835 Clarkson Avenue

##The Building Where I Grew Up

I was born and lived at 835 Clarkson Avenue from the time I was born until I left for college. It was a fun building to live in. It was a 4 story building and it did not have an elevator. The hallways were treated as “Public Spaces” where kids played together. We would play handball agains the hallway walls, particularly the wall in the lobby. We would use the roof as a place to hang out.

Here is a photo of the building today.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FIl668gFG8MzCYrEF4QBw2NAsDK5WvjN/view?usp=sharing

On the Northwest corner of Clarkson and Utica was Red’s Garage where I bought my first car - a rusting, falling apart 1954 DeSoto (Yes, there was once a line of Chrysler cars called DeSoto.)

Here is a photo of Red’s garage and the bar next door to the garage.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RkRRl3tsUYKh7sFTsTFrCHMjxtQDE47v/view?usp=sharing