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I00KLYN IAGII, SUNDAY, JAN, 5, 1941 D9 I Looked Out the Window and Saw Brooklyn Change From Boy to Man At First We Boasted We Needed No Bridge, but When It Came It Had a Special Glory for Us FLATBUSH BOYS HAD NO TROUBLE FINDING FUN Editor, Old Timers: Among my earliest recollections are Halley's Comet and the opening of Brooklyn Bridge. The comet was ofl schedule, but serently Indifferent to controversy and a lovely sight. So was the bridge opening as viewed from our nursery window, for we lived in a house as queer and Inconvenient as an architect's nightmare. Commonplace without, It had been built bit by bit, so it had not only a wing but, also, two sets of extensions, three porches, a veranda and a small greenhouse, which was the joy of my ailing grandmother. There Was Always a Cakewalk, or Cornfest In Paerdegat Woods The nursery was the big central hall or an adaea lourtn noor.

into eacn corner opened bedroom, while just around the bend of the stairs, and opposite, facing the river, were good-sized windows. In front of the one with the river view stood Mother's old Florence sewing machine, with a giant of a stove at her back as she stitched. The cover of the machine made a splendid stool for children watching Editor, Old Timers: What a kick we kids got out of New York grow. The lovely wooded bluff which had given lis name to Greenpoint was gone, sacrificed to the Kicknpoo Indians selling worm I provide the sand needed by New York. Beyond the roof tops stretched the changing panorama of the river, and candy and cough cure in the lot the walking-beams of the ferries opposite the old Town Hall In Flat-bush, now the Snyder Ave.

police station. No Spot Was So Dear As Eastern District 'Grand People Made It a Haven Writes May Gaffney, Recalling Good Old Days crossing to the other side were endlessly fascinating. Day of Ferric Mother had lived on Kent St. as a child and had endless tales of the past, from the huge "monkey" which was a household pet on one of the old estates to Great-uncle Neziah Bliss planning the ferries, and giving several blocks of land for the ap-proaches. He had been, she considered, one of the few men of real vision in Greenpoint and had In.

ststed that my grandfather Join him The Town Hall was the scene of many gay parties. Does anyone recall my father, John Speakman, singing "Down Went McGinty" or Teaching McFadden to Dance" at the Volunteer Firemen's party around 1890? 'Dad received a bouquet on the stage, slightly different than the usual bouquet: It was made MISS M. BURGER'S CLASS, FOURTH GRADE, Public School 22, Java St. First row, left to right, Carrie Martin, Lizzie MacSaveney (Goldsmith), Gurle Lenborn, Lena Thorwarth, Mabel Dunbar, Emily Reichert, Lizzie Hurley, Mabel Gardner, Esther Goldsmith, Helen Wardell. Second row, left to right, Albert Davids, Cora Bunce, Anna Smith (Warner), Tillie Law, Lizzie Hemple, Ethel Gauvran, Etta Smith, Agnes Neilsson, Kate Boniface, Christian Wagner, William Hafner.

Third row, left to right, Jerome Oppen-heimer, George DeVesterne, Harry Bonnington, Benjamin Miller, Halsted Hoywood, George Hallenbeck, unknown, William Griffith, Charles Asher, Leslie Jennings. Photo was submitted by Miss Ada M. Goldsmith, 632 Decatur St. from a cabbage head with onions, white turnips and other vegetables Editor, Old Timers: all cut to represent flowers. He we belong to the Eastern District, to us the dearest spot' in the matter of "Ferry so trat was known as the "Flatbush en- in the worlcL Wno remembers Colonel Balrd, the Scholes.j wnen cliff Moore's father broke the tertainer." ipnHalU Tjsrs nnrt nirot.ts alsn Dr.

Barrett (the arlsto-l k. u. 1 v. nuuiu uc JJtHIimng I Ul ft Seven star Social Club cratic dentist), Dr. Smyley, Dr.

Beardsley and Dr. Lawrence; real avenue, with ample room for Are there any members of the whose four sons also became doctors? Grand people such as all of the funerals which would be Family Vegetable Patches Supplied Table Year 'Round 'Cheese It! The Cops' Broke Up Stone Fights 18th Streeter Insists Windsor Terrace Boys Had Parents Call Officers of Law Seven Star Social Club, Erasmus tnese macie the Eastern District what it was a haven. saved the old roundabout joumev. and Lott Sts, still around? Jerome i Privately, I felt that Uncle Neziah Resin Toughened Hands Before rPopr Whacked Them Mr. Stebbins, Principal Of P.

