The Bronx was where my grandparents brought up their children and where my parents (Harold
Burk and Daisy
Schwartz) settled with my sisters and me.
Teddy's Dairy (owned by Grandpa Theodore
Schwartz and Grandma Hermina
Farkas) was in several locations around Fox Street and Beck Street in Bronx, NY.
Above, Teddy behind the counter. At right, Teddy and his assistant John in front of Teddy's Dairy, 1934. John eventually bought the business from Teddy.
The Bronx has a legendary mystique worldwide, it seems . . . in Japan, as well.
When hubby, Sis, friend Laurie, and I were in Kyoto in 2007, we passed a bar entrance named for our hometown.
Left, a photo of us waiting for The Bronx to open :)
We also went to a baseball game where Marc Jason
Kroon, a star relief pitcher from the Bronx who made it big in Japan, saved the game for the Yokohama Bay Stars.
Right, I'm helping Marc get his pitch ready. He was driven to the mound in a brand-new tricked-out Toyota and treated to cheers from the Yokohama fans before striking out the Yakult Swallows to earn yet another win.