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Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town
Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town episodes
- Episode 17, part 2: Memories of Basketball in Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village
Mike Lourie, Mark Curley, and Pete Vecsey talk about their memories of the game, the neighborhood players, and more in this second part of a two-part episode.
41 min - Episode 17, Part 1: Memories of Basketball in Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village
Mike Lourie, Mark Curley, and Pete Vecsey talk about their memories of the game, the neighborhood players, and more in this first part of a two-part episode.
1 hr 3 min - Episode 16: Talking With Frannie Sheehan, Diann D'Imperio, and Brenden Crowe
After a several month layoff, we bring back the podcast with Frannie, Diann, and Brenden sharing stories about school plays, high school dances, and Stuy Town sports.
1 hr 18 min - Episode 15: George Janis, Tommy Issing and Steve Farhood
They were sixteen, and they had jobs around Stuyvesant Town. And a few years later, Tommy bought a neighborhood bar. Lots of memories and lots of stories from George, Tommy and Steve.
1 hr 22 min - Episode 14: Hank Fitzpatrick, Kevin McNulty, Don Jackson (Part 2)
In part 2 of this podcast, we continue our conversation with the trio, and we also go a bit beyond the silver chains to learn a little more about these playground 3 legends.
41 min - Episode 14: Hank Fitzpatrick, Kevin McNulty, Don Jackson (part 1)
Hank, Kevin, and Don share humorous memories of playground 3, Little League baseball careers, neighbors, and some "interesting" friends.
49 min - Episode 13: Pat Hartnett Stone and Donna Marie Chillemi
Donna and Pat look back fondly on unlocked apartment doors, playground 8, granny dresses, and Immaculate Conception's May Festival.
1 hr 9 min - Episode 12: A Look Back at Roller Hockey in Stuyvesant Town
Brendan Crowe, Brian Crowe, Reynold Kurth, Joe McGrath and Mike Lyden talk with us about the "other" city game, sharpening their hockey skills, competing for playground space, and "borrowing" hockey nets from uptown.
1 hr 19 min - Episode 11: Andrea Nimberger and Steve Ehrlich
In the last episode before a summer break, we return with Andrea and Steve to growing up in Peter Cooper Village, as they share memories of the middle playground, P.S. 40, platform shoes and Huckapoo shirts.
1 hr 8 min - Episode 10: Jeanne McDonnell O'Shea and Mike Cavanaugh
Jeanne and Mike re-visit the St. Emeric's School quonset hut, a Charlie Brown school play, playgrounds 4 and 5, and friends and neighbors from the 60's and 70's.
1 hr 18 min
About Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town
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A podcast intended to share recollections, memories, and anecdotes about growing up in a large middle-class housing development in New York City between 1960 and 1980.