Saturday, March 15, 2014

Relaxing in the sun

From Shorpy:

August 19, 1959. "Linden Woods Swim Club, Howard Beach. View to clubhouse.

Here's another shot.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

The reason for peace and tranquility - no foreigners/minorities. A peaceful quite enclave.
Was a liberal for many years, but I think we were wrong.

Joe Moretti said...

Anonymous said...

The reason for peace and tranquility - no foreigners/minorities. A peaceful quite enclave.
Was a liberal for many years, but I think we were wrong.

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Hard to disagree with that one. Take that same picture and there would be garbage all over the ground.

Anonymous said...

That's when Queens was nice. Now we have third world trash all living here. Those days are long gone.

Anonymous said...

White people use 3rd worlders/uncivilized people as new age slave labor and complain when you get all that comes with these people.

Greek/Italian restaurant owners the some of the biggest hypocrites in regards to the "illegal/immigration" etc... situation.

Anonymous said...

I can see John Gotti rubbing oil on his belly.

J said...

isn't starbucks there now?

and back then,the italians were considered old world trash.you commenters need to stop trashing other races.I lived in that part of town growing up,and the (white)people can be as vile as any gangbanger in east new york.

if anything,because of the new makeup of these parts of towns,every chain mall store(gap,starbucks,friggin cold stone)have opened up there.if there is something to be nostalgic about,its the fact there are no local resident businesses there anymore.

Anonymous said...

The reason for peace and tranquility - no foreigners/minorities. A peaceful quite enclave.
Was a liberal for many years, but I think we were wrong.

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Hard to disagree with that one. Take that same picture and there would be garbage all over the ground.

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Which would be hilarious considering Howard Beach is still 90% white, no foreigner/minorities.

But tell us more about how THEY'RE the problem.

BTW, there's a bank there now.

Anonymous said...

Yes, it's still white, and still 90% cleaner than the rest of Queens. Your point?

Anonymous said...

Check the numbers, Howard Beach in total is 77% white and 17% Hispanic. The Lindenwood part of Howard Beach where the swim club was is 63% white and 27% Hispanic.