S. 77, Laid on 20 'Licks' Many a Time Young, Old Enjoyed Folk Festivals at and Gus Picket were champion pool! 61 players. Then there was Joe Pierce, Amphion Theater with such stars the Elerys, Rouperts, Werners and as Chauncey Olcott, Joe Brady, many others. What fun we had Fred Drum A1 RVM and tne going to Bergen Beach rooting for wn hours for Red McGivney to win I in team of Cardo Snd No11' the cakewalk at the Casino on Sun- Fond memories indeed. Even With 'Salaries' At $1 to $1.25 a Day No One Starved Editor, Old Timers: would have been far greater had he planned to reroute the funerals, which made Grenpolnt Ave.

such a nightmare to childish eyes that I often stared gratefully at the ash-carts which chiefly disputed the traffic space with them. Greenpoint iUelf, of course, walked to the ferry. It was our boast that re could, and that we needed no bridge. We Needed a Bridge But poor Brooklyn did need a bridge, and the illumination on To Tom Eccles Your letter was fine. Bennle Brown was my uncle.

I am Mrs. Brown's grandson (she ran a candv day nights during the Winter i months! Who remembers Tom Callahan's on Erasmus St. and Adam Balzer's store on 9th between Prospect Ave. and 17th and1 Timers: Ridgewood Park Charles Deckelman Also Operated the Colosseum; My family came to Brooklyn from Editor, Old Timers: Mrs. Mabel Little Trecarttn's letter brought fond memories back to me.

The first 24 years of my life were spent on Park Slope. I entered MAY GAFFNEY, 726 Wythe Ave. Theatrical People Always Stopped at The Hanover House lived with her until I was 8 or 9 years old and that was when I had my curls cut NOT at the age of 14, as you stated. Bennie had a paper route on the Hill when he jvas young and later went into the candy and cigar business on Fort Hamilton ertrieTV 1 Parkway between E. 5th St.

and SOCIETY Or OLD 1 5 rnSer'' n6Xt t0 DeCkef' HANGS OUT LATCH KEY C.C. Wissel His Successor opening night had a special glory Manhattan in 1866 when I was eight on Snyder Ave. and Lott Mi-years of age. We bought land and 1 chael Murphy's was adjacent to the Town Hall. We did not have far built our house in the center of i to go between drinks and were ai- ground that took in the block be- way, certain of caching up with tween Putnam Ave.

and Madison 1 a regular, even as far as John St. and extended from Nostrand Fogerty'a "hog hollow" house on for us for had not Greenpoint con Editor, Old Timers: Members of the late Charles Deckelman's family and relatives were very much Interested in the article of Harry Lewis. We all Tilden Ave. and Prospect St, Around the latter part of the farm wagons would make meir rounas ana an wno coum i Editor, Old Timers: personally acquainted with a Who remembers John McCann's number of persons mentioned, who first, reataurant on Livingston have since PRssed away-pleasant Editor, Olds Timers: Hark, one and all! It is with great pride that the Society of Old 15 invites teachers and pupils who attended that grand institute of learning to visit its "permanent headquarters" Fraternity Hall, 310 Livingston St. on the second Tuesday of each near Flatbush the start of his Ave.

to about a third of a block toward Bedford Ave. The corner fence at Nostrand and Putnam Aves. was In a pond where men and boys fished. We children attended old No. 3 school on Bedford Ave.

The Capi-toline Grounds were but a stone's throw away. The grounds were flooded in Winter for skating. Baseball was played there mostly in the Summer. Men would take memories remaining from all. The question, "Who can forget the yearly parades of the Platt- chain of eating places? Teachers I i tributed one of the engineers who brought this marvel into being? It was, indeed, an event of such importance that Dr.

Francis made the next Sunday's service one of Thanksgiving. It may be that the glamour of that window persists, but I still think of the Brooklyn Bridge as the most beautiful of all the giants which now stride across the river on seven-leagued boots. Beyond the tail stove stood father's fret saw. not unlike a modern jig and he, too. had tales of the river how fish used to leap toward the hook how East River shad and lobsiers were "the in the world," and oysters so abundant that the whites, who had used them as food for the slaves, scrape up a dollar went to Speak-man's Grove in Paerdegat Woods on Troy Ave.

for the annual cornfest fresh picked corn, clam chowder and beer was the bill of fare. How the gang looked forward to that event! WALTER SPEAKMAN. at P. S. 15 used to eat lunch there.

