Anyone From Rosedale, Queens? (New York, Champion: coop, move, bill)

[ProudCapMarine]

Originally Posted by Rockndaddy

Found Out that the oldest Vietnam Veteran Memorial in the U.S. is in Washington D.C. Who would have thought that?

The oldest is NOT in Washington DC. The DC memorial was dedicated in November 1982.

Rosedale's Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day 1968.

[ProudCapMarine]

Originally Posted by Rockndaddy

Where is the #1 Vietnam Memorial? Just curious?

Twenty years ago, I did research, but I forget. The first memorial beats Rosedale's memorial by a couple of months.

Eight years ago, I built a simple website to the Rosedale Memorial at:
The*Spirit*Lives*On .

[Frank Jannette]

Hello. I am Frank Jannette I enjoyed your blog it was so true. I lived at 147-16 230th street just past the old asscoiated food market.. I played ball at springfied park and lived near to brookville. My brother used to shine shoes at the Pizza king. he Passed at 14 from a siesure. I dated a girl name of Sandra santos. she lived near the park. I remember biking past the dew drop many times. Remember the Garden theater and the Bowling ally, falcaros.. I worked there setting pins.. gee it was fun reading this.. I now live in Sarasota florida I left PS 52 in 1959 moved to copiaque long island. served in Vietnam and retired from retail flooring stores I owned. hey thanks again

[Rockndaddy]

Originally Posted by Frank Jannette

Hello. I am Frank Jannette I enjoyed your blog it was so true. I lived at 147-16 230th street just past the old asscoiated food market.. I played ball at springfied park and lived near to brookville. My brother used to shine shoes at the Pizza king. he Passed at 14 from a siesure. I dated a girl name of Sandra santos. she lived near the park. I remember biking past the dew drop many times. Remember the Garden theater and the Bowling ally, falcaros.. I worked there setting pins.. gee it was fun reading this.. I now live in Sarasota florida I left PS 52 in 1959 moved to copiaque long island. served in Vietnam and retired from retail flooring stores I owned. hey thanks again

Where was Falcaros? I remember people telling me about that place when I was young? Wasn't that in 5 towns?

[Rockndaddy]

Anybody remember Bargaintown? Then it became Times Square Stores!! That was my first job and meet my real first girlfriend there she was married so we had to be cool. Her husband was going out with some girl that used to come over my house. Small World.

[jerryshap]

Originally Posted by Rockndaddy

Anybody remember Bargaintown? Then it became Times Square Stores!! That was my first job and meet my real first girlfriend there she was married so we had to be cool. Her husband was going out with some girl that used to come over my house. Small World.

I loved Bargain Town when I was a kid they had the best toy department. I always wanted that telephone set they used to have. I think the toys today are boring compared to what we used to have.

[2 Tha Five]

I live just on the border or Laurelton and Rosedale, a couple block off merrick near the bridge over the Cross Island. The Rosedale I know sounds nothing like the place you guys remember.

[2 Tha Five]

Originally Posted by MikeTheEss

Gaby's Pizza, in the shopping center at Francis Lewis Blvd. & Hillside Avenue *WAS* a great kept secret. But apparently Rachel Ray got wind of it and gave it some kind of "Best Pizza Slice" award. So now it gets a brisker business. Still worth the trip there though.

a lot of my best friends live up on Franny Lew near Hillside and we frequent Gaby's all the time. personally, i think the place down hear in rosedale next to the rite aid and the bank on sunrise highway is much better, but Gaby's has served us many times as pre-party hangout spot. it's gotten a bit more crowded i guess since they mounted that rachel ray banner, but since we're mostly there at night, it's usually not so bad.

[ProudCapMarine]

Originally Posted by Rockndaddy

Anybody remember Bargaintown? Then it became Times Square Stores!! That was my first job and meet my real first girlfriend there she was married so we had to be cool. Her husband was going out with some girl that used to come over my house. Small World.

I remember. It was on Rockaway Blvd right?

[ProudCapMarine]

Originally Posted by 2 Tha Five

I live just on the border or Laurelton and Rosedale, a couple block off merrick near the bridge over the Cross Island. The Rosedale I know sounds nothing like the place you guys remember.

I visit Rosedale every now and then. It's still a beautiful place. Sadly, a number of the historical old homes are torn down though.

The VFW building is still on Francis Lewis near Sunrise. Is it still active?

Delphi Forums has a couple of Rosedale forums. They get a number of posters too.