After Uncle Harry rebuilt the steps my father replaced the cement style railings with wrought iron. By the late 60's the garage was converted into my bedroom. The lawn expanded to where the driveway was. Years later the hedges were replaced with a brown fence. That's Mom & Mrs. Buzzoro, each in their "house dresses."
I enhanced the black & white using an oil technique. Grandma's sitting in the front yard. Click any of the three to see them full size.Let's go back to 37 Hopper once more:
37 Hopper Street RewindRead the description:
Read the video description too before you watch 37 STRINGS?
37 Hopper STRINGSIf you have 10 minutes, watch my parents leave the house!
Leaving37HopperThese are the versions of my parent's classic exit!
Chris & Frank The Classic Exit
Dance Of The Lawn King
Frank's Cha Cha
It's paper. NO! It's a bird!
Chris' Bird
Grandma Cedrone always wore the same style dress if not the SAME dress:
Grandma's Dress
What's an Italian house without PLENTY of food:CedroneTocciMangia, 8mm Home Movie Salude' At The Tocci's
Frank's Cha Cha
It's paper. NO! It's a bird!
Chris' Bird
Grandma Cedrone always wore the same style dress if not the SAME dress:
Grandma's Dress
What's an Italian house without PLENTY of food:CedroneTocciMangia, 8mm Home Movie Salude' At The Tocci's
Easter circa' early 1960's:Easter, Pleasantville NY
All things come to an end. 37 Hopper was home for about 50 years. Two years after my mother died my father sold the home which once filled with so many memories...Last Tocci Christmas
37 Hopper HOME to the Cedrone's & Tocci's.
Elvis' "Memories," makes this slide show "feel good." Some photos are repeated from the above video. This wasn't intentional. Both were produced when there were lesser images available.
Diane's memorial video. A classic song from the '50's, Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk," creates the perfect feeling for this slide show.
My Mother & Kelly on what I call "Mother's Day:"
My Mother & Kelly on what I call "Mother's Day:"
Dan Marini recorded about 16 minutes worth of Pleasantville family footage from the late 50's to early 60's, which no one (in NY) knew existed, not even those featured in the 8mm. In fact he captured several important family events.
What makes this most important today is the original 8mm films are GONE. Disposed of after they were transferred, all that remains are two badly worn VHS tapes from the late 80's. I have since archived the files from those tapes. Below you'll see:
Doug's wedding, myself about 4 years old driving a car, Easter at my house, Diane as a BLOND, the day before & after Marie's wedding aka the Blizzard of '69..
Dan's Pleasantville 8mm-2
SQUINT!
Dont know why but these links will not
show as large as the rest of the copy.
These are the best of moments of Pleasantville
& Qunicy. (Read the video description):
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 1
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 2
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 3
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 4
Also mixed in with his daughter Linda's many reels from 45 years ago was the only known footage of Donald's wedding, which no one (in NY) including Donald & Barbara knew of until I asked to transfer her 8mm. Unlike Dan's links which are VHS tapes this is the original film:
SQUINT!
Dont know why but these links will not
show as large as the rest of the copy.
These are the best of moments of Pleasantville
& Qunicy. (Read the video description):
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 1
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 2
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 3
Best of Pleasantville & Quincy Part 4
Also mixed in with his daughter Linda's many reels from 45 years ago was the only known footage of Donald's wedding, which no one (in NY) including Donald & Barbara knew of until I asked to transfer her 8mm. Unlike Dan's links which are VHS tapes this is the original film:
This is the Memorial or Veteran's Day Parade in Pleasantville from the original VHS transfer.
This is a slightly altered version. Notice the Westchester County Diner (aka Pleasantville Diner):Pleasantville NY Memorial Day Parade (1958)
The family gets together:Tocci, Marini, Cedrone, Camilli....
Alice AKA Chupee (Camilli) & families:Alice
Here's the some footage of Nancy Camilli. Filmed getting into the car (Hobby St. Pleasantville) with daughter Mela. YouTube - Nancy Camilli
This is the newly created HD version: Nancy & Mela 8mm Home MovieThe Pleasantville Cemetery:
All Souls Cemetery
All Souls Cemetery
I call the above video CHROME. Chrome bumpers. Chrome trim. Magnificent hood ornaments. Take a two minute look back at the shine, the sheen, the brillance & lustre that were our cars of the 50's & '60s. See that glare bouncing off the chrome and the car's finish, now that was a paint job.
This is PART TWO:Chrome Two
The fins, wings, big steering wheels,white wall tires, leather seats, hard tops & convertibles & the smaller "vent, "windows on the font door, no longer available on today's cars. Click on the Chrome above & cruise or polish it here:YouTube - CedroneTocciChrome
I've "vintaged," the film. Like a car, I'm burning rubber for four minutes! Enjoy the music as you cycle the web....
This is PART TWO:Chrome Two
The fins, wings, big steering wheels,white wall tires, leather seats, hard tops & convertibles & the smaller "vent, "windows on the font door, no longer available on today's cars. Click on the Chrome above & cruise or polish it here:YouTube - CedroneTocciChrome
I've "vintaged," the film. Like a car, I'm burning rubber for four minutes! Enjoy the music as you cycle the web....
Returning home (below). This is the ONLY video of the four Tocci siblings. In 1957, my father films Donald's welcome home. Diane passed away 2008. In NO OTHER TIME (that I'm aware of) is there video of the four of us posed together.
Donald's Welcome Home
Doug, Donald, Diane, & Larry Tocci
This is an 8mm screen shot slide show of Diane & George's Engagement Party:
Diane & George 8mm Slideshow.
Below are classic clips from above transferred in full frame HD & below, raw/unedited or enhanced, as they appear on the reel.
Donald's Welcome Home
Doug, Donald, Diane, & Larry TocciThis is an 8mm screen shot slide show of Diane & George's Engagement Party:
Diane & George 8mm Slideshow.Below are classic clips from above transferred in full frame HD & below, raw/unedited or enhanced, as they appear on the reel.
Now THAT's an Exit!
Now in HD:Dan Marini's 8mm of Donald & Barbara's wedding
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=F312AF111BB010EE
Diane & George Engaged
Chris & Frank LEAVE!
Food, Wine, Song. Italian!
Nancy Camilli
Tocci Siblings 1957
Even though we have so very much. Some 8mm was lost. So, we'll never know what we truly had:
Lost 8mm
While writing these posts some moments just "click," like this:Neighbors
When neighborhood were neighborly. You knew who your neighbors were. Not just by name. You knew them. You'd talk over the fence, hedges, at the edge of the lawn, on the street...
That piece of Americana is as lost as the home phone:
Carol Cedrone
These 14 seconds (& that's slowed down) are the only footage I have of her:
Diane & George Engaged
Chris & Frank LEAVE!
Food, Wine, Song. Italian!
Nancy Camilli
Tocci Siblings 1957
Even though we have so very much. Some 8mm was lost. So, we'll never know what we truly had:
Lost 8mm
When neighborhood were neighborly. You knew who your neighbors were. Not just by name. You knew them. You'd talk over the fence, hedges, at the edge of the lawn, on the street...
That piece of Americana is as lost as the home phone:
