Click here to sign the guestbook 241 March 28, 2011 - 02:21 PM patricia farrell   We teenagers would travel down to rockaway from the Inwood section of manhattan with $2.00 to rent a room in the Dublin House. When you opened the door you just could slide into the bed because the floor was slanted. But who cared? We danced all night at the Sligo house,Gildays (who threw me out when he saw how young I was) the best dancers came out of those halls and the best times of my teenage years were there. 242 March 28, 2011 - 12:11 PM Ed Nugent   Great job. Brings back many memories. 243 March 28, 2011 - 10:04 AM mary doherty oneill   This was a great trip down memory lane! When I get back to Atlantic Beach, I will look for some more pictures. You did not have 98th street bars, Doherty's Cave on blvd, Doherty's bar on 98th street. Gillespies bar. on 98th street. Marcels Court was from 98th street to 101st street a great bungaloe community, Nunley's amusement park,the day boat rides from NYC and Bayonne,NJ. 244 March 27, 2011 - 09:02 PM christine ward (dowling)   i was born in rockaway bch on 3-3-1947. i am familiar this area. my parish was St. Rose of Lima. i lived on the blvd of bch 87th st. over a candy store. my aunt Marjorie rented a room. for the summer came from N.Y. i remember Playland amusement park on bch 98th st. 245 March 27, 2011 - 01:38 PM Jim Waldron   Thank you for the wonderful trip down memory lane. Lived in The Bronx and summered in Rockaway for 20 years on 91 St in the bungleows across the street from where Felix Gilroy lived. Gilroy owned the bar on 90th St and was where we spent many nights doing the savoy. A place and a time I will always remember. I loved all the pictures of Irish Town. Great work and will share this website with others. 246 March 27, 2011 - 08:16 AM George Kyriacou   I was born in the Rockaway Beach Hospital, lived on Beach 81st Street, went to P.S.44 until the 4th Grade, then moved to Beach 13th Street, Far Rockaway,& P.S. 39 & laster JHS 198, Benjamin N. Cardoza JHS, until 1957. Then moved to Woodmere, New York. I walked those streets & the boardwalk many, many times. My Father owned Fairview Cafeteria n Beach 84th Street & Rockaway Beach Blvd. then built Chris' Restaurant & Luncheonette on Beach 86th Street & Rockaway Beach Blvd. The Summers in the Rockaways we only equaled by Coney Island. Crowds galore appeared on the Beaches like never seen again. Rockaway's Playland was a treat for us especially on P.A.L. Day, we were given free tickets to go on all the rides. Memories are the best thing we have now. I thank you for sharing & allowing us to go down Memory Lane. We were & will have our hearts in the Rockaways no matter where we go to settle. Unfortunately, our Children & Grandchildren will never know the USA the way it was when we were experiencing LIFE growing up in the Rockaways. I am in constant communication with several Friends that grew up in the Rockaways, & I cherish those Friendships. Thank you again. 247 March 26, 2011 - 09:06 PM Maryann Sullivan Richardson   Thanks so much for the great photos and memories. I grew up in Rockaway on beach 46th Street remember Ralph the ice cream man, stick ball in the street and of course the beach where we hung out all the time, What a great place to grow up very fond memories. great friends and neighbors sand in my shoes for sure. 248 March 26, 2011 - 05:59 PM Carol Dinneny (McAuliffe   I spent some time every summer at The Beach. Some summers on St. Mark's Ave.,Some summers (late 1950's)at McManus'-Even lost My HS ring in the sand and one of the boys down the street found it for me. I was taking care of the McManus boys while the family went out to dinner with the relatives from New Orleans. Now have a bungalow on 109th St.(Brewster Court) and all my grandchildren have their Rockaway memories. Once you have sand in your shoes, you'll always come back. 249 March 26, 2011 - 11:39 AM Sally Buckley Engelhardt   I began my life in Rockaway! My Mom & Dad were vacationing at Mrs. Hartman's Rooming House when they had to rush to NYC for my early birth. All the pix brought back memories, especially the pix of St. Cammllus Church where I was baptized. 250 March 26, 2011 - 11:35 AM Margaret ( Boyce ) Hoffman   Loved my time growing up in Rockaway. Went to PS 43 used to collect bottles on the beach and cash them in at the White House ( was 8yrs old )cashed them in for French Fries & a Coke was in heaven !! Lived year round bungalow on 110th St no heat !! loved when the summer kids came !! Thanks for bringing back great memories !! [Top] Page # ... 21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  ... of 33 [Bottom]