Tired of reading lame excuses about Harvey and many other cities. If you love your city: Take it back and Clean it up. No sense reveling in 45 year-old home movies while blaming others for what it is today. Use these images as a restoration guide. Do whatever it takes …. or just let go and assume all responsibility.
i lived not far from this intersection, and i remember these fourth parades very well, i went to whittier school in the 60's and 70's thanks for posting.
Harvey is no different from Camden, NJ(Philly Suburb). I was born in Philly and me and my family use to visit there. It was bad in the 1980's, but got worse in the 1990's.
When I was little I used to visit an aunt and uncle who used to live at 1 West 155th St. every summer. My uncle owned a funeral home down the block called W.E. Kerr Chapel. I remember the people who lived there were very friendly. I remember eating in a place called Gino's Steak House frequently. It seemed like everybody new each other. It is a shame what has happened there.
It would appear Harvey was "sold out" by the Kane Administration. Building Dixie Square was a death knell to the uptown area (Remember going to 154th Street was going uptown; going downtown meant going to the Loop!)
Wow! I really enjoyed the memories; I was in the TTHS Marching band, probably in the back. The teacher was Dan Mennsen (sp?), who I understand died a few years later....he was asst. band director; Mr. Johnson was still head director then, I think.
I grew up a block from here. There used to be beautiful tree lined streets but Dutch Elm disease killed them all. It looks like a desert now my mother says. Wow! Scotts department store (I bought penny candy) and Rothchilds. I'd forgotten. Thanks tthscarl
I remember we lost all 4 of our Dutch elms around 1960, too--and gone was my treefort. Actually, tho, Harvey had no trees at all--save by the river--when first settled--it was pure prairie.
Interesting that you should have the Pings right at the beginning of the parade....I'm quite familiar with that location, corner of 149th and Morgan! Thanks for the memory!
My brother, and i were in the parade as well as my parents friend, Chuck Vernon marching with the American Legion. That was a simple time back then
fredandpj 3 months ago
Tired of reading lame excuses about Harvey and many other cities. If you love your city: Take it back and Clean it up. No sense reveling in 45 year-old home movies while blaming others for what it is today. Use these images as a restoration guide. Do whatever it takes …. or just let go and assume all responsibility.
MooPotPie 8 months ago
I just worked in Harvey today. You would absolutely have no idea this is the same city.
Blackson187 2 years ago
i lived not far from this intersection, and i remember these fourth parades very well, i went to whittier school in the 60's and 70's thanks for posting.
krogers1048 2 years ago
Harvey is no different from Camden, NJ(Philly Suburb). I was born in Philly and me and my family use to visit there. It was bad in the 1980's, but got worse in the 1990's.
kryptism 3 years ago
When I was little I used to visit an aunt and uncle who used to live at 1 West 155th St. every summer. My uncle owned a funeral home down the block called W.E. Kerr Chapel. I remember the people who lived there were very friendly. I remember eating in a place called Gino's Steak House frequently. It seemed like everybody new each other. It is a shame what has happened there.
cblondefox 3 years ago
How sad that Harvey is not even close to looking like this anymore
imcoop 3 years ago 2
It would appear Harvey was "sold out" by the Kane Administration. Building Dixie Square was a death knell to the uptown area (Remember going to 154th Street was going uptown; going downtown meant going to the Loop!)
fidokalman 3 years ago
Wow! I really enjoyed the memories; I was in the TTHS Marching band, probably in the back. The teacher was Dan Mennsen (sp?), who I understand died a few years later....he was asst. band director; Mr. Johnson was still head director then, I think.
Beefdaddy7 3 years ago
Harvey has always had Corupt local government even when they were white.
And pretty much a Ghetto back then too.
warmachine23 4 years ago
I grew up a block from here. There used to be beautiful tree lined streets but Dutch Elm disease killed them all. It looks like a desert now my mother says. Wow! Scotts department store (I bought penny candy) and Rothchilds. I'd forgotten. Thanks tthscarl
BeeRose 4 years ago
I remember we lost all 4 of our Dutch elms around 1960, too--and gone was my treefort. Actually, tho, Harvey had no trees at all--save by the river--when first settled--it was pure prairie.
tthscarl 4 years ago
I lived on Emerald and we lost all of our trees(8) to dutch elm disease when i was a kid.
warmachine23 4 years ago
Just because Harvey is all Back does not make it a ghetto!!!!
sugarbear522 4 years ago
thanks for sharing those immages. My dad was a fireman in Harvey and I looked closely to see if I could catch him go by on the trucks!
What a great place to grow up. How sad it does not exist anymore.
joepuglise 4 years ago
Sue Ping shared this home movie, taken by her father. I have another to later post of the '67 blizzard at their home on 149th.
tthscarl 4 years ago
Interesting that you should have the Pings right at the beginning of the parade....I'm quite familiar with that location, corner of 149th and Morgan! Thanks for the memory!
ddsmann 4 years ago