Silver Chains, Playgrounds, and the Oval: A Celebration of Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town

A podcast intended to share recollections, memories, and anecdotes about growing up in a large middle-class housing development in New York City between 1960 and 1980.

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Episodes

Wednesday Apr 30, 2025

Susan and Gil take us back to P.S. 61, school plays, Freidel's, and first crushes.

Friday Apr 04, 2025

Eileen and Tim take us back to the summer point tourney, awful memories of cream cheese and jelly, "spending time" in jail cells, and the coolest people they knew growing up.

Friday Mar 14, 2025

Kevin takes us along to the East River, the Bash, and several memorable nights out.

Friday Feb 21, 2025

Patti and Joe chat about Stuy Town, Immaculate Conception School, roller hockey, and the Dirt Bowl.

Thursday Jan 30, 2025

The Nieporent brothers reminisce about roller hockey, the 23rd street pool, their parents, and more in this episode about growing up in Peter Cooper Village.

Thursday Jan 09, 2025

Ken and Richard take us back to growing up in Stuy Town in the 1950s and early 1960s

Friday Dec 20, 2024

Stuyvesant Town resident Tommy Issing recalls his growing up years in Stuy Town the 1960s and 1970s.

Monday Dec 02, 2024

This inaugural episode has two components: in the first half, we provide a refresher on the physical layout of Stuyvesant Town.  The second half is a conversation with our first guest, Ellen Sullivan Hart.

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