??, ??, Ruth Grindlinger, Bobby Silverman, Carole Landi, Rob Fried peeking out, brother Richard "Dickie" Fried (front right), frowning boy?? and Susan Bennett, top right

Rob with Ruth Grindlinger and Susan Bennet

Steve is standing in front of his house at 39-55 46 Street, right across the alley from his buddy Larry's house.

Munching on his Good Humor ice cream on 43rd Street.

Best of buddies in 1955.

Larry Kappel has his own jungle gym at 3951 46th Street.

Larry Kappel plays in the snow in Hamilton Court.

Steve Kappel gets his roller skates on while brother Larry looks on.

Big brother Steve and Larry pose for a hockey portrait on 46th Street.

Steve and Larry take a break from their hockey game.

Outside the Kappel house at 3951 - 46th Street in the broad alleyway that went through to 47th Street.

Steve Kappel lobs ball back to the pitcher (no doubt brother Larry) while friend Steve Kessler waits at bat.

Steve at bat wearing a very sharp outfit!

Can you identify the friends?

Cowboys and Indians was a popular boys game.

Can anyone identify this proud little fellow? The location of the photo?

Back Row: David and Abram (Chippie) Chipman
Middle Row: Unidentified girl, Jay Krokow, Eddie Schoenberger, Judy Heller, Ellen Sparer, Ross Baumstone (hidden)
Front Row: Laurie Sparer, May Rosenthal, Natalie Graze, Bruce Nagel, Lee Rosenthal

Laurie Sparer, second from right, with bunkmates

Suzanne studies in the backyard. It's 1958, and she's a student at Barnard College. She eventually becomes a writer and film critic.

Susan Meyers lived at 40-31 48th Street between Skillman and 43rd Avenues in an apartment with her grandparents.

Ian Jenkins is standing on the left. And Jane Saul, on the right. We'd like to know the other friends' names.

A snowy evening in Sunnyside is an invitation to these teens to hang out with their sleds. Barry Orville is second from the left; Liivia is kneeling. Who are the others?

Liivia came with her parents from Latvia in 1952 to settle on 45th Street where she still lives.

Otherwise known as hopscotch, potsy was a very popular street game.

Joanna is taking her turn while her brother Bobby waits for his.

Adria and Stevie lived in Woodside, and later moved to 39th Avenue near 46th Street. Both attended the Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin HS where many Sunnyside kids went.

The Stonehills lived on 46th Street. Here, Mildred and Ben visit with Lee and Bobby at summer camp.

Street hockey or roller hockey was a popular game played on the streets of Sunnyside.

The boys on 46th Street who played street hockey, punchball and touch football.

46th Street seemed to be the hub for neighborhood kids to gather. Here are lots of girls, some of whom we know, but others whose names elude us. Can you help us out?

Sylvia Plimack is on the top step with Carol and Rita Zuckerman, but we don't recognize the witches.

We know all these boys and girls. Carol and Rita Zuckerman, Georgie Kraus, Peter Friedberger, Billy Gullo. Bottom row: Lee Stonehill, his brother Bobby, David Horowitz and Michael Karp.

We kids played outdoors in all kinds of weather.

The McAndrew boys lived at 3939 47th Street with their parents John and Ann.

Danny lived on 47th Street with his parents, Bill and Selma, and his younger brother Jay.

Ruthie with her mom Blanche enjoying the snow.

Ruthie with her dad Phil.

David sets up for a ride.

The Sunnyside Gardens Playground on 39th Avenue had swings and a jungle gym.

Ruthie Horowitz in front of 3920 46th street where her family lived until 1949.

Ruthie and David in front of 3920 46th Street, a house their family rented, and from which they were evicted in 1949.

Bernice Penner was an art teacher who held clay modelling classes in the basement of her home on 44th Street where she taught many of us. Here she helps her son Philip.

Maria DeFina lived with her parents, Peter and Rose, her maternal grandmother and sister Paula at 4405 Skillman Avenue.

Paula DeFina was having some difficulty - and some fun navigating through the snow in her back yard.

Maria walks her dog in the backyard....but where is the dog?!

Ballet classes were held in a basement near Greenpoint Avenue. That's Cynthia Loewy, Ruthie Horowitz, ??, Emily Ross, ??, MaryJean Metcalfe, Linda Goldberg, Susan Vladeck, ?? Can you help identify the girls whose names we just can't remember?

Cynthia Loewy, Ruthie Horowitz, Ellen Levine, MaryJean Metcalfe, Susan Vladeck and Pat(?) en pointe.

