A Photographic Stew: East of Second Avenue

Cleaning up unfiled photos on my camera, I made an album, “East of Second Avenue Stew,” all shots are on Second Avenue or drift east. Take me to the river, Al.

Here is a link.

2305 Second Avenue

After Mom, Patricia Pryor, was born in 1930, she came home from the hospital to 2305 Second Avenue. The building still stands at 118th Street (that's it in the center of the picture).

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The three photos with people, include in age order (its pretty easy to figure out) my grandfather, Patrick Leonard Ryan, my Great Uncle, Buddy Ryan, my Uncle Lenny, Mom, Aunt Joan & Aunt Barbara. They bounced around East Harlem for another 10 years before leaving the public housing project, East River Houses, to move to 1616 York Avenue between 85th & 86th Streets.

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There was always a Ryan uncle or aunt living in my Mom's household and sometimes there were two at a time. Mom was close to her large family and the kids, Lenny, Mom, Joan and Barbara bonded like glue.

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