:54pm
Name:
Dan Curtis
City/State
Orange, Virginia
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Really enjoyed reading the site and hope you keep it up.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Al Deppe's, Ritz theater, Blessed Sacrament, PS 20, Clove Lakes park, and on and on.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond, lived on Anderson Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 07/21/2010 11:47:50am
Name:
Jaynee Catalli
City/State
staten island
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What a great site...went through it and gotta tell you it brought back so many memories..THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The stables on Willowbrook Road.Three of them were there which is now Birchard Avenue. What great times and memories I have from there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I am originally from Roosevelt Ave. Off Bradley Avenue.(Dogpatch or Nanny Goat Hill ..depending on your age) now living in Rosebank.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember a historical house set in the woods off Willowbrook Rd.called the Christopher House..we used to go and hang out there.Story had it that it was haunted by kids that died there..once I heard that I never went back.lol
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Currently it is Trattoria Romana on Hylan Blvd.
Wednesday 07/21/2010 1:21:39am
Name:
tom venditti
City/State
staten island, new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
amazing, what memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Times Square Stores,castleton & taylor sts.I started working as a stockboy late 50s.
I went to PS28 in Richmond town, when the jail next door was open. We used to have snowball fights with the kids from St.Patricks across the street.
sleigh riding down lighthouse hill to the wall of St.Andrews church.walking a mile to school and home and knowing everyone you saw.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived in egbertville first on st.george road and then richmond road.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
the moving of all the houses from st.george road and hitchcock sts. to dalton ave and ebony streets.watching the house picked up and put on trucks to be moved.they were supposed to build the expressway up rockland avenue
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
millways on hyland and melody club on new dorp lane for the shows.
Tuesday 07/20/2010 2:31:56pm
Name:
Sherill Teichmann
City/State
Indialantic, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
AWESOME website! Brings back lots of great memories from the 1960's!!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Just that it was a great place to grow up in the 1960's. We played house on the corner of Marble Street and Demorest Avenue, in Westerly with 36 kids! It was great!!!!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerly, Demorest Avenue to be exact :-)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 07/19/2010 2:37:32pm
Name:
Kris Boyd Mann
City/State
Whitefish, Montana
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website. Brought back lots of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My best memories are of all the years I spent riding at Clove Lakes Stables.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Castleton Corners
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Hofbrau and Ann's Sugar Bowl
Sunday 07/18/2010 3:19:03am
Name:
Doris Jean Patton
City/State
Glendale, AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Your website captures Staten Island exactly as I knew it as I grew up there in the 1950s.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I went to PS 44 and was in the St Michaels Parish I went to Edwin Markham JHS. I recall that many of the places we lived were "haunted" especially Mariners Harbor where I grew up. I remember the Old Dutch cemetary near Richmond Terrace.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Mariners Harbor, grew up in the projects. My father served in the Korean War and when he served his time the government moved our family from Mississippi to the newly built Matiners Harbor Projects. Most of the kids I grew up with, were military brats.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
9 Young Street in Stapleton was where we stayed with my aunt when we first moved here waiting for the projects in Mariners Harbor to be finished. I remember that it was haunted by a terrible spirit. Later when I grew up I found out that the previous occupants had been murdered by their son and buried in the cellar. I would love to find out if there are any records of this on file in Staten Island. It would have had to been either in the latter 1940s or early 1950s as we lived there about 1953.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will look.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Dippys!
Saturday 07/17/2010 2:27:08pm
Name:
Bill Joseph
City/State
Grand Junction,Colorado
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Enjoyed all the old info and pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Lived at 1376 Forest Ave. ( a pizza business last time I was on the island)and Watchogue Rd when I attended P.S. 30. Moved to Fla in 1952.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Schaeffers bar on Forest Ave across from my house. My father played softball for the bar at Willowbrook fields on Sunday mornings. Lots of fun.
Thursday 07/15/2010 3:51:56pm
Name:
Mary Ellen Ferrara
City/State
Washingtonville, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This was terrific. I was born and raised on Staten Island. Lived there until 1991. This brought back terrific memories and God Bless you for creating this.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I can remember my father taking us down Burgher Avenue and riding Hylan Blvd. all the way to page Ave and there was nothing but a few Gas Stations and mostly weeds. We would go all the way to Tottenville and there was a Gazebo on the water. You could sit there and see the water.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills, Newberry Avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Thursday 07/15/2010 2:36:17pm
Name:
Richard Devlin
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent memory jogging.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember a toy store where Blockbuster video is now. It was called "The Flagship" Toy store. It was next to Nunzio's pizzaria.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was from Grant City and now I'm on Arthur Kill Road and Huguenot avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Monday 07/12/2010 9:55:05am
Name:
Johanna Gulinello
City/State
Springfield, Ohio
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Comments about this Website.
Brings back a lot of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up on Staten Island, went to St. Ann Elementary School, Cangianno's was the best for cold cuts and fresh hot Italian Bread.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Sunday 07/11/2010 1:08:45pm
Name:
Peter Mulay
City/State
Spring Lake Heights,N.J.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
website is great!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Born in 1956 and raised on S.I. Lived here untill 2008.So many stories and memories I can't think of them right now.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in South Beach,moved to Oakwood in 1967,Elltingville in 1989,Willowbrook in 1992,Richmondtown in 2000 and Spring Lake Heights,N.J. in 2008
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
the headless horseman of sleepy Hollow was written with S.I. in mind.
Friday 07/09/2010 6:19:00pm
Name:
City/State
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Great website-brought back a lot of memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My wife Carol and I met in the Civil Air Patrol at Miller Field in 1962. Used to learn about flying from Col. Rice, Don Speroni, and others. Had fun growing up there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived on Burbank Ave in New Dorp. Carol lived on Fingerboard Rd near the Advance building
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Thursday 07/08/2010 1:57:02pm
Name:
Nancy Hart
City/State
Virginia Beach VA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
thanks for the warm memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
too many to list. Anyone remember Dutchman's on Clarke Avenue?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Richmondtown
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The woods along Rockland Avenue between Manor Road and Brielle Avenue are HAUNTED
Tuesday 07/06/2010 8:47:20am
Name:
Augie Falcone
City/State
Penndel, Pa.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The memories this site brings back are unbeleivable. Photos of places I've been to as a kid but taken in a differant era and still recognizable.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I went to Mckee and watched as the Verrezanno was being built. I graduated in 1967.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived in New Brighton with my grandad in the early 50's, then in Stapleton in the late 50's early 60's and then Port Richmond till I left in the late 60's.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Friday 07/02/2010 10:44:10pm
Name:
Gary Crane
City/State
Allyn, Washington
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Find myself looking at this site for hours
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember riding my bicycle on the Staten Island expressway the day before it opened officially for traffic. I remember floating rafts from near Jewett and Post Ave(s) following a creek that ended up near Willowbrook.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Giant Snapping turtles terrorizing Sanatation Workers
Wednesday 06/30/2010 10:17:00am
Name:
Ryan
City/State
SI
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am looking to find pictures inside the Hotel Castleton in St, George, I am specifically looking for pictures of tea sets and /or china
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Tuesday 06/29/2010 4:25:44pm
Name:
mary niemann(andreano)
City/State
staten island, n.y. 10301
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
you could walk around any time of nite and be safe.. everyone was neighborly..and helped each other out im a native islander.i remember chasing the mosquito truck..and stick ball till the lights went on..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
stapleton, clifton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Friday 06/25/2010 10:17:04pm
Name:
Gary Gugliada
City/State
Staten island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I cannot believe the amount of time and energy put into this site. Wonderful!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Horhman's Castle-Grymes hill where the nuns lived, Little League Bazaars, endless summers with no cell phones, computers, text messaging. Just a bat, a dirty ball, a field and lots of friends.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills-a great palce to grow up. I still live and work here.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Always heard that Helena Road on Todt Hill was haunted. Same with the Perine house on Richmond Road.
City/State Staten Island, NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. This is a great website! I remember the brewery in Stapleton that was RH & Piels.
Any memories of Staten Island to share? Oh my gosh...too many to list here. I was born and raised and still live in Staten Island.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Rossville and Great Kill
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar The Old Russo's Restaurant on Hylan Boulevard in Annadale....Now is Mike's Place.
Friday 03/23/2012 1:46:45pm
Name: janet brown
City/State ocala,fla.34475
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. very good pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share? have many memories of the early 70s with the horse shows and trail riding on the south shore....
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar sleepy hollow used to ride the horses there
Thursday 03/15/2012 7:59:12pm
Name: George %22Buddy%22 Saulo
City/State Staten
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. wonderful
Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born and raised here on Staten Island and have seen many changes.Being born in 1938, I can recall so many great things to do when I was a youngster.
Playing baseball at Ryders field.
Fishing with my friends at Martlings pond and Willowbrook Park.
Playing baseball on thr Mariners Harbor Democrats.
Had a paper route with 140 papers and I wasn't driven either.
Where on the Island are/were you from? I live in tottenville but was raised in Mariners Harbor A
ny Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Remember the Drive-in and the airport on Richmond Ave.How about the Auction where the SI Mall is now.
The huge farms in Bulls Head where I worked for $.25/hr.
I could on and on.
The Island and it's people were unique and it will never be the same...Sad
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Denino's
Buckovacs Tavern
Thursday 03/15/2012 7:34:30pm
Name: George %22Buddy%22 Saulo
City/State Staten Island, NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Wonderful
Any memories of Staten Island to share? workng on the farms in Bulls Head in 1951. Got $.25/hour.
Took accordion lessons from Pete Stio 1948 thru 1955 in New Dorp.
Where on the Island are/were you from? born and raised in mariners harbor
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar deninos pizza
the golden palms on castleton ave. in 1956 where you could get a 3 ft. diameter pizza for $1.50
Thursday 03/15/2012 0:05:29am
Name: William Coyne
City/State Staten Island,NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. great pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share? came after the bridge
Where on the Island are/were you from? between St. Rita & Susan Wagner HS
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Schafers
Wednesday 03/14/2012 7:57:47pm
Name: Robert Widener
City/State Staten Island, NY
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Very nice.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Native. Raised in westerleigh. Now living in Randall Manor.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Carols, Afternoons, Randall Manor tavern.
Monday 03/12/2012 9:50:30pm
Name: Richard Glassman
City/State Charleston, SC
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Brings back many memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share? My aunt and uncle owned a millinery factory in Rosebank by the overpass......my father worked in Boro Hall,,,my grandfather was a building contractor in the 30's lived on Oxford Place..my aunt was a well known S.I. artist.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Hart Blvd near the tennis courts...also Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? I helped open E.J. Korvettes.....Was a member of the Islanders M.C.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Crocittos, Jolly Trolly, Bleiman's Luncheonette, Raguccci's Pizzeria, Heney's, Al Deppi's and Hot Dog Louie's truck on Hylan Blvd.
Monday 03/12/2012 7:03:58pm
Name: Marrion (hooker)Pratscher
City/State Edison, NJ
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. I visited SI today after some 50 yrs. and drove to my former house on Rossville Avenue. It brought back so many memories. I was amazed to see how much it had changed. I lived to the right side of an old bar, and across from a small soda shop. All it is now is condo's
Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born in the old Richmond Memorial Hospital where my Mom was a nurse.My brother & sister were born at the Staten Island Hospital, a pity to see what happened to it. Our home was on the former Indian reservation & whenever there was a storm, lightening; our house was struck and we had a fire in the attic. As kids growing up, we found many Indian artifacts from those who lived there. On many ocassions we would get on the Staten Island ferry and visit NJ. I remember my Dad worked at Brick Motors near South Beach.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Rossville, about 1 blk. up on the left side of the street from Arthur Kill Road.
I went to School. PS3 and then we moved to NJ when I was about 9.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Since our home was on a former Indian Reservation, we were always told that storms and lightening strikes were a result of the Past Indians fighting to get us off there land.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar I was too young but I remember my Mom talking about the Old Rocking Horse (?) Bar/Rest. I know it had a large horse statue in front. I wonder whatever happened to that.
Monday 03/12/2012 2:43:10am
Name: Carol Richards
City/State Holmdel, NJ 07733
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. enjoyed looking at the pictures and remembering the stories about these places
Any memories of Staten Island to share? Westerleigh Park. Walt's Lunchenette on Forest Ave by Jewett Ave. Al Deppe's, Tina's Diner on Victory Blvd. Taber Steak House on Jewett Ave.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Westerleigh and West Brighton area's
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Tina's Diner and Taber Steak House
went there many times but I worked both places great places to eat and work.
Saturday 03/10/2012 3:05:26pm
Name: Nick Mirto
City/State Old bridge,NJ
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Born and raised in SI moved to NJ in 2006 I'm 48, after reading and seeing the pictures it brings a huge smile to my face,and fond memories .
Any memories of Staten Island to share? My father owed Luke and Johns deli on the corner of Victory Blvd. and Cebra Ave.Swimming in the first lake of Silver Lake in the summer.Memorial Day parade on Victory Blvd., starting at Hero Park. Victory Blvd. and Forest Ave.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Victory Blvd and Cebra Ave.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Chior loft
Thursday 03/08/2012 12:24:12am
Name: Sawicki - Walyga Family
City/State Washington NJ
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. Just wonderful...
Any memories of Staten Island to share? My Grandparents owned a small general store at the bottom of the hill near Targee Street.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Stapleton, Hamilton St. My Grandfather built two of the houses on that street between 1910-1920.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar I remember stories of Al Deppe's and Old Mill where my parents would go on dates.
Wednesday 03/07/2012 9:11:02pm
Name: Linda Terranova Canova
City/State Staten Island, N.Y.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Comments about this Website. I really found this website amazing. I always sensed that Native American Indians lived here first. I am interested in the west shore where there are docks that look about 200 hundred years old or older. I will be moving to the Tides soon and I am very interested in what went on there many many years ago. I have a beautiful view of the outerbridge also.
Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born and raised on Staten Island and I watched it grow and grow. I went to school in Arochar at St. John Villa and I actually watched the Verrazano Bridge being built. I could see it from my class room window.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Originally my parents bought their first house in Westerlie for 5,000 dollars. Then we moved to Grymms Hill area, then we moved to Todt Hill area. I met my husband in Brooklyn and we raised our family in Eltingville. Now that we are retired we are moving to the Tides, a 55 and older community right on the water facing the OUterbridge and as I mentioned there are these incredible old docks just sitting there. When I look at them I cant help but see a whole other lifetime of happenings from long ago.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Along the years I've heard of stories, but mostly I remember visiting the Conference House as I exhibited my artwork at an artshow. There I heard that there was a soldier that used to appear from time to time and he was from the Revolutionary days.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Now that I will be moving to Charleston, I am totally intrigued with that side of the island, in which I never ever explored. Z Diner Restaurant is awesome, especially in nice weather, u can see a magnificent sunset there while eating outside.
Tuesday 03/06/2012 9:18:40pm Name: Jan Mitchell City/State E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. I love this website. Thanks for preserving the beautiful memories. Staten Island is such a special memory. We were lucky to live there! Any memories of Staten Island to share? I remember learning how to drive a stick shift on Richmond Ave. There was no traffic at all. I remember when I learned how to drive needing a map to find my way around because it was so rural. I remember walking from Mariner's Harbor to the mall and there were no sidewalks. I remember going to Princess Bay and sleeping on the beach...carefree. So many great memories. Happy memories when Staten Island was the perfect place to live. Where on the Island are/were you from? I lived in
St. George/Tompkinsville/Stapleton. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Tugs.
Tuesday 03/06/2012 5:51:50pm Name: Nancy Wheeler Bunker City/State Redford New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Thanks for the memories! Love it! Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Dongan Hills then moved to Great Kills in 1976. My parents still live in Great Kills. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? I'll have to dig them up when I have some time. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 03/05/2012 1:09:14pm Name: Bob Feithj City/State Howell, NJ E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Good site, need more memories, photos and stories Any memories of Staten Island to share? Charlie Gerhards auto repair on Clove Road, just up from the Zoo, across the Street. Jolly Trolley at Clove and Victory Blvd. Of course, Al Deppes. Tompkins Dept. Store. Eggers on Broadway. Tiger Supermarket next to the Capitol Theatre on B'way. Haveing to pay a nickle for each zone on the bus. The ferry to Bayonne, NJ. South Beach SI and Uncle Milties in Bayonne. The Log Cabin, Meurot Club, Mardi Gras and fast food like Bacci's on Hylan Blvd. Many more, too many to mention. Where on the Island are/were you from? West New Brighton - lived there until 1963 when I moved to N. J. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Everyone looked for the "Indian Cave" in Clove Lakes Park. Watching the New Yorkers come in, rent a rowboat and flounder while rowing in Clove Lake, afraid of the waterfall at the lower end. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Point House Bar and Hotel, located at Clove Road and Broadway. Operation by my Grandparents, Henry and Rosa Feith from about 1910 through the 1920s. Post card of Halloran Hospital on Victory Blvd., SI and a photo of my old house on Clove Road, circa 1940. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Has to be either Al Deppe or Bacci's
Sunday 03/04/2012 11:46:46pm Name: CHRIS PERDICARIS City/State Canada E-Mail: Comments about this Website. I loved the website. It is nice to see someone dedicate their time to respecting, honoring and preserving history, community and culture. Any memories of Staten Island to share? I really admire the culture of family and community that Staten Island offers. I think it is a little gem that is in close proximity to the ''big city.'' Where on the Island are/were you from? Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 02/29/2012 6:36:42am Name: Susan Jonas-Braunlich City/State Denville, N.J. E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Very cool to see places I remember as a child. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Clove Lakes Park double bridges hanging with my hippie friends :). Where on the Island are/were you from? West Brighton Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Remember going to Deppe's for foot long hot dogs watching the planes land across the street on Richmond Ave. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Pal Joey's on Forest Avenue
Sunday 02/26/2012 6:11:41pm Name: Linda Johnson O'Neil City/State Lake Wylie, South Carolina E-Mail: Comments about this Website. I absolutely love it ! Any memories of Staten Island to share? Walking to Richmond Avenue to get a slice of Pizza and a soda for 25 cents at Angelos's Pizzeria .
7 Layer Cake from Piazza's Bakery
Buying Jean's from Hermans Mens Shop Where on the Island are/were you from? Born and raised in Port Richmond Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 02/25/2012 8:32:34pm Name: Peg DiSpagno Amodea City/State Florida E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Great ! Spent a lot of time looking at photos. Will come back for more. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Originally Rosebank. Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 02/24/2012 12:29:47am Name: Dr. Dawn Picone City/State Staten Island New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. It's absolutely Great and you should keep adding to it. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Yes but I will have to think about it a bit.
One thing that really needs to be added is the huge galla that was known to the Boardwalk in the old days with the original amusement park and the rented and owned bungalow villages surrounding the area .....that's how my parents ended up here and so did lots of others. (prior to the bridge)In fact, my Grandparents eloped to Staten Island because of that area - my Grandfather's mother owned a bungalow there. Where on the Island are/were you from? Oakwood Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Lots - again, I will have to think a bit. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Yes, of course Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar The Old Tavern on the Green (really from my parent's days) and one of my favorites was Lucheses and of course the Country Club was there throughout our entire family history ...and should have never closed! Alfredos the same thing - never should have closed. And Sophie's "Eldorado" restaurant (it was a club at night)
Thursday 02/23/2012 10:42:16pm Name: einar thomassen City/State belvidere new jersey E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. old memories Any memories of Staten Island to share? lived in annadale from 1936 to 1947 Where on the Island are/were you from? annadale Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 02/23/2012 10:01:25pm Name: Eleanor Hartnett Malloy City/State St, Augustine, Florida E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Very interesting. Any memories of Staten Island to share? I was born in 1936 and have happy memories of growing up on S.I. Riding my bike to the local candy store near the train station. Swimming at Oakwood beach. Walking to New Dorp High School through the fields(no houses yet). Where on the Island are/were you from? Oakwood Heights Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Shoals in Great Kills, Tavern on the Green, New Dorp, Three Jays, New Dorp.
