Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At times Brooklyn seems to be a part of most everyone's life. I read somewhere a while back that 1 in 7 people in the US was either born in Brooklyn or directly descended from someone who was. :-) Regards, Dick On Mar 12, 2008, at 2:26 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I heartily second Ira's recommendation of Caro's "The Power Broker". > I read it for a political science course in the early 80s and found > it to be one of the most fascinating books I have ever read during > my many years at university. > > And even I have a Williamsburg connection--my wife, like every > Puerto Rican on the planet, has relatives in New York, including an > aunt in Williamsburg. When we lived in New Jersey from 1990 to 95, > we would often drive into the city on a Sunday and visit her aunt. > The women would cook Puerto Rican food, while the men would sit and > watch football and drink beer--a division of labor I thoroughly > enjoyed :-) > > Nathan > > On 7-mrt-2008, at 4:56, ISILVERMN@aol.com wrote: > >> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:17:53 -0500, Richard Taylor _r.s.taylor@comcast.net_ >> (mailto:r.s.taylor@comcast.net) wrote: >> >> "And... I still think Walter O'Malley is the lying-ist, cheating-ist, >> dirty-ist, SOB that ever lived." >> >> Dick, >> >> I'm a child of 1950's Crown Heights myself - grew up about three >> blocks from >> Ebbett's Field on President Street between Bedford and Franklin >> Avenues. I >> live outside of LA now, and still believe real Dodgers played in >> Brooklyn. >> >> I used to agree with Pete Hamill that the three most evil >> individuals of the >> 20th century were "Hitler, Stalin and Walter O'Malley." >> >> There was an interesting article in the LA Times a few months ago >> that had >> the story behind the story, perhaps with a bit of an LA spin. It >> turns out >> that the real villain was - surprise! - Robert Moses, who demanded >> total control >> of any Dodger relocation within New York. Knowing what I do about >> Robert >> Moses, it has a very real ring to it. >> >> If you haven't read it yet, have a look at The Power Broker by >> Robert Caro. >> A fabulous read and a real eye-opener. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Ira Silverman >> Brooklyn born and bread, and still looking for a good bagel in >> Irvine, CA >> >> >> >> >> >> **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL >> Money & >> Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information