Tuesday, September 23, 2008

134 White Street: Then And Now


Before moving to Knickerbocker Village Joe Bruno lived at 134 White Street. That's what it looked like in 1934 (the smaller building on the corner) The inset shows the current structure:
from Joe
I WAS BORN AND RAISED ACROSS THE STREET AT 134 WHITE, CORNER OF BAXTER, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE TOMBS. THE BUILDING'S BEEN DOWN SINCE THE 70'S. THE SPACE IS WHERE THE LADIES PRISON NOW IS. I MOVED TO KNICKERBOCKER IN EARLY 1963. AND LIVED THERE TILL 1996. STILL I WENT TO FORLINI'S AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK UNTIL I MOVED. IN FACT, I WAS THERE THE DAY IT OPENED IN 1956. AND I HAD MY DAUGHTER'S CHRISTENING PARTY THERE IN THE BACK ROOM IN 1977.

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