America's Last Generation | Slideshow | Astoria Style
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- @Toms_Stories
I try to recapture an era with authentic photo's and classic music. This is a Slideshow about the 70s to the early 90s of Astoria New York or Any town USA. It is what I would say the last days of the real NYC or USA.. These are the people I grew up with in Astoria Queens. There were so many more who's pictures I couldn't get a hold of. I feel very lucky to grow up with the people of Astoria as most of NYC felt about their own neighborhood. When speaking to a good friend of mine Johnny Walker about the past, he said "Same time same place same people"
I have decided to change the title of this video for a few reasons. I found out that many people from different parts of the country can relate to this video. It was the last of the outdoor generation. The hanging out on the corner generation. Driving on the strip generation. The street games generation. The drinking from the hose generation. The generation of having the same neighbors. The pre 911, computer generation. So instead of Astoria! When NY Was NY It will now be America's Last Generation | Astoria Style. #slideshow #astoriaqueens1980s #nostalgic #nostalgia #music #slideshowwithmusic #musicvideo #generationx #genx #musicslideshowwithpictures #musicmontage #newyorkcity #astoriablvd #1980s #1970s #80s #70s #1990s #90s #astoria #photo #photomontage #photography #queensnyc #queens #musicvideo #pictures #nyc #newyork #nyc #musicvideo #pictures #marcwillis #19something #thegogos #joanjett #badreputation #westsidestory #eastsidekids #boweryboys #littlerascals #thelittlerascals #ourgang #gatheringcrowds #thetimesofyoulife #neilsedaka - เพลง
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Born n raised in Astoria...miss the good old days we had.
This was great. If we could only turn back time
Glad you liked it
Enjoyed it. I was a 44th street member myself, a few years before you.
The deli, the alleyway,,even the "tunnels" in your courtyard of your old apt building were great for hide and seek and tag. Knew the people in almost every house from 30th ave to 28th. I knew all of the Delorenzo kids..Charlie, Dorothy, Kathy, Chris and Jennifer, Pat, Charlie Sr. and even their grandmother.. This brought back a lot of good memories for me. Thanks!
Yep, You got that right. Born in Astoria in 1960, grandparents moved in in 1920s, I ran for my life a couple of years ago. Not the same.
Tommy - you did a fantastic job!!! I feel so fortunate for having grown up in Astoria. I was thrilled to see myself in the slideshow a few times, even though we never hung out!! Thanks for taking the time to put this together and for sharing!!! - Joanne
Was born in Astoria General Hospital (now Mt. Sinai) in 1952 and we moved to Suffolk County in 1963. Soooo much has changed in the old neighborhood!! 32-26 41st Street is where I lived and my dad's parents lived in the next bldg., 32-30. So many great memories even though I only lived there for such a small portion of my life. My dad lived at 32-30 till he came back from WWII and till he married my mom. Then he moved into the next building.
My family has been in Astoria since the 60's. I moved here with my mom in 1997 when I was nine. Went to PS. 122 (learned to speak English there). I love Astoria so much, even though these photos are from the 70's and 80s, I feel a connection to the people in the photos. It is really sad to see the authenticity of Astoria be stripped away, beautiful homes torn down to make room for glass condos. I am 30 years old and am in favor of change and growth, but the rate in which this is happening is insanely fast. Thank you for this beautiful video!
Thanks for the compliments and appreciation.
Very awesome!
Astoria, Queens, where I lived after getting married, I won't never forget Astoria
YOUR NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR
Thats the Astoria I grew up in. Those days are gone forever.... over a long time ago
Afraid so
Whenever I feel like getting emotional, you did a great job.
thank you very much
The Good Ol' Daze...when everyone hanging out were actually born and raised in the neighborhood. Great video Nohilly
Thanks Tom for the memories. Always had great memories when growing up in Astoria during the 60' and 70's. Remember all the movie theaters that were in Astoria back then (The Astoria, Loew's Triborough, The Strand, the Olympia.) PS6, Jennie's Pizza, Sokol's toy store. Great days
I had a lot of fun making it. I have more and a lot of funny stories on my page
Tommy, You out did yourself with this video. Thank you so very much for all the time and hard work you put into it. It brought back so many great memories. And I seen a lot of old friend and familiar faces & People I haven't seen in years. I cant stop smiling just thinking of all the fun and crazy times we had. So glad I grew up in Astoria with such great people. Again thanks for all your hard work it really shows.
