on 10.11.07 Sarah commented:

Here is a short video I made about this block, where I have lived since 2004:

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on 12.08.07 Sarah commented:

This was hard to capture with my point and shoot, but one night last August there was this beautiful interplay between the full moon and the streetlight:

on 03.17.08 Jaqueline commented:

I wish this video had interviewed people who have lived there as long as I have, 35 years. I have many wonderful memories growing up on Fillmore. There isn’t a day that goes by when I walk through the neighborhood that I don’t thank God that I was raised where I was. Fillmore has always been a family oriented place, a place we can truly call home. It is my comfort zone. It is a place where I go when I want to get away from all the insanity that surrounds us in this everyday life. I wish you could interview those of us who were born and raised on Fillmore. I guarantee you will not only get amazing stories but the glow from the joy within will be evident on our faces as we speak of our childhood memories of Fillmore. The block parties, the Sunday trips to Bear Mountain, Central Park, the Seven Lakes with all the neighbors, the volley ball games, wiffle ball, freeze tag, punch ball, etc. we could tell stories forever and we will keep you laughing and crying. The neighbors who have passed away - one was born on his mother’s kitchen table during WWII, the neighbor who was one of Hitler’s escaped prisoners - my father rescued her when her house caught on fire and brought her to live with us. We always thought she was so mean but getting to know her made us realize she was just hurting and scared. We had a neighbor who’s dog always escaped from the house (Lolly) and it became the afternoon chase. One family in particular was very adamant about having dinner together. It didn’t matter if we were in the middle of a game, dinner time was dinner time. They could come back out to play once dinner was over. We didn’t have cable television like the kids of today. There was HBO or WHT and not many of us could afford that. There weren’t video games like today that rob children of bonding with their families. There was Atari or Bally Arcade. We played with our friends, we played board games, we loved eachother to no end. In fact, some of us had the priviledge of raising our children on Fillmore and raising them with the same family-oriented values. Though many have moved away, we always keep in touch… You can’t take Fillmore out of our hearts.

on 07.01.09 chic colombo commented:

grew up on fillmore place from 1944 to 1970, grew up in 12 13 and 14 fillmore place the grestest place in the world hoping some of the old timers are still on fillmore place chic colombo

on 07.01.09 chic colombo commented:

grew up on fillmore place from 1944 to 1970 grew up 12 13 and 14 fillmore place,the greatest place in the world, hoping some of the old timers are still on fillmore place chic colombo

on 07.01.09 chic colombo commented:

grew up on fillmore place from 1944 to 1970, grew up in 12, 13, ad 14 fillmore place, greatest place in the world hoping still some old timers left on fillmore place chic colombo

on 07.16.10 ray gagas commented:

HI CHICK, MY NAME IS RAY GAGAS AND LIVED AT 16 FILLMORE PL. YOU AND I WERE NEIGHBORS . WE GOT THRONE OUT OF THE METRO MOVIE FOR CALLING THE MANAGER BALDIE. MY DAD WHO WAS A MERCHANT SEAMAN WAS HOME AT THE TIME AND TOOK ME BY MY EAR ALONG WITH YOU TO THE MOVIE TO TALK TO THE MANAGER.. OLD FRIENDS OF OUR I REMEMBER PLAYING PUNCH BALL, AT THE CORNER OF DRIGGS AVE. YOUR MOMS NAME WAS FLO, YOU HAD AN OLDER BROTHER AND A SISTER. I MOVED IN 1960 FRM THE HOOD TO CYPRESS HILLS / WOODHAVEN AREA ON THE BORDER OF QUEENS.
I CAN SEE AND TASTE THE BLOCK IT WAS FABULOUS GROWING UP ON THAT STREET. PLAYING SOFTBALL AND STICK BALL, AT PS 17 WHERE YOU WENT TO SCHOOL. I ATTENTED ANNUNCIATION ON NORTH 5TH OFF METROPOLITAN AVE. SURE DO HOPE YOU GET TO READ THIS..THE BEST .RAY PS. SOME OF THE GUYS I REMEMBER BOB NORACK,BOB BROWNAKOSKIE, RON TOM CHERTOKO , THE BARBOSA BROTHERS DOTTIE EDDIE AND MILTON. ANTHONY NOOK,BILLY MAHONEY, AND MY FAVORITE– PAT SAVINO BOY DID I HAVE A CRUSH ON HER .. STILL THINK OF HER…

on 07.17.10 ray gagas commented:

CHICK, FM RAY GAGAS … I STAND CRRECTED .YOUR MOMS NAME WAS GINGER, FLO WAS TOMMY CHERTOKO’S MOM… GREY MATTER YOU KNOW .. IT CAME TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT….