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It all seemed to taste better…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 22, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
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It all seemed to taste better at Nathans around one o’clock in the morning along with their chow mein sandwiches,clams and fries.

Posted in Brooklyn, Locales | Tagged Coney Island

I grew up in Sunset Park,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 22, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014
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I grew up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I also remember playing “hit the stick”. We also played with the icecream stick, standing on opposite ends of 2 cement squares, and trying to hit the stick with a “spalding” ball. I think the winner would be the first one to score 10 or maybe 20 points.

Posted in Boxball, Brooklyn, Hit the penny / stick / etc., Other Games, Other Spaldeen games | Tagged I grew up...

Don’t forget Frog Legs at…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 21, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
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Don’t forget Frog Legs at Nathans.. And, the Best Banana custard was next door..

Posted in Brooklyn, Locales | Tagged Coney Island

Vanderveer “estates” (really…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 20, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsApril 20, 1999
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Vanderveer “estates” (really just a bunch of apartment buildings covering a few city blocks). Near P.S. 269, P.S. 89 and St Jerome’s. Anyone from there?

Posted in Brooklyn, Locales

When we went to Coney Isalnd…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 20, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
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When we went to Coney Isalnd it was primarily to go to Nathan’s where the preferred menu was fried shrimp in a cup, chow mein on a bun, and, of course—French Fries. Then next door for the banana, pineapple, etc. frozen custard. Finally, we would be dragged by my bingo playing mother to one of the Fascination parlors, where your rolled black rubber balls down the table and tried to get them to fall into holes. The first person in the establishment to get three in a row won. The bells would ring and the game refused to register any more hits, unitl the winner was paid off in coupons redeemable for junk such as those black cat clocks. Then a new game would begin.

Posted in Brooklyn, Locales | Tagged Coney Island

I never even tried a Hula…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 20, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 9, 2019
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I never even tried a Hula Hoop until last summer – that’s right – summer 1998. Which of course I couldn’t do – but my kids had gotten a hula hoop as a gift and periodically – I mean each day periodically I would try to do it and finally I was able to do it to some degree. My friend, with a great body, had this idea that she should go to the beach and use a hula hoop and try to sell them as a great exercise method. She never did it, but my stomach muscles did hurt after I finished with my daily attempts. Before my family moved to Manhattan, we lived in an apartment building in Brooklyn, and after we had to come inside my brother would continue to use that pogo stick no matter how much our downstairs neighbors would bang.

Posted in Brooklyn, Hula hoops & pogo sticks, Manhattan, Toys | Tagged Hula Hoops, Summer

I grew up in Sunset Park,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 20, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014
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I grew up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn…57th St. I also remember playing the game and having to say “Caught Caught Alevio, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3” and then the person would be caught. It definitely sounds like the same game. Anyone else remember playing this way?

Posted in Brooklyn, Other Games, Ringoleavio | Tagged I grew up...

Bob– I now live…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 20, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
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Bob– I now live in California (via Brooklyn), and I remember skully (we called it skully but I remeber there being an alternative pronunciation of skelly), so you are not alone.

Posted in Brooklyn, Skully

P.S.114 in Canarsie was…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 19, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014
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P.S.114 in Canarsie was the place to go for a game of stickball, handball, football, basketball, skulley, Johnny on the Pony, Marbles, Knock Hockey, Punchball, Pitching nickels against the wall or the line, ringalevio, war, slapball and softball just to name a few. There was even some weird guy from Czeckloslavokia who used to hit a soccer[?] ball off his head, {what a strange boring game} but we could never get the ball from him. Glory Days! Mousey

Posted in Brooklyn, Johnny on the Pony, Locales, Playgrounds, Punchball, Stickball | Tagged Canarsie

Last year I had the occassion…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 19, 1999 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014
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Last year I had the occassion of setting up a skully board in Brooklyn. We were talking to some cops (from the Bronx) who also remember using this “Board of Ed” skully piece too, back in 6th grade So exactly how did you pry off the bottom of the chair? By the way – good luck teaching your kid – but perhaps you should leave this part out of the instructions!

Posted in Bronx, Brooklyn, Skully

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