1950's-1970's Stratford Manor & Eastwood Village (Milford: park, heating)

[jrryprat]

Originally Posted by Ernie57

Just a memory that popped in It was summer of 71 or 72 my mom got mad at me for something and kick me out of HER house .At that time i had a 58 Ford and no place to stay also Mike Heinz was in the same shape so we ended up living in my car so where do you think i parked but of course in the Manor for the Summer
We would drive all over the city but always ended up at HOME for the nite and the next morn we would go to the chili parlor for coffee and food
Just a nice memory

ernie i remember Mike . i last saw him about 1980 he was working at frischs in norwood.

[Bden]

Does anyone still keep in touch with Mike Smart?

[Ernie57]

I have not seen Mike Smart in over 40 years and the last time I saw Mike Heinz was about 30 years ago but did here he become a manager of Frischs
Any one up for a trip down memory lane in June , around the 12th or the 19th

[Hyden]

Ernie, I have family reunion and ballgames that month...as far as me after the middle of july is good and after that. That is allowing time in case my grandsons are in tournaments. I taalked to Charlie Becker tonight and he said for me to let him know when all this takes place....if anything he would meet to eat at the mainliner...Ronnie & DoBee would too. I think according to the map of the new layout and factories where the Manor was ...the street signs are still up...I think it would be good to take pics next to the signs. I'll check back in....good job Ernie !!! Hyden

[Ernie57]

Hey Betty, July is fine with me I just threw that date to see who could make it
Of course Husband's,Wife's ,Sister's ,Brother's ,Grand kid's ,Boy and Girlfriends welcome

[Hyden]

Bden, Real nice talking with you this morning !!! My brother hooked up with Mike after the service in the early 70s. He believes his brothers name was Tom and that he became a Cinti. Police..Ronnie said that the building connected on the other side of us had kids by the name Mike & Sissy , Rhonda, Johnny Bruner..he said he believed Mike & Sissy were twins and about the same age as him...and that a boy named Leon Hill lived across the hall from them. He added that there was a girl he believed in your building that was the same age as him and your sister Cheryl whose last name was Parks or Parker and she was crossed eyed. She would watch him play outside but didn't come out and play, she was going to have surgery on her eyes ...but Ronnie doesn't remember how that turned out. Ask your sister if she would like to get on here too and maybe throw some names out. I'll check back later. Hyden

[Bden]

Hyden, It was really nice talking to you too. Mikes brother was named Tom and it does see like he was a police officer. We lived in the same neighborhood for years, our kids went to school together and I have ran into Mike and his wife at community functions a few times.
None of the kids names mentioned sound familiar to me.
My sister doesn't get online and isn't interested, I will ask her if she remembers any names from the manor though.

[Hyden]

That sounds good Bden I will be looking forward seeing your next post. Hyden

[Bden]

I spoke with my sister this morning and her memory is even worse than mine, she didn't remember any names.
When I was looking through some pictures this morning I noticed the door to the storage room we had in the apartment, it was a large storage room for an apartment and I remembered how I used to play in there. I had barbie rooms set up on the lower shelves and I would play in there for hours.

[NightBazaar]

Originally Posted by Bden

I spoke with my sister this morning and her memory is even worse than mine, she didn't remember any names.
When I was looking through some pictures this morning I noticed the door to the storage room we had in the apartment, it was a large storage room for an apartment and I remembered how I used to play in there. I had barbie rooms set up on the lower shelves and I would play in there for hours.

It's not always easy to remember people or names after so many years, but sometimes things can click just right and refresh the memory. That's what's so great about having so many other people sharing their own recollections about the same subject. For example, I could remember all the streets in the manor, the grade school and the jr. high, as clear as a bell, but had the wrong names for them, except for Kingsley Dr.

Interesting you mentioned the storage room. We had one in our apartment as well. The 'door' was a folding door made of vinyl or something. My brother and I would go in there to play sometimes. I can't remember all the stuff we kept in there, but there were boxes of Christmas decorations, a foldup bed we'd drag out for guests, and other odds and ends, but there was still a lot of room in there.