32 times • SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com old timer A quiz to jog your memory Mets fans will undoubtedly recognize the man speaking in this picture as the beloved captain of their Amazin’ team. He made an appearance in 2006 at this Glendale location built on part of a “strong” center of industry in our community. What is the name of this location? Generations of people were born here; generations died here as well. Once counted among more than a dozen medical centers across the borough, this western Queens hospital, located near a major roadway, suffered an untimely demise in 2008 due to financial problems. What is the name of this hospital, and where was it located? 2.) Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills 3.) Maspeth (the Maspeth Theater, corner of Grand Avenue and 69th Place) 4.) Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village 5.) Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village 6.) Charles Camarda in Howard Beach If you have any memories and photos that you’d like to share about “Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was,” write to The Old Timer, c/o Ridgewood Times, 62-70 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, NY 11385, or send an email to editorial@ridgewoodtimes.com. All mailed pictures will be carefully returned upon request. For this week’s trip down Memory Lane, we’re doing something a little different and a little more fun. We have thousands of photos in our archives, and we’ve selected just a few of them for this page to not only test your knowledge of our community but also perhaps inspire you — whether you’re 9 or 99, or any age in between — to share some memories with us. These pictures are of famous people and places in our community that we’ve covered through the years. You may recognize them right away, or you may need to think about it a little harder. We hope that, in doing your thinking, you’ll recall memories of these people or places and share them with us — either by email or by snail mail — and help us tell additional tales of neighborhood history. Take a good look at each photo and read over the clues next to them. The answers are located in a key below, but try not to cheat. There’s no prize for getting the questions right, but since when is offering a prize a prerequsite to having fun? And now, on with the quiz! Answers Pat yourself on the back if you got one or more right. Regardless of how you did on this quiz, feel free to share your memories (and pictures) of life in Queens with us. Your feedback is always welcome! Here’s a real Grand daddy from our archives. Check out the Model T parked in front of this movie theater named for the neighborhood and, according to the marquee, featured Vincent Lopez in the Mad Dancer. The theater closed but was converted into a store where today customers can find some cheap Deals. Where is this location? This Queens park welcomed in 2012 the “Moving Wall,” a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington dedicated to the more than 52,000 Americans who died during the Vietnam War. The tribute was coordinated in part through the efforts of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32, shown here with a color guard and a buglist playing “Taps.” What is this park, and where is it located? Teenagers at this Queens school couldn’t let slippery winter weather stop them from getting to and from class in this undated picture. This institution is particularly known for its basketball program, which has graduated some of the nation’s top hoop stars. What is this school, and where is it located? This Italian-American served as the grand marshal for a recent Columbus Day parade in our borough and toured local schools speaking about his experiences in the Final Frontier. Name this astronaut, and the neighborhood where the parade was held. 1.) The Shops at Atlas Park
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