This brought s tear to my eye..and a lump in me throat...From one Bronx boy to another..God bless you and Thank you for sharing your memories.... I'm from Parkchester.... thanks again.
I love watching these. I was born in Tampa Florida in 81 and was in the Bronx by 82. Hunts point boy, use to live more uptown by kingsbridge and university . Some of these streets still look the same, some don’t but it’s cool to witness the history. Bronx boys till we die!
I really think most of the ppl that left that are still alive and cane get around come and see how Beautiful its gotten even hunts point u deserve to take this memory with you i know they have tur buses if i could organize one i would
Wow, what a great piece. I was born in the Bronx, 1953 at Westchester Hospital, lived at 342 Powers Ave (close to St. Mary's park) across the street from PS 65 and I attended St. Lukes from 1st grade through 6th grade before we moved. I remember smelling the baking of Wards bakery, Doc's Pharmacy on the corner of Powers Avenue, Nathan's grocery store and Ruthies candy store. The pastrami sandwiches at the Jewish deli's were amazing. The things we took for granted then, we cherish today. Cozy Diner
That"s the REAL SOUTH BRONX!!! I grew up in HUNTS POINT and those were some of the best days of my life growing up in the 60's and I thank all the people in my Village for helping me become the MAN I am today. I thank you for your discipline, love and caring. a dollar went a long way in those days. We grew up on fear and respect. We feared our parents and respected our elders. we were the LITTLE RASCALS in those days. If it wasn't for the OLD SCHOOL there would be NO SCHOOL!!!
My best years of my life were growing up in the South Bronx in the 1950's. I lived a little north of your area Cauldwell avenue and 160th street. When I was small my parents took me to St Mary's Park and we always went shopping on 3rd Avenue to Alexanders and Hearns Department Stores
Thank you for this walk down memory lane. My grandmother lived on 138th at Brook. I spent a lot of time there with her and even attended St. Lukes School in 1954-1955, sixth grade.
I heard your name and may have even met you..I was married to john buddy bear burke 1968-77 great video and one of.my favorite irish songs couldn't access your site? Maureen Curran Burke
Nice post, Joe! Been awhile since I've seen a post from you. Although I grew up in the West Bronx (although I was born on Walton Avenue), I'm always nostalgic when seeing any portion of the Bronx from back in the good ol' days!
My family settled in the area when they came from Ireland in the late 1800's...They were in St. Luke's Parish. They lived in the Mott Haven section. My GG Uncle owned an apartment house on the corner of St. Anne's Avenue and 135th st. I have a gorgeous picture of the building. He had a tavern in the storefront on the first floor of the apartment house. Tried the website. but couldn't access it.
Black and Irish relations historically were never good in NYC or anywhere else for that matter but this is a beautiful video of the Irish experience in the South Bronx. Blacks and Ricans moved in as Irish left to greener pastures. Beautiful song too.
I GREW UP ON ST ANNS AVE IN THE 60S AND WENT TO THE BRONX MOVIE PLACE EVERY WEEKEND AS A KID DO YOU HAVE ANY PITURES OF ST ANNS AVE BETWEEN 157TH AN WESTCHESTER AND JHS 38 NOW BRONX HIGH SCHOOL
Yall did us very dirty didn’t have this growing up in brook avenue definitely no st Mary’s apaches my uncle worked in st Luke’s from the early 90s till like 2015 then he passed from cancer r.i.p. mike. Miguel Robles
@@virginiamcqueeney1119 VIRGINIA, WERE YOU RELATED TO JOHN(I THINK) MCQUEENEY? IF SO, HE'S PROBABLY FROM MY ST LUKES CLASS OF '50. he'd have to be 84, like me. PAT BONNER
Don't know why this made me sad. 😢 Question: The Graduation Picture - Class of 1965 from St Pius. Is that the same as Sts. Peter and Paul School on Brook Ave? I graduated in 1973
here are the "stars" i remember from these archives in order that i spotted them:ken towey i think from oak terr;buddy burke, bro of mike, my pal; bernie boule, whose dad had the "shannon view" (used to call us bonners his bronx cousins and was quite an artist, dennis o'obrien, the only "star" shown here who was in my class of "50, lived on 141st as i recall;kevin loughery of the knicks;paddy sheehy, marty walsh who both called 321 crimmins home (next to us in 325)...paddy had two knockout-pretty sisters;margie boyle (bernie's sister; helen mcdowell, taught girls' 3d grade, her sister taught us guys 3d. anyone whose still around, please send a msg that you saw this. PAT BONNER, HUSBAND OF KATHLEEN WHOSE NAME APPEARS AS THE WRITER.
