I grew up in Throggs Neck with family roots from both 116th and Pleasant in Harlem and Parkchester in The Bronx back when they were both Italian filled neighborhoods.
No family in Parkchester to speak of, although I certainly know the area. Remember Danny Squire and his office at The Riddler's?
Re East Harlem. Same here, on my Dad's side. My grandparents lived at 325 Pleasant for something like fifty years. When they got here, they lived downtown on Baxter for a year or two. Then up to Pleasant for the rest of their lives. My Dad's 86 and still on the Giglio board. But you won't find him on the website lol. Anyway, my Mom's side settled in the Bronx and Yonkers. When they got married, that's when they moved to Belmont. But my grandparents lived well into the '80s, so I was on Pleasant Avenue constantly. My Dad and I had lunch at Andy's almost every Friday for more than twenty years.
Small world.
