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Post by Lenny on Sept 5, 2007 18:02:44 GMT -5
After school let out for the summer, we Bronx kids had lots of things to do and places to go. One of my favorite things to do was to go to the Staue Of Liberty and Ellis Island. We'd take the subway to Battery Park and hop on the Circle Line Sightseeing Boat to the Staue Of Liberty. How many of yuz guys made this trip?  |
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Post by Joan on Sept 5, 2007 18:11:05 GMT -5
Lenny....................made that trip many times. First with my parents a few times, then with school, and then with a "single's group" I belonged to.
Loved the trip over, but liked going to Ellis Island the best. Found it very interesting. There was more to do there than the Statue of Liberty. Enjoyed seeing it though.
We always had a fun time!
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Post by wheezie on Sept 5, 2007 18:53:01 GMT -5
I can't believe I've never been to Ellis Island. Of all the places, I took the boat up to Bear Mountain. Now I live just a few miles away!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2007 18:54:20 GMT -5
i too have never been to ellis island or around manhattan island ---we once took the boat up to bear mtn for a police dept family outing
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2007 19:56:49 GMT -5
I saw this one in a Believe It or Not column.....Most native New Yorkers have NOT been to the Empire State Building or the WTC or the Statue of Liberty.  |
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Post by helenh1 on Sept 5, 2007 21:20:42 GMT -5
I proudly say I have been to Ellis Island( my fav), WTC, Empire State Building, Circle line, Statue of Liberty, Bronx Zoo,Radio City Music Hall, Staten Island Ferry but never been to Yankee Stadium( and me a life long fan)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2007 21:33:22 GMT -5
I proudly say I have been to Ellis Island( my fav), WTC, Empire State Building, Circle line, Statue of Liberty, Bronx Zoo,Radio City Music Hall, Staten Island Ferry but never been to Yankee Stadium( and me a life long fan) Helen I have been to all of them. |
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Post by Preacher Mike on Sept 5, 2007 21:40:41 GMT -5
I never seen the WTC...never been to the statue of Liberty...Ellis Island. I have passed by the Liberty a number of time on ships. I never seen the WTC go up...I'm sorry to say I did see it come down on TV.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2007 0:12:29 GMT -5
[quote author=bx58ny I saw this one in a Believe It or Not column.....Most native New Yorkers have NOT been to the Empire State Building or the WTC or the Statue of Liberty. [/quote] cant remember if i have been up the empire state bldg=== for business i always took out of towners up to windows on the world for drinks before dinner -- the elevator ride and the view and the backlit bar with all the liquor bottles would blow them away=================went to the statue once -i think it was will out of town relatlives |
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Post by pegleg on Sept 6, 2007 0:42:15 GMT -5
Went to the Statue of Liberty a number of times. The last time was in the 80's when we took our kids all over NY. Also took the cruise around Manhattan Island at that time. In the olden days, when I was in grammar school, the family took our annual day cruise up to Indian Point, when it was an amusement park (pre-nuke Power Plant). Loved that trip - there must have been a few hundred Liberty ships and other WWII ships mothballed on the Hudson in those days. I never did go to Ellis Island- I guess I missed something there. Thanks for the memories....
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Post by brianshea on Sept 6, 2007 5:40:00 GMT -5
I've been to the Statue of Libert and Empire State Bldg many times...Worked in the Woolworth Bldg while they were building the WTC...never saw the completed buildings except on TV......
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2007 7:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by Joan on Sept 6, 2007 7:53:40 GMT -5
:)Have been to all of them - loved going to Radio City and took my kids to the Bronx Zoo all the time.
Have also been to Bear Mountain many times and eaten in their lodge - very cozy!
Another nice place is "The View" at the Marriott Hotel. When we lived in New York, we always went there at Christmas time. It is on the 64th floor, I believe, and has a revolving floor so you get to see all of Manhattan. They always had the Empire State Building lit up in red and green and the Chrysler Building was lit up with blue lights. It was beautiful!
Will never forget those times and all there was to do in New York.
We will be going to New York (Long Island and Mahopac) in October. Am looking forward to seeing all my friends and family. Hopefully, we might get to the City!
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Post by pegleg on Sept 6, 2007 10:23:25 GMT -5
Thanks Jimbo! Interesting. Those bunking arrangements looked mighty ... friendly. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2007 11:05:23 GMT -5
All I can say is I hope they didnt serve beans at dinner...  Hey a side note: Have you seen "The Basketball Diaries"? Its pretty recent (comparatively), and it might be a little too "real" for some of you (its about kids who get addicted to heroin,etc back in high school), but it has scenes of jumping off Columbia Rock, and riding the SI Ferry... |
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Post by Fran Gyomory on Sept 6, 2007 11:31:07 GMT -5
WTC opened after I left NY in July 1971. Went to Empire State building; Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; Central Park and Zoo and all the above and then some. Helen's and my grandmother came to this country through Ellis Island in 1910 on the SS California. She was a 19 year old single lady coming to the new world to find her fortune.
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Post by pegleg on Sept 8, 2007 3:35:01 GMT -5
All I can say is I hope they didnt serve beans at dinner... Hey a side note: Have you seen "The Basketball Diaries"? Its pretty recent (comparatively), and it might be a little too "real" for some of you (its about kids who get addicted to heroin,etc back in high school), but it has scenes of jumping off Columbia Rock, and riding the SI Ferry... Haven't seen"The Basketball Diaries" yet.... will look for it at Blockbuster. thanks. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2007 4:25:45 GMT -5
Over the years, I put all of my immigrant relatives' names on the wall of honor at Ellis Island. I never got there myself, yet, but 2 of my grandsons went with school groups. They were able to get tracings of the family names from the wall. Quite a neat way for them to "hook up" with their great-great grandparents!
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Post by Joan on Sept 8, 2007 6:29:18 GMT -5
Nice pictures Jim...........................just as I remember it!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2007 12:51:16 GMT -5
Thanks! Definitely was a trip to remember |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2007 16:13:58 GMT -5
James I have some of the same pictures that you posted. I guess we think alike.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2007 22:26:15 GMT -5
Phyllis, I shoot lots of pictures of pretty much everything... I may not have nearly the talent of Pruitt, but I try to make up for it in quantity where I get "lucky" shots |
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