Thursday 02/23/2012 8:00:14pm Name: Susan Reynolds-Toward City/State Jackson, NJ E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Fantastic job. This is the Staten Island I grew up in. Very natural. No nationality, just families and friends always looking after one another. Any memories of Staten Island to share? As kids (1970's) we would find loose change and ride the train to the ferry and play in Battery Park. We knew all of the Conductors and they never gave us grief. Where on the Island are/were you from? Annadale - The woods! Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? The Indian Graves are in Annadale. So many wonderful memories. The Island has seen many changes. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Unfortunately no. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Lenny's Steak House was huge when I was a child. We did not have the means to go to restuarants though!
Thursday 02/23/2012 11:47:25am Name: Marge Serrano City/State Staten Island, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. I have resided in Staten Island for the past 25 years and could not think of living in any other area. I am hispanic and remember I had to drive into the city to fine spanish ingridients. Neighbors were all connected even if it was a wave of the hand. It has changed so much. Crime is up, immigrants whom have no respect and police were not our enemy but our safe guards. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Gassmere Midland? Never know what the correct answer is. Maybe you can help. I live right in the middle of Hyland Blvd and South Beach Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? I believe I have one from late 1970's or 80's. South Beach Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Unfortunately they are closed. Most of family owned Italian restaurants. I now travel to Wetchester or New Jersey.
Wednesday 02/22/2012 3:42:05am Name: Terri Ann DeLong (Pergola) City/State Reading, PA E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. So far great for information! Any memories of Staten Island to share? This is not my memory but, I was left with the reception invition of Mrs. Walter M. Donovan my Uncle/Godfather Carl/Carmen Pergola & his wife had their wedding reception at Tavern On The Green Staten Island, NY this was before I was born. My Uncle eventually went on to do the lighting on the set of Gilligan's Island & other older shows except his name wasn't in the credits. James Pergola was the Director Of Photography on BayWatch my cousin. I've been to NY but, at the Palisades Center Mall, referred to as the Palisades Mall, in West Nyack, New York it is the eighth largest shopping mall in the United States by total area, and sixth largest by gross leasable space. Where on the Island are/were you from? N/A Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? The Folklore is it is an Island where after people come together for an event then they can have a career of their choice with hard work. Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Unsure my daughter 23 with my 2 grandsons has some pictures & I've moved here & there. Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar The one mentioned on the wedding reception invitation Tavern On The Green.
Tuesday 02/21/2012 6:06:00pm Name: Ed Monigan City/State Yardley, PA E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Great website. Brings back many memories of the Island. I was born in
1924 in Rosebank. My father was a NYC
policeman.
Any memories of Staten Island to share? Brother and uncle worked at the USP service at the Quarantine Station on
Bay St. They would let me ride on the
tugboats that would take the doctors out
to the ocean liners at anchor in the Lower Bay.
Where on the Island are/were you from? Iwas born at 53 St Johns Ave in Rosebank
I graduated from St. Marys Grammer School in 1936 and St. Peters High Schooluntil June 1946. I left Staten Is
in 1952 when I moved to Plainfield N J Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Had my wedding reception in September 1949 at the Meurot Club in St. George
Tuesday 02/14/2012 7:33:34pm Name: Angelica Pagan City/State Staten Island, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. What a wonderful blast into the past. Great photos Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 02/14/2012 4:28:27pm Name: TAMMY City/State Greenwood Lake, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Memory Lane! Any memories of Staten Island to share? So many...
Food Farm Hylan Blvd.
Garbers, Grants(purchased our family pet cat for $1.00 at Grants lived to 18 years of age) Bradford Room, Cute Togs, South Beach rides, Pete Devitas, Lane Theater, Budas Bakery(crumb cake), Sedutos ice cream cakes, ears pierced at a Pharmacy on Hylan blvd started with a M. Pizza Town. Amplows? store Ebbitts and Roma. Ice skating don't know the name of pond, large sledding hill along side. St. Joseph's Hill Academy. City bus 117 and the 103. Where on the Island are/were you from? New Dorp 1961-1971 Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Crazy Maria down by the a white Church in New Dorp. Our Lady of Lords??? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Have to dig... Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar 3 Jays, Avino Pizza, Nuzio Pizza, Aleppes, Chinese Restaurant on Hylan and New Dorp Lane. Hennesee or Henny's Steak House. Chicken Delight New Dorp Lane, A&W Italian Restaurant I believe in Midland Beach? Diner across from Cosmos on Hylan Blvd.
Tuesday 02/14/2012 4:23:43pm Name: TAMMY City/State Greenwood Lake, New York E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Memory Lane! Any memories of Staten Island to share? So many...
Food Farm Hylan Blvd.
Garbers, Grants(purchased our family pet cat for $1.00 at Grants lived to 18 years of age) Bradford Room, Cute Togs, South Beach rides, Pete Devitas, Lane Theater, Budas Bakery(crumb cake), Sedutos ice cream cakes, ears pierced at a Pharmacy on Hylan blvd started with a M. Pizza Town. Amplows? store Ebbitts and Roma. Ice skating don't know the name of pond, large sledding hill along side. St. Joseph's Hill Academy. City bus 117 and the 103. Where on the Island are/were you from? New Dorp 1961-1971 Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Crazy Maria down by the a white Church in New Dorp. Our Lady of Lords??? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Have to dig... Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar 3 Jays, Avino Pizza, Nuzio Pizza, Aleppes, Chinese Restaurant on Hylan and New Dorp Lane. Hennesee or Henny's Steak House. Chicken Delight New Dorp Lane, A&W Italian Restaurant I believe in Midland Beach? Diner across from Cosmos on Hylan Blvd.
Monday 02/13/2012 5:27:34pm Name: Louie City/State Si E-Mail: stingrayll67 @aolcom Comments about this Website. Like the pictures Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Rose bank/fort wadsworth Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 02/13/2012 4:28:54pm Name: paul orlando City/State lake hiawatha ,new jersey E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Excellent Any memories of Staten Island to share? None Where on the Island are/were you from? New Dorp Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? None Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? No Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar Dohertys
Sunday 02/12/2012 7:13:35pm Name: Gaylne Weeks City/State Minot, ND E-Mail: [email protected] Comments about this Website. Very interesting. I am going to be in New York and surrounding soon and plan to see Statan Island. I saw a show about where the immigrants who were not health enough to pass into the United States were sent recently and now my curiousity is going to find out more on the topic. Any memories of Staten Island to share? Where on the Island are/were you from? Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ? Do you have any old photos of Staten Island? Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 02/12/2012 12:22:59am
Name:
Maryalyce Levendosky
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Spent about two hours looking at this site and reading the gueatbook entries. It is amazing to me that no one mentioned the wonderful birch beer you got at Al Deppes! I can still taste it today! Great site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
When my friends and I were kids we would walk across the Bayonne Bridge and play in a park there for hours on end. Our parents never knew it but we knew it was safe and never worried abouit the fact we were in another state.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Originally, Mariners Harbor. Now Port Richmond.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My Dad used to tell stories about the John Street Quarry, located on Trantor Place near the Bayonne bridge. When he was a boy he and his friends used to play there. Both my parents were native Islanders. Dad was born in a house at the corner of John Street and Richmond Terrace, Mom was born at 60 Innis Street. Dads house is long gone but Mom's birthplace is still standing.
They met in a supermarket(Ralstons) on Morningstar Road in 1929 and married in 1934. They lived first in an apartment on Wright Ave. and moved to Dixon Ave where they bought a house, raised me and both passed away there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Nothing but pix of family, no special places except to our family.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
For pizza, Dennios is the best in the world. For dinning, Elm Park Inn (used to be McGettigins( not very good on the spelling!)
Saturday 02/11/2012 11:36:18am
Name:
Marcia Thompson
City/State
Dunnellon, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful photos and very informational. Thank you!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Really none but I am a great grand- daughter of the Sharit and Mersereau family from Staten Island. John H Sharit(Sharrit) was from near Castleton and he and his sons were sailors who moved south in the early 1800s
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 02/08/2012 2:06:27pm
Name:
Betty Winsch
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Interesting & fun
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too Many to list, as a lifetime resident.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Formerly Tavern On The Green
Currently Marina Cafe & Patisserie Bruno
Monday 02/06/2012 9:47:23pm
Name:
Lewis Paine
City/State
Eden Prairie, MN
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Old Mill
Sunday 02/05/2012 1:36:11pm
Name:
Carolann
City/State
Stephens City, VA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Only one word....GREAT...I love the old pictures..
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Loved riding the ferry
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will look
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 02/05/2012 9:37:22am
Name:
Ellen Florman Dweck
City/State
East Brunswick, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What wonderful memories your website invokes! Thank you so much for this treasure trove.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I was a member of the last 8th grade class that graduated from P.S. 41, New Dorp. My dad, Alvin Florman, owned the Florman's men's clothing store on New Dorp Lane and was considered by many the unofficial "mayor" of the Lane. Everyone in the neighborhood would stop by and shoot the breeze. He and his father before him kept a bocce court in the back of the store, where elderly men would play the game of their youth.
I graduated from New Dorp High School in 67. Sometimes when we missed (often deliberately) the "charters" in the afternoon we would walk to the Lane for an ice cream at Sedutto's on the corner of Clawson St. or Aida's Bakery for an after-school snack.
On a Sunday, when Dad's store was closed, we would take a long ride all the way down Hylan Blvd. and look for the Good Humor truck nestled in a parking area near Wolf's Pond Park.
Movies for kids at the Lane Theater cost 35 cents until the re-release of "Sleeping Beauty"; afterwards we had to shell out the enormous sum of 50 cents!
We used to love to play skeeball at Al Deppe's and of course have a burger afterwards. Other favorite family places to dine were the Shoals way down Nelson Avenue, Cosmos's on Hylan Blvd in Old Town (loved their relish) and Bacci's on the boulevard in New Dorp.
If I didn't want to wait to see the latest movies at the Lane--or have the stern matron shine a flashlight in your face--you had to go to the Paramount or St. George theaters. I had to walk up the Midland Ave. hill to Richmond Road and take the 113. Sometimes I'd walk the couple of blocks to Lincoln Ave. and stop at good old Goldman's candy/comic book store before boarding the 109 to Stapleton or St. George.
I remember the days of double features, when you'd always see two movies: one the current feature, the other a "B" movie. We kids heard whispers about the Empire Theater which was supposed to show "adult" movies but never dared satisfy our curiosity. Come to think of it, those movies were probably less daring than most stuff made today, LOL. I remember my Dad taking me to the Strand in Great Kills, where we saw John Wayne in "The Conqueror."
I remember leaving the Lane theater after a showing of "Jumbo" and smelling smoke. Later I learned that much of the Island was burning. That huge brush fire was, I think, in '63.
Stapleton had John's Bargain Store and Earl's, where we kids would listen to the top hits of the day before deciding to purchase. But our parents told us not to hang around the park across the street. I'm still not sure why.
We lived across the street from where a local church held a week-long bazaar every summer, with games of chance (I won many goldfish that died the next day) and snacks like chow mein on a hamburger bun. We belonged to Congregation B'nai Israel in Grant City which had to move to Bay Terrace when the SIRT became an underground railway and construction required the demolition of nearby buildings.
My grandparents ran Jack's Toys and Games on lower (downtown) Richmond Avenue. We loved the chopped liver sandwiches at Poppy's deli there. Saturday evenings I would go to my grandparents' store (loved the access to all the comics) and help fold in the color sections into the Sunday papers: the Herald Tribune, Journal American, Sunday News and the Star-Ledger. At the time I don't think the Advance had a Sunday edition. My dad and brother would sometimes go to wrestling matches at Weissglass Stadium not too far from the store.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
As a toddler I lived in Dongan Hills before spending most of my childhood and early adult life in Grant City.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Wish I did, no. I saw a documentary, "Cropsey," recently about a supposed evil creature on the site of the old Willowbrook State School. I remember the infamous (thanks to Geraldo Rivera) school but not the stories about the creature.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Just old friends, not really locations.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Haven't been to any recently but for many years we'd go to the Shoals a couple of Sundays a month.
Friday 02/03/2012 12:42:29am
Name:
Dan Plenzo
City/State
Monmouth County NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site. Keep up the great work.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Im 50 years old. I remember going to Wetsons for a burger with my parents. I believe it was up around Forrest Ave? It was a big thing for us back then. This was around 1968 or 69. Also the kiddie rides in south Beach. My Mother Grace Plenzo learned to drive a car originally from driving the bumper cars! true story.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Moved to Eltingville in 1964. Left in 1985
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
no
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
not available..i will get from my Dad
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
back then it had to be Toto's in New Dorp. Russo's diner on hylan blvd on my way to school at tottenville. The Surf Club in south Beach.
Wednesday 02/01/2012 4:08:22pm
Name:
Mary Ellen Meraglia
City/State
Washingtonville, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Very nice pics of old Staten Island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Went to New Dorp High School. Graduated in 1972. Have fond memories of Hylan blvd when it was nothing but punks and swamp and a few gas stations.
Remember in the 50's and 60's when the truck would come around and spray for mosquitoes. Remember when there was no mall only a golf course and farms. I remember when there was no expressway. Shopping was in Port Richmond and Stapleton. There was a woolworths five and dime in Stapleton. Also remember when the SIRR was all above ground. There used to be a wonderful Bakery called Buda Bakers on Richmond Rd.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 01/28/2012 11:52:03pm
Name:
Bill Crocco
City/State
Staten Island NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
its great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
shoals dock,drive in theater, airport,janets hot dogs, Al Deppies pin ball machines, blue&gray
Where on the Island are/were you from?
dongan hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
lees tavern,toto,s, deninos, manor house
Saturday 01/28/2012 8:45:33pm
Name:
Edward T. ("Ted") Baker
City/State
Miami, Florida
E-Mail:
tedbaker40@goprimecast/com
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Fredric Law Olmsted is considered the "Father of Landscape Architecture" in the US, and was one of the founding members in 1899 of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He also designed the campuses of many universities, residential communities, the "Emerald Necklace" of open space in Boston, and was one of the first to reflect in his designed projects a thorough understanding of the essential relationship between humans and nature, as Central Park attests.
My folks maintained a friendship of many years with Dr. Robert Guthrie, who was a research MD at Sloan Kettering. Time-wise, this would have been in the 50s and perhaps the early 60s. Dr. Guthrie and his family lived in New Dorp. Dr. Gutherie discovered and developed through his medical research, the PKU test for newborns that can determine genetic abnomalities. This test is now given to every newborn baby in the US, and involves pricking the baby's heel.
Jasper Francis Cropsey was considered a memebr of the Hudson River School of painters. His work, which reflected vibrant autumnal scenes, rich in vivid colors, were very popular in England, as the autum season there did not result in the colorful panoply reflected in Cropsey's paintings. Cropsey became the "darling" of the well-heeled in England, who could afford his "parlor paintings", which reflected majestic coloration.
My uncle, Edward Grant Baker, served as Borough President of Staten Island from 1953 through 1957, and was then elected to the New York State Supreme County, serving both Brooklyn and Staten Island. He was a graduate of Curtis High School, and also a graduate of Fordham Law.
My grandfather, Edward Baker, was identified as a hero during the sinking of the USS President Lincoln off the coast of Brest, France in 1918, by German submarine U-90. He was nominated by the ship's commander, Captain Foote, for the Navy Cross for his heroism, and the story is told in
the chapter titled "Sinking of the U.S.S. President Lincoln", in the 1920 publication "The Deck School Log of the Naval Auxiliary Reserve 1917-1919" (Willaim J. Byrne, ed.) which reads, in part (page 60):
"Aside from this, everything on board was moving quietly and without excitement; the men were hurrying to their stations as though going to a drill: lifeboats and rafts were bing made ready for lowering: the enginerring pofficer, Lietutenant Edward baker, U.S.N., was blowing off the boilers"
And,in part (page 61):
The torpedos "pierced the thick steel bulkheads of the after engine-room and in spite of the inruding water the officers and men intrepidly remained at their posts and continued, at great personal risk, to blow off the boilers. Lieutenant Edward Baker, U.S.N., deserves the highest tribuute and praise for getting all of his men safely out of this flooded compartment. He did not leave his station until the last member of his force had been removed and when he finally started above, the water reached almost to his chin and he had to swim to the ladder, which led up to the deck."
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived my first few years with my parents and older brother on Sturges Street (1940-1942), then moved to 28 Whitney Avenue, Grasnmere, where I lived with my folks until 1962, when I headed west to attend college at Cal Poly.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember my Dad (Harold C. Bakaer Sr., a landscape contractor) buying annuals and perennials from Pete Bisso in Dongan Hills (just below Richamo Road) and from Mr. Munroe, a descendant of Maryland Oystermen, who had a small nursery in Sandy Ground.
My Dad was responsible for activities of the National Youth Administration (NYA) on Staten Island in the late 30s, one of Roosevelt's New Deal programs. On Staten Island, this program planted hundreds of street trees throughout the Island, and employed many young men who had been unemployed following the Great Depression of 1929.
I remember the beauty of Drumgoole Boulevard, well designed, with Pin Oaks planted in the emdian, and with timber saftey barriers and timber light poles, all now lost.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 01/27/2012 7:49:32pm
Name:
Richard F. Mattei
City/State
Cape Coral , Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic site. Really brings back great memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Picnicking at Wolfs Pond every Sunday in the summer,by way of Richmond Ave, which was a two lane road.Hanging out at the Midway diner,McDonalds playground. Spending most of my time at Cromwell center playing basketball.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton,Myrtle Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Old Indian Caves at the third lake of Clove Lakes...
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
NO but wish I did.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al deppe's (I worked there ), The Caves
Wednesday 01/25/2012 10:09:03am
Name:
Marnee
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love the site! The Diner used in Dangerfield's movie was not the Midway (That was my Uncle's) it was Vic Barranco's Centre Diner (My grandfather's) diner. I'm looking for a pictures of that diner. Have you come across any? It was located (currently Mike's Place) on Forest Avenue and Port Richmond
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West/New Brighton...near Silver Lake Park
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/24/2012 5:02:13pm
Name:
amy MacDougall (Gould)
City/State
Rossville S.I.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It is great, so many memories of S.I.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
So many can't write all of them.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Rossville.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
A few
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tavern on the Green. Al Deppes,Coopers,
and The White House.
Monday 01/23/2012 3:05:09pm
Name:
Betsy Lynn Tooker
City/State
Cary, NC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am so glad my sister Karen forwarded this site to me. It definitely brought back fond memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Ice skating at Martlin's pond. Then going to the zoo to keep warm.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Fairview Avenue, not far from Four Corners, Clove Lakes, down the street from St. Theresa's church.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Old, but goody. My grand parents home on 444 Manor Road.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Joe and Pat's Pizzera
Sunday 01/22/2012 11:42:09am
Name:
Anthony Macaluso
City/State
Oakland, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Mariners Harbor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 01/22/2012 10:47:49am
Name:
Deanna (Doherty) Murello
City/State
Chandler, Az. 85225
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This site is awesome.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
This site is awesome. When I saw Al Deppes and thought of the miniature golf across the street. I use to go after church on Sundays to play. One time I rode my bike from Tottenville to Al Deppes a mighty long long ride with a friend and had to call my dad to pick us up later. ( Couldn't make it back home all that way.Tompkinsville pool was another good time place. Immaculate conception dances were awesome in Stapleton. The perth Amboy Ferry rides to go shopping in NJ. The Legion Hall in Tottenville had dances every Sunday and the cute boys from Mt. Lorettos orphanage would go. The cub scout shack on Amboy Rd. in Tottenville every Sat. night would have dances also. It's no wonder I love dancing to this day. The Beachcomber is where I wound up dancing for a while as a go go dancer. :) The Zodiac another fun spot off Hylan Blvd.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Tottenville Staten Island.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Beachcomber and the Zodiac.