I S. 77 in 1890 when the school was housed in a wooden building on 1st St. adjacent to which the present structure was erected. My first teacher was Miss McGovern. Our first principal was Miss Sloan, who became Pop Stebbins' assistant when he was installed as principal.

I remember Pop Stebbins. his beard and trusty ruler. Many a time I receiyed 20 or 30 wnacks on the palms of my hands for slight Infringements. Rubbed resin on my palms to toughen 'em. I recall many of the teachers, boyg and girls Mrs.

Trecartin mentioned. Am sure I remember her husband, too. I see Jack Breen quit often and Winthrop Turney and George Renouard occasionally. The latter two are fine artists. Never miss viewing their exhibitions at the Fifteen GaUery on 57th Manhattan.

Now, Tom, you know that we boys, the 18th Streeters (not the Hilltops), never ran away from you fellows of Windsor Terrace during the stone fights. Oops! I beg your pardoh we did. But only after you fellows had your fathers and mothers telephone the police, who would chase us. Sorry I do not know you, Tom, but then I didn't know many of the boys from the Terrace. Knew that if I were caught down there below the bridge on Prospect Ave.

I would get my lumps. So I stayed away, The boys from Windsor Terrace, however, were just as warmly received when caught strolling in our part of town. On Hanover Place were three houses. Theatrical people who played Brooklyn lived in Hanover House. David Carswell's building I was on Livingston St.

near Bond St. His son, George, now conducts youngsters in and those who weren't usually wound up looking through Moist Joy Dispensers tx. ih. I Editor, Old Timers month. Plana are being formed for a 8.

15 reunion dinner and teachers and pupils (Old Timers) are earnestly requested to contact the society. A letter was received from an 1871 graduate. Can any one top that? ELLA BOON, Publicity Committee. 1926 E. 21st St.

deutsche Volk.sfe.st Verein with floats to Deckelman's Ridgewood Park?" recalls to mind that my fath as formerly engaged in the butcher business, had a meat market at 103 and 134 Evergreen for a number of years. He purchased the large Ridgewood Park and a smaller park known as the Colosseum from George Grauer, Aug. 15, 1887. The members of the family mother, two daughters and two sons, under the personal direction of our father, assisted In various capacities In the business at the parks. Due to ill health, father sold both parks to Jhailes C.

Wissel, formerly of Cypress Hills Park. The PlattdeuLsche Volksfest Ve- Biitii bite fiuaiibiLa pinjeu, Decker's farm supplied the green apples. Big sleighs ran on Bedford Ave. in Winter; fare was five cents. All water we used was carried from a pump on Monroe almost two blocks from house to pump.

Glad to hear you are going to hold a reunion and hope it is suc the business on Gates Ave. and another son is William B. Carswell, Justice of the Supreme Court. Joe Reilly's optical store was on Bond St. He later studied law and became an assistant corporation counsel in charge of the Brooklyn office.

The Grand Opera House, which played all the popular attractions, was on Elm Place; John Canning was treasurer. Who remembers the Figge brothers whose father had the big meat cessful. FREDDIE BROWN. To Louis J. Stroening Do you remember John Hertrich's saloon at Montrose Ave.

and Leonard Lehman's saloon, John Soffel's and Jack Benner's? C. Neger ran a wine saloon on the left side of the Lyceum Theater. Jack Benner managed Liberty-Park in Ridgewood. How about the Blue Mountain Rangers, Riff-Raff Rangers. Jolly Ramblers and Sparklers S.

C. A. J. They Fell in Love Wishes He Could See Good Old Acts Again df(or, Olds Timert: Al the Rehearsals store at Smith St, and Atlantic rein from Brooklyn and Umgegend Bob Kay, who lived at Bond i was composed of about 40 clubs and and Livingston commuted to societies, most which held their I was a dyed-in-the-wool vaude- ville fan for years and therefore enjoy articles written by Joe Brady. Certainly miss the old days at the Orpheum, Hyde and Behman's, i his place of business in Atlantic Highlands every day, which was considered quite a feat in those days.

Butler's studio at Bond and Fulton Sts. was THE place to have your picture taken. Remember, huh? FROM THE SLOPE. Believe the Brosnan boys joined the Fire Department. Miss Burns was the most popular teacher In school.

