Luke’s Backyard

 

Brooklyn backyard picnic ~1946

Back row (left to right): Louise Selmonsky Mintzes, Doris Selmonsky Stern holding Peter Stern, Mary Selmonsky Wildman, N/A, N/A & Philip Selmonsky

Middle row ( left to right): Luke Stern, David Wildman, Mary Selmonsky Haber & Miriam Seff Selmonsky

Front row: Susan Stern, Richard Selmonsky & Ann Mintzes

Far right: N/A, Bobby Selmonsky

 

A story from Peter:

Most of the family lived within a few blocks of each other on East 3^rd Street.

Luke and Doris lived at 1574 East 3^rd Street between Avenues O & N.

Pauline and Philip lived on the other side of East 3^rd  Street near Ryder Avenue.

Louise and Itzik, and Mary and Lou lived on East 3^rd Street near Avenue M.

And Joe and Miriam lived on East 3^rd Street near Avenue P.

 

A story from PJ:

1574 East 3^rd Street was built in 1930.  It has two units and is 2544 square feet.

On 10/8/2020, it sold for $1.6 million.