Donny,
Finding the OLL site was a major nostalgia journey for me. In light of our phone conversation last week, I'd like to add a note of appreciation for your time and effort putting the web site together. I note that most of the people contributing memories are from the '70s (my apologies if I missed any from earlier days in the neighborhood). I grew up attending Our Lady of Loreto School, living on Stone and Liberty in Brownsville) during the mid-'30s thru the end of WWII. I remember Fr. Capobianco was the pastor and Fr. Russo his assistant. My Kindergarten and 8-a teacher was Sr. M. Donat. Our ending class, 8-B was taught by Sr. M. Virgilius. The Principal was Sr. M. Hyacinth, a very tough lady. She had me scared half to death when I was in Kindergarten. Our class (Jan-46) was the first to graduate after the end of the war. With a contingent of pals from OLL, a bunch of us went on to Boys High School.
One thing I remember was standing on the Church steps watching Fr. Russo chase a bunch of kids from the back of a small factory across the street. Evidently, they broke into a back window and were in the process of stealing web belts made for the military. I never found out if the good Father ever caught any of them. Lots of memories about Italian bakeries around the corner from the school making some of the most delicious cakes and pastries-wonderful cannoli and sfogliatelli.
I'm not sure if any in my age group(78-79)will remember me or if they are searching this site, but if so, send an email to me. I've been retired from the defense electronics industry for 21 years and have plenty of time to "chat". God Bless everyone.
Hi,
I lived at 273 Stone Ave. (now demolished) and my grandparents lived at 2198 Dean St. I attened OLL in the 1st and 2nd grade. I remember the nuns' names were Sister Mary Ida Joseph and Sister Mary Evangelista (a meanie). We then moved to Canarsie and that's where I actually grew up. I remember "The Cow", on Eastern Pky. (a deli I think)...there was a cow in the window. Also, Pellegrino Pastry Store and a chicken market where my mother use to have a live chicken killed (UGH) . I also went with my mother to Belmont Ave. to shop at all the pushcarts. I now live in Staten Island.
Cool that you remember the "Cow in the Window. On the same side of the street a couple of doors down my parents used to own a luncheonette/candy store called the J&J. It was kind of an after school teenage hangout as I recall. Do you remember it?
Thank you for taking the time to build this website. I enjoyed the pictures and the trip down memory lane. We left OLL and East NY in 1962. I would have graduated in the class of 63. I remember fondly Father Baretta. We hail from Dean Street across from the 'pickle factory'. Great memories - a lot simpler then.
I was there 1967/ 68/ 69 MR MASAIOCIO DO U REMENBER HIM? HE GOT MARRIED THE FRIST YEAR HE WORK AT THE SCHOOL AND WE WENT TO HIS CHURCH CEREMONY IN NY. IF U KNOW OF THIS EMAIL ME PLEASE THANK YOU