Saturday 01/21/2012 8:24:47pm
Name:
Judy (Rogers) and Charlie Zarrelli
City/State
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-5503
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great job. Our home for 38 years
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Judy- Great Kills
Charlie -West Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Riviera Chateau in Great Kills on Amboy road
Saturday 01/21/2012 6:56:51pm
Name:
john borkowski
City/State
cincinnati,ohio
E-Mail:
jacksan@zoomtown .com
Comments about this Website.
This brings back so many memories of growing up on the Island. I'm sorry I had to move after 49 years. --- I'll be back!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 01/20/2012 11:06:50pm
Name:
Mary Finn
City/State
Sacramento, CA
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful website, thank you so much for taking the time to do this lovely tribute to the place I couldn't get away from fast enough. I have so many fond memories of growing up in South Beach during the 60's-80's.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I grew up in the South Beach projects and I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood. From catching bees in jars or coffee cans in the summer, flying kites, frisbee and yo-yo's, not to mention the black-out of 1977, the '69 Mets and '69 Jets, taking the ferry to work and getting a cold one at Pete's Hall of Fame on the way home. Thank you so much for this site.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Wish I did, my family came in 1951 (I believe) from Brooklyn to NYCHA South Beach Houses, only second generation American but fascinating that first settlement of SI is South Beach exactly 300 years before I was born there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I need to search, not sure where but it's on my to-do list.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Haven't been back in a while for a meal but love "Royal Crown Bakery" on Hylan Blvd. and have very fond memories of "The Swiss Chalet" so I would have to say that's my favorite bar on SI (only went out on SI after the bars closed in Jersey). Loved all the photos of the Swiss!
Thursday 01/19/2012 1:59:19pm
Name:
janet LaPointe Zaino
City/State
Livingston NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
i love love love it
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Beach parties at the beach in New dorp Clove lakes Park Bacci's and Alvino's restaurants too many memories to list Friends Barbara Fran and Nancy and oh those Spaghetti dinners.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Hideaway and Cosmos's
Thursday 01/19/2012 10:47:13am
Name:
Anthony D Russo
City/State
[email protected]
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent resource tool for Islanders
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up in Dongan Hills and my PS 11 days from 1957-1963.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Raised in Dongan Hills, live in Eltingville.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Eltingville Diner
Wednesday 01/18/2012 9:48:04pm
Name:
anthony sharkey
City/State
ny,ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I was looking for a reference to the name seguine, I am reading a book on montessori ( the educator)...when I came across the name seguine, and thought of the street name...is it possible this could be the same seguine ???
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I began taking the ferry here in 1959, after coming to new york to study art, and I would take the train to tottenville and walk back...one day I saw a room for rent in princess bay and I moved there...
i fell in love with wolfs pond park, where I loved to walk and in the winter skate, and to this day..I return to see the woods and pond in the just spring..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
before the bridge was built..the duch reform church in hugenot was really dutch...the minster dr. burgraff..at christmas delivered a pure calvinet sermon that we where all damed and where going to burn in hell fire...merry christmas..I then joined the choir ..me and a few little old ladies singing "wispering hope"
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 01/18/2012 7:48:10pm
Name:
carol
City/State
staten island
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Comments about this Website.
enjoyed looking at the way it was i was born and raised on staten island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
the giant slide on forest ave
Where on the Island are/were you from?
westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
dininos pizza
Wednesday 01/18/2012 3:24:54pm
Name:
Debra Weinmann Schmidt
City/State
Staten Island
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
This is a wonderful website.. My family owned Weinmann's Bakery.. I enjoyed seeing the photos and all the wonderful childhood memories from Stapleton, North & South Shore.. what a treat!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up on Jackson Street in Stapleton.. and having a million friends.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
There are many.. Yugos.. on Van Duzer. Esquire Club on Clove.. Rustic Inn.. on Hylan. these are old timers.. Today there are many to enjoy..
Wednesday 01/18/2012 11:59:27am
Name:
Richard LaDieu
City/State
Lanham, Md
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very nice website. i lived on staaten island starting when i was 4 years old until feb 75, leaving at 31 years old. there was a major power blackout in the mid 60's. it happened on the first day of my new job at chase manhattan bank at chase plaza. i never got their that day,
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
great memories, staten island music center in great kills and concord. took lessons there for many years.
grew up in st. george, mt loretto (2 1/2 years) mariners harbor and dungan hills before moving to d.c. area.
tks again for the site, i will visit again
cheers
rich
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/17/2012 10:39:03pm
Name:
Susan Butters Dobson
City/State
Califon, NJ 07830
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Harbor Rd., Mariners Harbor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/17/2012 5:52:12pm
Name:
gary delutri
City/State
staten island ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
great brings back alot of memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
guidos bar victory blvd tabers lobslter house
Where on the Island are/were you from?
willowbrook
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
casa nova
Tuesday 01/17/2012 5:28:28pm
Name:
Patricia Scrivani Selvaggio
City/State
Seaford,NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
wonderfull thanks for the memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
South Beach amusement park have great memories
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Beach Projects
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 01/17/2012 1:45:40pm
Name:
Robert Scamardella
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
Rscamardella@ statenlaw.com
Comments about this Website.
Fine job. Very interesting. Keep up the good work
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember a small pond behind the old Sunnyside Hospital. We called it "Duck's Pond." As a kid it was a wonderful ice-skating venue. The hospital, the pond and acres of beautiful woodlands were excavated for the S.I. Expressway.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Sunnyside. Still live there.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember a huge sloping field on Clove Road at the current location of Sunnyside Terrace. As a kid I was told "it used to be a golf range." By the time I played in it in the 50's it was a huge field of foot high grass.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'll check
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Buddy Buddy Club ( Now the renovated Roadhouse) and the Clover Club (now gone was at current site of the new seniors Park on Clove Road near Victory Blvd).
Tuesday 01/17/2012 12:48:12am
Name:
Jerry Pompilio
City/State
Inverness, Florida 34452
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Loved it brought back many memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Lived their for the first 35 years of my life, It was a great place to grow up to bad the spoiled it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in Rosebank lived in stabletion and new dorp
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have to get back to you on that.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Once co/owned the New Yorker restaurant the old Cosmos
Monday 01/16/2012 3:38:21pm
Name:
Mary Ferrari
City/State
Port Saint Lucie, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
A whole bunch. Wolfe's pond
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Princess Bay. Lemon creek
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Annex, Princess Bay
Sunday 01/15/2012 2:34:49pm
Name:
Barbara Lee Staubitz
City/State
Winston Salem N.C Former Staten Islander
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great wensite really brought back some memories.It really makes you think back when times were much more simple.You knew your neighbors and they new you.Your kids could go out and play without an armed bodyguard to watch over them every second and they didn't have to wear a gas mask to keep all the pollution out of your lungs.Yes they were the good old days.Technology is good to a degree but we are running everything into the ground.You cannot keep taking and taking without stopping to replenish' because it is all going to fall down around us and on top of us.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember riding the Staten I sland rapid transit out to the southern end of the island to go to a Camp Fire Girls Day Camp.I remember my sisters and myself swinging around the handlebars at the old Smith infirmary.I remember hamburgers from Al Deppes and the rides and the Boardwalk at South Beach .I remmember going to the Staten Island zoo when we were kids and how they had such large beautiful full grown tigers pacing back and fourth in those oh so tiny cages.Of course as a child you didn't realize just how inhumane and cruel that was for those Beautiful Majestic Animals.I remember going down to the Pavilion on a summer evening and walking along the beach and watching all the horseshoe crabs washed up onto the shore.I remener going swimming at The Goodhue Pool in New Brighton and the Tompkinsville pool in Tompkinsville .I remeber playing hop scotch on the sodewalk outside our house on Victory Blvd.I remember the parades they use to have when we were kids.We had a second story front porch and a lot of the family and friends would come over and watch because you couldn't have a better view.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Originally Tompkinsville then we moved to West Brighton and then to Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
New Jersey girls are pretty Manhattan girls are smart but! It takes a Staten Island girl to win a fellows heart.Joea
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
yes but it will take some digging to find them
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Joe and Pats Pizzeria on Victory Blvd . It is the best . The fist place we go to eat when we come up for a visit is Joe and Pats.That is a MUST.
There was a bar across the street from where we lived when I was real young.My Mom and Dad would go to the farmers market every saturday night; and my sister and I would look out the kitchen or pantry window and watch the people stumble out.It was called The Blue Hour
Saturday 01/14/2012 3:54:57pm
Name:
Dianne (De Matteis) Barnes
City/State
Orlando, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Loved it!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many. I miss Staten Island so much.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Great Kills (Greencroft Avenue)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Can't think of any right now.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I am sure I do.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I'd have to really think about it.
Friday 01/13/2012 0:13:04am
Name:
Gale Jean
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love this website. I'm a history lover and the pictures are awesome.
Thank You for having such a great website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Unfortunately, I was not born in Staten Island, but I met my husband here and had 3 children at St. Vincents hospital.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 01/11/2012 10:44:12am
Name:
Perry Smith
City/State
Gainsborough, England
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Hi! I've really enjoyed this stroll down memory lane. Fascinating!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
In the late 50s/early 60s we used to play behind the Democratic Club near Stapleton. I saw a Kennedy there once.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived on Brewster Street, Stapleton.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sadly, no.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
A pizza parlour in Tomkinsville, never eaten better, or hotter!
Sunday 01/08/2012 2:00:48pm
Name:
Walter hoffmann
City/State
Westerleigh s.I. New york
E-Mail:
Drumming62@ gmail.com
Comments about this Website.
Reminds me of my childhood ,growing up on s.I.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
So many can't list them all many .one great memory was the luncheonette my mom and dad owned .was at 1225 forest ave . Called walts luncheonette from 1955 to 1961 many, many more of good memories.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Jewett ave. Moved to other locations on si .now reside in Nj
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Many photo albums of family and north sihore
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Rh tugs which is now closed la condela , jimmy Mac. I could go on and on
Wednesday 01/04/2012 8:45:27pm
Name:
David J Rendt
City/State
Staten Island,New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The site is great .The Rendt"s came to Staten Island in 1845
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I came from Randell manor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
al deppes
Wednesday 01/04/2012 8:14:13pm
Name:
Joan von Kokeritz (Battista, Robinson)
City/State
Madison, AL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
absolutely loved seeing some of the old familiar places I remember as a kid...brought back so many memories and I want to just keep looking and looking.... for more
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I lived in Shore Acres for 17 years by the pond that a Vincent Schnurr tried to ruin by building apartments or houses there but it was fed by a natural spring and there's not much, safely, you could do about that ...
I didn't see the movie theater in Stapleton that I used to go to or the Liberty (16 cents to get in and then it went up to 25 cents and we thought that was terrible... now see what we pay to view a movie)... also didn't see the St. George theater on the hill near the Ferry to N.Y. or the nearby library I used to LOVE to go to ... always smelled so good of books... can't smell a Kindle or a Kindle Fire, can you? ha ha .... there's lots I remember. Worked and went to school in the city and I was doing some social work in Huntsville, Al (near where I live) and met a man in there undergoing therapy, and he turned out to be one of the Staten Island Ferry boat captains and I KNEW HIM AND REMEMBERED HIM... HOW WILD!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
from the Rosebank, Clifton, Fort Wadsworth area, near the Narrows. For a while, I lived on the narrows in a house, where, from my bed, I could actually watch the big ships go by, coming into NY harbor and HEAR the deep, impressive blowing of the ships.... the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, even the Andridoria and others ....
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
lived right near the Von Brieson (sp.?) park and we'd play in the woods around there ... Fort Wadsworth was within walking distance and we'd hear them play taps morning and night times ... a neat memory... then they built the Verrazanno Bridge and that kinda was the beginning of the end of Staten Island. Sad .... Many things changed then.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
just personal ones and not the sort that would enligthten... sad!!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
used to love Bacci's Charcoal Haven when they built it up....best hamburgers EVER!
Saturday 12/31/2011 11:09:48am
Name:
Malmee Weerasiri
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
My daughter, a second grader in PS 50 had to do a project - a travel guide on Staten Island and we found this site very informative. As a Staten Islander, I will take time to read all info on this site. We are Sri Lankan and our community is quite large in SI and may be you can add sone info about that as well .. Thanks and well done.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Sri Lankan Community maintains a Buddhist Temple at 115 John Street. The community being quite large, the temple organises many cultural events all around the year, including a school for kids to teach the religion and the mother tongue.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Oakwood Heights
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sri Lankan Restaurants : Lak Bojun, Lak Ruwana, Dosa Garden & Sanrasa
Sri Lankan Grocery : Ape Kade, New Parkland, Meth Lanka & Hema
Wednesday 12/28/2011 4:53:14pm
Name:
Marianne Jones Lawrence
City/State
North Carolina
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Thank you for putting together such a wonderful site. It is really a "blast from the past"
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My dad "Sparky Jones"came from New Brighton. My brother Tom and sister Pat all attended Sacred Heart and Curtis High
Great summer days at Faber pool.Met my husband Barry when he drove cars at Weissglass.
SI was the best place to growup
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Seneca St, off Broadway in West Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
maybe
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppes
Monday 12/19/2011 10:01:25pm
Name:
Sue Ann Whelihan Tremblay
City/State
Sebastian FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love it. Brings back wonderful memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
On New Year's eve my Mom and Dad took us to a movie and then for a chinese dinner in Stapleton.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born at St. Vincent's. Lived on "Seaside Blvd." in South Beach at Mays Beach, then we moved to Liberty Avenue in Dongan Hills.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
May's Hotel had dancing in the summer. We could hear it at our house because we were very close.
In the cooler months we use to roller skate in the dance hall.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 12/19/2011 3:49:42pm
Name:
Paula Kelley Ward
City/State
San Antonio, Texas
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love it! I'm writing our family history, and my mother's family lived on Staten Island.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Visiting my aunt and uncle in the summertime, and walking down Midland Avenue to Midland Beach.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
My aunt and uncle lived on Nugent Ave., at the end of the street, near the chain link fence of Miller Field.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I might, not sure.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Staten
Friday 12/09/2011 2:29:32pm
Name:
harold william ryan jr
City/State
staten island new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very good brings back many memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
drag racing on arden ave
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born and raised in great kills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
picture of the stapes my father played with them
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
steves orange house
Thursday 12/01/2011 2:59:22pm
Name:
Bill Jacobson
City/State
West Palm Beach, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love going here to see if I know anyone. We were 3 generations on SI and I still meet folks in Fla who remember our store which was Jacobson's Ethan Allen (no, not Archie Jacobson who was a friend and whose hangers I still have!). Started in Port Richmond and moved to south shore on Richmond Ave past the old airport and farms (Xarchos or Zharcos?. It was a Greek name I believe)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Oscar Weissglass (of Weissglass Milk) was our neighbor and used to flood an area in his back yard in winter so we could play hockey. His was the biggest yard and went through from Davis Ave to Lawrence. We had a football field in the fall and softball in the spring. Oh so many broken windows. His son Jay and my brother Richard were born a day apart and our Mothers were next to each other in the hospital. Richard and Jay are still in touch.
American Pickers did a show on SI and picked the old Weissglass Speedway signs which I tried to buy but missed. Saw a bunch of wrestling and demolition derbies there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived on Davis Avenue. Too many stories and not all can be printed!
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Our group of friends used to refer to SI as "Devils Island". Not sure where that started but it persists today.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al D's, Kings Arms (when it was the "in" place, Pal Joey's before (and after) somebody got shot at the 666, desert at Dairy Queen, our Grandfather's soda fountain on Richmond Avenue (free!), and the bar where all the NJ kids came to drink, the name of which escapes me at this moment!
Saturday 11/26/2011 9:51:22pm
Name:
jeanne pandolfi vaccaro
City/State
shrewsbury massachusetts
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
fantastic
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
westerliegh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 11/14/2011 5:43:33pm
Name:
Ciro Manzari
City/State
Lawrenceville, GA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Ah, the memories...
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many to write about... all I could say is, "Those WERE the days."
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
"Folks" would be "lured" here if they knew Staten Island like I remember Staten Island.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Magnotti's and of course, "Ciro's" Pizza.
Wednesday 11/09/2011 5:36:15pm
Name:
Kathleen Gahles
City/State
Neshanic Station NJ 08853
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great Website. I love it! Haven't finished looking at all of it but I liked what I saw so far. One criticism: the black print on the maroon backgrounf in some palces is impossible to read.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Will get back to you
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Meires Corners, Mann Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 11/02/2011 11:33:39am
Name:
Roswell Coles
City/State
South Orange, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful. I remember a lot of what I saw
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
thousands. what would you like
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Harborview Place to Great Kills to Ellicott Place in New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My father was director of the Staten Island Museum, later professor and Dean at Wagner College
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Probably many but I do not know where they are now
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Meurot Club. I knew the family and ate there many times
Monday 10/31/2011 3:43:55pm
Name:
Stephanie Boehm
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I LOVE THIS WEBSITE; GREAT PICTURES AND STORIES. Do you have any information about Boehm's Beach in New Dorp? My grandfather owned the beach back in the 20's. It had a hotel, boxing ring, etc..... At the bottom of New Dorp lane we had a street named after my grandfather Boehm street and Herman Street.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I am in Grasemere (30 years) and originally from New Dorp.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do have a postcard of Boehm's beach.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 10/29/2011 6:08:25pm
Name:
Robert G, Tonachel
City/State
Water Island US Virgin Islands
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The site is great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Sailing out of Great Kills
Ice Skating in Grassmere
Life before & after the bridge (Verrazano)
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Oakwood/Grassmere
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Have to think
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will look
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals
Tuesday 10/25/2011 2:57:08pm
Name:
Barbara Pedersen Strunk
City/State
Coral Springs, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Family does somewhere
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Didn't go to bars and not many restaurants unless it was for pizza. In Port Richmond there was an Italian Ice and Ice Cream place we use to go to. Al Dippys was a favorite place to go for minature golf, games and food.
Sunday 10/23/2011 8:22:04pm
Name:
Liz Egan Nilsen
City/State
Old Bridge NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love this website! I will be visiting it frequently!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Not at the moment...but I will give it lots of thought!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Davis Avenue, West Brighton (first house above Castleton, on the left side of the street, if you are facing Forest Avenue).
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I have some of the house I grew up in, right after the Blizzard of 1947...if you'd like them, let me know!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tavern on the Green on Hylan Boulevard.
Kane's on Forest Avenue (now Rusty's). I was one of the organizers for Sacred Heart's reunion of the class of 1960 last year and was thrilled to be able to hold the "Break the Ice" party at Rusty's the night before the reunion! What great memories I have of that place!
Friday 10/21/2011 7:08:57pm
Name:
Maria Rivera (Carrillo)
City/State
Lake Worth, Fl
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I really enjoyed seeing the past Staten Island but wanted to see more of where I grew up.It warms my heart knowing I lived there once a long time ago.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many... A few memories I hold close are spending time in the old Clove Lakes Stables watching and petting the horses... growing up in Todt Hill Houses (the apartments where everybody knew everybody and good friends were not hard to find.) Spending time with my Dad and big brother in Clove Lakes Park (R.I.P. Dad)and the list goes on and on from watching the Verrazano being built to watching the parades...
