Comments from sasheegm

Thanks Ken: I didn’t even see the address up top——-Old age setting in———Thanks for the grest Photos———-You and the rest of the regulars at this ite do a great job……..Joe From Florida

Great Warren: Out of the titles shown, I have Nanook of the North on dvd, and Imitation of Life———Thanks for the memories Warren and keep them coming——wish somebody had one on the old Rogers on Bway in Brooklyn…….Between you and all the other regulars, you make this site worthwhile coming to in addition to NYC Subway website———Yesterday I caught a glimpse of the old Loews Valencia there at the 168th station with BMT Standard waiting to embark to Broad St…….That station is now demolished….and there was an older theater across from the Valencia, but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of it—-On Jamiaca Ave and 167th st…………If you know the name let me know Warren and thanks again—-Joe From Florida

How about Mello-Role Ice Cream Cones——and Bungalow Bar——Every Candy Store had Mello-Roles…….and why Peter Lugar was famous for the best steakes in town……They would cut their steakes about 3 inches thick and hang them out in the open so mold would form on the outsides——-then trim off the mold, and those steakes you could cut with a fork!……….and speaking of resturants, wasn’t there a Bickfords right off or on Broadway, as I remember eating at that style Cafeteria where they would carve the meat at the end of the line after you had picked out your side-dishes————For me, the Best Sandwich place was across the Refinery on Kent Ave———They would serve Hot Fresh Ham sandwiches on a large hard roll with gravy————-It was something like 50 cents back in 1959 and was fantastic————There were days that i would splurge and order two with a Large Hires Root Beer……also was at Domino Sugar when Castro took over our Refinery in Cuba, and when Hurricane Carol or Camille( one of those ) hit NY and the East River was splashing on to Kent Ave———Just got my car out of the lot in time to head home in the mess……..Some memories…….of times long gone…..Joe From Florida

Hello louieb: I have been enjoying your recollections of Williamsburg with asbag, and I know you are waiting for Astynax to reply; but my Mother also was a seamstress and went to Manhattan & Moore Sts. to get her material also…..I remember the Graham, although I never went there…….How about the old Egg-Cream—-and the knishes!…….My Mother was born on Marcy Ave in 1915, God Rest Her Soul, and my Maternal Grandfather was the fish peddler in that neighborhood in the 1900s to early 1940s——He passed away on Marcy Ave in 1947 when I was 6 years old……but I remember visiting him and he always had a fried Blackfish frying for me in the pan……He lived on the 2nd floor and the aroma would greet us as we got to the appartment———-I lived on Willoughby Ave. between Central & Evergreen, in the Bushwick/Ridegwood section, and moved to Roosevelt, LI in 1959——Then when I got married to Levittown, LI in 1963, where I bought my first home, and in 1976, down here to Florida——-So even though I would go back to Brooklyn on occasion to take my Wife and Mother to Moore st(Best prices on all materials) and walk up to Bway & Flushing——-seeing the old Rogers theater that I went to so many times as a kid in the late 40s and early 50s all closed up(that was in the 60s)…….and after we moved, I worked for Domino Sugar on Kent Ave until 1960, when I got employment on LI——From 1959 to 1960, I would drive my 1953 Mercury Montclair from Roosevelt to Kent Ave & Domino on the Long Island Expwy…..I remember seeing Kruschev’s Soviet ship sailing down the East River when he went to the UN——-The fire aboard the Aircraft Carrier at the Navy Yard; the WPIX Channel-11 Newsplane that crashed covering the fire——and also almost became an extra in a Sidney Lumet movie that he was shooting scenes for on Domino’s dock in 1960, “A View From The Bridge” with Raf Vallone…..My buddy and i worked in the accounting office so we were dressed in shirt abd tie, and Lumet needed Dock workers——-so while thay filmed the Hot Dog Stand scene, we stood on the sideline while they shot the scene once and it took——We met Harvey Lembeck, Raf Vallone, Mickey Knox(who were all very short as I recall)——-at that time span, there was also that terrible plane collison that sent one plane on the streets of Brooklyn and the other off Staten Island, I believe——-Long time ago, so i could be wrong——But reading your recollections have been very enjoyable Lou——Thanks from a former Greaser who came from the old neighborhood——but nobody mentioned the Trolley & El that used to cross over the Bridge and go underground at Essex Street——That was a weird site seeing a Trolly in a darkly lit subway station——-We went to Orchard St to buy clothes & shoes!——Thanks for the memories louieb—-Joe From Florida