@ Judo Lover: Before WW II, the South Bronx ranged from poor-to-working class-to lower middle class. The population was mostly White ethnics (predominantly of Jewish, Irish, Italian and German heritage) with small enclaves of African-Americans and Hispanics from mainly Puerto Rico scattered about. Most of the adults in this densely-populated area got along or at least tolerated each other, and there was a sort of level playing field of similar incomes, similar types of jobs, similar tenement apartments. No one group was better than another. They all shared the same joys and troubles of immigrants and/or second-generation sons and daughters of immigrants, trying to keep their head above water in an overpopulated inner city ghetto. Then, after WW II ended, many returning service men, were starting families of their own, and since the Depression was officially over, they wanted and could afford a modest but private home of their own out in the growing ring of suburbs that were just being built. Why rent a small flat in an aging, crumbling, tired apartment building, in a dirty and run-down, crowded section of NYC, when you could have trees, grass, new schools and new houses. The juggernaut was now set in motion and there was no stopping it. When folks moved out, the new residents were mostly people who could never afford a home of their own, and with landlords seeing less ethnic Whites wanting flats, they rented to people of color, who were often on welfare, jobless, or, for the most part, if they did hold jobs, they were not of the type jobs that were the pride of the working class and lower-middle class---such jobs as tailors, house painters, roofers, electricians, skilled labor, bus drivers, grocers, barbers, that paid modest but decent wages. Rather, they were of the lower skill levels, such as clerks, sweepers, janitors, unskilled factory jobs and part-time only work. With lower wages, came cheaper rents and less income from the owners and landlords of the aging buildings. So the landlords cut back on maintenance, heat, pipes, electric wiring repairs, etc. This then caused the remaining old-timers to look for affordable apartments in better sections of the Bronx, the other boroughs of NYC or elsewhere. When the new, poorer newcomers found less work opportunities due to the early onset of the de-industrializing of the northeast US, they often fell back on public assistance and relief programs. Men and women who may have been poor, but who worked at honest jobs, now increasingly depended on the public largess , other relatives for shelter, and sadly, crime just to get by. Unemployed folks frequently turned to vices such as heroin and booze to get them through their misery. The need for drug money perpetuated increases in violent crimes. Families who could not afford the rent often doubled up with sympathetic relatives and this caused the apartment building undue wear-and-tear on the plumbing, the electric, and the walls and hallways. Poverty/crime/overcrowding/joblessness fed upon itself and finally after a period of twenty years, the neighborhoods of the South Bronx couldn't take it any longer----the place started burning down, the murder rate became the highest in the industrialized world, and the folks were now living under siege from the ravages of the destruction of what had previously been a poor but lively urban immigrant district prior to the late 1940's, but by the late 1960's was a burning wreck of a disintegrated, despairing landscape. The late 80's brought about an about-face for the South Bronx. Cut to today. While predominantly poor still, and overwhelmingly inhabited by people of color, it has much less violent crime, the buildings have been rehabed, trees have been planted on many of its streets and there is a sense of vitality, a renewed vigor among its residents, stronger political will and community action that will make this a solid, liveable inner-city district once again, or perhaps, like never before.
This brought s tear to my eye..and a lump in me throat...From one Bronx boy to another..God bless you and Thank you for sharing your memories.... I'm from Parkchester.... thanks again.
I love watching these. I was born in Tampa Florida in 81 and was in the Bronx by 82. Hunts point boy, use to live more uptown by kingsbridge and university . Some of these streets still look the same, some don’t but it’s cool to witness the history. Bronx boys till we die!
I really think most of the ppl that left that are still alive and cane get around come and see how Beautiful its gotten even hunts point u deserve to take this memory with you i know they have tur buses if i could organize one i would
yes we are
@@asaliamilina3257 not a fan of the tour busses, they look at us like we animals at the zoo.
@@petervalane126 big facts. Boogie down Bronx.
Thanks. Lived on 139th, Cypress to St. Ann's. St. mary's Park was an endless pleasure. Great cliffs and sledding hills plus more.
