earlier than that groundstar. My older sister took me there in late 40s and I used to go there with friends in mid 50s
My Aunt lived at 810 Knickerbocker till the mid or late 60s
Across the street from what was then Dinnt Cronins bar
open air Grove was a concrete square with permanent movie seats and a fence in front, which was adjacent to the regular theater
It was in reality neither a seperate “building” nor a parking lot
Eleanor has been away on a Bushwick reunion
I’m sure she will be glad to give you information on the web site.
If you don’t hear from her in about a week, email her again
the deli on Eldert and Knickerbocker was Siegel’s during the 40;s and early 50's
Hamm’s was the candy store then
The school across from the park was once Franklin K Lane and later ps85(where it got the name Halsey Junior High)and the East New York Vocational Annex a continuation school.(you had to go there if you quit school art 16)
Peter K was surprised that Knickerbocker was one way at that point. As long as I remember(early 40s) it was one way down to Myrtle Ave/Knickerbocker Ave
earlier than that groundstar. My older sister took me there in late 40s and I used to go there with friends in mid 50s
My Aunt lived at 810 Knickerbocker till the mid or late 60s
Across the street from what was then Dinnt Cronins bar
open air Grove was a concrete square with permanent movie seats and a fence in front, which was adjacent to the regular theater
It was in reality neither a seperate “building” nor a parking lot
I also liked to go across the street for a banana split in the ice cream parlor
they leave out mention of the open air theater,which though closed in late 30s or early 40s was still there
Eleanor has been away on a Bushwick reunion
I’m sure she will be glad to give you information on the web site.
If you don’t hear from her in about a week, email her again
the deli on Eldert and Knickerbocker was Siegel’s during the 40;s and early 50's
Hamm’s was the candy store then
The school across from the park was once Franklin K Lane and later ps85(where it got the name Halsey Junior High)and the East New York Vocational Annex a continuation school.(you had to go there if you quit school art 16)
Peter K was surprised that Knickerbocker was one way at that point. As long as I remember(early 40s) it was one way down to Myrtle Ave/Knickerbocker Ave