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Amsterdam Reunion and Individual Galleries

These galleries represent the activities of the Amsterdam Reunion Group who sponsor an annual reunion for all of us who lived in the Amsterdam Projects.
Reunion 2004 Galleries
:: Reunion 2004 Galleries :: 		Reunion 2006 Pictures
:: Reunion 2006 Pictures :: 		Ivan's 2006 Reunion gallery
:: Ivan's 2006 Reunion gallery ::
Reunion 2007 60th Anniversary Galleries
:: Reunion 2007 60th Anniversary Galleries :: 		Past reunions
:: Past reunions :: 		Individual Picture Galleries
:: Individual Picture Galleries ::
Reunion 2012
:: Reunion 2012 ::
Guest 21-Feb-2014 03:35
Does anyone remember Kathleen & TOMMY JOHNSON WHO LIVED @ 217 W 63RD APT 1C fom 1948 until the eviction on5/3/60?
Monique Leon Barksdale 19-Jul-2013 11:34
Hi I would like to say I would love to attend ur function im Angie Finamori's daughter....n and meet you all who is thete this year.
William Patterson 20-Aug-2012 03:23
Hi My name is William Patterson
I am old school Amsterdam Projects, I have been coming there for years to the reunion but not this year because I am now in Florida. Was there a 2012 reunion??
Robin Toyloy 12-Jul-2011 20:00
Hello Everyone
The Amsterdam Reunion is this year on July 29-31, 2011. Boat Ride is July 29, tickets are $45 dollars, they are running out better get them this week.
Alta 18-Feb-2010 00:10
There is a group for "Amsterdam Project" on facebook.
Julio Rodriguez06-Sep-2008 23:24
Sandy, the reunions are held in the summer, usually the last weekend in July. There was no reunion in 2008. Will have to wait for news about 2009.
Guest 05-Sep-2008 19:31
Julio, I've been trying to search out whether there is another reunion coming up anytime. If you know please advise. Thanks.
"Sandy" Ugarte
Guest 28-Nov-2007 02:56
Hi Julio, As you can see we made it to the website. The pictures are great! Michelle and George
MIchelle and George 28-Nov-2007 02:52
Julio, the comment without a name is from George and Michelle (Westbury)
Y 25-Sep-2007 19:32
THANK YOU JACKIE, HAROLD, PAT AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE 2007 THE BEST. I WILL FOREVER HAVE THESE WONDERFUL MEMORIES. IT WAS SO EXCITING TO SEE SO MANY FACES FROM THE PAST. AND SO SAD TO REALIZE THAT SO MANY ARE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
Christina Hernandez 16-Aug-2007 01:35
Julio I've never been to a reunion but think I'll try to make the next. Thank you for keeping these precious memories alive. Growing up in the projects was an experience to remember. It was tough but worth it having made life long friendships there. You can take the girl out of the projects but not the projects out of the girl. My experiences have served me well as a successful state employee up here in Albany, NY. Thank you for the connection.

Christina Hernandez, 90 and 40 Amsterdam Ave.
Pamela Earle-Smith 14-Jun-2007 16:07
Hi, I am thinking about attending my first Amsterfdam Reunion. My parents Bunni & Sanford Earle and my sisters Toni & Colette have attended. ( I have some of their pictures). Don't know how it will be. I love looking throughthe galleries. I see some people who I recognize by name in the galleries and a few of the faces that look familiar. Are their activities to help peolpe like me who moved out in 1963 to meet up with old neighbors and schoolmates? I went to St. Paul's from '55 - '64. Also, is there a schedule of events with times, prices and locations? I am trying to decide if I will come up from Atlanta to participate in the 60th. I've been thinking about it since last year and time is drawing near. Let me hear from someone who knows me.
akbar ernest ellis 30-Jul-2006 03:29
just got back from the road...was so happy to see ur photos...thanks a lot
Kelly Covington 30-Sep-2004 16:24
I like the fact that the public gets to see the unity that I grew up with being a product of Amsterdam houses. Just to see all the folks I grew up with doing things the things I love most, eating and partying. Great Job!!

