Barretto, Ray - Ray's Favorite Tunes From Marty - May 26, 2019
Ray Barretto Probable one of my favorite tunes is that of "El Watusi." Enjoy. El Watusi - MFT Return to Marty's Oldies Music Index:...
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Marty, the memory man
May 25, 20192 min read
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 24, 20191 min read
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...
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babypalms
May 24, 20192 min read
Palm Trees - 59 S Bottle Palm Tree Seeds - Dougherty Garden - May 24, 2019
Scientific Name: Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Common Name: Bottle Palm Tree Seeds #59 S Type: Palm Tree Seeds This is one of the latest Palm...
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Marty, the memory man
May 23, 20191 min read
Avalons - Group's Favorite Tunes From Marty - May 23, 2019
Avalons The Avalons. This group has a unique sound that caught my attention and I started to look for more tunes. Enjoy the Avalons of...
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Marty, the memory man
May 22, 20191 min read
Marcels - Group's Favorite Tunes From Marty - May 22, 2019
The Marcels, also known as Jets (aka Marcels). One tune had Ruben as the lead. Enjoy. A Sunday Kind Of Love Anything Blue Moon - MFT...
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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 green man
May 19, 20192 min read
Saddleback Caterpillar - Everything Else in the Dougherty Garden - May 19, 2019
Saddleback Catepillar It's been many years since I was infested with the Saddleback Caterillars. The first time that I had come into...
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Marty, the green man
May 18, 20192 min read
Touch Me Not - Flowers of the Dougherty Garden - May 18, 2019
Scientific Name: Mimosa pudica Common Name: Touch Me Not TO63 Type: Flowering Plant Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia One of the plants that was...
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Marty, the memory man
May 18, 20191 min read
Shells* - Group's Favorite Tunes From Marty - May 18, 2019
Shells Shells. Here is another one of the popular groups from the 1950s, The Shells. You will recall their sound as soon as you hear...
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Marty, the memory man
May 17, 20191 min read
Valrays - Group's Favorite Tunes From Marty - May 17, 2019
Valrays with one of my earliest Marty's Favorite Tunes. Yo Me Pregunto Return to Marty's Oldies Music Index: Marty's Oldies Groups (G-1)...
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Marty, the memory man
May 17, 20191 min read
Ocapellos - Group's Favorite Tunes From Marty - May 16, 2019
The Ocapellos were famous for this one tune called. The Stars - MFT Return to Marty's Oldies Music Index: Marty's Oldies Groups (G-1)-...
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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
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....
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Marty, the memory man
May 15, 20191 min read
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...
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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 15, 20191 min read
Sophomores* - Group's Favorite Tunes From Marty - April 15, 2019
Anthony Maresco and the Sophomores Anthony Maresco and the Sophomores. Many years ago, while listening on the internet, I came across a...
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