Such an awesome compilation of photos! I am not from your generation but I grew up in Astoria from the late 90's and still live here.
Glad you liked it. I have stories to go along with it. Check em out
This has alot of good memories about our childhood living in astoria queens thank you .Thomas Nohilly for doing this its great
Astoria forever..
Can't thank you enough for putting this video together ... I lived on 47th Street ...played handball, stick all and alley ball at PS 10. Wow, great memories and you captured a priceless last. We were lucky to have lived here. Thank you!
Thank You George. I appreciate that. I think Astoria was the only place to play Alley Ball. Never met an outsider who ever heard of it nor can I find it anywhere on the web.
Thomas that was really awesome. I appreciate you taking the time and putting that together. you out did yourself Nosilly😄 seriously it bought back fond memories and you really did a great job!!! ❤❤
I'm pretty sure I climbed across all those roofs! This is great, thanks!
Ha! That's what makes us city boys. Thanks for the compliment
Nice job... I grew up in the same neighborhood, it was in Corona. I really miss those days of just hanging out and going for a lemon ice. Then there was that same question over and over "what do you want to do tonight"? Jimmy drives by with his Chevy Impala... 8 guys jump in... Jim does a neutral drop. Walking in the at midnight during school my father is pissed... yes i miss those days.
Love it !!!!
My old neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. I missed it a lot! Used to live on Cresent Street across the street from the old Catholic High School in the 1970s and go to Immaculate Conception Catholic church on Sundays and later with my family go to McDonalds on 31 Street next to the Astoria/Ditmars boulevard station for lunch. Then go to Astoria park in the afternoon.
Thomas Nohilly that video was so awesome brings back so many good memories seeing it makes you think about people we lost along the way lost contacts too. You sit and wonder how they are doing today and wishes we all can get together again some live afar and others are busy with life. But we all have those great memories. Thank you for taking time out of your busy life and letting us all reflect and laugh and remember again
Aww thank you Joanne
A lost but never forgotten time! With tears in my eyes thanks for the memories!🥲💗🥰
Glad you liked it.
My grandma stills live on 45th street near the train she one of the last Greeks on the block
Great memories with good friends. Thank you Tommy for doing this, what an awesome job!Astoria will always be home!
So amazing to see everyone from back in the day...sorry I didnt go to the Premiere. You did a great job, Nohilly :)
I think I saw the courtyard of now East of Manhattan Apts. on 31st Ave. between 21st. and 14th st.? Thanks for sharing. Brings back fond memories.
I was born and raised in Astoria. I lived in The Acropolis buildings. Moved to MA and recently went back to Astoria for a visit. I expected changes just not to the level I saw. Thanks for the video.
The world is constantly changing. I'm just grateful for the youth I had.
Thats so cool friend. If I would of known you'll make a video like that I would of given you some classic astoria photos. Im from astoria myself have a lotta block photos street photos whole bunch. Next time if you come up with another one let me know I would like to share. Thx @SotoGeorgiou
A lot of familiar faces. (JD in his crazy days, along with the rest!) Astoria will never be the same. It’s a shame. Thanks for the memories!!
That's really cool with the skully. I did shit like that with my sons friends. Robert Walker is the Rob I think you were talking about, Now I knew a few Kennys, Nelson, roberts and Klunich. I knew you were affiliated with JD because of the Starlite karaoke name. I really appreciate your comments, and I'm glad that you liked the soundtrack, Most people don't have the patience to sit through the whole thing. Thanks very much.
Hey Rich B
@Tom Otoole Hi Tom. Hope all is well. Saw this was posted in Facebook so here I am at 6:30am watching and reminiscing.
I'm so old, I went to PS7, when PS7 was still there. LMAO
Born in Brooklyn in 1949, moved to 8th St. when I was 2. Ended up near the corner of Astoria Blvd. and Steinway before the Navy Yard closed and my Dad got transferred to Mare Island, CA. I can still remember the "Italian-American Social Club" downstairs from my apartment.
Oh my goodness are you still here in New York or way out in California?
I’m from Astoria projects 8st
Never even heard of it lol
Great pictures!
Great job Tom! I had no pics to contribute but you got me in there LOL! Brought back a lot of great memories...
I love this ,I grew up on on 30th ave and 34th st in the 80's and 90's I miss it so much this coukd easily be me and my friends....good times ,school was crazy I was at P.S. 17 , I.S. 126 and LIC....and I know some of you guys even though you are a little older
Glad you enjoyed it
Sent this video to all my Astoria friends. Thanks for sharing. Great stuff.
