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When I went back to the "old neighborhood" to sell the family house in 2000 there were two Chinese takeouts and a lot of gated storefronts, although some of them were still in business. I don't think the area had a Wal-mart near by, but it did have a mall that was built after I departed in 1979.
Earlier today I was looking through my photos at the other site to be sure I wasn't leaving behind anything that I didn't have a copy of, and I came across this.....
That is St. Margaret's church and school. Rebuilt in its current configuration in 1935. I attended school there circa 1963-'67. I served mass, or whatever the duty of an alter boy was called, and I attended cub scout and boy scout meetings in the parish hall. Hmm... it's not so difficult after all to find pleasant memories from those days.
And now to the point of this post: There's a website called (something like) Forgotten Neighborhoods of New York where the picture of St. Margaret's originally came from. There were many other photos on the site that brought back memories too, although for some reason, they don't seem to have a picture of the beer distributor where I bought my first quart, or the liquor store where I bought my first bottle.
They didn't have a picture of "Nick & Andy's" either. It was two blocks off the main drag, but it had candy, toys, and egg-creams. Remember those? What I can't remember is whether an egg cream was 5 cents or 15 cents. I do remember that I always ordered chocolate, tho. Much the same as I do now when I order a flavored dessert.
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