No Rain Today!!! I went to the bank in the morning and then drove down to Forest Park. I walked for about an hour and then did some reading. From there I drove to 63rd Drive in Rego Park where I started my annual tour of the neighborhood where I grew up. I have already documented by 2006 and 2007 tours in this journal. I was sure to stop by the following addresses:
61-40 Saunders Street where I lived with my parents until 1980. I checked the building directory and noted there were 3 families that were there back then.
64-12 Wetherole Street where I lived just before I got married from January 1980 until right before my wedding in October 1983
62-60 99th Street (Saxon Hall) where Karen and I lived when we were first married
I looked around at retail establishments and remembered what was there all those years ago. Only Ben's Best Deli on Queens Blvd. remains.
Back in May 2000 I did this tour with Steven Gaber who was my friend in the late 1950s and early 1960s. I recalled how he stole my baseball glove and said that he mailed it to China.
Below is a photo of the Rego Park Jewish Center where I was Bar Mitzvahed in April 1962. I passed by there today.
Until Next May
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