Wow, what a great piece. I was born in the Bronx, 1953 at Westchester Hospital, lived at 342 Powers Ave (close to St. Mary's park) across the street from PS 65 and I attended St. Lukes from 1st grade through 6th grade before we moved. I remember smelling the baking of Wards bakery, Doc's Pharmacy on the corner of Powers Avenue, Nathan's grocery store and Ruthies candy store. The pastrami sandwiches at the Jewish deli's were amazing. The things we took for granted then, we cherish today. Cozy Diner
That"s the REAL SOUTH BRONX!!! I grew up in HUNTS POINT and those were some of the best days of my life growing up in the 60's and I thank all the people in my Village for helping me become the MAN I am today. I thank you for your discipline, love and caring. a dollar went a long way in those days. We grew up on fear and respect. We feared our parents and respected our elders. we were the LITTLE RASCALS in those days. If it wasn't for the OLD SCHOOL there would be NO SCHOOL!!!
My best years of my life were growing up in the South Bronx in the 1950's. I lived a little north of your area Cauldwell avenue and 160th street. When I was small my parents took me to St Mary's Park and we always went shopping on 3rd Avenue to Alexanders and Hearns Department Stores
I remember the Blue Jackets march to St. Ann's Church. All the Upper east Side rich Wasp families had their boys in that organization.
Beautiful memories
Fos, My Dad, NYFD 1939-1974, was stationed at Engine 83 from '49 through the mid 50's.
Thank you for this walk down memory lane. My grandmother lived on 138th at Brook. I spent a lot of time there with her and even attended St. Lukes School in 1954-1955, sixth grade.
I lived at 229 Brown Place Willis Ave on 138th
Really nice memories.
I heard your name and may have even met you..I was married to john buddy bear burke 1968-77 great video and one of.my favorite irish songs couldn't access your site? Maureen Curran Burke
People dressed elegantly. Better than the bums we see today in the street.
Nice post, Joe! Been awhile since I've seen a post from you. Although I grew up in the West Bronx (although I was born on Walton Avenue), I'm always nostalgic when seeing any portion of the Bronx from back in the good ol' days!
And how me to
Very moving A simple life
My family settled in the area when they came from Ireland in the late 1800's...They were in St. Luke's Parish. They lived in the Mott Haven section. My GG Uncle owned an apartment house on the corner of St. Anne's Avenue and 135th st. I have a gorgeous picture of the building. He had a tavern in the storefront on the first floor of the apartment house. Tried the website. but couldn't access it.
Black and Irish relations historically were never good in NYC or anywhere else for that matter but this is a beautiful video of the Irish experience in the South Bronx. Blacks and Ricans moved in as Irish left to greener pastures. Beautiful song too.
and the infestation - blight spread north eventually consuming all of bronx !!!
@@abcdef-kx2qt Wow..
Great era woman were beautiful and man dress manly
I GREW UP ON ST ANNS AVE IN THE 60S AND WENT TO THE BRONX MOVIE PLACE EVERY WEEKEND AS A KID DO YOU HAVE ANY PITURES OF ST ANNS AVE BETWEEN 157TH AN WESTCHESTER AND JHS 38 NOW BRONX HIGH SCHOOL
Yall did us very dirty didn’t have this growing up in brook avenue definitely no st Mary’s apaches my uncle worked in st Luke’s from the early 90s till like 2015 then he passed from cancer r.i.p. mike. Miguel Robles
People in those acted more educated then now. It was beautiful back then
I can't find anything else at www.fosland.net Has the domain name expired? Also, what is this music? It is lovely.
I can't find anything on fosland.net either > Does anyone know where or who did the video? It brought back lots of bittersweet memories
@@virginiamcqueeney1119 VIRGINIA, WERE YOU RELATED TO JOHN(I THINK) MCQUEENEY? IF SO, HE'S PROBABLY FROM MY ST LUKES CLASS OF '50. he'd have to be 84, like me. PAT BONNER
I tried to access it and wasnt able to either.
Don't know why this made me sad. 😢
Question: The Graduation Picture - Class of 1965 from St Pius.
Is that the same as Sts. Peter and Paul School on Brook Ave?