There was also Mis Payne, Miss Ilsley, Miss Kearny and Mr. Jones, whom I'll never forget. He Used to visit my home and plead with my parents to make me a better behaved boy. My father was a good entertainer and "Parmer" Jones always enjoyed these visits, leaving In the best of spirits. Sehwartje's grocery was on the corner of 7th Ave.

and 1st St. and down the block was Mills' dairy farm, which occupied a plot fronting about 200 feet on 1st 8t. and running to Garfield Place. There was a vacant lot on the 6th Ave. side of the 1st St.

building and after a heavy rainstorm we used to paddle around, a shallow pond on rafts. Often I coasted down the 4th St. hill from 8th Ave. 6th Ave. Automobiles didn't bot.ier us those days.

It was quite an event when trolley cars replaced the horse cars on 7th Ave. There alio was a fine hill for individual outings and prize bowling contests at smaller groves, such as Ridgewood Gpove, operated by John H. Gerken, or Glendale Seheutzen Park run by Bernard Koenig, but jointly the various clubs and societies held a four-day festival known as Platt-deutsoiie Volksfest Verein on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and the following Sunday at Ridgewood Park, ington to Warren St. and about the same distance on the other side of Flatbush Ave. Later it was ettended to its present boundaries and the east side lands, as they were termed, from Flatbush Ave.

were sold. Experienced foremen being In demand at good pay, our family moved to the 9th Ward, just east of Vanderbilt Ave. where an eight- Bushwick and burlesque theaters, where the shows were clean enough to take your mother to see. While going through some old programs I came across one dated April 28, 1901, Grand Opera House. Names which appear thereon are Editor, Old Timert; The Rev.

Charles E. Harris, pastor of the First Methodist Church In Greenpoint, was a very forceful orator and extremely Intelligent man. He accomplished something unique In he elocution class he conducted for about 35 of the young people in his congregation. All would memorize Byron's "Battle of Waterloo" until they had It letter perfect, and then he would mount a rostrum before them and conduct a recita-' tion of this piece as though he were leading an orchestra. P.

S. 23 Important Part Of the Old 15th Ward where t.hpv hnri nn nttjMirinnrp nt learned slowly and apologetically to eat them. And he would tell how the family furniture had come over from Manhattan on fiatboats. and how all of the original families had had sailboats and rowboats, for Greenpoint had been almost an island with one little neck of land uniting it with (None of the family Dutch in my time, but ail u.sed the old terms. At Launching of Monitor He told, too, of the coming of steam.

How Uncle Neziah Bliss was a friend of Fulton and equally an experimenter, designing successful river steamers which he operated in the Middle West. And how mother's grandfather, Oliver Secor, was a pioneer in marine boilers and one of Fulton's advisers, and how her father, Samuel Secor iwho as a young man lived on Kent St.) built the boilers for the Monitor. He would tell, of hij "terrible'' experience when the Monitor a.s launched: A young girl cou.sin, of a mischievous type, vias staying with them and for the first time he ia boy of 16 1 was allowed to play because the older folk were much disturbed by a fear that the boat would sink, so they were not normally concerned about chaperonane that day, A gay gTOiip of young people went through the boat together at the last moment and, apparently, left together when ordered off. But as they chase a good point from which to watch the Monitor go down the ways, father missed his charge. Hearing a gay challenge from above he looked up to the deck of the boat to see her face visible for Just a moment before she ducked out of sight.

He remained standing, but every room house with large grounds was Editor, Old Timers: thousan.s daily, rented at 10 per month. We raised AH who lived in the old 15th Ward i The ladies and children (bov.s enough vegetables on the property i weli remember Public School 23, also and girls) played various garrTes, to carry us through the year. I known as Bushwick School. Samuel such as potato and egg races, bag Laborers had work about eight or Martin was principal of the boys racing, chasing and greased pig. nine months of the year, receiving ad Miss Abbott principal of the 1 climbing a greased pole all for val- I remember many persons and places referred to by other writers.

Our family attended the Genevan Presbyterian Church, Gates -Ave. and Hunter St. (now Irving Place). Sunday School Superintendent C. L.

North Impressed upon the children the memorizing of Scripture to strengthen their faith. Many could recite whole chapters of the Bible, the Psalms and all of the shorter catechism. Even today I can recite from memory whole chapters and Psalms. Still have a Bible given me In 1868 for memory work. Ted Marks, Radie Furman, Swor and Stone, Morton and Elliot, Cliff Gordon (the German Senator), Brown, Harrison and Brown, Annie Pyser (Brooklyn girl), Glenroy Brothers, Harry and Sadie Fields, Brady and Mahoney (everybody's favorites), Fields and Ward.

