The Bronx Boys - "Stickball"

[SendinK9]

Bronx Born And Raised, Throggs Neck and I played every game they are talking about and loved it. AND no computers and no fat kids back then, we were active, running, jumping, playing stick ball, tag, two hand touch. Another reason why stick ball was invented is because you used and broomstick and a Spalding rubber ball so when you hit a parked car you didn't take out a windshield like my sister did one day when we played softball in the street lol oops... Yup my Mom paid for that one lol.

[abeschwad]

played all the games in the 40s around179st. between vyse and daley any one still around

[duanekuiper]

come to 57th and lex in Cleveland-good stuff1

[1952kid]

anyone in nyc see real kids playing stickball in the street???????

[whiteknightdarkworld]

Nice Vid, but i gotta tell ya us guys from Philly play a meaner game!

[SendinK9]

@whiteknightdarkworld BRING IT ON PHILLY ! DA BRONX IS #1 lol...

[babyfacegangsta420]

im italian

i love stick ball

[1952kid]

CHIPS ON THE BALL!

[Bayso]

It's so great to see . People older than me. Swinging and coming to agree, the game that always will be... a time honored tradition of we.

[ETrane]

My dad grew up in the Bronx and told me all sorts of stories about stickball. Sometimes you'd break a window and everybody was gone in a minute.

[4score1957]

There's so many versions of stick ball. This was fun to watch, especially the part about making up your own rules and the arguments that always ensued. :)

[swingincountrymutha]

Im half their age and a bronx native and grew up with all these games. The streets were playgrounds for a lot of kids. Its nice to see this bit of film.

[iotbs3]

I'm roughly the same vintage as the guys in the video. My 'turf' was in Queens, N.Y., during the mid and late '50's. and I can relate to most of what they describe. As a bonus, you can actually view the spots where we played(schoolyards, etc.), in detail, thanks to the 'modern wonder' of MSN Live Search; Maps. It's quite a nostalgia trip (without the fare)and the next best thing to 'being there'.

[jmad1952]

It was pure fun.

[thedukeofrosco]

fantastic.