Memphis School Artifacts

    

Hi Classmates! Please consider sending your story based on the time you attended Memphis School. 

It would be great if you could scan a couple photographs as well. 

Also, I need to thin out my collection of artifacts from our old school. This overhead projector was removed from room 102, which is the room that was next door to the office. This was from the time I was taking pictures for the last owner of the school. Let me know if you have any interest in items like this. It looks like it would've been used in the 1940's or 50's. 

Sorry, local pick up only. This one happens to have a neat art-deco look to it!

If interested, email me at: gzaryk118@gmail.com

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Another book purchased at one of the book fairs at Memphis. Please consider sending in your Memphis School photos and story. I would also like to take this time to wish all of my fellow Memphis School alums a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year!

Movie Theaters around Old Brooklyn

Does anyone remember the movie houses in our neighborhood? We once had a field trip from Memphis School 3rd grade to see a matinee movie at the old Lyceum Theater on Fulton Road. I can't remember the film we saw, but I do remember going back to the Lyceum to see a Vincent Price movie called the Wax Museum. Here's an image of the old Lyceum. As most of you know, there is a library there now. Click on any image to enlarge.

That's me in the projection booth of the old Broadview Theater on Pearl Road. It was taken just before it was torn down in the late 80's. I was able to purchase the 3-movie projectors from the old Broadview. I'm checking with the Old Brooklyn Development Corporation to see if they have any images of the Broadview. I can't seem to find any on the web. If you have any images of our old school or our neighborhood, please send them in.

A fun story from Memphis Alum, Ron Szudy

Dear Greg:

         

This morning I found your blog dedicated to Memphis School. HOW GREAT!  

I graduated (from Memphis to Harper) in January of 1961. That makes me a classmate of Jim Ledyard. What great memories were evoked when I went through your posts. Jim Ledyard had schoolyard marbles perfectly described. Jim do you remember each spring the Duncan yo-yo sales guy would set up across the street from the school and we'd all watch his tricks in amazement? During the winters of 1959 and 1960, we played a great (and rough) game of tackle tag on the snow-covered basketball court. I probably still have some scrapes from that! 

The basement classroom, boiler room and gym also brought back lots of memories. I remember our teachers as very strict but what a great educational foundation they gave us all for later years. We were very lucky to have those teachers in that era. Lots of friends' faces come to mind. Mike Gillotti, Bill Tash etc. Does anyone remember them?  Each fall I still remember the school bazaars. Games, trinkets, good food and lots of fun! Best wishes and God's blessings to all who read this and share some of these memories of a great school that shaped our lives.

                                                                                                Ron Szudy

Do you have a story?

It's been awhile since we received any stories. Please consider sending your story and or any photographs about your time at Memphis School. Email them to me at gzaryk118@gmail.com

It could be as long or short as you wish. Send some pictures too!

I found the solid-brass lock pictured above in the custodians office at Memphis. It was hanging on a nail with the key sticking out. It is surprisingly heavy for a padlock. Has anyone ever been in the basement of our old school? There was also another sub-basement that was another 4 or 5 steps deeper. However, that area was too creepy for even me to walk through. Actually, I would've explored the sub-basement, but at the time there was about a foot of water down there. The huge boilers were located in this room.

Rare Photograph of Memphis School before the Third-Floor Addition!

A SUPER rare image of our old school in it's original build with only TWO floors, not three-floors like we all remember. This image was taken sometime before 1919, which is the year the third floor was added.

Favorite Books from Memphis School Days

As you know, I have a selection of old text books from Memphis School, some of which were from my own classes. I also have a few non-text books that I still have including these two seasonal ones. Recently, I even found a handful of the old Scholastic paperback books that I ordered while at Memphis.  

Does anyone remember the Scholastic book fairs that were always held in the first floor corridor?