mrbillyc, yes, I am one in the same. I was hit by a car on Veterans Day 1966, and I never returned to St. Brigids. I attended St. Aloysius for the rest of grammar school. I moved to Miami when I was 19, so its been a long time since I saw Ridgewood. I now reside in Rhode Island, and I will take a drive very soon, all of the comments have made me homesick. I hope I recognize some of my old hangouts. I cant wait to walk Myrtle Ave., it used to be one of my favorite places to people watch.
I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE AND AFTER READING FOR A LITTLE WHILE I REALIZED HOW MUCH I MISSED RIDGEWOOD, I HAVENT BEEN BACK FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. I ALSO REALIZED HOW MANY NAMES I RECOGNIZED (ESPECIALLY PETER KOCH) WE SPENT ALOT OF TIME TOGETHER AS CHILDREN, AT YOUR COUSIN FRAN’S APARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FOND MEMORIES, I PLAN ON TAKING MY YOUNGEST SON TO NY SO I CAN SHOW HIM WHERE I GREW UP. I HAD FORGOTTEN WHAT A SPECIAL PLACE RIDGEWOOD WAS, I HAVE MANY MEMORIES OF THE RIDGEWOOD THEATER, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF WATCHING THE BIRDS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 7 STILL SENDS CHILLS UP MY SPINE. IT WAS A GRAND THEATER IN ITS TIME. PETER IF YOU READ THIS CAN YOU LET NE KNOW HOW FRAN IS DOING, WE LOST TOUCH MANY YEARS AGO. THANKS
mrbillyc, yes, I am one in the same. I was hit by a car on Veterans Day 1966, and I never returned to St. Brigids. I attended St. Aloysius for the rest of grammar school. I moved to Miami when I was 19, so its been a long time since I saw Ridgewood. I now reside in Rhode Island, and I will take a drive very soon, all of the comments have made me homesick. I hope I recognize some of my old hangouts. I cant wait to walk Myrtle Ave., it used to be one of my favorite places to people watch.
I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE AND AFTER READING FOR A LITTLE WHILE I REALIZED HOW MUCH I MISSED RIDGEWOOD, I HAVENT BEEN BACK FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. I ALSO REALIZED HOW MANY NAMES I RECOGNIZED (ESPECIALLY PETER KOCH) WE SPENT ALOT OF TIME TOGETHER AS CHILDREN, AT YOUR COUSIN FRAN’S APARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FOND MEMORIES, I PLAN ON TAKING MY YOUNGEST SON TO NY SO I CAN SHOW HIM WHERE I GREW UP. I HAD FORGOTTEN WHAT A SPECIAL PLACE RIDGEWOOD WAS, I HAVE MANY MEMORIES OF THE RIDGEWOOD THEATER, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF WATCHING THE BIRDS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 7 STILL SENDS CHILLS UP MY SPINE. IT WAS A GRAND THEATER IN ITS TIME. PETER IF YOU READ THIS CAN YOU LET NE KNOW HOW FRAN IS DOING, WE LOST TOUCH MANY YEARS AGO. THANKS