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Todt Hill (Manor Road, then Westwood Ave)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I was told the projects(lol like many people call them) were built over old Indian burial grounds... Don't have proof of it but there were many strange people and occurances there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes I have a few.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Different tastes...Joe n Pat's.. Al Deppe's.... Lum Chin's....A Hawaiian restaurant but forgot the name... Didn't go out for the bar scene...just the food! :)
Thursday 10/20/2011 8:34:14pm
Name:
Bill DeForest
City/State
Oswego, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What a wonderful piece of historical research.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My fondest memories of Staten Island were from exploring the woods and streams that were in existence at that time, (1950s), of fishing with my father in the salt water and fresh water ponds. Sunday afternoons watching the U-control model airplanes in the park near Willow Brook Hospital.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Marinas Harbor
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The beached wooden ships.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Old mill, Lazares, Al Dippes
Wednesday 10/19/2011 11:43:47pm
Name:
Diane Driscoll Ude
City/State
Baltimore, MD
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I loved reading about these wonderful Staten Island memories. My parents both came from big families and were Staten Island natives. My grandparents came from Ireland and worked at Sailor Snug Harbor when they first arrived in America.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Whitaker Place in Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals in Great Kills and The Hofbrau
Wednesday 10/19/2011 10:52:52pm
Name:
Michael Moschella
City/State
Staten Island NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Well Done I enjoy looking and wondering what the island was like long ago.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Yes many were published by the SI Advance when Days gone By was running.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I would like to see The Floating Church of SI circa 1890 to 1930 in your pictures we have photos of it at All Saints Church 2329 Victory Blvd SI
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppes long gone now!
Wednesday 10/19/2011 7:42:26pm
Name:
Lenny Ricci
City/State
Salida, Colorado
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Super!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many great memories to list.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Newberry ave. Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Nunzio's
Wednesday 10/19/2011 6:53:24pm
Name:
Bob Smith
City/State
Canada
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic. So much I never knew of Saten Island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Cherokee Street, Graham Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 10/19/2011 4:45:58pm
Name:
Ed, Mandrik
City/State
Hawley, PA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website. Brings back many memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
As a litlle boy around 6 years old watching ski jumbs on the top of Winsor Road. Now you would land on the S.I. Expressway. The launch at the foot of Meredith Ave in Travis that use to take the worker's to American Cyanamid in N.J.. Also the little ferry launch that went over the Amboys.
How about the Golden Palms on Castleton Ave, they sold the 2 foot pizza. It was very good. Also Gene's in Port Richmond.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in Travis, move to Mariners Harbor lived where the Lowes Home center stands to day. Then up Forest Ave next to Weissglass milk factory. Then we moved to Mieres Corners. Got married an moved to Willowbrook. Then to Hawley, PA.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The old lady that lived on Shooters Island. That is the island across from Bethelhem Steel Company on Richmond Terrace. I meet her when I was about 6 or 7. My uncle was a watchman Bethelhem Steel.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will check with my brother.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Gene's Restaurant in Port Richmond.
Wednesday 10/19/2011 4:28:09pm
Name:
sue devico
City/State
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 10/19/2011 3:10:26pm
Name:
isabelle morrison medoro
City/State
staten island ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very interesting
brought back many memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
our family loved to go on walks and the best treat was to walk to forest avenue and get a hot dog at a hot dog place that was on forest ave near the overhead to the bayonne bridge expressway exit. can't remember the name of it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born in westerleigh, moved to amboy road, princess bay, then to richmond terrace, mariners harbor, then forest avenue, mariners harbor - married - moved to bond street, port richmond,
then south beach projects and back to westerleigh where i now reside. did'nt get far and never wanted to.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
loved the miami club when we were old enough and the dutchman's when we were still not old enough. also the silver dollar after roller skating at the new dorp roller rink.
Monday 10/17/2011 9:04:50pm
Name:
Attilio Edward Mazzella
City/State
poconos, pennsylvania
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
its creative and beautiful, all good memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I am from guyon and lynn street in oakwood
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 10/17/2011 2:00:46pm
Name:
Carl Seaman
City/State
Bellevue, Nebraska
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This was a wonderful find for me. I grew up on the Island and moved to Nebraska in 1964 while in the Air Force. The site brought back many memories of my youth.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Early years on Jewett Av. 1950 - 1962 lived on 8th street in New Dorp
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I remember "Three J's" Italian restaurant.
Monday 10/17/2011 12:45:38am
Name:
Ed Gerkens
City/State
Beverly hills Fl
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
outstanding
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
stapelton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 10/17/2011 8:21:24am
Name:
John McAdams
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love the site. Photos bring you back and the lists of places that are no more -all great.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Started in Oakwood in early 60's - now in Bulls Head.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals
Tavern on the Green
Sunday 10/16/2011 6:33:57pm
Name:
CHRISTINE DE MARTINO FLYNN
City/State
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
WHAT GREAT MEMORIES.
I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR WEBSITE. IT'S SO UNFORTUNATE THAT THE V/N BRIDGE BROUGHT SO MUCH CONGESTION AND CHANGE TO STATEN ISLAND AND REDUCED ITS IDYLLIC ATMOSPHERE TO CHAOS OVER THE YEARS.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
WALKING "THE AVENUE" ON SATURDAY.
FABER POOL EVERY DAY IN SUMMER.
THE ROLLER RINK ON THE CORNER OF NEW DORP LAND AND HYLAN BLVD. THAT CLOSED IN 1955 AND BEING FROM PORT RICHMOND WE STARTED GOING TO THE RINK IN BAYONNE.
STECKMAN'S EVERY AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL
STOCK CAR RACES AT WEISSGLASS STADIUM.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
BORN AND GREW UP IN PORT RICHMOND. MOVED AWAY IN 1960 AND BACK IN 1972 TO NEW DORP. UNFORTUNATELY THE CONGESTION AND CROWDS DROVE US TO NJ IN 2006.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
THERE USED TO BE GRAVESTONES IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BILLOP HOUSE(NOW HTHE CONFERENCE HOUSE). I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY WERE JUST STONES OR BURIAL SITES.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'LL LOOK AROUND
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT DENINO'S OR VENETIAN GARDENS
Sunday 10/16/2011 2:04:29pm
Name:
roz greenstein
City/State
staten island new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
loved it, i have forwarded it to family and friends
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
going to bay street in the 1950's and watching the sailors coming off the ships- also the coast guard station when the Newport News carrier docked
Where on the Island are/were you from?
bulls head
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 10/16/2011 6:49:53am
Name:
Susan Goodman
City/State
Westchester County, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
A wondeful site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My memories relate to knowing that I was born in Staten Island Hospital (think it was S. on Sanguine) and that my birth-mother (whom I've known for over 30 years) lived in a home run by Louise-Wise Services (adoption). (Loved also driving around yesterday; want to return to the Austen house, the Botanical Gardens, bring our grandtoddler to the zoo, etc.).
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in 1955 in what must have been the old Staten Island Hospital (Princes Bay). I learned yesterday (didn't think to ask before) that I lived with my birth mother in the nursery in the Lake View Maternity Home on 77 Chicago Ave. - not too far from the entrance to the V-N Bridge.(sign now says) Geller home. The home is a large, solid, brick structure from at least the early 1900's (the sin says Geller and it has been a home for children for the past 37 years, I'm told).
I always had a very strong emotional connection with Staten Island, because of my personal history (which I knew about since I was little). I'm sure that that's the same for many adult adoptees who were adopted through Louise Wise Services. I know that I was in several foster care homes (3) until I was placed with my wonderful family when I was 5-6 months old. I'd like to learn more about that; the homes were likely in Staten Island too and about what that neighborhod felt like in the 50's. My Dad worked for a place called Signal Stat in Brooklyn; every once in a while my parents considered moving to Staten Island while I was growing up (we lived in Queens) - so we would attend open houses. I don't remember where.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I'm so enjoying reading all of your entries about memories growing up in SI and about the folk lore. The stories about spirits are especially interesting.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I took several photos of the Staten Island University Hospital South and the then Lake View Maternity Home that I could upload.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Would love to return for great meals.
Saturday 10/15/2011 4:55:49pm
Name:
Pat Gatti Eure
City/State
Austin, TX
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am so glad I stumpled on this website.I haven't been to the Island in many years and this site brings back many memories. Thank you. Pat
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I'm not sure what the part of the Island I came from. My dad called it Grasmere and my mom Arrochar. I guess it's the East Shore. I went to PS 34 and then had transfer to PS 39, for 7th and 8th. Graduated from McKee in Jan 1953.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Unfortunately no.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Dutchman's.
Tuesday 10/11/2011 5:29:42pm
Name:
David Cutting
City/State
Clarksville, TN
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The nostalgia is great, especially my old hangout, Al Deppe's.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Last night, on a family visit back to S.I., we ate at a Japanese restaurant that turned out to be built on the site of my birthplace and home from 1941-1962. It also occupies the site of the former Strand Theater, which my late mother managed and I worked at until its 1957 closing.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
25 Nelson Ave, Great Kills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 10/10/2011 9:35:28pm
Name:
Reuben Martinez
City/State
Northern Virginia
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What a wonderful site. Great Memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
SI Marine Cadet Corps (1969-1974). Any Cadets still out there? Helped make me the person I am. ad a 22+ year military carreer. Being in the firat graduating class to do three years at Morris.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Lived all over: Travis, Port Richmond, New Brighton, Stapleton, Mariner's Harbor.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I Wish I had some to share.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Loved eating Pizza at a place built in a house on Grandview Avenue in Mariners Harbor. They sold it out of a hole in their living room wall.
Saturday 10/08/2011 11:17:01am
Name:
Julian White
City/State
London UK
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I have been coming to Staten Island for 20 years now with my girl who's family are from there. They used to own a Beach property which including a hotel, casino, bowling alley, boxing training ground and picnic area not to mention the beach. It was known as Boehm beach with roads named after the family. Boehm St and Herman St. Neither the buildings nor the roads exist any more.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do have photos from that era of the family, the Beach (interior buildings and exterior) and houses on 1st & 2nd St. New Dorp.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I always like Conlans and the Collonade Diner.
Friday 10/07/2011 10:27:16pm
Name:
John Wroe
City/State
Haileybury ON CA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Quite thorough. I'm doing research for a book on early French and Dutch settlers.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 10/04/2011 5:04:13pm
Name:
Rosaria Patti Dziergowski
City/State
Middleburg, Fl.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It brings back so many memories. The happiest days of my life were spent on S.I. where I was born. We vist every year in Feb. and then again in late Sept. or early Oct.
We were just there last week.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I lived in Midland Beach on Grimsby St. next to Miller Field. I can remember watching prisoners exercising each and every morning.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in a home on Amboy road in 1937. I moved away after getting married in 1960 to a wonderful man that I have shared my life with for 51 yrs.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Love going up Todt Hill to the Seminary which we passed the other night. I used to get Mass Cards there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Probably but would have to search for them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppe, New Dorp Lane Diner, Toto's 3 Jays, and our all time favorite on Garretson Ave. across from where we lived before moving to Fl. is Lee's Tavern.
Tuesday 10/04/2011 11:41:44am
Name:
Marianne Hare
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I just happened to find this site this morning and I'm so glad that I did! I've been here my entire life and our family's roots go back to 1888 (dad's side) but there is just so much I still don't know about my beautiful little island. Thanks for putting this together.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many to write in this little space. We were surrounded by the woods where I grew up and often ventured into them for all types of adventures. We went sledding, ice skating and built igloos in the Winter, caroling at Christmas time (all the neighborhood kids) and biking all Summer long. When we were feeling very adventurous we rode our bikes from the top of Barclay (by Sneden) all the way to the beach. I can remember my heart racing as we crossed Hylan Boulevard, with the beach in site, knowing that we were venturing far from home and could be in big trouble if our parents ever found out. Barclay was all woods then with just a spattering of houses between Amboy and Hylan. It was just so serene and beautiful to just coast on your bike and breath it all in.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born on Rathbun Avenue in Annadale and a year later we moved to Barclay Avenue, just around the corner from town.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Of course the first thing that comes to mind is St. Andrew's cemetery; that is just chock full of ghosts. Then when I was a tween I heard about the devil worshippers on Lighthouse Hill behind the golf course. The Conference House and Perrine House ghosts also come to mind as I am sure I encountered both in my youth or perhaps it was just an overactive imagination.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I wish I did but unfortunately I don't believe I do have any photos. I do, however, have an atlas from 1888 which I treasure.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Of course Al Deppes and the dancing chicken, though I was very young when they were around and the memory of them is very vague. In my teen years I used to hang out at a bar at the end of Wyman in Great Kills. It was right on the beach, but the name escapes me.
Saturday 10/01/2011 5:01:05pm
Name:
Paul Thomasset
City/State
Bedford, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I wrote a long story about Eileen Farrell and changed to another page to check something and lost my writing. If you can set up the site so that entries don't get eliminated if the writer leave the page that is being written on. Also the gray background makes some of your entries almost invisible.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I lived on the Island 1933 to 1955. We lived on Campus Rd across from Wagner College next to the Augustinian Academy. During the war years I used to go with my Dad to spot planes from the Wagner spotting tower on top of the Administration Building. We often watched the convoys leaving NY Harbor, bound for England and on more than one occasion witnessed the glow from torpedoed freighters. At the time NY Harbor had so many boats with war materiel that it was difficult for the SI Ferry to maneuver. Much of the supplies were staged on the South shore on the airstrips such as Miller Field and other open spots. Two of my childhood friends had most of the keys to Wagner as their parents were employed there, so we had the run of the place using their basketball and tennis courts, and often traveled with the teams. We were depression kids so their wasn't many of us and Wagner male students were in the armed services so we pretty much had Wagner for urselves.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived on the Island 1933 to 1955. We lived on Campus Rd., Grymes Hill across from Wagner College next to the Augustinian Academy.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
You mentioned the Jolly Trolley which we often frequented. Yes the Loose Caboose was placed nearby but was moved soon after. As kids I remember the Jolly Trolley pet cat jumping into a 5 gallon can of boiling hot frying oil that was carelessly placed on the floor. I don't think they had deep fried cat on the menu though.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sorry no.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppy's and the Tavern on the Green
Friday 09/30/2011 8:08:47pm
Name:
Jean Cronin
City/State
Red Bank, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Such a delight to look at the pictures and reminise.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Hanging out on the corner on Henderson and Davis in front of Franks. I was the original groupie of the Vagabond Missionaries and enjoyed rehearsals and battle of the Bands. Dave Johannson was the lead singer.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My father and brothers were orphans in St. Michaels and went on to go to St. Augustine Acadamy there seem to be a lot of fires afterward and stories as well.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I wish I did apparently my father's cousins owned a blacksmith on North Burger.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Marten's Bar on Richmond Terrace and Tavern on the Green
Friday 09/30/2011 8:20:18am
Name:
Nancy (Patti) Mercer
City/State
Farnham, VA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
My favorite site having visited it several times before. I Lived on Staten Island from the time I was a year old (1936). My sister was born on the Island in 1937, followed another sister in 1940 and my only brother in 1946. I was married for the first time at At. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Midland Beach in 1955 and had 2 daughters- one born in Staten Island Hospital and the other in Richmond Memorial Hospital. I remarried in 1971 while living in the South Beach projects and left in 1974 for New Jersey when my son was a year old. In 1979 we lft for Florida where we lived until 2004 which is when we moved to Virginia. But Staten Island is still in my heart and now only visit to attend weddings and funerals as well as my last class reunion, my 50th, from New Dorp High School in 2003.
Nancy Mercer
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember the airplane crash in 1960. My youngest daughter was only 2 or 3 months old. We were living in the South Beach profects at the time and remember hearing the crash which seemed to be overhead. Actually I seem to remember that one of the engines of one of the planes landed across the street from either our Project or the Dongan hills project. I do remember when my husband and I drove over to New Dorp and watched the search being conducted by many people including Mill Field soldiers walking the field hand in hand seeming to rake the ground for objects thrown from the plane and possible human remains. I also remember the story that bodies fell from one of the planes and one was supposedly in a tree behind a house on the street where I grew up - Grimsby Street which is adjacent to Miller Field. I also have memoriaes of the prisoners of war incarcerated in Miller Field - some Italian and some German. As a child along with my friends we would climb the chain link to try to look over the fence at the end of our street. Of course the prisoners were only brought there years after the field was used a training camp for military draftees which is something we also enjoyes watching.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Midland Beach for my childhood up to high school graduation and marriage. Later South Beach as a bride and young mother. Later as I remarried for the 2nd time in Dongan Hills and then Great Kills until 1974 when we moved to New Jersey.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The ghosts of Richmondtown.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will have to look since I know I do have many.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Riviera Chateau for special occasions including my first wedding reception. As far as bars there were many we would go to every now and then but no names come to mind. There was one in St. George near the docks my husband used to frequent but I cannot remember the name. The bartender was named Larry and later he moved over to a bar in Dongan Hills on Hyland Blvd. We would visit whenever we traveled to the Island, but I still cannot think of the name.
Thursday 09/29/2011 7:30:22pm
Name:
charles edkins
City/State
s.i.n.y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very good.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I swan at the saw mill,Ilived by the airport,310 cannon ave.I palyed on the runway,the junk yard wasbehind my house,It was called Alabamas
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Travis 1944to1965,when to viet-nam,1967 out.Raced junk cars at wessglass track,had good.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
babs by the park
Monday 09/26/2011 6:33:23am
Name:
Greg E. Uhrig
City/State
McMinnville, Tennessee
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love this site. Most of it I don't remember, but what I do is awesome.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Walking to Clark's on Gifford's Lane (now a bagel shop) with my Mom and brother. Parades and riding the SIRT.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Corner of Lortel Ave. & Slosson Ave. Then we moved to Gibson Ave. in Great Kills.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I sent you one, can't wait to look for more. I would love to share any pictures I have.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Deppe's & Bacci's.
Sunday 09/25/2011 10:46:54pm
Name:
Patricia Murphy Britton
City/State
Staten Island NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love looking at all the old photos and remembering how wonderful it was to grow
up on Staten Island.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up in the Berry Homes in Dongan Hlls.
The park was the place to be in the summer. With rollar skating races, dancing, basketball, tennis, sprinklers and arts and crafts,
taught to us by Mrs. Davis. When it was
time for dinner, we would hear my father's unique whistle, letting us know that it was time to come home. What a wonderful place to grow up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Shoals Great Kills
Holiday Inn Oakwood
Sunday 09/25/2011 4:22:32pm
Name:
Robert "Bob" Tonry
City/State
Houston, Texas
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent site! Staten Island was and is a great place.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up there in the early sixties to the late 70's. Attended PS8, IS24, and Tottenville High School. My friends and I explored the whole Island on bicycle. Fished off the barge and the sand bar at the end of Wiman Ave. Delivered the Advance & Daily News when I was 11. Worked at the Little Store from age 12 to 14. Worked a summer at the Country Club Diner. Also the Carvel on Hylan Blvd in Great Kills. Joey Faye came in one day (1976)and I told him he was the Fruit of the Loom grapes. He laughed that I recognized him.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Holly Ave in Great Kills.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Too many good restaurants to mention. The Swiss and Talk of the Town.
Sunday 09/25/2011 9:04:24am
Name:
Carol Bayus DeSimone
City/State
Boston Ma
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am flooded with waves of a sad and happy emotional ride down memory lane
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
What I like to think about most is Seabreeze. That was the beach below Hyland Blvd off Woods of Arden and Vanderbilt Beach that is below Hyland Blvd off Arden avenue. As kids we played baseball in the Spring and swam in the summer. We made fires on the beach to keep mosquitos away and walked to the Tumble In for soda and chips. We spent so much time just sitting and talking on the beach. I can go on and on with more memories..That's were I fell in love with my first boyfriend and Staten Island. This was about 1965-1969
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Eltingville.. .Hyland Blvd and Arden Avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 09/25/2011 2:19:59am
Name:
Jim Rowe
City/State
Eagle River, Alaska
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It is wonderful! I've only began the journey.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
P.S. 20. Dongan Street. Real parades with military. Sitting on my father's shoulders. People standing deep along the sidewalks. Proud of America. Circus elephants walking by. The "junk man." He had a horse drawn wagon and rang a bell. Sharpened knives and scissors and (I think) picked up junk(?). Circa 1948-50.
