My favorite game to play in the summer was stickball! We would play across the street on the Church grounds, part of the grounds were made of tar and the other was a dirt ground …
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Summer Stickball!
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And away we go!
We never ran out of things to do back in the 50’s! One of my favorite summer things was making a wooden scooter! We would get a wooden crate from one of the stores and …
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Let’s go Yankees!
I remember back in 1958 going to see the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium! Kids would sometimes though the city summer program they held for the kids at the time. I can’t remember, who …
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Here’s your paper ~ I think!
Back in 1957 I had a Cousin who delivered newspapers and one day he said to me, I’m quitting my job do you want to do it? I said ok so he walks me around …
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At The Dairy Queen!
There was a Dairy Queen two blocks away from my Grandmother’s home back in the 50’s and you could get a regular cone for 5 cents! and other great items like: Ice cream sodas, and …
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Cooling off on a summer day!
I remember those hot summer days the city would have certain streets they would block off and set up a large sprinkler and the kids would come and we would sit under it till they turned it …
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Mom Bruno’s Candy Store
Boy there was nothing like going around the corner to Mom Bruno’s Candy Store in the 50’s! She had a wooden display stand where she placed all the great candy of the time. She had a …
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A Boy and His Bike!
Oh the fun we had going out and riding our bikes in the summer! Up and down and all around our area. We would also repair our bikes like: fixing or repairing a flat tire picking up …
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