mud rooms

Yep...it was the 7 train that went from Flushing (Roosevelt Ave) to Times Square in Manhattan.

I spent a few summers working in the park driving a "people mover" train between the zoo, the stadium and the boat house.

Gosh, I forgot my elementary school name but it was not far from Booth Memorial Ave and Main Street. I also went to JHS 218 before Bowne. I started school in Flushing in the 6th grade. I went to 2 different elementary schools, one in Nassau Co. and then Flushing (6th grade). For some reason I don't remember either name but I bet if I google mapped it, I could find them. I think both are still standing.

I don't remember a lot from JHS but remember more from HS. I had a number of friends then and we had a large graduating class.

I remember a bunch of my college friends and I had a nice game of touch football in Flushing Meadow Park. I remember there was a large field and that's where we played. Don't know if that spot is still there and to be honest, I don't remember the exact location now.

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:38:28 -0500, "Doug" wrote in Re Re: mud rooms:

I don't think you actually went through Astoria on the way to Manhattan. You probably are thinking of Queens Plaza at the edge of Long Island City where you could have switch trains to take the Manhattan train into the tunnel and under the East River. The upper part of the Queens Plaza station overlooked Long Island City HS where I went to school.

Man, you are bringing back a lot of memories.

PS-120 perhaps. Less than a 1/4 mile from Booth Memorial Ave and Main Street, respectively.

We had a spot in the fence around the World's Fair where you could lift the bottom and roll under to sneak into the Fair.

You are right. The #7 goes through Corona, Jackson Heights and Long Island City before heading under the river.

You have to switch to the N train at Queensboro Plaza to get to Astoria.

No kidding!

Yeah, you're correct. My bad :(

Bingo, the moment you said PS 120, a bell went off in my head. Thanks for reminding me.

I too lived a few blocks away from the 64 World's Fair and went to it a couple of times. I didn't know tho about the spot in the fence tho :( darn. And I don't think I heard the construction of the WF because I came in late '64 to Flushing so I think it was already open then or about to be. It was nice to have it so close. And I remember after it closed, they kept the grounds nice ... well at least what I saw from the #7 subway.

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 10:04:34 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote in Re Re: mud rooms:

Here's a question for you. When taking the train from Queensboro Plaza to Flushing, the first or second stop along the way had some kind of avaition oriented high school there. It was like a trade school that taught avaiation industry skills such as engine mechanics, etc. What was the name of that school? I can't remember it!

Aviation High School

On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 06:01:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote in Re Re: mud rooms:

Duh! Well that makes sense. Thanks.

So I'm driving around town yesterday and what do I see in front of me?

A 64 Impala with 64 NY World's Fair license plates!

Now that's a spooky coincidence!

All I can say is WOW. Do you remember when the Mets won the pennant in 1969? Flushing went crazy honking horns a lot around Main Street. You could feel it in the air too .

Do I remember it? Sure...I was at the game!

Funny story too...

We were in Junior High at the time and cut school to go to the game. When the game was over all the fans ran down onto the field and many of us ripped up pieces of turf as souvenirs.

We had a science teacher that was huge Met fan. The next day we told her that we had missed her class because we went to the game, figuring she would be all excited.

The conversation went something like this:

Picture a teacher with a big smile on her face, talking to three really excited and proud teenagers.

Teach: Wow! Lucky you. I'll bet you had fun. Us: Sure did! Teach: Did you go down on the field? Us: Oh yeah! It was great! Teach: Did you get a piece of the turf? Us: Of course. I have a piece in my book bag. Do you want to see it? Teach: (No longer smiling) No. I want you to come back to my room after school for an extra assignment. I don't really mind that you cut my class to go to the game but I will not condone destruction of property. Do you know how much work they will have to do to fix the field for the next game?

Since it was a science class, she made us do a lab experiment about growing grass. If we didn't do it she was going to turn us in for cutting class. We were more afraid of the punishment for cutting than doing the experiment so we did it.

She got us good, playing the excited teacher and getting us to admit what we had done. Gotta give her credit!

Cute. I have a similar story but it involved a cop and different subject. Short story was I was rushing on some side roads to see something unusual and got stopped by a cop. He asked me why I was speeding and talked to me so long that he knew I would miss what I was speeding for and on top of that gave me a speeding ticket at the end of the long talk. He sorta got me twice that day. Anyway, I like your story. And don't worry, they build in the costs of what you did, into the ticket prices.

Whenever I get pulled over for speeding I always tell the cop to "Make it quick. Can't you see I'm in a hurry?"

That would piss me off. I'll take a lecture over a ticket, but I don't want both. I'd be very nice to him, up to the time he handed me the ticket.

I like it but the problem is ... will they listen?