Streetplay Discussions
I grew up in Astoria and…
Old Farmer Jones had a problem…
I grew up in Greenpoint…
I grew up in Greenpoint Brooklyn on Manhattan Ave. I was making my communion in May of ’61. Before we went to church my buddies Kevin and Rob were on India Street playing stickball. There was still an hour before we had to leave, so I snuck out of the apartment while my mother wasn’t looking. I didn’t have time to change out of my suit. We were winning by 1 run until I tripped on my way to second, and shredded the knees right off my communion pants. I had ten minutes before I had to be at St. Cyril’s to make my communion so I rushed home, picturing my mothers angry expression when she’d see my torn suit. My mother was furios, but we got to church only a couple minutes late.
I remember playing hopscotch…
I remember playing hopscotch with 8 boxes (no rounded top.) We used key chains to throw into each box but not to touch any of the lines or your turn is over. After you successfully hop thru all 8 boxes you continued back to the 1st box.Once that is completed we now played the 2nd half of the game called “potsy” which entailed hopping on 1 foot only! Also with the same rules of not steping on the lines. That’s how we played hopscotch in Bay Ridge Brooklyn in the 60’s.
Your site is getting to…
We used to play stick ball…
We used to play stick ball in a narrow alley at PS 208 in Brooklyn. We had a strike zone painted on the wall. On the roof was a HR, off the school 3rd flooe windows was a double. Triples were anything that hit the roof moldings. We used Spaldeens mostly, Pemsie Pinkies were too expensive, but they did seem to bounce further.
This is such a coooooool…
This is such a coooooool site! I’m not getting any work done! My sister and I used to play skully in the Woodside Housing Projects in Queens in the late 50’s. To this day, the smell of Crayola Crayons brings back floods of memories — both because I used to draw with them, but mostly because of their aroma when melted for my skully shooters! On the radiator — I had forgotten that! Wow…… Jan
That very same small world…
I attended PS6, Herman Ridder…
I attended PS6, Herman Ridder JHS 98, Frank Whalen JHS 135, Columbus High School (class Of 67) It was great growing up in the Bronx. The things we experienced in the 50’s & 60’s could never be duplicated in todays world. I haven’t been back since I left for college in ’67 (Arizona State University) I used to love playing all these games. This is a great page. Keep those memories alive!!