Wish I could see some of those good old acts today. Z. 35th St. W. J.

HUNTER. irom i 10 i i3 lor a iu or a- Bins. Thomas b. Noblv was super- i Drizes hour day, yet families were large visor of the 15th Ward for three The men would 'do some shooting and well provided for. Groceries I that would be needed in Winter were gradually stored away, so that terms.

His two daughters, Emma and Anna, were teachers In Brooklyn schools. Among the families in during the slack season the family the 15th Ward who sent their chil on the rifle ranges while others bowled, also for prizes. The children would purchase whips, balloons, ride the merry-go-round and swings. FRED W. DECKELMAN.

Robert Ferguson, F. D. 1, Springdale, Conn. Self-Reliance Order of the Day would tlli have food to eat. Self About 1870 Prospect Park was be- reliance was the order of the day.

ing developed. Originally It was to Have times changed? extend along Vanderbilt and Wash- JOHN F. NELSON. dren to No. 23 were Weeks, Travis, Tracy, Elliott, Pickett, McAvoy and McKenna, OLD 23 GRADUATE.

The group would not recite In unison, but rather, he would point to one of the class who would begin the recitation. After that person had recited a few lines he would signal him to stop and immediately point his baton at another, who would continue along with the following lines, without hesitating. In this manner he would go through the entire group. The perfection of these performances always delighted the audience, for It could understand the hours of practice which necessarily had to be undergone In order to arrive at the accomplished result. Many marriages among the young folks resulted from these rehearsals.

M. A. S. coasting in the vacant ground bounded by 1st 2d 8th and 8th Aves, Prospect Park West was then known as 9th Ave, Second St. wasn't cut through between 8th and flth Aves.

Then there were the snowball battles between P. S. 77 and P. 39 during lunch hour. I remember getting up at a.m.

to gather chestnut In Prospect Park. When these were no cops around we used to toss clubs up in the trees to knock down the burrs. The chestnut tree blight spoiled Wiat for us, however. Often think of the old days and the companions of my school days and hope that I might see some of them again to talk over those happy days. JEROME MILKMAN.

253 W. 72d Manhattan. RED HOOK POINT PROUD OF ITS FAMOUS-ADA REHAN, SENATOR COFFEY AND THAT SHARP-SHOOTER OSGOOD Fired Cannon in Streetl Editor, Old Timers: To Old Timer-It was Henry Winter's Teutonia Hall, on the corner of Harrison and BartlettSt. Charley Lutz occupied corner of cirry St. and Harrison Ave.

Ex-Senator John Kissel wa located on corner of Wallabout St. and Harriton Ave. I was a member of his 19th Ward Battery and at election time we held torchlight parades, always stopping In front of JuriRe William Kreamer's house to off the cannon. C. A.

JOHNS. 5R4 E. 291 St. hattan, and the McCann boys ran very little sickness and the only a chain of men's hat shops on the doctors there were Dr. John Harri- I remember the Michael J.

Kenna Musketeers, who had their annual Editor, Old Timers: Yes, In the early "70s and '80s there was a Red Hook Point. It was an Industrial section of South Brooklyn, composed mainly of Irish and German inhabitants. The industries comprised the Worthington Pump Company, Richardson fc thing went black, and he never knew when or how he got off the boat. He believed that it was not until the boat was floating and many of the crowd dispersed. But gan and Dr.

James McCauley. The five barbers were Fred Zulauf. George Hale, Louis Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Biaun and Matt Rauth.

In liquor traffic the Point was target shooting at Lohman's Park I 8 tective, was also a product of Red in East New York on Thanksgiving Hook Point. He solved the mysterl- Day. They were led by that six- ous murder of Barney Fearon. the foot-six pioneer. Scott Osgood.

John Junk dealer. Then there was Hugh Wolf was president of the organiza- Hoehn, to whom many of the Im well represented. Chief among the it was considered an escapade, lor saloon-keepers were Henry Hoehn, ladies did not make themselves con-William Moll. James Madigan, spicuous, nor did escorts ever forget James Plunkett, James Sharkey. that women were delicate creatures.