Kelly
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David Small 09-Aug-2004 03:26
Juilo. Great job, fabulous pictures as always. Thanks! David
arlice 05-Aug-2004 15:16
Hi Robert This is Arlice Sims, Marguerite Clark- Gibbs, spoke with Sandy, we were hoping to see him. I too live in Miami Florida, drop me a line when you can. You must make the next reunion it's a blast. Be well and God Bless. Arlice
Julio Rodriguez05-Aug-2004 05:34
Robert, thank you for leaving a message on skelzie. All of your friends are welcome on this site, and, many are already here. Take a look at reunion 2002 athttp://www.pbase.com/skelzie/reunion_2002 and you will find many of the names you mentioned. Then go to the original gallerieshttp://www.pbase.com/skelzie/original where Mickey, Frankie, Aida and others have galleries. Enjoy the tour.
Robert Ugarte 05-Aug-2004 02:59
Hi Julio,
My name is Robert Ugarte. I moved to the Amsterdam Houses at age 6, back in 1948 when the grounds were not even completed and lived there during the best of times, the 50's. I lived at 247 West 61st Drive with my dad Ralph, mom Maryland and brother Michael, better know as "Sandy". I attended Saint Paul's the Apostle School with Mickey and Mario Romero and know Aida Montalvo, Arlice Sims , the Clarks, Frankie and Lilly Acosta and Frankie's dad Pacun, Robert and Frankie Rosario, their brother Angle their Mom and Dad and many, many others. I left the Houses in 1959 to join the U.S. Navy. In the 80's I attended some of the reunions but have since retired and moved to Florida. I see alot of people on your site but not many from what we called "Down the Back". That was the area at the bottom of the hill on the Westend Avenue side of the Amsterdam Houses . That was a world unto itself. I would like to get some of those people involved in your web site. I'm sure some of the other gang would enjoy seeing them. It was nice seeing a few of the folks I know on your site.Thanks for all your work.
Robert "Big Robert" Ugarte
PS. Robert Rosario was know as "Little Robert" in the 50's
Julio Rodriguez02-Sep-2001 00:27
Geraldine and Ted: How nice to read the words "cohesive" and "special" referring to our neighborhood. Somehow, when I was young, I never thought that someday this would happen.

You are both right, there is something special there, and now I realize that it was the people who lived there that made our neighborhood memorable.

I look forward to meeting you in 2002, this time we will post when people plan to come, so we can be certain of meeting each other. Watch this web site as the time nears. peace, Julio
Ted Mungin 01-Sep-2001 23:56
Julio:
I had an outstanding time at the Amsterdam Reunion and I wish that I had the opportunity to meet you. You've done a wonderful job in putting this website together and now I have a place I can go to re-live the memories of the past. I truly know how special our neighborhood was when I get to see the old pictures of us growing up in the Amsterdam neighborhood. I will definitely attend the 2002 reunion and will look for you.
Geraldine Mungin (Deanie) 01-Sep-2001 23:53
Julio:
I want to thank you so much for providing this great history for all of us who grew up in The Projects. I actually lived in the Phipps Houses but many of my friends lived in The Projects. I attended the reunion in July and it was a wonderful walk down memory lane. I lost my voice screaming in joy to see old friends I hadn't seen in over 30 years. When I tell people about our reunions, they can't believe that cohesive neighborhoods like ours existed in New York. Well we proved them wrong. You have done a great job on the website - Thanks so much - Hope to meet you next year....
ernest ellis 16-Aug-2001 01:49
now that i am in the loop i can see from ur gallery rita - joe's sister is still beautiful - thanks for the memories yesterday and today
Julio Rodriguez06-Aug-2001 12:01
Pat, I've been told that Spence died not too long ago. However your thoughts are still valid and Spence would surely like to know that his words live on and still stir up the minds and hearts of the people who lived in the projects. Julio
Pat Mann 06-Aug-2001 05:56
SPENCE MAYFIELD, for anyone who needed a complete summary of our old neighborhood in a quick shot, you have achieved that in your article--THE WAY WE WERE. You have molded an understanding of the so many pictures on this site for anyones first visit. THANK YOU!!from one of the old gang now living in Texas. And THANK YOU!! MADELINE COLLAZO for showing the faith and hope the future holds for the new generation of AMSTERDAM neighbors. I pray some day we all meet--OH! can we say "reunion." GOD BLESS
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