July 14, 2005 16:51:04
Susan Lagana email	Vicky - funny you say your father has red hair. well my father's father had "mickey likes it" red hair and sky blue eyes; which i might add, is very different for my olive skinned italian family. Only one cousin (2 generations later) had a kid with the same coloring. Well i am not sure if we might be related thats so cool. I since moved out of the neighborhood but come back via this site :) But, sadly most are a little before my generation. I am born in '57 and grew up on First Place. :)

July 14, 2005 13:58:51
Ray Viegas email	To Linda Gallo, Just curious, are your parents Bob & Margaret? If so, I grew up with your father and were best friends for a long long time. Ray Viegas

July 14, 2005 00:59:01
Linda Gallo email	Hi to all my red hook friends. I went to Visitation school in the 60s. And I lived on Pioneer st. Would be great to here from any one of you.

July 13, 2005 23:39:28
Vicki email	College Bakery CLOSED on Sat July 2. I went there the night before it closed for good and I left crying. Just another part of my childhhood is gone for good. Now where am I going to get Linzer tarts like theirs?

July 13, 2005 20:34:05
JoAnne email	I just heard that College Bakery is closing. After all these many years... I can't believe it.

July 12, 2005 08:57:17
gerard zimmerman email	I lived at40 Wyckoff St during the 50's/60's, many good memories. St. Paul's school, John Jay HS, my friends Anthony DeTucci, Ray Beals, Doug Ford, and Rich Cataraso "Roach". Stickball, Sam's Pizza, College Bakery, Ebel's Ice Cream, swimmin at St George Pool when it was really safe to do so. And hitchin on the electric Bergen St Buses, what a thrill. Brookly Rocks.

July 11, 2005 08:28:02
Daisy email	Remember Mary? Keep your site - it's great!

July 10, 2005 11:53:41
Harry Boyle email	Hi Pat , So sorry to hear about your Mom. Your parents were really great my crowd. I remeber going to your house with my first singing group and sitting out in the back and singing all night. Charlie Morrissey,Howie Kennedy etc. Your Mom would sit there and really seemed to enjoy our gropings into group harmony. Your Dad too. Boy was he tall! Please pass on my condolences to the rest of your family too. As you know if it wasn't for Pinky and Louie I might never have gone into the music business. Their encouragement was a major factor in my life. I'd give a lot of money to go back to the Hook ,just for one more day in the 1950's

July 10, 2005 11:02:49
Lucy & Cheno Suarez email	mmmmmmmmmmmm oh yeah ! I remember the pie from that brick oven...The sause on top was pastey and sooo red! Boy was it good!!! o.k. a question for those of you that still live in the hook... Cheno has been getting his hair cut since he was twelve years old by Frank the barber ...The last place he saw him was at his Summit St. Barber shop ,last year when he went there recently there was no barber shop no Frank... Anyone know the real story of what happend to him ? Please tell us he retired!!! Love Lucy & Cheno

July 10, 2005 10:42:41
Louise email	Pat, I came from the projects but my husband remembers that pizza place. It was called Pops and he said they used to wrap the pie with white paper and string. He said there was a barber shop along that strip also. A friend of mine who grew up accross the street from Delfontes(Nicks) also remembers that. Today that is the pier that they want and will close for the Cruise Lines. We have so many memories down here and so few people are left here to appricate it. I do remember going to a park over there when I was very young with my Grandfather. That is why the street curves in and leads to no where but the fence. There were trees and swings and even a baby wading pool if my memories are right. And yes it was on VanBrunt & President St. Louise

July 10, 2005 02:43:49
Lou Auletti email	I remember that Pizza place. It was on Van Brunt near President Street. You walked down a couple of steps. I think it was called Pop's. Great pizza. On those hoy summer nights when everyone would sit out side their house my sister and I would have to walk to Pop's. First we had to ask everyone in the front of each house if they wanted pizza (we were related to most of them). There were many times we would have to carry back 10 pies.

July 10, 2005 01:28:13
Pat (Ratajczyk) email	I was very, very young (early '50's), but remember walking very far from my house near White Rock on Van Dyke to a pizza place, below street level at the far end of Van Brunt, possibly near President St. Does anyone remember that place? My father would carry the pizza box home on its side under his arm!! Regards.

