Thanks so much for the memories! I was only 4 at the time but I remember it so well. My friend and I watched it all from second story home on Beach 108th Street. WOW! Thanks again!
Thanks, It was my first day at JHS198. I walked home to 39th St and Rockaway Beach Blvd. I sat in my room and watched the Bay and the Ocean meet right in front of me. I had two blocks to the Bay and two to the Ocean. I will never forget thank you for the footage, no one would ever believe me.
I remember that we had two straight years with hurricanes. The school bus dropped me off from JHS 180 at Cranston and 139th St and I walked home in waist deep water. Now I can show my kids the event that I've described for years. Thanks Marty. It does bring to life an old Rockaway memory. I hope Rockaway survives Irene....
I also recognized the old train station where I later dropped my Dad off on his way to NYC for work..... Jon Perlman MD
I lived on the bay block of 131 Street. That was supposed to be my first day at PS 114. Obviously, didn't make it. I remember the ocean meeting the bay and the water in our basement was like 3 feet deep. Thanks for posting the video
We lived in Broad Channel and had just moved into our new house a few days before. We lost just about everything with a foot and a half of water in the house. Having been born and raised there it was not a new experience. Not one I would want to repeat. Thanks for the video.
I lived on Beach 114 St. and remember that day so well. my mother always called it 'the day the ocean met the bay'...never called it Hurricane Donna. 116 St still looks very much the same...only without the character it had then. Stephanie Sautner
A fascinating rare video featuring Beach 116 street in 1960. No doubt a masterpiece which documents a time in history many remember as the day when "The Ocean Met The Bay" on a peninsula named "Rockaway" which will forever live in our hearts. Thanks for sharing! Tony Castro
great video! Thanks.....My family was living in BK at the time, and friends of theirs from the Rockaways, came and camped in our home....it was very exciting!!!
@ptroxxx This was taken in Rockaway Beach New York. The film would have been more dramatic but my mom refused to let me go out earlier. The water was much higher in the street when the ocean was at full tide.
The streets were Beach 115th *& 116th street between the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay.
WOW! This was incredible to watch. My mom as 12, she probably lived through this and remembered it well. This reminds me of all the stories she told about growing up in Rockaway with her brothers and sisters and what they would do during the storms. Thank you for sharing it made me think of her and smile a bit.
Moved to Nordeck on Beach 57th Street 2 weeks earlier. First day in 3rd grade at PS 42.
Walked home in water up to my neck. STILL talk about that day!
akg1952 1 month ago
and they STILL ran the trains when that hurricane hit????? wow
bflatism 3 months ago
Wow thanks for this video, a look back in the past nice!
NYBOY75 3 months ago
Thanks so much for the memories! I was only 4 at the time but I remember it so well. My friend and I watched it all from second story home on Beach 108th Street. WOW! Thanks again!
wayneliz 4 months ago
Joe, did you ever try to send out the video to get it cleaned up? The video is fabulous.
jsupplesnap 4 months ago
I was three years old when this flood occurred. Now I can rest assured that it all was not a dream..
barocasrobin 5 months ago
Thanks, It was my first day at JHS198. I walked home to 39th St and Rockaway Beach Blvd. I sat in my room and watched the Bay and the Ocean meet right in front of me. I had two blocks to the Bay and two to the Ocean. I will never forget thank you for the footage, no one would ever believe me.
BMORRful 6 months ago
yikes Just Got HIt by Irene 2011
MegaB1234567890 6 months ago
I remember that we had two straight years with hurricanes. The school bus dropped me off from JHS 180 at Cranston and 139th St and I walked home in waist deep water. Now I can show my kids the event that I've described for years. Thanks Marty. It does bring to life an old Rockaway memory. I hope Rockaway survives Irene....
I also recognized the old train station where I later dropped my Dad off on his way to NYC for work..... Jon Perlman MD
jonap44 6 months ago
Wow, when Rockaway was an great place to live.
USFA45LC 6 months ago
I lived on the bay block of 131 Street. That was supposed to be my first day at PS 114. Obviously, didn't make it. I remember the ocean meeting the bay and the water in our basement was like 3 feet deep. Thanks for posting the video
abg928 6 months ago
We lived in Broad Channel and had just moved into our new house a few days before. We lost just about everything with a foot and a half of water in the house. Having been born and raised there it was not a new experience. Not one I would want to repeat. Thanks for the video.
somefun965 6 months ago
Amazing footage, thanks for sharing!
yellowrose1231 6 months ago
I lived on Beach 114 St. and remember that day so well. my mother always called it 'the day the ocean met the bay'...never called it Hurricane Donna. 116 St still looks very much the same...only without the character it had then. Stephanie Sautner
huhselfLA 6 months ago
wonderful footage of a memorable day
huhselfLA 6 months ago
A fascinating rare video featuring Beach 116 street in 1960. No doubt a masterpiece which documents a time in history many remember as the day when "The Ocean Met The Bay" on a peninsula named "Rockaway" which will forever live in our hearts. Thanks for sharing! Tony Castro
doowopkid 6 months ago
great video! Thanks.....My family was living in BK at the time, and friends of theirs from the Rockaways, came and camped in our home....it was very exciting!!!
thekenzosh 6 months ago
wondereing about where this was taken ?
ptroxxx 6 months ago
@ptroxxx This was taken at Beach 115th & 116th street In Rockaway Park New York
GeorgieGirl66 6 months ago
@ptroxxx This was taken in Rockaway Beach New York. The film would have been more dramatic but my mom refused to let me go out earlier. The water was much higher in the street when the ocean was at full tide.
The streets were Beach 115th *& 116th street between the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay.
Joseph Horton
GeorgieGirl66 5 months ago
Awesome!
cellularautomata 6 months ago
thanks 4 the vid im rollin out 4 weekends hurricane
TH31TRUEGANGSTER 6 months ago
Good video. Lived on Beach 114th street, was 11 years old and terrified!
Thanks Mr. Horton
leftyspade 6 months ago
I have such vivid memories of that awesome day! Thanks for the video!
pnss 6 months ago
Surfers Rule!
Rock On, Brian!
BustardBuzzard 6 months ago
I lived on 115th when Donna hit that year. Great video !! Brings back so many memories of 116th St.
BETTYSTILES 6 months ago
THAT WAS THE YEAR WE MOVED TO ROCKAWAY BEACH 68TH STREET, THANKS FOR SHARING
coldironhands1 6 months ago
WOW! This was incredible to watch. My mom as 12, she probably lived through this and remembered it well. This reminds me of all the stories she told about growing up in Rockaway with her brothers and sisters and what they would do during the storms. Thank you for sharing it made me think of her and smile a bit.
CptJezebel 6 months ago