Snowball Fights Capped Rivalry Between 'T and Parochial Boys Jamps Dougherty, Fred Graef and provements on the Point are at- tributed, and who at present is president of the Erie Basin Community and fjlvic League. Some famous athletes of the and '8as were handled and trained by Harry Buermeyer, six feet six inches of hardy manhood. There tlon and George Hlgglns treasurer. The Point produced many promt- nent citizens In days. Among them was Oliver Dowd Byron, the actor, who lived on Partition St.

between Conover and Ferris and was famous In "Across the Continent" and other Wild West dramas, i He married Adele Crehan, daughter I It Brings Me Joy Editor, Old Timers: Glad to see someone recalling the good old days at P. 8. 23. Samuel Martin was principal before my time. I was graduated In 1901 when James McCabe was principal, Where are my classmates? OLD 15th WARDER.

Boynton Stove and Range Company on Van Brunt the glass works on Tremont cotton works on King wire mill oh Imlay St. (where most of the wire cables for Brooklyn Bridge were woven), Pioneer Machine Works on William Chesebrough Petroleum and Vaseline Works on Richards the brick and clay factory on Van Dyke Lldgerwood Machine and Engine Works on Ferris Burtls shipbuilding and repair yard at foot of Conover the Atlantic, Woodruff and Beard warehouses, These Industries employed thousands of men, but, owing to removal was Ed iPlggyi Jones, well-known of James Crehan, a ship carpenter, oarsman and six-day walker; Bossy Gardner, James Donovan, James and lacked all judgment without male advice. A tew ear.s ago I wrote to the heroine of this story, then a woman entering the 90 s. and asked if she remembered how she was taken off the boat. She was still vivacious, charming and pos.sosed of all her faculties, but wrote me that the remainder of that day was blurred I In her memory.

She knew they both got a wigging and were told to forget the episode and never discuss it, since a hush-hush policy had ben put Into effct snd no reporter, even, would use a lady's name rarelesly. Frank Mellon. There ere several skating ponds. One I used to frequent as a boy was on Partition St. between the houses of Mrs.

Harms and Henry Wold, who had a son, a pal of mine, fondly named Pulver. We got our fresh water from the pump on the corner of Conover anu Partition Sts. and on wash days I was kept busy carrying the stuff, There was a smoked fish works on Van Dyke where one could get a pound of hot, sturgeon for 25 cents. (Try and get that, tasty seafood today that price.) LOUIS RON ALTER. fffor, Old Timers I wonder if Miss Mary whose article about S.

17 1 enjoyed immensely, remembers the snowball flRhts between the boys of P. S. 17 (N. 5th St. and Drlggs Ave.) and St.

Vincent De Paul's School (N. 5th between Bedford Ave. and Driggs Ave. The boys from "17" had to pass the parochial school, and what a shellacking they got while doing so wowie! Miss Mary B. mentions Schumacher's candy store as being next to No.

17. Think she's mistaken. Schumacher's was on Bedford between N. 7th and N. th 8ts and was familiarly called Taffy Jake's, where you could buy "tamarinds" and broken sticks for a penny throw.

I remember Principal Cusack very well and Molly Hughes, a grand old lady. There was a song we used to sing about her but enough of that. The only pupils I recall of those mentioned are the Peel sisters, who had a brother, Robert, and lived on Bedford between 9th and 10th Bts. What days they werel Tempus fuglt. H.

R. Dpugherty and the Ward brothers, oarsmen and winners of many trophies. Single and double scull races were conducted In Summer every Sunday from the Long Dock to Hunts Dock, font of 49th Bay Ridge, or around Robins' Reef lighthouse. Barbers, Doctors, Pub-Keeper She later won fame on the stage under the name of Ada Kenan. Dan I.ooney, Famed Detective Then there was Michael J.

Coffey, who rose from a bartender at James Plunkett's saloon on the corner of Van Brunt and William to Alderman and Senator and became a power In Democratic politics. Kings County. In the '90s. The Brill brothers owned several NOW YOU TELL ONE Have yoij an Old Timers' story? Then write a letter to the Old Timers Editor, giving your full name and address. Authors' names will be withheld upon request, Junt one auggestion: Keep year contribution short.

of some of these, a great number of workmen migrated with them, and, as a result, the Point became somewhat depopulated of its Irish and Oerman element and other nationalities made their home there, Despite the unsanitary condition More soon, ELIZABETH MEoEROLB. men's furnishings stores In Man-1 of the Point In those days there wm 1421 4th Ave..