my name is gracelyn johnston crispyn i was born in brooklyn in 1943 my family lived on linwood st near the entrance to highland park.
my father george bruce johnston (friends called him bruce) was born march 16,1912. he was a movie buff,he went to erasmus hall high school, and would take off many days to visit and hang out at one of the 4-5 local theaters.he lived at 51 or 54 stratford rd. and spent many hours compiling a scrap book of movie stars. the book was a green marble and white compositions school note book.i still have the book ,the pages are in ex. cond. he cut out all the current stars pasted them on the lined pages and wpuld write captions , star name picture,ect.
i have given a lot of background in hopes of anyone reading this might know of my father or my grandfather william b. johnston, he owned one of the first plumbing and heating stores in brooklyn, along with several other properties in the area, one being the albemarle theater. the plumbing store was located at 9 gates ave.
my family moved to l.i. when i was 8yrs old i didnt visit much but remember talking to my dad about brooklyn his growing up his love for the movies and the amt. of time he had spent at the theater his father had owned.
if anyone has any info to share with me re: my father,or grandfather i would appreciate it.
thankyou grace crispyn
my name is gracelyn johnston crispyn i was born in brooklyn in 1943 my family lived on linwood st near the entrance to highland park.
my father george bruce johnston (friends called him bruce) was born march 16,1912. he was a movie buff,he went to erasmus hall high school, and would take off many days to visit and hang out at one of the 4-5 local theaters.he lived at 51 or 54 stratford rd. and spent many hours compiling a scrap book of movie stars. the book was a green marble and white compositions school note book.i still have the book ,the pages are in ex. cond. he cut out all the current stars pasted them on the lined pages and wpuld write captions , star name picture,ect.
i have given a lot of background in hopes of anyone reading this might know of my father or my grandfather william b. johnston, he owned one of the first plumbing and heating stores in brooklyn, along with several other properties in the area, one being the albemarle theater. the plumbing store was located at 9 gates ave.
my family moved to l.i. when i was 8yrs old i didnt visit much but remember talking to my dad about brooklyn his growing up his love for the movies and the amt. of time he had spent at the theater his father had owned.
if anyone has any info to share with me re: my father,or grandfather i would appreciate it.
thankyou grace crispyn