Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town

Mike Lourie, Mark Curley, and Pete Vecsey talk about their memories of the game, the neighborhood players, and more in this second part of a two-part episode.

Mike Lourie, Mark Curley, and Pete Vecsey talk about their memories of the game, the neighborhood players, and more in this first part of a two-part episode.

After a several month layoff, we bring back the podcast with Frannie, Diann, and Brenden sharing stories about school plays, high school dances, and Stuy Town sports.

They were sixteen, and they had jobs around Stuyvesant Town.  And a few years later, Tommy bought a neighborhood bar.  Lots of memories and lots of stories from George, Tommy and Steve.

In part 2 of this podcast, we continue our conversation with the trio, and we also go a bit beyond the silver chains to learn a little more about these playground 3 legends.

Hank, Kevin, and Don share humorous memories of playground 3, Little League baseball careers, neighbors, and some "interesting" friends.

Donna and Pat look back fondly on unlocked apartment doors, playground 8, granny dresses, and Immaculate Conception's May Festival.

Brendan Crowe, Brian Crowe, Reynold Kurth, Joe McGrath and Mike Lyden talk with us about the "other" city game, sharpening their hockey skills, competing for playground space, and "borrowing" hockey nets from uptown.

In the last episode before a summer break, we return with Andrea and Steve to growing up in Peter Cooper Village, as they share memories of the middle playground, P.S. 40, platform shoes and Huckapoo shirts.

Jeanne and Mike re-visit the St. Emeric's School quonset hut, a Charlie Brown school play, playgrounds 4 and 5, and friends and neighbors from the 60's and 70's.