(continued)
 |
| STARLIGHT PARK WITH COLISEUM IN THE BACKGROUND |
a little beyond west farms square, within walking distance of my home was starlight park and the coliseum where you could swim in the summer and attend the circus at the coliseum. as a tween i learned a lot about the anatomy of women at the pool because in the early 40s they might wear skimpy white bathing suits which when wet were like a full body wet t-shirt contest.
sanford, a friend sold me his starlight swim pass near the end of one summer. all i had to do was paste my picture over his picture. he must have been a successsful businessman because he also sold me a stray cat which later had kittens. my mom referred to the cat as the tramp.
west farms square was and is a hub for buses now and trolleys then. these vrhicles would converge from all directions. yes, north, south, east and west.
among the places around west farms square was the post office, bickford's restaurant, a bowling alley, a newstand where you could get the sunday new york times on saturday night, and a pool room.
i spent many hours of my ill spent youth at the pool room, bsing at bickfords, and (not so much) the bowling alley. yes, the GREAT depression.
 |
| STARLIGHT PARK 1921 |
(to be continued)
***************************************************************************************************************************