I had my own group called “The Kents”…we had a song I wrote out in May 1958 called “The Happy Beat”…..and who knows, we might have both been at the Bklyn Paramount that day, as i went to a few in 1957, then appeared in some smaller events….and a big fund raiser on the Lower East Side of NY and a bunch of Proms and High Schools and other R&R shows in NJ………Back to the theaters——-The Strand was on the other side, and as you said, sort of hidden away from the Fox…..JoeB, I could talk all day about the old days, but I take some heavy duty meds and at this time, I am zonked….so I have to hit the hay……During the daytime or early evenings, I am in much more alert status—So I will say Buona Notte for now——-JoeR from Florida

Hi JoeB: Have you checked with the webmaster on how you could transfer that old photo of the Rogers?…..I sure would love to see it just one more time……alot of the members have sent in photos of the RKO-Bushwick, and the downtown theaters—-Albee, Bklyn Paramount, Strand…only the Starr & Wykoff from the Ridgewood area——but as i recall, the Rogers was the most ornate of them all…..and every time the El went by, we could hear it inside the old place…….One of the fellows has it being built in 1927 as the Lyric, but it had to be older then that—-maybe some additions or improvements were made, since to me, it was the oldest looking of all of them….and my Uncle, if he were alive, would be well over 100 years old, went there in the 1920s or before, since he was a WW-1 Veteran——Too bad there wasn’t any further info on that site—Perhaps it was a Vaudeville House before showing movies????—-Best Regards from Central Florida where everybody is suffering from Allergens in the air—-terrible—-WE need rain badly——JoeR from Florida

Hello again Cougar: Well for me, I kind of outgrew the Rogers, since it was still going in the late 50s and 60s…….In my teen years, I discovered the 42nd street theaters in the mid 50s, like the Apollo and the Laugh House….In those days and before, you could go to 42nd. st between Broadway and 8th Ave and see just about any genre movie, as just about every house on that one block area showed movies of all types——Foreign & Domestic——-but from 1948 to 1953, the Rogers was my Fantasy Playhouse, watching The Durango Kid, Gene Autry, Rocky Lane and others……It was westerns that me and my childhood friends went there to see…….and when the screen lit up, and the first image of the Durango Kid appeared, the kids roared with their approval——I guess that western charcter was the first of the anti-hero, Heroes!…..Now I have most of those old films on dvd & video…….So I have been to both ends of the spectrum——From a 10 year old at the Rogers, now a 65 year old still watching the same Hero, only this time on a 65 inch TV…..Joe From Florida

Joe: I cannot wait to see it….as I mentioned earlier, the last time I saw the old place it was boarded up….must have been late 60s, as I had driven my Mother & Wife to Manhattan Ave to buy Material….My Mother made custom wedding gowns, and used to go to Manhattan ave, where yu could get wholesale prices on everthing without having to go over the Williamsburg Bridge to Orchard St…..and I walked up to Bway, and saw the place….It was sad, as i remember having a great time there as a kid, before TV killed the small theaters—-and many big ones too——-joeR

Hello JoeB from JoeR in Florida: My Aunt & Uncle lived on Stockton, along with my 5 Cousins……….Their name was Cosentino…..Do you recall that name or the Family?——-Two were youngre then me by one year(I’m 64, will be 65 next month) all the others were much older Two Brothers, Carmine & Joe served in WW-2……….Back to the Loews Broadway as I knew it by….I lived on Willoughby Ave between Central & Evergreen Ave’s between 1946 & 1959,,,,,,I’m sure you went to some of the other old movie houses on Broadway & off it, as we all did…….My favorite itch, was the Rogers, since they showed westerns……also the Starr on Knickerbocker Ave…..The RKO-Bushwick or Madison—-Rivoli——You can check my favorites——-Those stills may be worth something today, as there is a big market for Original stills—-check Ebay and you will see what some are going for———Good to see another Bushwick-ite posting——-I always stay logged in to receive messages, and so I don’t have to log in every time I receive one from my favorite Movie Houses——JoeR from Florida—-sasheegm user id

Robert: I have to tell you that my wife and I saw the Born Losers at the Westbury DI——We had everything to do to get my 5 year old Daughter to go to sleep in the back seat when some of the violent scenes were showing—-lol——-No she is 42 years old, and I have the film on dvd——-Thanks for the memories——-JoeR from Florida

This was the other Rogers theater in BKLYN….The one I went to was on Broadway, under the Jamaica El……Joe From Florida

Wouldn’t have a clue Lostmemory——-Perhaps BWAY or Warren…..maybe Gerry, since all they showed were Italian films——at least from when I can remember, the late 40s through the early 50s…….I think the Italian movies that started to be shown for free, on WOR-Channel-9, in the early 50s, may have led to their closing, or at least a change in venue……Joe From Florida—P.S. I notified the staff that my e-mail will be changing by the end of the month——-hopefully they will change it, since I would like to receive the updates from all of you fellows