July 08, 2005 18:56:29
joan Diamond email	I had wanted to add that Patrick and Anna had 9 children. William also nicknamed Red worked in his father's bar and grill. After the Brooklyn Dodgers had lost a game to the Giants my Uncle William was teasing one of the customers, Robert Joyce a Post Office worker and one thing led to another and Joyce ended up fatally shooting Robert Krug in the head and my uncle in the stomach (july 1938). This information was included in a book titled BUMS (the #1 Baseball memory book) by Peter Golenbock in 1984. My other uncle joseph was killed in WW11 and the Joseph Diamond Post 1427 of the American Legion was named in his memory. My grandfather dies in 1941 and his wife Anna in 1961. Patrick, George and Neil have all passed away as well as Ann and Katherine , my two aunts. Elizabeth survives and still resides in Brooklyn. If anyone remembers any of the Diamonds I would love to hear your memories.

July 08, 2005 18:38:14
joan diamond email	This is such a great site. I came upon it by accident and was fascinated reading all of the postings and people sharing their memories. I signed the guest book last evening with very vague information as I had been half asleep! I am not even sure if Carroll Street is considered South Brooklyn. I was hoping someone might remember the Diamond family that lived there in the 1930's. My grandfather was Patrick Diamond who immigrated to New York from Ireland. He married Annie McKean who was born in New York. My grandfather was a memeber of NY Democratic State Committee in 1936 and the King's County 8th District.

July 08, 2005 16:29:03
Pat (Ratajczyk) email	Sorry to say my Mom, Annette (Nettie) Ratajczyk (nee Pallon) passed away. Her family lived in the Point since the 1800's, and her Mom (Annette Patterson Pallon) and we all lived on Conover Street by Beard/Van Dyke. Anyone who remembers her brothers Tommy & Louie Pallon, or her sisters Tory O'Callahan, Helen Powers, Patty Toth, & Pinky Argondizza would surely remember Nettie.

July 08, 2005 11:15:56
Shirley Kerrigan email	I tried to email Joe Ross but it came back. Joe, is that a q or a g in your email address? Shirley

July 08, 2005 09:06:40
joe ross email	Hey Joe Finley: info was a gem. Some of your classmates will be canonized. A class for the ages. Add on Alan Matarazo, brother John, William Kazmier..., & Walter reid, Richie Siera, & you had world class dignity, & integrity. I always felt like an asteroid, hanging around comets & meteors, with these great guys. About once a year, we would play "rough tackle" against the darker side,(forgive me), & winning was not the goal. SURVIVING was. To tackle Louie Musto,or that hydrant: Meussi, required an act of faith. Frankie Pollaro TKO'd me. Great times.

July 08, 2005 00:20:46
joan diamond email	i came across this site and really enjoyed reading everyone's memories. I was wondering if anyone remembers the Diamond family that lived on Carroll Street back in the 30's . My grandfather Patrick (whom I never met) was a commissioner & warden I think. He was married to Anna Diamond. They had nine children...Joseph Diamond who was killed in WW11 and had an American Legion Post named after him, William Diamond who was killed bartending at the Diamond cafe on 9th Street over a Dodgers argument, Patrick , George and Cornelius (all whom are deceased) and four daughters (one died at birth), Ann diamond, Katherine Diamond and eEizabeth diamond. Elizabeth is the only living memeber of the family. I would love to hear from anyone who might have known any of the Diamond family .

July 07, 2005 22:14:06
Francis Campagna email	Attention Red Hookers! Meet old friends you haven’t seen in decades; meet new friends. The VFW at 325 Van Brunt Street is having their annual Old Timers Day Gathering. The date is Saturday, September 10, 2005 starting at noon and ending at 6 pm. The fifteen-dollar admission includes all the food, beer and soft drinks you want. The VFW telephone number is 718.624.9313. Come once and you will come every year.

July 07, 2005 19:52:18
ralph balzano aka peanuts email	i lived on conover st. i went to visitation school. my uncle owned john balzano's bar and grill. please e-mail me back if you know me. looking forward to hearing from anyone