Susan Vladeck, Ruthie Horowitz, Ellen Levine, Cynthia Loewy, Linda Goldberg (hidden), Emily Ross and MaryJean Metcalf

??, ??, Ruth Grindlinger, Bobby Silverman, Carole Landi, Rob Fried peeking out, brother Richard "Dickie" Fried (front right), frowning boy?? and Susan Bennett, top right

Rob with Ruth Grindlinger and Susan Bennet

Steve is standing in front of his house at 39-55 46 Street, right across the alley from his buddy Larry's house.

Munching on his Good Humor ice cream on 43rd Street.

Best of buddies in 1955.

Larry Kappel has his own jungle gym at 3951 46th Street.

Larry Kappel plays in the snow in Hamilton Court.

Steve Kappel gets his roller skates on while brother Larry looks on.

Big brother Steve and Larry pose for a hockey portrait on 46th Street.

Steve and Larry take a break from their hockey game.

Outside the Kappel house at 3951 - 46th Street in the broad alleyway that went through to 47th Street.

Steve Kappel lobs ball back to the pitcher (no doubt brother Larry) while friend Steve Kessler waits at bat.

Steve at bat wearing a very sharp outfit!

Can you identify the friends?

Cowboys and Indians was a popular boys game.

Can anyone identify this proud little fellow? The location of the photo?

Back Row: David and Abram (Chippie) Chipman
Middle Row: Unidentified girl, Jay Krokow, Eddie Schoenberger, Judy Heller, Ellen Sparer, Ross Baumstone (hidden)
Front Row: Laurie Sparer, May Rosenthal, Natalie Graze, Bruce Nagel, Lee Rosenthal

Laurie Sparer, second from right, with bunkmates

Suzanne studies in the backyard. It's 1958, and she's a student at Barnard College. She eventually becomes a writer and film critic.

Susan Meyers lived at 40-31 48th Street between Skillman and 43rd Avenues in an apartment with her grandparents.

Ian Jenkins is standing on the left. And Jane Saul, on the right. We'd like to know the other friends' names.

A snowy evening in Sunnyside is an invitation to these teens to hang out with their sleds. Barry Orville is second from the left; Liivia is kneeling. Who are the others?

Liivia came with her parents from Latvia in 1952 to settle on 45th Street where she still lives.

Otherwise known as hopscotch, potsy was a very popular street game.

Joanna is taking her turn while her brother Bobby waits for his.

Adria and Stevie lived in Woodside, and later moved to 39th Avenue near 46th Street. Both attended the Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin HS where many Sunnyside kids went.

The Stonehills lived on 46th Street. Here, Mildred and Ben visit with Lee and Bobby at summer camp.

Street hockey or roller hockey was a popular game played on the streets of Sunnyside.

The boys on 46th Street who played street hockey, punchball and touch football.

46th Street seemed to be the hub for neighborhood kids to gather. Here are lots of girls, some of whom we know, but others whose names elude us. Can you help us out?

Sylvia Plimack is on the top step with Carol and Rita Zuckerman, but we don't recognize the witches.

We know all these boys and girls. Carol and Rita Zuckerman, Georgie Kraus, Peter Friedberger, Billy Gullo. Bottom row: Lee Stonehill, his brother Bobby, David Horowitz and Michael Karp.

We kids played outdoors in all kinds of weather.

The McAndrew boys lived at 3939 47th Street with their parents John and Ann.

Danny lived on 47th Street with his parents, Bill and Selma, and his younger brother Jay.

Ruthie with her mom Blanche enjoying the snow.

Ruthie with her dad Phil.

David sets up for a ride.

The Sunnyside Gardens Playground on 39th Avenue had swings and a jungle gym.

Ruthie Horowitz in front of 3920 46th street where her family lived until 1949.

Ruthie and David in front of 3920 46th Street, a house their family rented, and from which they were evicted in 1949.

Bernice Penner was an art teacher who held clay modelling classes in the basement of her home on 44th Street where she taught many of us. Here she helps her son Philip.

Maria DeFina lived with her parents, Peter and Rose, her maternal grandmother and sister Paula at 4405 Skillman Avenue.

Paula DeFina was having some difficulty - and some fun navigating through the snow in her back yard.

Maria walks her dog in the backyard....but where is the dog?!

Ballet classes were held in a basement near Greenpoint Avenue. That's Cynthia Loewy, Ruthie Horowitz, ??, Emily Ross, ??, MaryJean Metcalfe, Linda Goldberg, Susan Vladeck, ?? Can you help identify the girls whose names we just can't remember?

Cynthia Loewy, Ruthie Horowitz, Ellen Levine, MaryJean Metcalfe, Susan Vladeck and Pat(?) en pointe.

Susan Vladeck, Ruthie Horowitz, Ellen Levine, Cynthia Loewy, Linda Goldberg (hidden), Emily Ross and MaryJean Metcalf