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Old Timer
Posted On Tuesday November 13, 2007 By Jack PhillipsThe Central Park Casino was a real fabulous Landmark in Central Park. It was a great nightspot as well as a beautiful spot for icecream & cake, etc in the afternoons. It was where the elite meet, strictly for the rich during the Great Depretion. I believe Eddy Duchin and his band made it famous & vice versa. I don’t have any pictures but if you contact his son Peter Duchin he probably has some. Mayor Jimmy Walker, spent many evenings there; he was involvled in many scandals and eventually was not re-elected for that reason — and as a result the Casino was torn down.
See This Location: Central Park (Just South of the Bandshell in the Mall), New York, NYComment
New Orleans 2 Years Later
Posted On Saturday September 22, 2007 By Karen Gadbois
I have been taking photos of Hurricane/Flood damage for a year and a half. Everyday I see another story.
The entire Neighborhood just out of frame is overgrown and abandoned, this area is reverting to a natural state. Many people who lived here were elderly, or may have had flood insurance and homeowners but have been so beaten down by the process that they have not yet been able to rebuild.
Right now this is a Neighborhood fighting to not disappear, I am not sure if they will win or not.
Tags: flood, new-orleans, rebuild
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Someone Else's House Now
Posted On Monday September 17, 2007 By Matthew
I remember having rootbeer floats on the porch swing on hot summer nights. I remember eating sweet corn and chocolate cake on my birthdays. I remember playing with my cousins and the neighbors in the side yard. I remember running to the train tracks just a few blocks away and counting the train cars (sometimes over 100!) as they streamed by. I remember “Uncle” Bill showing me his missing finger that he lost while working the trains. I remember my 103 year old great-grandmother Lila waking up at dawn every morning to cook everyone breakfast (bacon and eggs). I remember walking to the corner store to buy comics and baseball cards with my mother. This is someone else’s house now but my memories still live there.
Tags: great-grandmother, house, memories, summer
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