I graduated in 1973
Where is st.Jude school church , i remember st.Pius between 144 and 145 Willis and Brook
144ST BETWEEN WILLIS AND BROOK TILL ABOUT 1965
1965 it was already infested and going down extra fast
I LIVED 676 ST ANNS AVE IF YOU HAVE PICS OF THAT BUILDING
I grew up in 1960s Jamaica, Queens wasnt all that different ! What happened to everybody ?
here are the "stars" i remember from these archives in order that i spotted them:ken towey i think from oak terr;buddy burke, bro of mike, my pal; bernie boule, whose dad had the "shannon view" (used to call us bonners his bronx cousins and was quite an artist, dennis o'obrien, the only "star" shown here who was in my class of "50, lived on 141st as i recall;kevin loughery of the knicks;paddy sheehy, marty walsh who both called 321 crimmins home (next to us in 325)...paddy had two knockout-pretty sisters;margie boyle (bernie's sister; helen mcdowell, taught girls' 3d grade, her sister taught us guys 3d. anyone whose still around, please send a msg that you saw this. PAT BONNER, HUSBAND OF KATHLEEN WHOSE NAME APPEARS AS THE WRITER.
site is down
What are those 5 opening guys doing? It looks like the Nazi salute, but i know it couldn't be.
I thought the South Bronx was suppose to be really bad?
It was still a ghetto back in those days. The people just looked different.
Judo Lover yea it is now. But it has improved from the 80s
@ Judo Lover: Before WW II, the South Bronx ranged from poor-to-working class-to lower middle class. The population was mostly White ethnics (predominantly of Jewish, Irish, Italian and German heritage) with small enclaves of African-Americans and Hispanics from mainly Puerto Rico scattered about. Most of the adults in this densely-populated area got along or at least tolerated each other, and there was a sort of level playing field of similar incomes, similar types of jobs, similar tenement apartments. No one group was better than another. They all shared the same joys and troubles of immigrants and/or second-generation sons and daughters of immigrants, trying to keep their head above water in an overpopulated inner city ghetto.
Then, after WW II ended, many returning service men, were starting families of their own, and since the Depression was officially over, they wanted and could afford a modest but private home of their own out in the growing ring of suburbs that were just being built. Why rent a small flat in an aging, crumbling, tired apartment building, in a dirty and run-down, crowded section of NYC, when you could have trees, grass, new schools and new houses. The juggernaut was now set in motion and there was no stopping it. When folks moved out, the new residents were mostly people who could never afford a home of their own, and with landlords seeing less ethnic Whites wanting flats, they rented to people of color, who were often on welfare, jobless, or, for the most part, if they did hold jobs, they were not of the type jobs that were the pride of the working class and lower-middle class---such jobs as tailors, house painters, roofers, electricians, skilled labor, bus drivers, grocers, barbers, that paid modest but decent wages. Rather, they were of the lower skill levels, such as clerks, sweepers, janitors, unskilled factory jobs and part-time only work. With lower wages, came cheaper rents and less income from the owners and landlords of the aging buildings. So the landlords cut back on maintenance, heat, pipes, electric wiring repairs, etc. This then caused the remaining old-timers to look for affordable apartments in better sections of the Bronx, the other boroughs of NYC or elsewhere. When the new, poorer newcomers found less work opportunities due to the early onset of the de-industrializing of the northeast US, they often fell back on public assistance and relief programs. Men and women who may have been poor, but who worked at honest jobs, now increasingly depended on the public largess , other relatives for shelter, and sadly, crime just to get by. Unemployed folks frequently turned to vices such as heroin and booze to get them through their misery. The need for drug money perpetuated increases in violent crimes. Families who could not afford the rent often doubled up with sympathetic relatives and this caused the apartment building undue wear-and-tear on the plumbing, the electric, and the walls and hallways. Poverty/crime/overcrowding/joblessness fed upon itself and finally after a period of twenty years, the neighborhoods of the South Bronx couldn't take it any longer----the place started burning down, the murder rate became the highest in the industrialized world, and the folks were now living under siege from the ravages of the destruction of what had previously been a poor but lively urban immigrant district prior to the late 1940's, but by the late 1960's was a burning wreck of a disintegrated, despairing landscape.
The late 80's brought about an about-face for the South Bronx. Cut to today. While predominantly poor still, and overwhelmingly inhabited by people of color, it has much less violent crime, the buildings have been rehabed, trees have been planted on many of its streets and there is a sense of vitality, a renewed vigor among its residents, stronger political will and community action that will make this a solid, liveable inner-city district once again, or perhaps, like never before.