Anyone From Rosedale, Queens? (New York, Valley Stream: attorney, luxury, fencing)

[Jenny11422]

I grew up in Rosedale too... '72-89 on 148th avenue (between 259th and Francis Lewis/Hook Creek).
I watched the gas station (Getty) at the merge of Francis Lewis and Hook Creek change names and owners dozens of times. Hook Creek was nothing but a giant sinkhole. I walked that road countless times... cutting thru Blum to get to Green Acres Mall.
I was a little girl when the drive-thru was still there. I have a picture of me on the old swings that were in the drive-thru parking lot. As I got older I'd buy beat-up (probably stolen) bikes and skates from the outdoor flea-market in that lot every Saturday morning.
I worked in just about every restaurant in the Green Acres food court
"Larry's Weiner Works", Blimpie, Stuffed Potato, the nasty salad/yogurt store...
I remember back when Korvettes was still there and the whole mall was chocolate brown and white square tiles. There was Puppy Palace, Cooky's Steak Pub, Gimbles, Dennison's (Hello Kitty Heaven).

Let's see... There was the candy store (Frank was the grumpy old guy who sold me cigarettes at any age) next to the old KeyFood (they turned into Annie sez )

PS195..
Mrs Lewis, Mrs Groff, Mr Papille, Mrs Benson, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Greif...and the old principal who looked like the Burger King king (I forget his name).
We had broken glass under our swings and had busted seesaws... and we liked it! Kids these days don't appreciate what a real school yard injury is
Then there was the Country Store ...parked at the handball courts. He sold an interesting variety of "stuff".

What else?.... The Chocolateria on Francis Lewis... Rotellas Deli, Paola Pizza..
The FEAST at the Son's of Italy!!! Rosedale Pizza, Bambi's ...

Those really cool rides that you could stop like and ice cream truck and every kid on the block could ride.
What else??? Danny's Crash cars, killer July 4th fireworks on every block-especially at the school yards....then picking the unused fireworks out of the streets the following day.. Christmas light craziness...especially down Rando's block..
CCD at St.Pius! Dance Street!!
The freedom of coming home when it got "dark out", as opposed to today's lame "playdates" and parental escorted EVERYTHING.

DeCurtis, Kajetanowicz', Oxleys, O'Shea, Hopkins, Poggis, DeStefanis, Kilbride, Nicolettis, Randos, Gaglianos, Buckleys, LaGreccas, Goldberg, DeLucas, Gerbasios, Devinos, Warnocks..... I could go on forever

It feels like it was all just yesterday

[coachlb56]

joe,
matty sys hi. i remember your name but not your face.i think you may have played ball with my older brother eric (springfield class of '70).
larry barth

[JOE JENETTE]

eric was a lefty.we played at springfield in 1970. he was a senior and i was a junior, say hi to him. where are you guys coaching

[coachlb56]

joe,
matty and i both work at stuyvesant high school in lower mnhattan. he coached football for many years but gave that up about 2 years ago. he now only coaches the baseball team. i coached boys basketbal for 18 years, girls softball for 11 anf the bowling team for 10.

[runsilentrundeep]

i lived on newhall ave 3 houses from corner of 241st

[JOE JENETTE]

i lived on mayda road when i was younger. that block had louie grosso, ronnie demonarco on the corner, mr. maloney baseball coach. we played stickball on 241st between mayda and newhall. broke alot of windows.

[Bohemebaby]

My dad's last name is Buscemi. He has an older brother and a mother. His father died when he was two years old. Any luck?

[Tom20349]

Originally Posted by Bohemebaby

My dad's last name is Buscemi. He has an older brother and a mother. His father died when he was two years old. Any luck?

I'm must apologize for my last post I let emotions get the best of me. Don't get me wrong I meant what I said it is the truth and everyone knows it. Anyhow I do have a vague memory of a (I'm probably spelling the first name wrong, but here goes) Dameann. We went to St Clares together and I'm almost positive we were in the same class at some point if this was him. Let me know.

[Tom20349]

Does anyone remember a Jodi Gritz or Doreen Bono...

[another rosedale kid]

hi i lived in rosedale from 1966 till 1986, hung at different times with jimmy mullen, matty hahn, bobby emmet, teddy brennan, tommy hebler,the cipollas, the galganos, joe pasarelli, the mcgees, the wirths and memory leaves me. used to play alot of softball, behind st. pius and uo at 138 school yard. hung out in the park at night,,,yes drinking and whatever else does anyone else remember when the mall was open air? and does anyone remember mc cabes pub and killanes bar? i loved growing uo there, and raised my kids there till it was time for jr. high, then headed to upstate new york...in florida now.