Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy NY

Memories Of Growing Up In Little Italy Ny . This Is A Memoir Of Childhood Friends Growing Up Together In The 40Â S And 50Â Sin Little Italy Ny. It Tells The Story Of The Culture Of Living In A Poor Neighborhoodwith Italian Immigrants. The Old Neighborhood As It Is Still Referred To By Its Past Residents Was Full Oflife With Italians That Immigrated From Different Areas Of Italy Bringing Withthem All Their Different Foods Cultures Superstitions And Most Of All Theirdreams To Raise Their Children To Become Good Honest And Successful Americancitizens. Growing Up In Little Italy Was Difficult Yet Rewarding. We Wereconsidered Poor In Terms Of Material Wealth But Many Of Us Grew Up Richer Inmind Body And Soul. Most Of All We Had Our Imaginations To Dream Up Games That Gave Us Somethingto Do All Day Long. In Our Own Way We Were Entrepreneurs As We Did Anythingto Make Money Like Selling Newspapers Shining Shoes Running Errands Andmore. Looking Back The Good Times Were Rolling Along.