Jewett Avenue/Manor Road. P.S. 30. Port Ricmond High School. In the fall people burned leaves along the curb.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Street. Later Westerleigh (Jewett Ave).
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Ravenhurst. Before my time. Between Jewett and Manor Road. Owned by Benedicts. Purchased from Vanderbilt family.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
No.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Already mentioned Al Deppe's.
Saturday 09/24/2011 11:55:57pm
Name:
Janet
City/State
Walden, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website. Fascinating. Thanks for putting it together.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I just remember when the island wasn't so crowded....houses were not on top of each other as they became in the 70's and later.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Grew up in Great Kills on Daleham Street, one block over from Holtermanns Bakery on Arthur Kill Rd. and 2 houses up from Giffords Lane.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have loads of old photos, but none that you would be able to say is any special place. Most are from parents growing up in Travis.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Loved the King's Row bar, and Doherty's in New Dorp. No special restaurants....though there is nothing to beat Staten Island pizza. LOL
Saturday 09/24/2011 3:26:26pm
Name:
Sylvia DeFazio Frenette
City/State
Lynn, MA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Thank you sooooo much for sharing your memories and the history of Staten Island.Still so much to see on your site!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Brighton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 09/24/2011 3:15:30pm
Name:
Charlie Tahaney
City/State
Saylorsburg, Pa.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Fantastic!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Worked 2004-2009 in Rossville. Back in the 50's my dad would take me on the ferry from Manhattan so we could ride the SIRT. We lived in Queens so it was a day's outting.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My friend's dad owned the Texaco station on Hylan Blvd. & Lincoln Ave. (where the chicken place is now) for many years. If you happen to have a photo of it I would love to be able to send it to him.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 09/23/2011 12:03:51am
Name:
Mary Ellen Meraglia - Ferrara
City/State
Washingtonville, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Read it again and thoroughly delighted.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I must add the memories of the mosquito trucks spraying in the summers. Going ice skating on Cameron's Pond in Grasmere. My Father used to take us to the farms over by where the Mall is now. I think there was a golf course and a small airport. Also remember the Memorial Day Parades all through Dongan Hills ending up at the bank on Richmond Rd. I remember Robert Halls on Hylan Blvd. in Dongan Hills - a beautiful dept. store. Also remember when there were NO one way streets on Staten Island. It was a wonderful place to grow up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
There used to be an old convent on Old Town Road. (Now a Nursing Home Facility). Us kids in the neighborhood thought it was haunted.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
None that I remember
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Bacci's on Hylan Blvd. Nunzio's Pizza. The bar on Richmond Rd. that was built in the 1700's right near Cromwell Ave and Garretson.
Friday 09/16/2011 3:51:03pm
Name:
Eugene Uhrig
City/State
Moore, Oklahoma
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love the site, but I couldn't read some of the stories and descriptions. (too small)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
When I came out of service after WW2, I worked at Clove Lakes Stables taking out the riders on the trails. I remember when the ferry terminal burned down. I used my car and ten of us went over to NJ and up to Palisades Park. I had to replace the rear springs the next day.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born on Pleasant Valley Ave. Lived in Great Kills, Grant City, and Atlantic. Went to PS1 and Tottenville High.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tavern on the Green, Privracki's Bar and Picnic Grounds
Friday 09/16/2011 10:55:14am
Name:
Joan Svenningsen
City/State
Manalapan, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love it!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Does anyone remember the trampoline school out by the drive in movie - before the Island Theatre was built.
Roller skating on Sundays in the Finest parking lot on Victory Boulevard.
Tina's Diner and Benny's Ice Cream Parlor on Victory Boulevard.
Going to P.S. 29 and playing in the school yard.
Fourth of July parade in Travis
Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher contest at Willowbrook Park on 4th of July.
Going to Van Briesen Park every Sunday to watch the bridge being built.
Riding by bike and roller skating on the expressway before it opened to traffic.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Meiers Corner
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
That the "Old Goat Man" lived at the top of hill above Quinlan Avenue in an old shanty.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Somewhere - not sure where
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Denino's, Casa Nova (Port Richmond), King's Arms (best burgers), JJ's Composite
Thursday 09/15/2011 9:58:32pm
Name:
maddy gnazzo
City/State
staten island new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
i think this site is wonderfully reminiscent of the "old days". there are many facts that i believe our residents dont know about.... its great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
How about this...from the circle at Hylan in South Beach to Lincoln Ave there was just 1 traffic light...Lincoln. If you travelled past New Dorp....you were travelling far..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Lived and socialized in South Beach..Later moved to Castleton Corners and then our home on Greeley Ave and now Grymes Hill.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Carmens
Thursday 09/15/2011 10:09:04am
Name:
james petersen
City/State
clearwater, florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
i love the web site,,it brings back memories,, i grew up on staten island
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 09/15/2011 1:01:29am
Name:
Wayne Holt
City/State
Galveston, Texas
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Obviously a work of love. It's a very intimate remembrance of times and places that have passed into history, but still exert a powerful influence on those of us who experienced them.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I was born at Staten Island Hospital in April, 1950 and lived on Vanderbilt Ave. in an apartment building that is still neatly kept, until my father gave up merchant sailing after the war. Grandparents, aunts and uncles on my mother's side were all Island residents and I have WONDERFUL memories of being taken to the Staten Island Zoo, South Beach, Port Richmond for shopping etc.
My favorite memories were of riding the North Short SIRT line from Mariner's Harbor platform to the St. George ferry, around by the narrow strip of land between the water line and Snug Harbor station. My family moved to Illinois when I was about four and then Texas. I would come back to SI nearly every summer for vacation and it was like coming back to an old friend, from the leafy streets to the Weissglass heavy cream in quart bottles from the A&P that my grandparents let me put on my Frosted Flakes in the morning. I can also remember waiting on the step of my grandparents house on Maple Parkway for the ice cream man to come by, and eating my treat as twilight fell and the lightning bugs came out in force.
Oddly enough, to this day I still dream at times about all the beautiful ornamental ironwork that NYC used to use in park fences, subway stations, public buildings etc. I can see that deep green and sensuous shapes just like I was three years old again.
Would not trade all those great memories, and plan on coming back to the Island as my final resting place.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Maple Parkway, Mariner's Harbor.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Some great ghost stories that I was told that scared me witless...you shouldn't do that to a child ;-)
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I have some that I will try to dig up.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Favorite was Pat and Joe's Pizza on Victory, best desert was Ralph's Ice in Port Richmond.
Tuesday 09/13/2011 1:14:08am
Name:
Ola
City/State
Malmö / Sweden
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Hi! I'm from Sweden, and I found to this webpage by surfing Wikipedia, and I just want to commend this site(and the Wikipedia site on Staten Island also). Well done and good luck, best wishes from Sweden
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Saturday 09/10/2011 11:55:44pm
Name:
Joan (Kehoe)Henel
City/State
Staten Island, N.Y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
John, Great job!!! Brings back so many memories.....I lived on Grimsby Street....opposite side from Duffy's.....Kenny Duffy would come and knock on our door when we had a phone call!!!!.....he was soooooo good to everyone. I played with your sister, Mary, and, although times were tough for everyone, your mom was one of the kindest people...I've told the story many times...to my own children and others, that your mom would add a "little more water" to the Snow Crop (like lemonade)...and make the bologna sandwiches a "little thinner"....to have enough lunch to include me and walk us up to P.S. 38 where she would let us run under the sprinkler and enjoy fun filled summer afternoon and a yummy lunch....we thought we were in Disney!!!!!!!!it puts a smile on my heart to this day.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 09/09/2011 4:08:40pm
Name:
bill edwards
City/State
franklin, pa.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
wonderful, brings a tear to my eye
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
ps3,tottenville hs, wagner college,richmond college. residency at st vincents, my family rented attic in the seguine house
Where on the Island are/were you from?
princess bay 60-72
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
tarry's tavern, Orange house, A&W root beer
Thursday 09/08/2011 11:42:02am
Name:
kathy o'donnell
City/State
staten island, new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
You did a terrific job.....Really enjoyed reading and viewing the pictures.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up here and loved it. Certainly a lot less traffic, drama, and stress. I have many good memories of SI. Among them being able to ice skate at Jacks Pond(Great Kills) and shop on Richmond Ave (Port Richmond) Lobels as a child, then Lerners and Melody Ann as a young adult. Had loads of fun and sun with a lot less crime and drugs.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
From Grant City and Great Kills, SI.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
In High School, Baccis Charcoal Haven (New Dorp), also Magnotti's (Dongan Hills). Now among many favorites, Bocellis and Portebellos, Fortune Gardens.
Wednesday 09/07/2011 6:59:04pm
Name:
Debbie Richardson
City/State
Oviedo, FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
what great history! I grew up in SI, but havent lived there since 89. so much about SI I never knew! thanks for sharing!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond (near Forest Ave)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Pal Joeys, SI diner, Denino's, Brothers Pizza
Tuesday 09/06/2011 9:15:38am
Name:
Howard Sharrott
City/State
Camden SC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Home sweet home..Hey John, Where are the books you were going to send me..My brother Paul said you sent him a book ??
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up there in the 50's
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Claypit Road..Sharrott's Road area.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Some..Myers Pond Ghost...Sleepy Hallow on Bloomingdale Rd..
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have some...dear to me....
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tucky's Pizza, Al Deppee's
Monday 09/05/2011 12:31:09am
Name:
Tammie Weber
City/State
Sheridan, Wyoming
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The site is great, I wish I could find more information though on my great grandfather, the family name is Cooke, Virginia C. Cooke. Thank you for the site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 09/04/2011 7:55:08pm
Name:
Nancy and Fredy Benitez
City/State
Tampa Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I feel so bad for the SI Hospital... Maybe someone can restore it... We love Staten Island, This will always be our home GOD BLESS STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
WEST BRIGHTON Tottenville high school area
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 09/04/2011 7:21:40pm
Name:
Marie Lara
City/State
Staten Island, NY 10309
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I spent a delightful hour looking at this webside, and have placed it on my toolbar so I can come back any time I want to.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
When we first moved here in 1976, once you went past Richmond Avenue on Hylan Boulevard, you didn't see any cars. When somebody drove up the block (we only had 5 houses on our block), the lights would shine, and we'd say, "Oh, somebody's getting company." No traffic, no cars - beautiful!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We moved from downtown Brooklyn where I was always finding a reason for the kids to stay in, to this beautiful neighborhood (Prince's Bay), where I used to say all the time, "What are you doing in the house? Go out and play!" Once the kids went out in the morning, when I wanted them back, I used a triangle to call them in.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Our family from Brooklyn used to make a caravan of cars (about 5 or 6 - all my aunts, uncles, cousins) and we used to take the ferry across at 69th Street to come to Staten Island to go to Wolf's Pond Park, where we used to barbeque and picnic. Little did I know that 25 years later, I would buy a house two blocks from Wolf's Pond Park. I used to take my children, and now I take my grandchildren there.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do have old photos that were given to me by a neighbor who is now deceased, and he said they were taken by his father. I will try to remember where I "saved" them, and will send some to you.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
We used to go to La Botte, on Hylan Boulevard. Also, we went to two chinese restaurants whose names escape me right now, but one was in the K-Mart Plaza (and is still there) and the other was off Amboy and Ainsworth in Great Kills.
Sunday 09/04/2011 5:27:01pm
Name:
Luani-Lani Elizabeth Morales-Carrero
City/State
Kissimmee, FL
E-Mail:
LCarrero817@gmail,com
Comments about this Website.
I love what i see, so far and i haven't touched the surface...i'm only 32, so some of the pictures are of the way it was before i was even born, but i'm proud to say i was born and raised there for 28 years.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I live in Florida now, but (thanks to my "Staten Island accent") i am always meeting people that ask me where im from. I proudly state that i am from Staten Island because until 2008, i couldn't imagine living anywhere else! I think it's great that once i get to see everything on this site, i will learn everything about the place i called home for so many years and have never forgotten about.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in West Brighton (189 Market Street) and lived in Port Richmond, Elm Park, Midland Beach, New Brighton, Stapleton and St. George. Before I moved off the island, i was living on Myrtle Avenue.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sorry, im afraid i don't.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Duffy's, ofcourse because my dad worked there for 13 years!
Luani, I actually have a photo of the Old Duffy Diner on the South?Midland Beach Page
Saturday 09/03/2011 9:22:23pm
Name:
Lisa
City/State
Lake Worth, Fl.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
awesome. great pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton,
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Dakota Diner
Saturday 09/03/2011 1:45:54pm
Name:
Kathy Shearin
City/State
Jacksonville, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Lovely. Not knowing much about Staten Island, it has been quite helpful and interesting.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My grand-aunt, Minnie O'Neill Bolognini, lived in Stapleton with her husband Joseph Bolognini around 1900-1914. He ran a saloon/cafe on Bay Street. I have been trying to find information on them and their life there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 09/02/2011 9:22:19am
Name:
Arlene Vuotto
City/State
Conway, SC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
a friend e-mailed your website to me - what a pleasure to look at - my husband, youngest son & I moved from SI in 2010 - having been born and raised on SI, I enjoyed looking thru the site very much
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Loved to picnic in Wolfs Pond Park on 4th of July many years ago - it was my grandfather's birthday and the whole family would join in to celebrate
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born in Midland Beach, raised in Port Richmond, moved to Tottenville from 1983 to 2010
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Denino's - whenever we go back North, we have to have a Denino's run
Thursday 09/01/2011 10:54:30pm
Name:
Ann Marie Cerbone Keegan
City/State
Fairfield, NJ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I love reading the memories... all 1000+ of them! Some brought tears to my eyes, instantly transporting me back to my childhood (and I'm only 48 yrs. old)!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Every December, JC Penney's in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza turned their backroom storage/warehouse into a Christmas wonderland, complete with a Santa whose lap you could sit on.
Singer's(sewing machine and fabric store)in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza sold 45s in the back!!! This is where we bought our records until the Record Baron opened up on Forest Ave next to the OTB.
The produce department in the Penn Fruit supermarket (in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza) had sawdust all over the floor plus a man who weighed your bags of veggies/fruit and wrote a price on them.
Sears on Forest Ave. was turned into a mini-mall.
On Forest Ave. near the old Sears, there was a short-lived indoor skating rink where you skated on... wait for it... plastic fiberglass "ice"!!!
Neisner's 5&10 dime store was replaced with a Service Merchandise catalog store.
Pantry Pride supermarket on Forest Ave. (where Pathmark is now) had a back entrance that was a ramp with a couple of those kid rides that you put a quarter in to ride.
Telling stories about where you were when the 1977 blackout hit!
The t-shirt/transfer shop in the Honeycomb level of the SI Mall.
The Ground Round on the second level of the mall where you could throw peanut shells on the floor and watch old cartoons while you ate.
There was an Esso gas station/garage on the corner of Richmond Ave. and Victory Blvd. that had a display car with the hood up and a dummy/mannequin dressed in mechanic overalls, leaning over with his head in the engine, "making repairs".
In 1969, some of the Mets (Ed Kranepool, Jerry Kooseman, Art Shamsky) had an autograph signing outside of JC Penney's (in the Forest Ave. Shopper's Plaza).
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh/Port Richmod border
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Pal Joey's on Forest Avenue
Jody's on Forest Avenue
Thursday 09/01/2011 7:46:01pm
Name:
Patricia Dicks
City/State
Staten Island
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
came across this by accident & thoroughly loved browsing thru. I remember a lot of those sights.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember going to the Auction on Richmond Ave. It was a Sat. Night treat & then going to Al Deppe's for burgers.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Originally from Westerleigh & after getting married we now are in Travis home of our great parade.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 08/31/2011 0:25:15am
Name:
robert taylor
City/State
savannah, georgia
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The Dandy auto parts. My uncle Paul Byrnes was the manager.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
was born in Richmond Memorial Hospital
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 08/29/2011 10:16:04pm
Name:
Roberta A Cotter
City/State
Staten Island New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Keep it coming, I love the history
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in Marniers Harbor 1950 to Evelyn Luke & Robert A Cotter Sr.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My dad Robert A Cotter Sr & my brother Robert A Cotter Jr, ran Robert A Cotter & Son Salvage & Lumber Yard on Old Downeys Shipyard in the 1950's
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I do, just have to locate them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Denino's Pizzeria & Carmins Spanish Rest in Annadale
Sunday 08/28/2011 2:08:24am
Name:
Linda Van Duzer Larson
City/State
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I enjoyed the web site. I'm trying to get some informataion about how Van Duzer Street was named. I believe it was one of my ancestors but would like more information.
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Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Friday 08/26/2011 11:53:27pm
Name:
Tom Puma
City/State
Phoenix, Arizona
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
It brought back a lot of great memories for me
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Watching the bridge go up across the bay and then working on it putting the antennas on top of it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Fort Wadsworth
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
If you remember the flying saucer scare of 1966. That was my friends and I that did that
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
PS 34 on Fingerboard Rd.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Jolly Trolley
Sunday 08/21/2011 5:52:56pm
Name:
Donna Soper Curran
City/State
SINY
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Comments about this Website.
It brought back alot of memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born and still reside in westerleigh.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 08/21/2011 3:37:14pm
Name:
Roger Moren
City/State
Mt. Pleasant, SC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
You may want to Google, Turk Van Lake.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Arden Hieghts, Annadale.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 08/21/2011 12:58:36am
Name:
Mary Mistler
City/State
NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great photos!
John, Are you related to Mary Sublett? (Went to St. Christopher's school.)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Too many to fit here!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Grant City
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Have a blogsite, "Staten Island Sepia," http://statenislandsepia.blogspot.com/
where I have been posting old photos.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Bacci's on Hylan Blvd,New Dorp, and Joe Avino's in New Dorp Beach (great pizza!)
Friday 08/19/2011 9:46:08am
Name:
Lois Weickert
City/State
Orlando Fl
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love This Site! Keep up the memories! Thanks. :)
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Could you find any history about the old paper factory on Walker St?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
mariners Harbor, Van Pelt Ave
Lived there from 1974-1998
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 07/21/2011 8:37:38pm
Name:
Susan
City/State
Tottenville
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love the site, but never took you for a writer or historian John! Good work.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
How about the dancing chicken at Al Deppe's and the sound the bear made when shot.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dole St. Annadale
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
As kids we honestly believed we could be sent to Mt Loretto for misbehaving!
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Some
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Main Bar, Tottenville
Also Dickens in New Dorp ( remember that one, I met you there)
Sue, I remember you well, you had two friends with you, one was also named Sue, and it was at Little Nicks Pizza that I met you not Dickens, remember Little Nicks was between Fox Theater and Dickens Coffee Shop
Saturday 06/18/2011 2:45:38pm
Name:
DAN BLAINE
City/State
Pisgah Forest, NC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great Website...we had a SI "Nostrivia" bulletin board back in the 90's, but you have perfected the media with this site!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My uncle, DAN BLAINE was the owner of the "Stapes", SI's NFL football team.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in Stapleton, grew up on Pelton Ave. in West New Brighton.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Killie Bends, across from Sailor's Snug Harbor was a tidal creek, an excellent place to catch killies, then use them as bait at the old wooden fishing pier at South Beach.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, will post another time.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Capelli's on Clove Road.(restaurant)
Blue Hour on Cebra Ave. (college bar)
Sunday 06/05/2011 7:50:00pm
Name:
Power, kevin P.
