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Yorkville Faces #074 - Class 7-2 of St. Joseph's in 1954 - May 25, 2019
Here is a picture of Class 7-2 in 1954 at St. Joseph School. I'll add a few names to some of the boys and girls in the above picture....
Marty, the memory man
May 25, 20192 min read
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Yorkville Landmarks #023 - St. Patrick's Cathedral - May 23, 2019
St. Patrick Cathedral. For those that attended Cardinal Hayes High School, we graduated out of St. Patrick's Cathedral. The day that I...
Marty, the memory man
May 24, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Landmarks #022 - St. Monica School - May 20, 2019
St. Monica School. Photo taken from the book on the history of the parish. Recalling some of the memories, Marty Dougherty Return to the...
Marty, the memory man
May 20, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Landmarks #021 - RKO Movie Theatre - May 16, 2019
Here is an old picture of the original RKO movie theatre on the NW corner of 86th Street and Lexington Avenue. I believe that was a drug...
Marty, the memory man
May 16, 20192 min read
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Yorkville Faces #073 - Kate Dougherty - May 15, 2019
The official boss of the Dougherty Family. I knew her as "Mom." She raised three boys in Yorkville. She was the recipient of assorted...
Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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Central Commercial High School S001 Schools Attended by Yorkville Students - May 15, 2019
Central Commercial High School Central Commercial High School was located at 214 East 42nd Street. Did anyone go to Central Commercila...
Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Landmarks #020 - 79th Street Library - May 15, 2019
This is the New York Public Library on 79th Street. If memory serves me right, it was between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on 79th Street. My love...
Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Faces #072 - McCready Family - May 13, 2019
The McCready family of Yorkville. If and when I get the street, I'll add a link to this this picture via the family name on the Avenues...
Marty, the memory man
May 13, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Faces #071 - Bray's Candy Store - May 8, 2019
Barbara and Jim Bray of Bray's Candy Store. The Bray's Candy Store was located near the SE corner of 85th Street and 2nd Avenue. Over the...
Marty, the memory man
May 8, 20192 min read
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Landscape Memories #019 - Boating in Central Park - May 5, 2019
If you lived in Yorkille, you spent a lot of time in the parks. Both parks, Carl Schurz Park and Central Park. The above scene is from...
Marty, the memory man
May 5, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Memories #016 - Orwasher Bread Store - May 2, 2019
Orwasher's Handmade Bread Store. A little further uptown was Glaser's but Orwasher's controlled a portion o the bakery market in their...
Marty, the memory man
May 2, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Faces #070 - James (Jimmy) Brady Wedding - May 1, 2019
Jimmy Brady wedding. I'll see if I can remember the names of the guys but I have no idea of the girls or his wife's name. Boys, from left...
Marty, the memory man
May 1, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Faces #069 - Regan's Gang from the Old Neighborhood - April 29, 2019
Here is a picture that most of us never got a chance to take of the gang that we used to hang around with from the old neighborhood....
Marty, the memory man
May 1, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Memories #015 - 72nd Street in Central Park - April 30, 2019
72nd Street in Central Park. What were your memories of this area in Central Park? How many times in the summer did you wish you could...
Marty, the memory man
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Memories #014 - Movie House on 72nd Street - April 29, 2019
Here is a picture of the inside of the Lowe's Movie Theatre on 72nd Street. Do you remember sitting in this movie house and enjoying a...
Marty, the memory man
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Faces #067 - Kovarik Family - April 28, 2019
The Kovarik family of Yorkville and it looks like some sort of graduation for the family. Enjoy. Enjoying the memories. Marty Dougherty...
Marty, the memory man
Apr 28, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Landmarks #013 - Yorkville Clock - Then and Now - April 23, 2019
Here is a picture of the Yorkville Clock, labeled "Then and Now." What's missing on the new clock compared to the old Yorkville Clock and...
Marty Dougherty
Apr 23, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Faces #064 - Dougherty Family of 85th Street - April 20, 2019
The Dougherty family of 324 East 85th Street. We lived on the 2nd Floor in Apartment 2D. We were the supers of the building. What I loved...
Marty Dougherty
Apr 20, 20191 min read
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72nd Street Recap - Yorkville Memories - May 3, 2019
72nd Street and 1st Avenue 72nd Street On WIX: 72nd Street - Memories of 72nd Street Yorkville Landmarks #028 - Loew's on 72nd Street...
Marty Dougherty
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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Yorkville Memories #011 - 81st Street Tower on East River - April 10, 2019
If you see a current picture of this area, it has been renovated and changed. For most of us from the area in 1950s, it was clearly a...
Marty Dougherty
Apr 10, 20192 min read
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