Sent: 11/14/2010 3:39:30 P.M. Eastern Standard TimeSubj: Re: 2131 E. 1st street
Hi Hank
Everything Alice is finding is amazing, isn't I? Some many thoughts and emotions flood my mind and heart. I wish I could get more of my thoughts in writing--I'm working on it--hopefully before I retire -lol. Anyway I remember going to that house on Sundays, the delicious aromas (why I love, love, love artichoke) and my dad taking all the cousins to the cemetery. I was trying to figure out who lived where in that house also. I thought there were more floors, but I guess everything seems larger when your little. I'll ask Nick if there's a way for him to get the floor plan, but I don't think he can unless he's authorized to do an appraisal.
I don't remember the address where we lived in Brooklyn
but that's something my mom will probably know. I'll ask her that and the date we moved to Rosedale. I know it was before you, Aunt Rose and Grandma moved there. Do you remember when Linda and her family moved to Rosedale?
By the way, next Sunday is my dad's birthday. If anyone has an inclination to call my mom that would be wonderful! Her # is 704-658-2829. It will be rough since it was a couple of days after his last birthday that we found out how sick he was.
Hope al is well with you. Love to all!
Sent: 11/14/2010 8:03:28 P.M. Eastern Standard TimeSubj: Re: 2131 E. 1st street
It is emotional tying memories to the documents and photos.
I remember the family gatherings and all us cousins playing in the big room in the basement. If you remember, the basement had an exit to the backyard. There was a peach tree and fig tree back there , as well as a grape vine and grandpa's garage..The basement had a big room towards the front of the house, where we all gathered to eat. I remember (I guess at holiday time) that one of the dishes was octopus, which I thought was disgusting. I used to push the suction cups, on the tentacles onto the oil table cloth and they would stick, so I'd pull up the table cloth. Uncle Joe had a record recorder in the little room in back of the dinning table. I wonder what happen to those old records that he recorded? There was a big boiler in the center of the basement, across from the kitchen, where I seem to remember the Uncles cooking. One year at Ester somebody bought little chickies, that were kept in a box near the boiler. After they got bigger, I remember Uncle Joe ringing the poor little chickies' necks - A PLESANT THOUHGT FOR A KID.
My family lived in the rear of the first floor. Aunt Mela had a B/R around the middle. Then came the parlor and Grandma and Grandpa had a B/R in the front. Grandpa died in that parlor. They laid everyone out - THAT DIED - in the front room. I'd run though the parlor, to go upstairs. It was cold as hell in that parlor - I thought because of the dead bodies that were laid out in the front room.
Aunt May and family lived upstairs in the back Apt. and Aunt Rose and family lived upstairs in the front Apt.
Be well,
Cuz Hank
On 11/24/10, Corinne states:
ReplyDeleteAunt Mary & Uncle Lou, & previously Uncle Carmine, Anthony, Jr, Linda & Joseph and Aunt Rose & Uncle Eddie and cousin Frank lived on the 2nd floor apartments. One in front apartment and one in the back.
Aunt Sadie & Uncle Henry, Joy & Henry lived on the main floor in the back. Uncle Harry & Uncle Frank shared a room on the main floor until Frank moved out.
Grandma & Grandpa had their bedroom on the main front and their living room was on that floor.
Their kitchen was downstairs with the huge dining room. There were steps out to the backyard where they had their fig trees.