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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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86013 Carl Schurz Park and 86th Street - May 24, 2019
This is two views of Carl Schurz Park on 86th Street. How many times have you walked in this area of Carl Schurz Park? Enjoy the...
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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Good Humor CS005 - Candy Stores of Yorkville - May 15, 2019
Most of my memories of the Good Humor Truck were down at Carl Schurz Park. And the name that keeps coming into my mind is that of Eddie....
Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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Clock Tower of the Brewery BR003 - Brewery Memories - May 15, 2019
Clock Tower of the Brewery BR003 Clock Tower of the Brewery. How many of you lived in the neighborhood and could look out your window and...
Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 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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86014 - 86th Street Bet 3rd and Lexington Avenues - May 14, 2019
North side of 86th Street between 3rd and Lexington Avenues. Looking at the above picture, what are some of your memories of the...
Marty, the memory man
May 14, 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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Brewery Memories (BR-1) Index* - Memories of the Brewery in Yorkville - May 6, 2019
Gehrig and Di Maggio The majority of the pictures were given to me by Thomas Wiegand. I'll add a picture every once in a while. Enjoy....
Marty, the memory man
May 6, 20191 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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86015 Yorkville Casino (Tuxedo Ballroom) on 86th Street - May 5, 2019
This is a picture of the Yorkville Casino on 86th Street from way back in the day. Now, if memory serves me right, there would have been...
Marty, the memory man
May 5, 20192 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 Faces #068 - Collage of Yorkville Faces No. 01 - April 29, 2019
Back in the time when I had the energy to do a little extra and had the enthusiasm, I did a few collages of Yorkville pictures. Here is...
Marty, the memory man
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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