City/State
Queens, New york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Brings back a lot of "growing up" memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up on the North Shore in West Brighton in late 1940s and 1950s. "Frank's Candy Store" on Henderson Avenue and Davis Avenue.
Pal Joeys when it was located at the "old" location on Forest Avenue - at Oakland Avenue, well before it moved to Davis and Forest. Wildlife found in Pouch Camp and cabin camping during the winter there. Woke up one Sunday morning with about 18 inches of snow on ground. All the scouts cheered - No Mass this AM.
In 1960 a scout troop from Staten Island and Brooklyn traveled by bus, for 30 days, to Colorado for the Boy Scout Jamboree - where the Air Force Academy is now located. Trip of a lifetime.
Traveling to Brooklyn Technical High School for four years before the V Bridge was built. Up at 5:30 AM. Bus at 6:15 AM. Ferry to Manhattan at 7:10 (on time / no detention) or 7:20 AM (run like hell / maybe detention). Subway to Brooklyn 7:50 AM and into school, with a mad 5 block dash coming out of the Subway. Reverse, having a "run" at the Number 1 (Richmond Terrace Bus) or 102 (Henderson Avenue Bus) bus drivers. The bus drivers would see us students coming and pull out from the old bus ramp. The Number 1 was the closest and the 102 bus was right ahead of it. We the students would "race" up the ramp, cross the ramp openings to our right (the far one was the "taxi ramp") and try to get to the Bus Stop on Richmond Terrace before the driver got there. I know some bus drivers that use to curse the red light at the Ferry Terminals and either Richmond Terrace or Bay Street. South shore bus drivers did the same thing to students "going south."
Sacred Heart School on North Burgher Avenue and Sacred Heart Church along with Father Dennis (Maryknoll) and Father Jordan (who married my parents).
And, who could ever forget the "killey bend" stream, pick-up baseball or basketball at Walker Park and watching the limeys play that unknown and misunderstood game - cricket.
The old "A&P Store" at Davis Avenue and Castelton Avenue and the Post Office nearby (one or two store fronts). The hardware store on the opposite corner of this intersection.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton -
Davis Avenue
Pelton Avenue
Bard Avenue
Oakland Avenue
Henderson Avenue
Castelton Avenue
Forest Avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Muskrat hunting, during the 1950s, between Pouch Scout Camp and Lighthouse Hill.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, basically with people in them but since they are my parents,and both are deceased, would consider provoding them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Only One - The "old" Pal Joeys at Oakland Avenue and Forest Avenue. The BEST Pizzaria in the United States.
Wednesday 05/11/2011 7:09:17pm
Name:
frank jay kiritz
City/State
spokane,wash
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
great site.....
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born...great kills...........born 1950..left feb 1969
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 05/05/2011 5:00:22pm
Name:
Lesley Wall Moss Brown
City/State
Phoenix, AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Born on SI in 1960 lived there until 1993. Sure do miss home but happy living in Phoenix. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Morrison and Bard Avenues
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 04/14/2011 10:27:42am
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
S.I.N.Y.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
JOHN, PHOTOS OF "PIG SLAUGHTER" AND OTHERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY SUNDAY AT THE "GARIBALDI-MEUCCI MUSEUM" ON SUNDAY, 4/17. COME ON DOWN.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 04/13/2011 7:28:08pm
Name:
Eugene PANTANO
City/State
Colorado Springs COLORADO
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
So far -- so good.... Needs more Islanders to find it...... I like it !~!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I have sent a bunch........ Will continue..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born ...514 Lincoln Avenue...Born in Staten Island Hospital -
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Much.... I know a bunch..
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Will dig them out
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
AQUALINOS PIZZA/BAR....BUDA BAKERY...
AL DEPPE....Pizza -- Food ---games and lots of folks there all the time... The LANE Theater.. Ice Cream Joint next door... Many good times there...
Tuesday 03/29/2011 7:48:07pm
Name:
michael woltmann
City/State
staten island,new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
weisglass stadium car races the flagship on hylan blvd.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
grant city
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
vanderbilts tomb and the grounds were used by devil worshipers
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
bacci's
Tuesday 03/29/2011 10:44:35am
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
S.I.N.Y.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
SOMEONE HAD TO DO THIS; I'M GLAD IT'S YOU.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
MY GRAND FATHER'S FARM WAS AT 1321 FOREST AVE; NOT 1913.
I REMEMBER THE JOLLEY TROLLEY AND THE LOOSE CABOOSE VERY WELL. THEY WERE ON CLOVE RD. DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MR BRANNER'S DELI AND THE "DROP INN". THEY WERE REMOVED WHEN CLOVE RD. WAS WIDENED. THE DRUGSTORE( RUNFOLA'S PHARMACY)WAS REMODELED AFTER THE WIDENING. THOMPSON'S TAVERN WAS REPLACED BY C.E. SIMONSON INS. BROKERS(MR.&MRS. FRED PALMER). NEXT DOOR WAS PAUL BROOK'S "CAKEBOX" AND CIRO'S RESTAURANT. CLOVE LAKE BOOKSTORE NOW TAKES UP THESE 2 SPACES. LEE'S LIQUORS WAS THE LAST STORE BEFORE THE PARKING LOT. SAL TROIA'S MEAT MARKET, GROCERY AND LUNCHEONETTE, AND DICK'S BARBERSHOP FILLED OUT THE NEXT BUILDING. THEN CAME SAL'S LOT WHIUCH WAS EMPTY 'TIL WINTER WHEN CHRISTMAS TREES WERE SOLD THERE. ACROSS THE STREET ON THE NE CORNER OF VICTORY AND CLOVE WAS RALSTON'S WHICH BECAME SIMON'S AND THEN "ODENWALD'S". THIS BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN C. 1974 AND THIS CORNER HAS BEEN VACANT EVER SINCE.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
SUNNYSIDE
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
SUNNYSIDE HAD SEVERAL BARS. NOW THEY'RE ALL GONE. THE "CLOVER CLUB", THOMPSON'S TAVERN, "DROP INN" AND "THE BUDDY". THE "ROADHOUSE"COULD NEVER REPLACE THE "BUDDY-BUDDY CLUB".
Tuesday 03/29/2011 1:05:03am
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
S.I.N.Y.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
FIRST RATE.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
VIC BARRANCO OWNED THE "CENTRE DINER" IN P.R. CENTER. HIS BROTHER, STEVE OWNEDE THE "MIDWAY". FRANK BARRANCO OWNED THE "POST DINER" AT POST AND RICHMOND AVES
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 03/27/2011 10:14:05pm
Name:
JACK NECKER
City/State
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
AWESOME. LOVE THE OLD PICS AND GREAT MEMORIES.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
MY GRANDFATHER HAD A SUBSISTENCE FARM AT 1913 FOREST AVE (NOW THE EASTERN-MOST PORTION OF THE "PATHMARK" PARKING LOT. HE RAISED PIGS, GOATS, CHICKENS AND 9 CHILDREN THERE. HE ALSO HAD A MILK COW AND GREW VEGGIES. THE PIGS WERE PURCHASED IN ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. FATTENED UP AND SLAUGHTERD ON THANKSGIVING. I HAVE GREAT PICS OF THIS.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
SUNNYSIDE, STAPLETON, PORT RIHMOND CENTER, AND, NOW IN NEW DORP.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
"TOOTSIE ROLL" ALSO CALLED "WALKING MAN" USED TO LIMP ALONG VICTORY BLVD ALMOST EVERY DAY, PICKING UP CIGARETTE BUTTS FROM THE GUTTER. THIS WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME AND I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU WHEN WE STARTED TO MISS HIM, BUT THEN WE JUST DIDN'T SEE HIM ANYMORE. R.I.P. OLD GUY.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
YES, BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT THE GARIBALDI-MEUCCI MUSEUM FOR AN EXHIBIT NEXT MONTH.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
BUDDY-BUDDY CLUB, PARAMOUNT BAR AND GRILL, SHAFFER'S TAVERN, CORNER HOUSE, AND LEE'S TAVERN.
Sunday 03/27/2011 12:54:20am
Name:
Gerard Cunningham
City/State
Belle Harbor, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site showing a more relaxed and less-crowded SI.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember the old SIRT trains with the stuffed wicker seats. Riding my dirtbike across from the Sleepy Hollow Inn on Bloomingdale Road and at the Con Ed plant off the West Shore Expressway, Great Kills Little League, the Caves night club on the north shore, graduating from Our Lady Star of the Sea in Huguenot. The construction of the Richmond Parkway in the late 60's and the West Shore Expressway in the m.id 70's
Where on the Island are/were you from?
South Shore, Eltingville, Huguenot, New Springville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The ghosts of the Conference House.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wetson's on Richmond Avenue, Hedges and La Botte restaurants on Hylan Blvd, Farrell's Restaurant in the SI Mall, Doughertys Bar on New Dorp Lane, Egger's Ice Cream on Forest Avenue.
Friday 03/25/2011 10:22:27am
Name:
Michael Solheim
City/State
Willingboro,NJ
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
very well thought out and planned..love the feedback and pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Majority of my family grew up on the island all the way from the 30's till the present. My uncles and grandmother worked for the Pioneer Bus company. My grandfather was Captain on the Staten Island Ferry and would take me into the pilot house (pretty cool for a 8yr old kid) I went to PS 40 and then went to St Peters on the terrace. Riding the city buses with my bus pass and swimming at Tompkinsville pool..we would leave our sneakers on so the werent stolen..lol..Going to the A&P by Clifton..free lunches during the summertime @ IS 49 in Stapleton. Playing little league baseball for East Shore. I also played 4 Chemical Bank..hahaha Clove Lakes park in the summertime for the cookouts and the sprinklers. My grandmothers house on Fillmore was the party spot for the whole New Brighton damn near..lol weekends was my favorite time. I remember going to the movies down there off Hylan Blvd for my birthdays then to
Sizzler or Beefsteak Charlies..then they built the UA out there in Travis I went to 1 movie maybe there. but theres so much to remember about "The Island" lots and lots of memories my best times of my life were on the Island.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
250 Richmond Terr 28 Fillmore St in New Brighton..1060 Post Ave in Port Richmond..n Then 28 Spartan Ave in Graniteville..before moving to Jersey in 89'
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
all the bodies the mob dropped off back there off Arthur Kill Rd.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I have to look around
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
going to the Burger King on Victory Blvd or the Mcdonalds on Forest Ave was like going to get steak..we never ate there..lol There was Sizzlers n Perkins Brothers Pizza (best pizza EVER till this day) Hennys Steakhouse..Tung Bo in Stapleton..There was this place down in Midland Beach cant get the name it was on the same street the train ran on best steak EVER! Oh n Uncle Charlie Paynes BBQ's in the summertime classic
Thursday 03/24/2011 9:49:41am
Name:
Gary McGrane
City/State
South Plainfield,N.J.
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Great collection. Nice work compiling all of it.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
A great place to have grown up(as a native).
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Oakwood Heights
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I wish.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Probably Al Deppe's and Shoals in the early 60's.
Sunday 03/20/2011 1:16:43am
Name:
Debby
City/State
Scottsdale AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is wonderful... I was born in ST George and also lived in Travis for a while.... My Mom raised us working at the ST George Clipper on Bay St for 20 some years....Keep the memories comming....
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
St George and Travis
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My Grand Parents owned a drug store at the corner of Wall St and Styuvesant place in St George also my hang out as a teenager was Mels also on Styuvesant place.... :0)
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
ST George Clipper, Nanettes on Victory Blvd, the dinette in Port Richmond really just to many to mention....
Saturday 03/19/2011 6:22:45am
Name:
Sicilian Elegance
City/State
Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is a beautiful website ~ but one thing bothers me ~ I can't copy and paste the photo's of yesteryear!!!
It brings such touching memories of my past ~ and I love to look at Port Richmond past.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The Ritz theatre ~ The first movie I saw there was ( Journey to the Center of the Earth ~ Cousin Brucie from the Doo Wop / Oldies 101.1 on the radio ~
Angelina's Pizzeria ~ a slice of pizza and a coke for 25 cents ~
I remember going shopping with my mother to Lerners ~ Richmond Dry Goods when I was alot younger ~
I loved Christmas on Port Richmond Ave ~ ( the Avenue ) all the Santa Clauses ringing their bells in front of S.S. Kresges ( now C.H. Martin )and going to confession at Christ the King Church on Park Ave and New Street.
I also remember going to Fisher Beer and Woolworths ~ What great stores they were ~
Pauls Pharmacy was beautiful ~ you could have even bought your Christmas presents there ~ and the women he had working for him were gorgeous ~
I recall Miles / Tom McCan / Tirones Shoe Store ( I remember the Scotter Boots I wore ) Oops!!! I'm giving my age away ( wink )
Oven Bakery / La Rosa Bakery ~ anyone remember ~ I do!!!
Potera's Fruit / Deli were cousins to my father.
Now is this going back now ~ the original Port Richmond Post Office was on ( Bennett St ) ~ bet you didn't know that!!!
Thinking back now ~ ( The Square Barber Shoppe ~ on Port Richmond Ave and Richmond Terrace ~ that is where all the guys went to get their D A hair cuts and where they listened to the Doo Wops ~ how do I know this ~ he was my uncle ( wink ) ~
Sedutto's Ice Cream on Richmond Terrace ~ the best ice cream I ever tasted.
Ah ~ the Empire Theater ~ Farrell Lumber ~
My mother taking me to Faber Pool for swimming lessons and having a picnic there with Italian homemade sandwiches ~ I still remember my swimming instructor ( Jose )~
I'm sure I forgot to mentions some stores like Richmond Glass ~ Richmond Chandlier ~ Dutch Boy Paints ~ the tressils ~ Capitol Market ~ Army / Navy Store ~ Piazza's Bakery ~ Rainbow Store ~ Lofts ~ Van Rooms Stechmann's ~ The C Y O ~ Pauls Mens Store ~ Dinette ~ Wexlers ~ Maynards Garber Brothers ~ Archie Jacobson ~ and Arthur Murray's Studio ~
You know what I forgot to mention ~ P.S. 20 ~ My first day of school my daddy brought me ~ on the Vetrans Park side ~ My kindergarten teacher was ( Mrs. Fireman ~ I was picked to be one of the dancers of the May Pole ~
I even remember Mrs. Kaufman ( the Crossing School Guard ) what a lovely woman she was ~ ~ ~ Memories of Yesteryear ~ forever in my heart ~
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
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Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
We never walked around with a camera ~ like we do today darling!!!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
~ None ~ I had an Italian mother who was a gourmet cook hun!!!
Saturday 03/12/2011 11:50:31am
Name:
joann roberts
City/State
hanover pennsylvania
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I moved to SI in 1963 and it sure has changed over the years. I remember when there was an airport where the SI mall is now. I remember when they were building the verazano bridge and the toll was 50 cents.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
west new brighton. my kids went to ps 19 and could walk to school.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 02/22/2011 7:07:38pm
Name:
William P Stark
City/State
Bethlehem, Pa
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
nostalgic
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
grew up on the Island before the bridge. The Island was segregated like old Boston was, with the neighborhoods, the Italians, Norwegians etc. Seems like everybody knew everybody, and Mom would buy the summer produce from the Island farms. It was a great place to grow up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Stapleton, Rosebank
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Dr. Raymond J Stark
William P. Lee
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The Paramount Bar and Grill with owner Charlie Lee and bar tender Joe McCarthy
Friday 02/11/2011 1:00:41pm
Name:
CHARLES CLAUDE SCHAMBACH
City/State
MARTINSVILLE NEW JERSEY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
WOW ITS AWESOME IM 69 REMEMBER IT ALL VERY WELL
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
CAMPING BEHIND LAUT GOLF COURSE AND OPPOSITE HOLTERMANS BAKERY ICE SKATING ON BRADYS POUND FISHING AT MORAVIAN AND POUCH CAAMP AND
IPES POUND
Where on the Island are/were you from?
GREW UP IN CONCORD NEAR ROBIN HOOD MARKET LATER DOCTORS HOSP. ACROSS FROM PS 48
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
WILL POST ANOTHER TIME
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
SWISS CHALET GREAT KILLS AND DEMYANS HOUFBRA HOUSE
Wednesday 02/09/2011 5:28:20pm
Name:
John Loganbuhl
City/State
Himrod ,NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Wonderful
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Browers Hardware, Great Kills Village
Max Helfand,DVM , GK Village
A&P ,GK Village
Emils Repair Shop, GK Village
Kohns Sail Loft,GK Village
Kohns Fish Market,GK Village
Loganbuhl's Grocery/Soda Fountain,GK,Hylan Blvd.
Fiorelli"s Drug Store/Soda Fountain,GK Village
George's Mayfair Soda Fountain,GK,Hylan Blvd.
Webers Drug Store/Electric TV Tube tester, GK,Hylan Blvd
Smittys Sports GK,Hylan Blvd.
Browns Dock Bar, GK Harbor
Skippers Rest,GK Harbor
Latoya Bar and Rest, Eltingville
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Great Kills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tratatoria Rommano
Shaefers\
Richmond County Yacht Club
Saturday 02/05/2011 9:59:54am
Name:
mohammad v alam
City/State
staten island
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Now I feel proud to live on S.I.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 02/01/2011 7:03:26am
Name:
Frank Burton
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great web site, my family moved to SI in 1966, it brings back alot of childhood memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
yes
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 01/31/2011 7:09:51pm
Name:
Helen Wakeman West
City/State
Largo, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website....lots of memories of the place I spent my first 30 years.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember Faber Pool where we swam all summer. I graduated from Port Richmond High in 1957 and met 10 other "girls" who are my best friends to this day.We formed a "club" and we get together every year still. Clove Lakes Park was where we went on Easter to show off our outfits.That park is the one thing that hasn't seemed to change very much.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
My family lived in Port Richmond when I was born. We lived at 1 Ann St. My first house was in Hugunot, I lived in Travis on Glen St by the airport for awhile. Lived on Castelton Ave when I was first married.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember my brothers used to work on the farms on Staten Island in the summer. The Island was "country" then.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Just a few.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
My wedding reception was held at the Staaten.
Saturday 01/29/2011 11:42:07pm
Name:
Lila Britton
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Also there was a confectionary/newsstand on Richmond Road in Concord that sold Breyers Ice Cream (the way it used to taste is different from now) and we would buy a Breyers vanilla fudge double decker ice cream cone for 35 cents. I can still taste the real vanilla ice cream and that fudge. Or the huge Ring Dings for 25 cents. My sisters and I never had food at home so anytime we had pocket change we would buy junk food, lol.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My parents told me about Al Deppes, the old boardwalk with all the rides, the farms, the clean beaches.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Forgot to add Tung-Bo from Stapleton, Totos 3-Jays from New Dorp Lane, and the old Nunzios with the windows where you could get your slices handed to you on the street
Saturday 01/29/2011 11:28:11pm
Name:
Lila Britton
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent site.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I grew up on Targee Street when it was 2 way and before Park Hill was there. I went to school at Immaculate Conception in Stapleton before the apartment houses became the projects. Staten Island used to be safe, we didn't even have locks on our doors, the streets were quiet at night, and it wasn't overcrowded. I have some pics of the corner of Hamilton and Vanderbilt Avenues from the 40s, I have to dig them up, my parents were born on the Island too. I get sick when I think of how it used to be, and looking at the old postcards makes me even sicker. The Verrazzano contributed to the overcrowding, and there are so many high crime areas now that you can't even go through them. Really sad. Keep up the good work bringing back those memories.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Stapleton/Fox Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I recall Fox Hills before Park Hill Apartments (now projects) were built. My sisters and I used to play in the fields there. The first Park Hill apartments were luxury buildings, my sisters and I had elevator races in them. when they became low income housing, the neighborhood went down with the buildings, a total shame.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will dig them up.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Woolworths in Stapleton, used to have huge ice cream sandwiches made out of waffles with strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream in them for 35 cents.
