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Everone went to camp,except…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 24, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 24, 2009
Original author: 1952 KID
 

Everone went to camp,except me!

Posted in All Seasons | Tagged Summer

That calling out,reminds…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 24, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: 1952 KID
 

That calling out,reminds me about another term,after school we would say to a friend “ILL CALL FOR YA”. Anyone else remember this. QUEENS,BELLROSE,AND GLEN OAKS,1950’S AND 1960’S

Posted in Queens, Reader Stories, Street Lifestyle | Tagged calling out

a pot of hot water always…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 6, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 6, 2009
Original author: frank fletcher jr. (afgan01) [e-mail]
 

a pot of hot water always worked in my neighborhood

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged basketball disturbances

one of the things i remember…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 5, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 5, 2009
Original author: frank fletcher jr. (afgan01) [e-mail]
 

one of the things i remember from childhood is my parents sending my lil sis and i to a neighbor’s apt for a cup of sugar, cigarettes or other small items. we’d also run errands down to the corner store to get things on credit. i was too young to know what credit meant but i’d hand the note to mr. jimmy behind the counter and he’d give me a bag of whatever was on the list then he’d scribble into his ledger and off i went. people were so much friendlier back then and i guess it’s because you kept the same neighbors for many years.

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged Borrowing from neighbors

Greetings, Streetplayers….

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 18, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014
Original author: Todd Goldman [e-mail]
 

Greetings, Streetplayers. I’m part of a group that is setting up a “play street” in Jackson Heights, Queens. We’re making one block of 78th Street (next to Travers Park) car-free every Sunday between now and Thanksgiving. Over the long run, we’re very interested in exploring ways to promote traditional street games on our play street. (In the near-term, the population of kids in the area is largely a bit too young for most of these games). We’d also like to find ways to demonstrate that a play street isn’t just for kids, perhaps by organizing an adult stickball game, or other such event. We’d like to invite this community over to play with us, and organize or demonstrate street games on our block. If you’re interested, please contact us at 78thplaystreet [at] gmail [dot] com Thank you!

Posted in Queens, Reader Stories, Stickball | Tagged Jackson Heights

All the kids in our neighborhood…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 2, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsJuly 2, 2008
Original author: Rose [e-mail]
 

All the kids in our neighborhood want to play basketball in the alley from garage mounted hoops. The problem is damage to the garages from wild games, tresspassing, loud noise from the thumping of the ball, and the bringing of large numbers of kids into the area who do not live there. We don’t know how to solve this and everyone is mad. I wish we could find a compromise.

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged basketball disturbances

In my neighborhood (Manhattanville),…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 5, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014
Original author: Rock Guerrero
 

In my neighborhood (Manhattanville), the guy to watch out for was “Sam the two-dollar man”. I never actually saw him, but the guys in my crew would occasionally say something like “Sam the two-dollar man was around yesterday, I think he was talking to Junior”. Then Junior would have to fervently proclaim he never got in the car.

Posted in Manhattan, Reader Stories | Tagged Chester the Molester

MARBLE SEASON 3 Continued…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 27, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: oldtimewriter [e-mail]
 

MARBLE SEASON 3 Continued from Marble Season 2 A new guy by the name of Barry Bogardus had moved into the neighborhood and he and his friend Kenny Nails would come round, hands in the pockets of their camel

Posted in Marbles, Reader Stories

Marble Season 2 Continued…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 18, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: herb lobsenz
 

Marble Season 2 Continued from Marble Season 1 Of all Blue Book

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MARBLE SEASON 2 Continued…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on April 18, 2008 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014
Original author: oldtimewriter [e-mail]
 

MARBLE SEASON 2 Continued from Marble Season 1 Of all Blue Book

Posted in Marbles, Reader Stories

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