Thank you so much. I could tell something big was going on. haven't seen a surge like that in long while. I have more on my channel. I have the video broken down into parts. I have a duplicate with the names of the people in it. Plus I have some of the funniest stories you'll ever hear. Much more. 111 videos total
I knew people would love these ..
Curious as to where you saw this ..I've been sharing and was wondering if it was on facebook?
@@najat5182 I belong to a few Astoria groups on Facebook. I'm contemplating on changing the title to make it more universal. Like " America's Last Generation -Astoria Style. Whadda ya think?
@@najat5182 They do. But only people in Astoria Queens lol. I'm gonna change the title I think
Wonderful memories!
Thank you Thomas. It was great to see the night of the reunion and it's nice to be able to see it again here. Much love my friend.
Have you seen the version with the names? Astoria tagged
Thomas Nohilly yes. I left a post on that one too
I love the pictures!!!!
They dared him to get a Mohawk. So we all went to the hair cutting place "She Goes To Your Head". They never did a Mohawk before so they made a big deal out of it too, Took pictures and everything. I managed to get this one from them 20 years ago. I'm to the left in yellow.
@FUCKTHESYSTEM70 Around 10 of us went there when John DePalma got his mohawk. They made such a big ordeal and took many photos because this was their first mohawk ever.I was able to go back many years later and get a couple.
A long time ago i was raised in ASTORIA Stienway St
What Avenue ?
Pretty sure I know some of these people. Good clean fun we had.
This was a terrific slide show that brought back great memories. I'm so glad Thomas put it all together, job well done.
What's going on with you?
My mom's family lived on 9th Street. Her uncle had a restaurant in the 1940's right on Vernon Boulevard. 35-50 9th Street. The Rabati's had a store there. It was really an old fashioned neighborhood. They spent lot of time at the Astoria Pool. They would feed the whole band when the Italian Feast was held in June. They had grape arbors and a garden. Great memories. Then things changed and they moved out to Long Island. I remember lots of shops on Steinwa Street. Movie theatre, bakeries, dress shops everything you could find in the days before Malls.
We had everything we wanted an arms length away. We had no need to venture out, because to us Astoria was the center of the world.
Great records👍
Thanks!
Nice opening with the old East Side Kids music
That's cause we were CLASSIC hahahaahaha
Love it. Packy, Elish, Colleen and baby Meagan!
This is Packy. Where is Billy B. And the mckyes
I remember Billy
Great video love the music. My mom’s family lived there since 1930. I remember the Italian Feast near St Rita’s church. Thanks for posting!!
Thank You!!!! You related to Bobby ?
@@Toms_Stories No just a devoted fan.
@@Diane18 I actually belong to 2 Facebook groups, facebook.com/groups/deadendkids/ and facebook.com/groups/thwbowery/ . Bobby Jordan's son does quite a bit of posting there. Not sure which one. I was a big fan of the boys. I got all of my friends into them. I have more slideshows on my page and I tell a lot of funny stories as well. Go check them out.
Looks like past Steinway into the upper 40s but cool as hell, I’m from LA (Lower Astoria) 35th and 30th ave but enjoyed this Video, brings back some fond and not so fond memories, like Tuinals and seconals
You nailed it.
Awesomeness!!! This!!!
Thank you for the compliment. Much appreciated.
@@Toms_Stories thanks for the awesome trip back into time 🙌🙌 loved that you added the brilliant West Side Story music to it !!!
I wish everyone left comments like you.
@@Toms_Stories get used to em !!😉😉
Saw John Mack from 34th ave and 44th street. I grew up w. John in lower Astoria 23rd ave and 41 street in the 60's. My family moved from Europe and settled in Astoria around 1910. Still have family in Sunnyside. Great times back then. Less people and quieter. Who remembers Bill Allen's Sporting Goods next to Carvel Ice Cream Steinway Street off 28th ave. At the 6:16 mark is the corner I hung out on before going into PS10 Horace Greely Junior High. Walter Saracino, Dee Dee Clarke and many others from 73-76'. Thanks for sharing this, it must have been time consuming and emotional. Emotional for me. Saw my Upback crew from Blvd Gardens.
I lived on 44th st n 28th Ave so I got my orange Chuck Taylors from Bill Allens lol. I made a duplicate tagged, with as many names as possible. I appreciate your comment and compliment. Thanks.
I remember Bill Allen's and Carvel very well. Bill Allen's is where all the boys got their Baseball uniforms from (Silksox!). I fondly remember how everyone stuck together especially on the block where you lived.