Tuesday 12/28/2010 4:30:51pm
Name:
Terrence (Terry) McCarthy
City/State
Corona, California
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I'm SO happy I found it. I've learned things about the island that I never knew and my family's been there since the mid 1800's.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
First real job was washing dishes at Al Deppe's - they fired me because I was too young. The Princes Bay Public Library - now a plumbing shop. Sandygrounds, PS3, PS8, PS5 PS11. Prasse's Goat Farm, Mr. Cooper's store, the Peter Maurin Farm. Ice hocky on Sharrotts Road, Capotelli's store in Concord
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Mostly Sharrotts Road in Pleasant Plains, Also south Beach, Concord, Great Kills, Annadale
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Rhinehart's at Bllomingdale and Sharrot's Road. We kids used to go there when there were company picnics and mooch all the clams, hot dogs and hamburgers we could eat. There was abar and grill, ball field and picnic area. Also Marty's Sweet Shop in Pleasant Plains - we all hung out there.
Monday 12/27/2010 7:23:29pm
Name:
margie maltese
City/State
new jersey
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No word's can possibly express how wonderful this website is,,if you grew up on staten island,this website tell's it all,how precious our staten island was,,,my heart break's,,but my memories will never leave,,,
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
As this precious Christmas time again is here,staten island is where my heart is,i can remember,Christmas eve the motorized train would come down our block with santa on the train,,i would look from the window,i lived on burger ave.,,the house is no longer there,but the snow's we had could top these,,so this recent snow does not surprise me,,putting the tinsle on the tree,one strand at a time,,not much under the tree,who cared,my mom made fruit bread and we would toast it in out oven,,she made so many kind's of cookies,,just to think,i cry,and also know that these are priceless thing's that money can never buy,,going to Church,,midnight mass,,sweet and precious so many memories,
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills,,then,pretty much a few other places,,,
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 12/23/2010 7:32:34pm
Name:
Enrique Garcia
City/State
San Salvador, El Salvador
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Good, very good
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Is my first and unique time in my life to Know de Island, beautifil
Where on the Island are/were you from?
El Salvador, Central America
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, much!!
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 12/16/2010 7:10:23pm
Name:
Catherine Keenan O'Hagan
City/State
Staten Island New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Makes me feel wonderful to go over the old memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
watching the helicopters and army planes taking off and landing in Millers Field, Playing miniature golf on the corner of New Dorp Lane. Going to Food Farm with my mom on the 117 bus, (it is where the Hylan Common is now)or going to the A&P when it was up on New Dorp Lane close to the railroad.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp Beach
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Kings Row on Hylan Blvd,
The Rustic
Inn by the Wayside
The Kings Inn on McClean Ave
Alvinos
Bacci's on Hylan Blvd.
3 Jays on New Dorp Lane
Toto's
The Hideaway
Jacks Dog House on Cedar Grove Ave.
Chinatown New Dorp Lane
Friday 12/03/2010 1:47:51pm
Name:
Carole
City/State
Long Island, NY
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[email protected]
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This website is the best! I love it!
It takes me back to the 1950's when I was a little girl.
Just like Bill Thompson writes in his posts, you feel like you are there and you can reach out and touch it. Its as if all the years suddenly melt away and you are transported back in time.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember going to a pizza place with my mom on Hylan Blvd. in South Beach. They charged 10 cents a slice! It was probably Ciros! Anyone remember Cosmos on Hylan Blvd.? Santa used to land in a helicopter every year.
Anyone remember John the Parks Department man? He was accused of molesting a little girl and after quite a while (they left him on the job in the kid's playground) he was arrested and sent to jail.
We also used to go to Stapleton to shop.
A&P, that Stapleton store of a million items. If you look at the picture that is on-line you will see two front doors. We always entered by the left door. Just inside, there was a counter and on the other side of the room, just across the aisle and counter was a large cardboard box that was jam packed with small toys. The owner of the store used to stand behind the counter and tell the kids "go ahead and pick a toy." They were free! He was a very nice man.
Mom and I used to shop in Woolworths too. I got my first pair of sunglasses there and a little rainbow notepad. Mom used to shop in the A&P and there was also a butcher shop a couple of doors down. We also shopped in the shoe store next to those stores.
When she took me into the A&P I used to help myself to the green peas and fruits when my mother was busy shopping and wasn't looking. When she caught me she apologized and offered to pay for what I ate, but they laughed and told her not to worry that it was great advertising for the store! I was just a toddler.
I also remember the Good Humor Ice Cream Man, but he did not wear his sunglasses all the time when I knew him. He was very nice. I also remember the fruit and vegetable man with the large truck and the grinder man with the bell. My mom used to bring down her kitchen knives and scissors to have them sharpened by him. She also bought the produce from the fruit and vegetable man. The policeman who walked our beat was a very nice man too.
We lived at 147 Norway Avenue, South Beach.
I went back there in the late 1990's and the neighborhood really hadn't changed that much. I did notice that everything seemed alot smaller than I remembered it!
Does anyone remember Gazugees (spelling?)? They were a family who owned a small mom and pop store with a really good candy counter just across the street from P.S. 46.
Does anyone remember Dead Man's Hill and the big field?
The only changes in South Beach I saw was a baseball diamond in the big field between the South Beach projects and P.S. 46. No more monkey bars, slides, maze, hop scotch, see saws, sand box (afraid of lawsuits). Even the log fence was replaced with a chain link fence, yuk! The bus stop was moved across the street and the route changed a little bit. The rides in South Beach were still there at that time, just not the ones we had that were directly on the beach in the 1950's. On my way home, I made a stop in Stapleton. Woolworths was still there and in business. They replaced the wooden floor with a linoleum floor. The lunch counter was gone! I couldn't believe it! The bank on the corner is still there. The chess tables in the village green are now gone. The place looked very sleezy. Not what I remember at all. All I do know is that if that place were fixed up, with nice shops, it would do a lot of business. Not everyone wants to drive all the way west to a mall!
Does anyone remember the drive-in or the place that sold tulips and every year their front lawn was all tulips planted in different designs? How about the Farmer's Market near the drive-in movie and the Goethal's bridge!
Now I work in a hospital and lo and behold, one of the nurses who I've known for years, grew up in the same apartment complex I used to live in and also went to the dances in the Social Center in the basement of my apartment building. In other words, we were both there at the same time, but didn't know each other until many years later!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
147 Norway Avenue, Apartment 4C, South Beach, Staten Island, NY.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The cemetary on Dead Man's Hill was haunted!
The nuns walking through our neighborhood in their black habits were really ghosts parading around! Some kid told me that story when I was little.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sorry, but my father and brother have them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Ciros Pizza, South Beach and Cosmos both on Hylan Blvd. Woolworth's lunch counter in Stapleton. Carvels on Hylan Blvd.
Monday 11/15/2010 12:56:07am
Name:
Bill Thomson
City/State
Frankfort, Illinois
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[email protected]
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How can you not love this site ? It brings me back to simpler times. If I'm down I can come here, browse around & go right back to those old days. It's uncanny sometimes how real & close that it feels. It's like I can reach out & touch it. This is an amazing work of love John, as are both of your books. Progress is not always good. The kids of today should have a small taste of what it was like in the 1960's on Staten Island. No computer or video games to kill our imaginations. That was the life...
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I recall Robert Hall quite well myself. I seem to recall that I got both my communion & confirmation suits there. When I got a bit older & the styles changed, I would get my pants on New Dorp Lane in a store I can't recall the name of. They weren't expensive & my pants were always tailored to perfection there. This was when those Beatle boots became popular. I don't remember where I'd get mine but they had pointy toes & tall heels just like the Beatles wore. Then we'd have to have horseshoe taps put on our heels but not so they'd last longer. We wanted to clickety clack down the halls at Egbert Junior High School. Prior to that I attended P.S. 41 between Otis & Locust Avenues in New Dorp. My favorite teacher there was Mr. Romagnuolo when I was in 6th grade.
Out here in the Chicago area nobody knows or knew what an egg cream was. I was crushed. I preferred vanilla & would always got to Paul's Sweet Shop on New Dorp Lane for mine. We'd have to peek at the magazines while there until Paul would inevitably yell at us as usual. I you weren't buying, no reading the magazines ! Then on the way out we'd load up on a pea shooter & some ammo. I actually found an egg cream out here once. It was pre bottled & tasted nothing like the real deal. There are no real deli's out here either where you can get a decent hero sandwich. Out here they're call submarine sandwiches & one usually gets them from a pizza place. The pizza here is another story. HIDEOUS ! The ingredients out here are not fresh & quality like on the Island. The sausage is inedible even in the so called best pizza places in Chicago. The sauce & cheese are poor quality as well & the taste is just not there. I've yet to find a place that makes fresh crusts & tosses them up in the air the old time way. I'd kill for a slice of Nunzio's or even Pizza Clown. Does anyone remember Ciro's on Hylan Blvd. near South Beach ? I had been there but don't recall the pizza. I bet it was top of the line though. On Sunday's after church on Staten Island we'd stop at Aida's for crumb buns. I had forgotten about that until I read another post in which the person recalled Aida's. No crumb buns out this way. No hills out this way either. That bought an end to sledding. Every winter we'd head up to the golf course on Todt Hill to ride our sleds. Now that was a hill ! Anyone from Grant City recall the Candy Corner on South Railroad & Lincoln Ave's. ? How about Ben's store around the corner on Lincoln or Larkin's around the corner on S. Railroad ? I always loved my Devil Dogs, Ring Dings & Wise Potato Chips. I can't buy any of those out here. When I first moved here all of the cream soda was clear & called Swiss cream. Yech ! We did finally get Breyer's ice cream which I really missed. I loved going to Paul's Sweet Shop or down New Dorp Lane to a store called Marty's for a scoop of vanilla in a dish. Marty's was good for kites & stickball bats. No stickball out here. I have to wonder what the heck they did as kids out here...Staten Island was heaven for me. Richmondtown, climbing up top of Vanderbilt's tomb, riding the ferry & seeing the shoeshine guy plying his trade & yelling out shine ! The ocean too. There's nothing like the sound of waves on the shore, the horns of the ferry boats & the call of the seagulls when it's nice & quiet on New Dorp or South Beach. I miss the accents of the people on the Island. I think they have the most intense sounding of the New York / New Jersey accents. I sure was teased when I moved here. Even the teachers had me repeating words so they could see how I pronounced them. Staten Island was a different world. I read on the internet that it's roughly 14 miles by 6 miles. It sure seemed like a big place to me when I lived there. Maybe because there was so much to do & see in so many different places. A lot of you are fortunate to still live there. I know it's changing just like everywhere else. I still see it through the eyes of a child. That's all you have to do if things aren't looking so bright or you're just having a bad day. Take yourself back & look at life on Staten Island through the eyes of a child. Even though I'm not there, all I have to do is come to this website & it's like putting on a new pair of glasses. Nothing really changes...everything changes.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
The first address I had on Staten Island, that I recall, is 38 Winfield Street in South Beach. I believe that neighborhood now goes by a name that I was never aware of before. Moved to 126 Bryant Avenue after that. Someone told me when i first moved there that Bryant Avenue was the borderline between Grant City & New Dorp. I was born in Staten Isalnd Hospital which I hear is now gone. I briefly lived for maybe my first year near West Brighton but I'm not sure. We lived on the bottom floor of a 2 family house which burned down. My little friend upstairs had played with matches. I had the 1959 Advance with the story in it but it disappeared. The front page for that day mentioned Hawaii becoming a state. After that I lived with my maternal grandmother & her common law husband on Wall Street near St. George. That street was a steep hill & we lived in a tall apartment building. I'm guessing 7 stories.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I can only repeat what I mentioned before. The legend of Cropsey from the 1960's. A horrible legend that basically came true in the 1980's. I'm sure since the television show that everyone is aware of the legend.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'm still digging. I did find several of the New Dorp train station from various angles. I have 4 to be exact & they are dated 1965. There are trains in some of the photos.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
As a kid I loved Wetson's, Chuck Wagon, Pizza Clown, Trimarchi's, Ciro's, Nunzio's, my mom & her best friend loved Mark's Chinese restaurant. I'd eat only some rice with gravy from whatever they were having. I don't think it qualifies a a restaurant but I LOVED Richies Ice Cream Parlor in Dongan Hills I believe. I know I ate at Woolworth's in Stapleton more than once & I vaguely recall loving going there.
Sunday 11/14/2010 8:11:46am
Name:
Bill Gennity
City/State
staten island NY
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[email protected]
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Love it! I'M 48 Yrs. old and remember some of the pictures on your web site Robert Hall is one of the photo's I remember my mom taking me there to buy my communion suit,My brother and I used to hide in the clothes racks!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Rockland Ave.and Kelly Blvd was like Paradise in the 60's all woods and beautiful flowers grew on the roadside
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Springville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Henny's Steakhouse on Richmond Ave.
Saturday 10/30/2010 11:59:40am
Name:
Bill Thomson
City/State
Frankfort, Illinois
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Thought I could add to my last post but I couldn't figure out how. Staten Island memories mean more to me than any other of my life's memories. What a place to grow up. I wouldn't want to grow up in this day & age. B.T.W.- My email address is my girlfriend's which I'm using temporarily.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Someone on this site lived in South Beach & said they recalled Jim the ice cream man. I remember him as well. I lived in South Beach from probably 1960 - 1964. I remember Jim in his white uniform & cap stopping in front of my house as he always did. He drove the small Good Humor truck. He always wore sunglasses & I think it was due to problems with his eyes. We all couldn't wait until it was our birthday so that we could tell Jim, because he always gave free ice cream to the birthday kid. I also recall the fruit & vegetable guy who came around. He drove an old truck & when he pulled up he'd have to lift up both sides on the truck, which were wood, & prop them up with boards so you could see what he had. That was in the mid 1960's. I also recall the grinder guy who would sharpen knives, scissors, lawnmower blades etc. He had an old truck with a big bell which would clang as he drove down our street.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was born in Staten Island hospital & spent my first year in a house that eventually burned down. I don't recall where it was. One of the kids that lived upstairs was playing with matches, started the fire & was killed. I then lived on Wall Street with my grandmother in an apartment building on Wall St. I think it was in St. George. The street was a steep hill & we lived near the top. On the corner below was a drug store & the Staten Island museum was nearby. Then on to South Beach & eventually New Dorp. Moved to the southwest suburbs of Chicago in March of 1970. Never got over the move. I just wanted to be back on S.I. I've only been back 3 times since. I ran away from home in 1972 when I was 16 & went back to S.I. for 3 weeks with a friend. I know you can't ever go back because of changes, but I still want to visit & am hoping to return next year.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I don't recall any folklore to speak of. My cousins lived in Willowbrook though & used to say things about the state hospital that was there. I just don't recall specifics. They'd always sing a ditty about the place. When Uncle Fester _ _ _ _ _ _ Willowbrook was started They all came out ret _ _ _ _ _ The Willowbrook family. Poor taste of course but typical of kids.
I guess Cropsey was the most famous bit of folklore that was associated with Staten Island. I don't remember but a lot of older folks do.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
When I was back visiting S.I. in 1984 I brought my family & took a lot of pictures. That's not going back very far but it's still already 26 years ago. I'll have to get a hold of my ex. because she has them for some odd reason. I did take a photo of Paul from Paul's Sweet Shop which was on New Dorp Lane at one time but was on South Railroad Avenue when I visited. He was an avid coin collector.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I was too young to have favorite restaurants except for places like Pizza Clown, Nunzios, Wetson's & Chuck Wagon. My mother & her friend always loved to go to a Chinese restaurant on Hylan Blvd. called Marks I believe. I recall another restaurant not far from Mark's called Ciro's on Hylan Blvd. in or near South Beach. A friends uncle owned Tavern On The Green. I recall eating lunch at Woolworth's which was in Stapleton. I was probably 5 years old so it's a very vague memory.
Thursday 10/28/2010 4:09:45pm
Name:
Bill Thomson
City/State
Frankfort, Illinois
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I was floored at all of the memories I read about that were part of my own past as well. I forgot quite a bit. I shed a few tears as I read. Memories of some very happy times came flooding in & were quite overwhelming. There was a lot of joy but yearning to go back. It was bittersweet but well worth it !
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I'm in the process of emailing them. I recalled so much as I read through your site.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
For the most part I lived in South Beach on Winfield Street & in New Dorp on Bryant Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I'll have to look but I don't think so.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
I was 13 when I left Staten Island so a bar doesn't apply. I loved pizza so The Pizza Clown on Hylan Blvd. & New Dorp Lane was a favorite.
Wednesday 10/20/2010 1:44:35pm
Name:
Nancy Beneducci
City/State
Palm Coast, Florida
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Love it, love it, love it. A very BIG THANK YOU for the memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My grade school and High School years at St. John Villa. Listening the The Elegants harmonizing "on the corner". Ice cream sundae's at the Sugar Bowl. Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. Ann's dances.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Early years in - South Beach
High School years - Oakwood
Early married years - Eltingville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
My maternal grandfather owned a grocery store at 67 McLaughlin St.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes, I'm going to try to find them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
The younger years - The Tottenvilla - all my friends from Perth Amboy would come over and we'd meet there.
New Dorp lanes - Three J's restaurant.
Tuesday 10/19/2010 9:41:45pm
Name:
margie maltese
City/State
Brick
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Word's cannot express the wonder you have added to the heart's of the people who were born there,,,memories to hold in my heart of my home,,,God Bless
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
So many memories to share,,one was the soda and candy store on Richmond Road in Dongan Hill's,,,Prestel's,,so many of us in the early sixties would go after school for an egg cream,penny candies,,and music from the jukebox,Rose Prestel and her sister were owner's,,never a problem,you would know when the spring was near,there was a certain sweet smell in the air,,i loved my home,my home where i grew is not even there anymore,,it is terrible,,
Where on the Island are/were you from?
i was from dongan hill's,,but i lived in many area's,
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no,,i am so sorry i don't,,
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
My favorite restaurant was Cosmo's,Crocitto's was the place where we would go to dance,,,
Saturday 10/16/2010 9:27:55pm
Name:
vincent vigliotti
City/State
jackson n.j
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
great site love all pictures and stories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
grew up in eltingville 1957 to 1966.hung out at my frineds house wyane E. on eltingville blvd house now scalas funeral home.remember my dad buying a xmas tree cornor amboy rd / richmond ave now a burgher king.sitting on top of hill on ridgewood ave and watch movies from the drive-in.and walking thru woods to greatkills all houses now.moes candy store /garitanos lunchoette and post office next store now a pizzia place.(post office moved to amboy rd)
Where on the Island are/were you from?
eltingville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
no wish i had
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
sholes seafood...swiss celate on nelson
vinns inn on giffords la.
Thursday 10/14/2010 9:30:38am
Name:
Meg Pierce Grande
City/State
staten island n.y.
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[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I realy enjoy living here and Thanks for all the Memories. I can remember so many of them.. Meg G
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The old Advance at Castleton and Bodine
Where on the Island are/were you from?
West Brighton Bodine Street
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Nile Room .. So many partys and weddings they even had a outside beer garden outside on the Richmond Terrace Side
Wednesday 10/13/2010 2:55:59pm
Name:
Phil Mangiapia
City/State
Boston, ma
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site. Brought back lots of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The old pool hall on Hylan Blvd in New Dorp. Working at Hablids of New Dorp. The rides on Forest Ave and Sand Lane. Enjoying a cup of coffee, reading the sprots section in the News/Post and watching the "perp" line (Prisoners being escorted from a bus into the 120th) while a student at CSI at the old St. George campus.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Taking a school trip to the conference house and getting the care taker upset when I started to call out the the ghost who lives there....
