An Armchair Tour of The Old Bronx, with Marty Schneit

An Armchair Tour of The Old Bronx, with Marty Schneit

Wed, Oct 23 2:45-4pm

Raised in the Bronx, where he lived most of his life, Marty presents a nostalgic look back at the famous borough and how it impacted his life growing up. He depicts what was happening there during the years of his youth in the 40s and 50s. This illustrated talk will bring you back to a simpler time. Among the topics he’ll cover are the film Marty, stickball, Dion and the Belmonts, the Grand Concourse, Paradise Theater, Orchard Beach, transistor radios, Alexander’s Department Store. And feeding the Bronxites: egg creams, Charlotte Russe, The Seltzer Man, Krums and Jahn’s ice cream parlor. Marty is an amateur historian and film fan who has taught at CL&L before and speaks at a number of NY institutions.