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Pleasant Ave (gotta love the name), way on the east side. A lot of Mafia people. Not exactly "pleasant" but the Italians held on to it well into the 1990's.
Before the Italians, it was Jewish. My Jewish grandmother was born there in 1901 to a comfortably middle class couple, both immigrants from Russia.
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Just Wanted To Fish Around And See If Anybody Here Might Of Known My Dads Family? They Have All Passed Away! My Great Grandfather: Don Mario/ My Grandfather: Willie Main/ My Uncle: Philip "philly Rags" ? Thanks For Your Time!
What difference does it make? No self respecting "HUMAN BEING" would ever step foot in that old neighborhood unless they were in desperate need of Focaccia bread. My income prevented me then from engaging in neighborhod shenanigans, so you know now, my quantum fortune forbades me from having my servants drive m to see how poor people live
What difference does it make? No self respecting "HUMAN BEING" would ever step foot in that old neighborhood unless they were in desperate need of Focaccia bread. My income prevented me then from engaging in neighborhod shenanigans, so you know now, my quantum fortune forbades me from having my servants drive m to see how poor people live
What difference does it make? ...because it was a nice neighborhood back in the day. People who didnt have the "quantum fortune" you have lived in a tight knit community in East Harlem.
I grew up on 120st and pleasent ave,445 e.120 st apt 16a,and went to p.s 78 and p.s 45.i remember scotties candy store on 119st who made my egg cream.i new patsy as a kid.my father always dressed up and went to patsy,he went to the back were the men meet,and the kids had pizza,and all i heard was "you say nothing"next door was great lemon ice. The kids with the stickball bats used to watch me.no one bothered me.im trying to look up all the thing about were i grew up.
Before the Italians, it was Jewish. My Jewish grandmother was born there in 1901 to a comfortably middle class couple, both immigrants from Russia.
Wasn't the Jewish section of the neighborhood a little further west? I don't think it extended to Pleasant Avenue--I know it was centered around Mount Morris Park.
I went up to Italian Harlem Recently.
And it still does have Italian Flavor.
There still are Italian Residents.
Infact, the Giglio Feast takes place on Pleasant Avenue Every summer.
The Church also has some Mass in Italian Language.
Raos and Patsy's are still going strong.
The Neighborhood is there, and has not dissapeared.
It may not be as obvious as in past years, but take a walk around the neighborhood.
Italian Harlem is there, Living , and I would say even growing again !
Rent "The Young Savages", a Burt Lancaster movie made around 1960 or so. Takes place in Italian Harlem and deals with an Italian gang murdering a Puerto Rican. Some good location shots of the area back then.
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MY 1960s CHILDHOOD