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Sure, just need to find them.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Lee's Tavern Dongan Hills
Tuesday 10/12/2010 5:37:37pm
Name:
mike gyssels
City/State
perris california
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[email protected]
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Any memories of Staten Island to share?
the head counsulors name was jessie he was nice.1977
Where on the Island are/were you from?
i lived at mt loretto school for boys and girls that needed a place to live or were placed there by the state. cottage B
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 10/05/2010 9:51:57am
Name:
Pam (Devlin) Smith
City/State
Long Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is really a great "look back" John. I think you did a fine job! Good luck with the sale of your book.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Who could forget THE KINGS ROW? My brother Ed worked there for years. Also, the bazaars that were held on the grounds of St. Christopher's school where the church presently stands.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I grew up in Grant City, went to St. Christopher's school and I believe I went to school with your sister Theresa.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Cole's Dockside in Great Kills at the Marina. If you haven't been there yet, you should go.
Friday 10/01/2010 0:44:40am
Name:
Jerry Piotrowski
City/State
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Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Annadale
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Beachcomber
Sunday 09/26/2010 7:58:20pm
Name:
Mary Mulrooney
City/State
Newburgh, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
A nice stroll down Memory lana
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I grew up in the Todt Hill Projects, we moved in on May 9, 1952. Four Corners was were all of the stores were, there was Jansens Dairy across from the Projects on Manor Road, and we would walk over and get milk there.
I played in the woods across the street, picked berries and apples and pears in the orchard across Schmitds Lane. Our mothers hung our clothes out on clotheslines across the street in a clearing next to the woods. We walked to St. Teresa's and PS 29 through a shortcut in the fields, and all of that was destroyed to make way for the Staten Island Expressway when they built "The Bridge". I boycotted the opening day parade when we were all suppossed to be lined up in our school uniforms to celebrate the grand opening. I hated the way that changed Staten Island. I was in the second graduating class from Countess Moore High School, which is now co-ed and is Moore HS. There was a dairy farm next to our High School and a cow wandered over one day, stuck its head in the window and nearly scared the Nun to death. We spent lots of time before and after school at Palermo's Restaurant on the corner of Victory and Richmond. I worked in downtown Manhattan, went to Hunter College and took the ferry to the city every day. Back then it was a nickel and the lower level was so thick with smoke you could hardly see through it.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived in the Todt Hill projects as a kid, we moved there when I was 2 years old, we had been living in Fox Hills before that. Fox Hills was a converted Army barracks where lots of people were living during the post-war housing shortage and baby boom. Lots of our neighbors from Fox Hill ended up in Todt Hill with us. I had my own bungalow in Midland Beach for a while when I was 20, left the island, did a cross country road trip and travelled for a while and came back to SI and lived in and apartment in the Todt Hill area up by Susan Wagner HS until I moved off the Island in 1974.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember there was a milk delivery strike sometime in the 50's. My mother put my younger brother in the baby carriage and we walked from the Todt Hill projects out to Weisglass Dairy to get milk. My mother loaded up the carriage with milk and we walked back home. She was unbelievable.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Wish I did.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
When they built the first strip mall out on Forest Avenue where Penney's was they built a Neidicks right nearby. It was a big treat to go there with my mother after we went shopping in "The Plaza". In High School I just about lived at Palermo's every day before and after school, and a shopping trip to Port Richmond ended with a visit to the fountain up front at Steckmans. There were lots of bars I went to back in the day, back when the drinking age was 18, I remember the Sunnyside Club in Four Corners, and the Gallery on Forest Avenue, and lots of small neighborhood bars and places out on Hylan Blvd whose names I now can't recall, But I remember I did have a good time.
Saturday 09/25/2010 12:23:22am
Name:
Alfred G. McElrath
City/State
East Meadow, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great Website
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Between 1942/48 I lived in a foster home on Amboy Road near Richmond Road. The names of the home was Mary and Harry Bimson. both long deceased. Don't nkow the address. Went there on 9/22, but the house was no longer there. Need to to find the spot where this home was. Can you help me with an address/exact location.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Elltonville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes. one picture of me with other foster bouys. Year of photo may be 1946/47
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 09/14/2010 2:22:57pm
Name:
john(jack) borkowski
City/State
cincinnati/ohio
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
outstanding source of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
so many thoughts about walking all over SI as I was growing up.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born on franklin ave. moved to college ave. todt hill for a while. then bought first house on oakland ave. transfered to ohio when P&G closed.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
the man with the hooked hand on slosson ave by the seminary.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
some of goodhue in the late 40's
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
pal joey's and the staten as well as the cooper kettle were some of my favorites.
Tuesday 08/31/2010 6:15:48pm
Name:
Kevin Twomey
City/State
New Windsor, N.Y. 12553
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent site that brings back great memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Growing up in Eltingville on a block filled with kids Where in the summer there was always a game of some sort going on in the street whether it was kickball, softball, Three flies, roller hockey, and during summer evenings all the parents sitting on their front stoops watching the games which usually broke up about 8pm when Jakes ice cream truck came by and we all got ice cream. Very different from the block my children grew up on!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Osage Lane in Eltingville
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Papa` Lisi`s , Jodys`', Joyces Tavern
Thursday 08/26/2010 12:51:37am
Name:
Jane Raso
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent. Really had me smiling
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
New Dorp. Still there
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
There were so many. Rustic Inn was my favorite.
Thursday 08/19/2010 11:02:53pm
Name:
DONALD ROBINSON
City/State
MELBOURNE FL
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Heartwarming
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
From 1920 to 1945. To be added later
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Will search
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 08/17/2010 3:29:19pm
Name:
Joel Rattner
City/State
Miami Beach, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
THE BEST!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Curtis High 1955
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Stapleton/Clifton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Tuesday 08/17/2010 10:38:32am
Name:
BEN MILOTTA
City/State
SURPRISE,AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
THE WEB SITE WAS FANTASTIC
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
JUST REMEMBER FISHING AT MARTLING POND AND CLOVE LAKES
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I GREW UP IN SUNNYSIDE ON TIOGA STREET NEAR THE BUDDY BUDDY CLUB NOW IT IS CALLED THE ROAD HOUSE
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
AL DEPPIES ON SUNDAY AND THE ROAD HOUSE, BACCI'S ON HYLAN BLVD
Saturday 08/14/2010 6:10:45am
Name:
anthony curro
City/State
staten island ny
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
love it.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
new dorp high- hanging around many local places..moravian cemetary..flagship...stuckers dock...wetsons..great kills park..behind latourette golf course..new dorp lane.. cruising richmond ave on thursday nights
Where on the Island are/were you from?
grant city and midland beach. My dad owned Ship Ahoy service station since 1945 and we still own and run it.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
devil worshippers at the greenbelt.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
many
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
shoals ..nunzios..shoobas disco.. cosmos disco..millways..honey for the bees.
Wednesday 08/11/2010 4:07:02pm
Name:
Cheryleann Perham
City/State
Staten Island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I learn something new each time I come back to this site.
It is truly a labor of love and I thank you for that
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 08/11/2010 0:18:45am
Name:
Skippy Crimmins
City/State
Matawan, New Jersey
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This is a great website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Bartending for Marty McKenna (who was a former singer with Danny Kaye's band)in the old Goal Post Inn on Richmond Avenue, in the early and mid 60's. Playing softball for the Goal Post Inn, Frankie's Place, North Shore Social and Athletic Club, Pal Joey's and Snoopy's Bar forover 40+ years.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Best bar - Goal Post Inn on Richmond Ave.
Favorite Restaurant was Pier 76 on Bay St.
Denino's on Richmond Ave.
Tuesday 08/10/2010 3:14:14pm
Name:
JOHN(JACK) BORKOWSKI
City/State
CINCINNATI,OHIO
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
it brings back so many memories of growing up on the island. i miss it.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
as a kid i walked all over. every day was an adventure. i'd go from the old sirt tracks in port richmond to the conference house and all in between. SI is a beautiful place to live.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
born on franklin ave.new brighton.lived last on oakland ave. west brighton.grew up on college ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
does anybody remember the indian caves where the expressway is or the old fire truck parked on claypit road? i did a lot of walking as a kid.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
we spent a lot of time in PalJoeys.and the bridge tavern was a great spot to meet people from work.
Wednesday 08/04/2010 2:36:53pm
Name:
DeForest E. Hillyer, Jr.
City/State
Charlotte, NC
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Very well done; thank you.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My grandparents, Arthur E Hillyer and his wife, Marie, owned approximately 6 acres on Victory Blvd when I was born in 1943. We lived with them for a short time when my father returned from WWII. We also spent many weekends there. I remember seeing wild pheasant, turkeys, and deer.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Their address was 1051 Victory Blvd, and their property was located next to the Franzreb Stables and behind silver Lake Gold Course.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Sledding at Silver lake was a blast, as was riding horses at Franzreb's.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Yes.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 08/01/2010 10:47:09pm
Name:
Donald La Marca
City/State
West Melbourne, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great site! Have been back any number of times to see all the upgrades you have made to it. Photos, a lot of them, bring back loads of fond memories!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Way to many to share! I lived on the Island up until I entered the Air Force in 1956, then only returned occasionally to see family and how the Island has changed. And believe me it has changed . . . sometimes for the better and sometimes, well, somethings should just be left alone.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
First home I remember was in South Beach, on Norway Avenue, near the junction of Olympia Blvd and Norway. There as a luncheonette there called Patchinellis. Then we moved to Midland Beach, my Mom used to say Grant City, but we were below the Blvd and across from the school on Lincoln Ave. . . when the school was a wooden bldg and we all hung out at Jack's Luncheonette and bought beer at Marcy's Deli on Lincoln ave to drink in the park and got our Pizza at Nunzio's on the Blvd. What a great time growing up there was!
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Not really. Some old stories about the cemetary in Travis. I had cousins who lived there and we were told a lot of Indians from the Island were buried in that cemetary and they would haunt the people living there and that is why so few people lived in Travis!
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
My daughter has all the old family photos and I am not sure how many are of the Island. I will have to check with her.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
When I was living there, it was Magnotti's on Hylan blvd. It was owned by a second or third cousin on my mother's side and when we would go there we were always served family style with large platters of Italian Sausage and Meatballs, etc. A great place and very good Italian food. Now . . . I am not sure what restaurants are still around. When I go back for a family reunion (about every 2-3 years) we all meet at Basilios . . . a restaurant I remember as a small boy watching my Grandfather play Bacci on their back lawn in the summer.
Saturday 07/31/2010 12:16:22am
Name:
jamie mcgrath
City/State
san diego california
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Just found it! wonderful, why do you not have a Facebook page?
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
s.s. kresge's on forest ave always smelt of pop corn and hot dogs when you 1st walked into the store.
eggers ice cream shop on forest ave ( mr egger was not very friendly!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
westerleigh
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
joe & pat's victory blvd
pal joeys forest ave
al deppe's restaurant richmond ave
ralph's ice port richmond ave
Tuesday 07/27/2010 12:02:47am
Name:
lance
City/State
si
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
very nice website. i miss the old si. what a shame but they say it is progress. it was still good until the late 80,s but now it is little brooklyn.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
the good old late 70,s and 80,s
Where on the Island are/were you from?
south beach formerly. now grasmere
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
lancasters on midland sunnys on clove casablanca,s on sandlane and the surf club!
Sunday 07/25/2010 3:50:54pm
Name:
Dan Curtis
City/State
Orange, Virginia
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Really enjoyed reading the site and hope you keep it up.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Al Deppe's, Ritz theater, Blessed Sacrament, PS 20, Clove Lakes park, and on and on.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond, lived on Anderson Ave.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Wednesday 07/21/2010 11:47:50am
Name:
Jaynee Catalli
City/State
staten island
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
What a great site...went through it and gotta tell you it brought back so many memories..THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
The stables on Willowbrook Road.Three of them were there which is now Birchard Avenue. What great times and memories I have from there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I am originally from Roosevelt Ave. Off Bradley Avenue.(Dogpatch or Nanny Goat Hill ..depending on your age) now living in Rosebank.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
I remember a historical house set in the woods off Willowbrook Rd.called the Christopher House..we used to go and hang out there.Story had it that it was haunted by kids that died there..once I heard that I never went back.lol
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Currently it is Trattoria Romana on Hylan Blvd.
Wednesday 07/21/2010 1:21:39am
Name:
tom venditti
City/State
staten island, new york
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
amazing, what memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Times Square Stores,castleton & taylor sts.I started working as a stockboy late 50s.
I went to PS28 in Richmond town, when the jail next door was open. We used to have snowball fights with the kids from St.Patricks across the street.
sleigh riding down lighthouse hill to the wall of St.Andrews church.walking a mile to school and home and knowing everyone you saw.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived in egbertville first on st.george road and then richmond road.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
the moving of all the houses from st.george road and hitchcock sts. to dalton ave and ebony streets.watching the house picked up and put on trucks to be moved.they were supposed to build the expressway up rockland avenue
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
millways on hyland and melody club on new dorp lane for the shows.
Tuesday 07/20/2010 2:31:56pm
Name:
Sherill Teichmann
City/State
Indialantic, Florida
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
AWESOME website! Brings back lots of great memories from the 1960's!!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Just that it was a great place to grow up in the 1960's. We played house on the corner of Marble Street and Demorest Avenue, in Westerly with 36 kids! It was great!!!!
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Westerly, Demorest Avenue to be exact :-)
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Monday 07/19/2010 2:37:32pm
Name:
Kris Boyd Mann
City/State
Whitefish, Montana
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Great website. Brought back lots of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My best memories are of all the years I spent riding at Clove Lakes Stables.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Castleton Corners
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Hofbrau and Ann's Sugar Bowl
Sunday 07/18/2010 3:19:03am
Name:
Doris Jean Patton
City/State
Glendale, AZ
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Your website captures Staten Island exactly as I knew it as I grew up there in the 1950s.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I went to PS 44 and was in the St Michaels Parish I went to Edwin Markham JHS. I recall that many of the places we lived were "haunted" especially Mariners Harbor where I grew up. I remember the Old Dutch cemetary near Richmond Terrace.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Mariners Harbor, grew up in the projects. My father served in the Korean War and when he served his time the government moved our family from Mississippi to the newly built Matiners Harbor Projects. Most of the kids I grew up with, were military brats.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
9 Young Street in Stapleton was where we stayed with my aunt when we first moved here waiting for the projects in Mariners Harbor to be finished. I remember that it was haunted by a terrible spirit. Later when I grew up I found out that the previous occupants had been murdered by their son and buried in the cellar. I would love to find out if there are any records of this on file in Staten Island. It would have had to been either in the latter 1940s or early 1950s as we lived there about 1953.
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
I will look.
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Al Dippys!
Saturday 07/17/2010 2:27:08pm
Name:
Bill Joseph
City/State
Grand Junction,Colorado
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Enjoyed all the old info and pictures
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Lived at 1376 Forest Ave. ( a pizza business last time I was on the island)and Watchogue Rd when I attended P.S. 30. Moved to Fla in 1952.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Do you have any old photos of Staten Island?
Favorite Staten Island Restaurant and Bar
Schaeffers bar on Forest Ave across from my house. My father played softball for the bar at Willowbrook fields on Sunday mornings. Lots of fun.
Thursday 07/15/2010 3:51:56pm
Name:
Mary Ellen Ferrara
City/State
Washingtonville, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
This was terrific. I was born and raised on Staten Island. Lived there until 1991. This brought back terrific memories and God Bless you for creating this.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I can remember my father taking us down Burgher Avenue and riding Hylan Blvd. all the way to page Ave and there was nothing but a few Gas Stations and mostly weeds. We would go all the way to Tottenville and there was a Gazebo on the water. You could sit there and see the water.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills, Newberry Avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Thursday 07/15/2010 2:36:17pm
Name:
Richard Devlin
City/State
Staten Island, New York
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Excellent memory jogging.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember a toy store where Blockbuster video is now. It was called "The Flagship" Toy store. It was next to Nunzio's pizzaria.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I was from Grant City and now I'm on Arthur Kill Road and Huguenot avenue
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Monday 07/12/2010 9:55:05am
Name:
Johanna Gulinello
City/State
Springfield, Ohio
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Brings back a lot of memories.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Grew up on Staten Island, went to St. Ann Elementary School, Cangianno's was the best for cold cuts and fresh hot Italian Bread.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Sunday 07/11/2010 1:08:45pm
Name:
Peter Mulay
City/State
Spring Lake Heights,N.J.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
website is great!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Born in 1956 and raised on S.I. Lived here untill 2008.So many stories and memories I can't think of them right now.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Born in South Beach,moved to Oakwood in 1967,Elltingville in 1989,Willowbrook in 1992,Richmondtown in 2000 and Spring Lake Heights,N.J. in 2008
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
the headless horseman of sleepy Hollow was written with S.I. in mind.
Friday 07/09/2010 6:19:00pm
Name:
City/State
E-Mail:
Comments about this Website.
Great website-brought back a lot of memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
My wife Carol and I met in the Civil Air Patrol at Miller Field in 1962. Used to learn about flying from Col. Rice, Don Speroni, and others. Had fun growing up there.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
I lived on Burbank Ave in New Dorp. Carol lived on Fingerboard Rd near the Advance building
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Thursday 07/08/2010 1:57:02pm
Name:
Nancy Hart
City/State
Virginia Beach VA
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
thanks for the warm memories
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
too many to list. Anyone remember Dutchman's on Clarke Avenue?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Richmondtown
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
The woods along Rockland Avenue between Manor Road and Brielle Avenue are HAUNTED
Tuesday 07/06/2010 8:47:20am
Name:
Augie Falcone
City/State
Penndel, Pa.
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
The memories this site brings back are unbeleivable. Photos of places I've been to as a kid but taken in a differant era and still recognizable.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I went to Mckee and watched as the Verrezanno was being built. I graduated in 1967.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
We lived in New Brighton with my grandad in the early 50's, then in Stapleton in the late 50's early 60's and then Port Richmond till I left in the late 60's.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Friday 07/02/2010 10:44:10pm
Name:
Gary Crane
City/State
Allyn, Washington
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Find myself looking at this site for hours
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
I remember riding my bicycle on the Staten Island expressway the day before it opened officially for traffic. I remember floating rafts from near Jewett and Post Ave(s) following a creek that ended up near Willowbrook.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Port Richmond
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Giant Snapping turtles terrorizing Sanatation Workers
Wednesday 06/30/2010 10:17:00am
Name:
Ryan
City/State
SI
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I am looking to find pictures inside the Hotel Castleton in St, George, I am specifically looking for pictures of tea sets and /or china
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Tuesday 06/29/2010 4:25:44pm
Name:
mary niemann(andreano)
City/State
staten island, n.y. 10301
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
you could walk around any time of nite and be safe.. everyone was neighborly..and helped each other out im a native islander.i remember chasing the mosquito truck..and stick ball till the lights went on..
Where on the Island are/were you from?
stapleton, clifton
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Friday 06/25/2010 10:17:04pm
Name:
Gary Gugliada
City/State
Staten island, NY
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Comments about this Website.
I cannot believe the amount of time and energy put into this site. Wonderful!
Any memories of Staten Island to share?
Horhman's Castle-Grymes hill where the nuns lived, Little League Bazaars, endless summers with no cell phones, computers, text messaging. Just a bat, a dirty ball, a field and lots of friends.
Where on the Island are/were you from?
Dongan Hills-a great palce to grow up. I still live and work here.
Any Old Folklore of Staten Island to share ?
Always heard that Helena Road on Todt Hill was haunted. Same with the Perine house on Richmond Road.