elmhurst memories

i lived in elmhurst for 18 yrs and went to saint barts from 1963 to 1972 and lived 2 blocks away from ps89 i lived at 40-40 elbertson st imoved from elmhurst in 1978 i have many memories of growing up there that is one place i will always miss i first moved to long island and then to florida but no place can compare to living in elmhurst ill always miss it and thank god for giving that experience of growing up there

Elmhurst books

Hello,
Have you tracked down these two books?

"The Future of us all" - Roger Sanjek
An ethnic study of Elmhurst/Corona 70-90
and
"Elmhurst: from town seat to mega-suburb" - Vincent Seyfried
a comprehensive history of the area from the Dutch onward.

I grew up in the area and now collect photos and postcards of Elmhurst. Let me know if you need any photos of the area 1910-1935.
Put me on the list to buy a copy of your book.
Regards,
Andrew Beirne

graduated in 1967

Hi,
My name is Denise and all of my family went to St.  Barts.  I recently went back to visit my relatives and we took a walking tour of the church.  I forgot how beautiful it was.  The neighborhood looked so different. NO more trees.
Do rememeber? Mrs Marcazi--the music teacher.
We opened up the youth center.  We started the plays. Remember the speed reading course and mass during lent.

That's it for me.
Denise

Elmhurst

Moved to Elmhurst in 1965.  My dad and his entire family went to St. Bart's as did I and my two sisters. I "graduated" from the boys school in 1971. Remember Mr. Gabreilli, Mr. Hobdy, Br. George, Br. Thomas, Mrs. Keller, Mr. Cutinella. Remember the Colony and Jackson Theatres, Fields Dept. store on 37th Ave.,Horn & Hardart on 82nd Street, Broadway Park (Clement Moore park?, Fairyland (by Newtown field), the German deli on 43rd Avenue.  Had many memorable nights in the park by St. Bart's (don't ask!)Neighborhood has changed tremendously since I moved out in '73. 

St. Bart's website.

Have any of you visited:

http://hackensackhigh.org/~rkc/sbs/

Elmhurst

first of all, thank you so much to all who answered my query.  My mother passed away on Dec. 1st and so much memory has coming flooding back of life in Elmhurst!  The nuns were like a bunch of mothers to me.  I had Mrs. Keller, who once accused me of thinking i was "the cat's pajamas," whatever that meant!  I was only eight at the time and remember that I was joking with a fellow classmate...  The neighborhood was Cuban in the late 1960's and my mother was very protective.  I attended St. Bart's from 1964-1969, which was when I moved from Elhhurst to North Babylon, LI. What a change it was, to be free to roam suburban neighborhoods, though it was much tougher than the neighborhood seemed to me in Elmhurst!  I now have a Masters in Library Science and live in Setauket, LI, but Queens is still so alive to me.  I visited my old home, which was then an apartment on Roosevelt Avenue, and which is now a travel agency, complete with bullet-proof glass in the waiting area.  What was once my living room is now an office, and my bedroom has become a storage area.  Very eerie.  I lived at 95-16 Roosevelt Avenue, went to school at St. Bart's, and had pleasant "arguements" with P.S. 89 kids, who claimed to have more holidays than we had.  I remember shouting to them across the street as we walked to school, comparing national holidays to religious holidays.  I think the nuns instilled in me a love of learning and intellectual curiosity, for which I am forever grateful.  Anyone wishing to contribute to my book can contact me here, or at khoran@suffolk.lib.ny.us.

Thanks again,
Kathleen

Elmhurst memories

Kathleen:

       I too have many fond memories of growing up in Elmhurst, Queens. I went to St. bart's from 1964-1969, and lived in Elmhurst until 1976. I think I went to school with your brother, Kevin Horan. If memory serves me right, he was a close friend of a fellow classmate, John Flanagan.Please tell me what kind of book you are writing as I may be able to contribute something.
                       Mike Forde

Elmhurst born and Raised

I just found this on the web and it made me feel good. My entire family grew up in Elmhurst. We lived there from 1907 to 1978. I grew up in the  60's grad from St.Bart's in 1962, my mother in about  1930. Lived on 51st Ave and 92nd Street. I still have contact with friends who lived there and some who still do.

elmhurst and st. bart's

Following 2 years of Franciscan Brother's sadistic abuse in grades 7 and 8, I barely made it out of St. Bart's in 1958. With a couple of exceptions, those "religious" guys were basically angry, hateful, animalistic and self-serving apostles of cruelty who enjoyed overpowering and inflicting physical punishment on 11-13 year old boys. There's an interesting movie called "Heaven Help Us" which depicts in astonishing and accurate detail the cruelties visited upon us by many of those Franciscans.
Oh well, I still liked Elmhurst and all it had to offer, living there until I moved to Long Island in 1970.
It's also been enjoyable to attend(when I can) reunions of the Classof '58.
Any other memories you're interested in?

Q. for khoran

how's your brother dave?
we were close friends 'till he moved away.

St. Barts & Elmhurst

I grew up in Elmhurst and attended St. Barts for 8 years I graduated in 1975.  They were the best and the worst times of my life.  I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.  I remember the nuns keeping us away from the boys-they had the park we had the street.  I remember confession in 2nd grade and one young boy getting yelled at that he was going to burn in hell.  We all got so scared.  Looking back I would love to relive it for a day.  Every now and then I watch the movie "Heaven Help Us"  it reminds me of St. Barts.  Remember the candy store Kodac and Louie the Pharmacist.  82nd Street and the record store, Newton HS-I wasn't allowed to go there.  Great memories. 

Elmhurst

I was so excited to come across this.  I went to St. Barts from 1963-1969 and lived on St. James Ave  under the LIRR tunnel--right near Neufeld's Funeral Home--which is still there.  I remember Mrs. Marchesi--the music teacher and her portable piano--she was a riot!  And Sr Paul Gerard, who was really strict, Miss Fee the 5th grade teacher who left quite suddenly and I think was hospitalized, Mrs Farrow, who was sort of the glamourour lay teacher, Miss Waldron the 3rd grade teacher, Sr. Mary Laura (who would make us sing songs like "Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham"(!!!) and there was one nun who was really pretty and she left the convent--yeah, Sr. Justine. Also the play the Sound of Music--a girl named Monica played the part of Maria. I remember Sam's deli on Braodway and the five cent pickles and the Merry Go Round store also on Broadway where I got my first sled.   The neighborhood was not Cuban as Kathleen mentioned--it was mostly Irish/German/Italian with some Spanish speaking people--it was great because it was diverse and friendly.  I really remember Fairyland Amusement Park and would love to get a hold of some pictures if anyone can point me to them.  I had such great times there.  Anyway, Kathleen--please give us an update on your project--I'd love to see a book on Elmhurst!