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« on: February 13, 2009, 01:29:44 PM »
First time posting here...
My family has been in Jackson Heights since the 1930's. My mom still lives on 82nd Street off Northern Boulevard.
I was born in Physician's hospital on 34th Avenue in 1965 (my brother in 1960). At the time, my family lived in Long Island. We moved back in 1976.
I graduated from Pulitzer in 1979 when the dragon mural was on the mini-school and from Newtown in 1983 (never went to the Annex (old bowling alley)...went to Art & Design for 1 year before transferring.
There used to be a bank on the corner of 82nd & Northern where "Going in Style" with Art Carney & George Burns was filmed. I remember Art opening the curtains of his trailer to say hi to everyone...it was parked right in front of my mom's building.
My grandfather was a doctor in the neighborhood.
My family owned Lee's on Northern Boulevard. It started as one store by my great uncle and then grew to take over the 3 stores it had. Does anyone remember the ice cream place that used to be next door (that eventually became part of Lee's?).
Lots of memories here. I remember going to Nescott with my girlfriend to buy make up. Also, I remember going to Something Else with my mom wondering when I would ever fit in those clothes...beautiful stuff they had. I remember buying matching satin jackets with my girlfriend from a place close to the train station on 82nd Street (next to Carvel) but can't remember the name right now. I remember seeing going to see Silver Streak, Saturday Night Fever, etc. in the movie theater on Northern Boulevard. Firehouse on Northern always brings back memories, since I'm currently married to a firefighter and living out in NJ.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!!