tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post7993488652237214817..comments2024-03-28T07:54:47.193-04:00Comments on Climbing My Family Tree: Those Places Thursday: The Bronx of my Burk familyMarian B. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-62268624734210406212016-10-12T10:30:08.425-04:002016-10-12T10:30:08.425-04:00I can picture the outing; savoring the day in the ...I can picture the outing; savoring the day in the more quite and green surroundings. Certainly different from the outer boroughs today.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-60274299806140888652016-10-05T09:37:35.780-04:002016-10-05T09:37:35.780-04:00A nice brick apartment house still stands there, I...A nice brick apartment house still stands there, I see from the Google image. Nice area, further east than my relatives lived. Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-24339499647943959952016-10-05T09:25:25.616-04:002016-10-05T09:25:25.616-04:001527 Plymouth Avenue, Bronx; an apartment1527 Plymouth Avenue, Bronx; an apartmentColleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-90579303287872392712016-10-04T16:53:05.959-04:002016-10-04T16:53:05.959-04:00Dana, I feel the same way when I read stories abou...Dana, I feel the same way when I read stories about growing up in small towns. Such a different experience than my city life! Thank you for reading and posting a comment.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-66140957488226514362016-10-04T16:40:23.006-04:002016-10-04T16:40:23.006-04:00What a neat story! I grew up in a small, mid-Weste...What a neat story! I grew up in a small, mid-Western town and hearing about life in the Bronx sounds foreign. :) Thanks for sharing the stories1<br />Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-36555953483455597102016-10-03T17:33:25.484-04:002016-10-03T17:33:25.484-04:00Colleen, where in the Bronx did your mother live? ...Colleen, where in the Bronx did your mother live? Thanks for leaving me a note.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-65832068879406696342016-10-03T17:31:51.216-04:002016-10-03T17:31:51.216-04:00In 1930 my mother was a toddler in the Bronx. Nice...In 1930 my mother was a toddler in the Bronx. Nice coincidence. Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-22069357583105023222016-10-02T08:44:32.727-04:002016-10-02T08:44:32.727-04:00Dara, I certainly agree with you about how "n...Dara, I certainly agree with you about how "neighborly" everyone had to be when so many folks were crowded into a few small rooms. Thanks for reading and commenting!Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-91612801167347159782016-10-02T08:02:22.285-04:002016-10-02T08:02:22.285-04:00In Dublin too, even in the 20th century, whole fam...In Dublin too, even in the 20th century, whole families lived in a single room of a shared tenement home. It sometimes amazes me just how recent the experience was for many. I wouldn’t like to know my neighbors quite as well as my ancestors obviously did!Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-327773699681167122016-09-30T06:55:09.125-04:002016-09-30T06:55:09.125-04:00Wendy, it was his graduation from grammar school, ...Wendy, it was his graduation from grammar school, and he obviously got all dressed up for this photo!Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-43132523047023736072016-09-30T06:25:55.416-04:002016-09-30T06:25:55.416-04:00What an alert expression on your dad's face. A...What an alert expression on your dad's face. And look at those freshly polished shoes. Judging by the diploma, this was a special day.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com