Sunday, May 9, 2010

Marty,

This evening, I spent over an hour on the telephone with a former staff member of Far Rockaway High School. She calls me from time to time but I hadn't heard from her in over six months. She is a fan of your "rockaway memories" website. One of the things we discussed in great detail was Wavecrest Gardens -- that large apartment complex which for decades "pumped" so many students through the local schools. According to my friend, there has been much activity on your website (especially recently) concerning the apartment residence and she suggested that perhaps I should write something up about the history of the place -- what happened to it over the last half century, and what is going on there today. She even provided me with four internet video links so I could see what the current owners have done with the apartments to make them more rentable. One of these short videos even provides some insight into the current local surrounding community.

A year or so ago, I put together some thoughts on Wavecrest Gardens but I "shelved" the project because it became too large and cumbersome . Perhaps it is now time to resurrect my material to see if I can get some sort of a story out of it. There does appear to be a lot of on-going interest in the apartment complex. What do you think?

Stevie

Monday, May 10, 2010

Stevie,

Sounds like a good idea! Please start on the project as soon as you find the time. I will contact the current management, tell them what we plan to do and see if they can provide us with any information or materials we can use in your article. Is there anything else I can do to assist you in this endeavor?

Marty

Monday, May 10 - 2010

Marty,

The biggest problem I can see in contacting the current management -- I don't want them to think that any article I write would be considered to be a Public Relations piece. I will not be kind to Wavecrest Gardens. I am going to be honest! We are not going to become renting agents for the place.

Wavecrest (Gardens) has touched many lives over a long period of time -- and I don't plan to re-write history to make the place more saleable in year 2010.

Stevie

Monday, May 10 - 2010

Stevie,

I will try to obtain additional raw material. You can craft the piece any way YOU like. I always prefer the truth.

Marty