Herb, Marj, and their kids

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Marj and Herb in the Oval at Parkchester (1941)

Marj and newborn Dave (1941)

Marj and Dave at Kenmore Lake (1942)

Marj, Dave, and Herb (1942)

In 1941, shortly after I was born, we moved into an apartment in 1 Metropolitan Oval in Parkchester, a brand-new apartment project in the southeast Bronx. (If you're interested in what Parkchester was, look it up. It was a ground-breaking concept -- pun intended -- and there is a lot of info and even books about it.) Lots of young families about the same age. Here are some of the family friends from 1 Met Oval and nearby buildings. I don't know all the names, so you'll see some ??? marks in the captions.

Mom (left) and some of her friends from the building: Sybil Newman, Mrs Platt? (not sure, and don't remember her first name), and Clara Amster.

This is somebody's birthday party, I'm guessing Spring of 1943. From left Sybil and Gabrielle Newman, Clara and Susie Amster, Mom and Dave, and ???. (If you know who this is, please contact me and let me know. She looks familiar, but none of us can put a name to the face.)

I should lose my license for this. I have a good-looking babe on the back of my trike, and I have no idea who it is.

Dad took Bob and me to our first baseball game in 1951, at the old Yankee stadium. Back then, the monuments were in center field, and the fans could walk on the field after the game. I took this picture of Bob and the monuments with my trusty Kodak Duaflex II.

Dave's group from summer day camp in 1954. (Dave isn't in the picture; probably behind the camera.)
Front: Bob Podhurst, Jerry ???, Marty Shapiro, Bobby Miller.
Back: Bruce Altman, Howie Podber, Gary Steinberg, Julian Olf, Marshall Polan

Dave was a counselor at the same camp in 1956. I'm amazed I remember the names of most of my 8-year-old charges:
Front: Charlie Goldberg, Steve Horowitz, Dennis ???, Seth Rosenthal, Ira Messing.
Back: Mark Howard Shapiro, Marty Irwin, me, Eric Lowenthal.

Dave in 1959

Dave played a lot of tennis while in HS and college. This was taken in 1960.

Marj and Herb dance at our wedding (1966)
Murray Rosenfeld, Chester Photo Studios

Here's photos of Ruth, Bob, and Dave taken in 1961

A series of photos taken in early 1966 in Parkchester

Dave and Bob

Honey and Dave

Ruth and Marj

Ruth

Bob and Ruth as adults

For 5 years in the 1970s, Bob worked for Club Med in the Caribbean, Tahiti, and Switzerland. This picture was taken in Tahiti.

Club Med even used some pictures including Bob in its magazine ads.

Ruth and her daughter Sharon (called "Roon" today) in 1980.

Leslie & Bob on one of their club's charter sailboats in 2005.

Leslie and Bob have always been world travelers. Here they are in Edinburgh, Scotland around 2010.

Dad took Bob and me to our first baseball game in 1951, at the old Yankee stadium. Back then, the monuments were in center field, and the fans could walk on the field after the game. I took this picture of Bob and the monuments with my trusty Kodak Duaflex II.	Dave's group from summer day camp in 1954. (Dave isn't in the picture; probably behind the camera.) Front: Bob Podhurst, Jerry ???, Marty Shapiro, Bobby Miller. Back: Bruce Altman, Howie Podber, Gary Steinberg, Julian Olf, Marshall Polan	Dave was a counselor at the same camp in 1956. I'm amazed I remember the names of most of my 8-year-old charges: Front: Charlie Goldberg, Steve Horowitz, Dennis ???, Seth Rosenthal, Ira Messing. Back: Mark Howard Shapiro, Marty Irwin, me, Eric Lowenthal.	Dave in 1959
Dave played a lot of tennis while in HS and college. This was taken in 1960.	Marj and Herb dance at our wedding (1966) Murray Rosenfeld, Chester Photo Studios

For 5 years in the 1970s, Bob worked for Club Med in the Caribbean, Tahiti, and Switzerland. This picture was taken in Tahiti.	Club Med even used some pictures including Bob in its magazine ads.	Ruth and her daughter Sharon (called "Roon" today) in 1980.	Leslie & Bob on one of their club's charter sailboats in 2005.
Leslie and Bob have always been world travelers. Here they are in Edinburgh, Scotland around 2010.