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....
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Marty, the memory man
May 24, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 20, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 16, 20192 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 13, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 8, 20192 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 5, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 2, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
May 1, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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....
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Marty, the memory man
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty, the memory man
Apr 28, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty Dougherty
Apr 23, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty Dougherty
Apr 20, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty Dougherty
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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...
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Marty Dougherty
Apr 10, 20192 min read
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...
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