Damn I love Astoria hate to see what happened went downhill believe it or not there was a time when you could leave your doors open and not worry one big Community everybody looking out for each other it's a shame what's happening to this country
469ogt NY is safer now than when these photos were taken. Statistics do not back your claim.
@@gnumani yeah but back in the day everybody in your building was related to you and half the people on your block, too.
I agree
No it wasn't.
it depends on what neighborhood you lived in. White neighborhoods had very low crime rates. Always the case.@@gnumani
From what i can remember everyone was drunk and stoned. Now everyone is drunk and popping pills.
Frankie Zic & James Piro RIP
Thank you so much! Did you know my friend, Lynne Benelli?
Not that I recall.
Very sad alot of drag racing Irish kids great memories
pretty kool bro how you been dude hope all is well
Damn you look familiar! I think I knew you at some point! LOL
I remember you. friend of Bobs. Was Artie your father?
No. Bill Ahern. Lived on 12th St and later 42nd St. There was another Ahern family on 42nd st.
lmao. A friend of Bill means AA. We played fast pitch softball. YOU being the fast pitcher lol. That guy Tommy RIP who was in AA hooked us up with that team, Am I right?
Damn I/m a dummy. I wrote BOb and not Bill, My bad.lol Its been a long time for me haha,
Yes, that's what I thought. Softball with Tommy Papa. That was a fun time - a bunch of sober guys trying to play ball. All I remember is we had a lot of arguments! Easy does it!!
My friend Jimmy Lambros, who i went to school with, is in here. I heard he was having a rough time of things, hope he's ok.
I don't know every one in the photos and I don't recall your friend. Sorry
Great videos. I live in Astoria now and it's so cool to see how it was in the 70s and 80s
Thank you. It was a much better time and place,
It's still a great neighborhood. I've lived here 17 years and I'm proud to live here. Great community.
The more you watch it the more you will understand the correspondence.
What about Murphys candy store
Great job tommy lot of memories
Of course. I couldn't find an old pic. Thanks for the compliment.
Wow. Yes
needs pictures of the Crystal palace catering place.
Sorry
Does anyone have picture of crystal gardens? It was on 24th ave from 27th st through 29th street. I have yet to see an image of it. I’ve heard about it my entire life (46 years) of how beautiful it was. If anyone has an image, please contact me.
No pics but I believe in it was next to the school yard.
Not I
Johnny "B" and Chisy. Lol.
I'm not sure where it was in the video but the place where I saw it most was entering the BQE on 65th place and Queens Blvd.
I fell asleep while watching and deleted by pushing "report". Get youtube to put those comments back up
I'm not sure what you are talking about
Thomas Nohilly ...I clicked on the bar far right. Then I hit report to flag the comments but I didn't know what I was doing because I was falling asleep and it was an accident. I thought I deleted comments but they are still there. I hope this clears the air. I Used to live by ConEdison plant and 21St
Wheres bronx tale
Right there man !!! Funny thing is I'm from Author Ave where the movie is suppose to have been taken. They look nothing alike.
@FUCKTHESYSTEM70 I'm originally from Author Avenue in the Bronx.I remember thinking to myself when I first moved here how different it was. I was shocked that they filmed it on my block
49 st. ps 10. BAZOKA HEAD
😂
Thank GOD we survived those day
@@Toms_Stories yes Tom,. so many have not. crazy memories.
Now in Mexico
I bet it's better there than it is here now
How’d you like Astoria?
This is the same thing but with the names th-cam.com/video/D-U8CE3VVig/w-d-xo.html
Astoria is so much better now I feel(55 years old born and raised). before it was so boring and bland. now it's so full of culture and life.
Honestly Astoria was so white no offense I just know it was racist
@@bgcrp2005 oh of course, some of them still linger, there are Brazilians now and they can be very racist too. but overall its good now.
Sorry to disagree I grew up from the 60s to the 90s and it was great I went to public school and so glad because I met so many different people and cultures
@@sosmra good for you.
Can't imagine a better place to grow up. We were never bored and always had fun.
Wow. Before cell phones and internet everyone was skinny. Heck, even the “fat” people looked skinny.
😂 Even I was skinny back then hahaha
whats with the little rascals music? shoulda been zepplin, u mook... hahahaha...
HAHAHAHa. Who is this?
bad title. there are only a few photos from Astoria
90% of the photos were taken in Astoria, and those are the characters that made it.