Hello, I've always lived just outside of Boston, MA, but in 1966 I met a military man who had grown up in Brooklyn.   He was stationed just outside of Boston.    He ended up staying in MA, and we married.    My first trip to Brooklyn  "to meet the parents" was late 1966.    Since it was very much a dysfunctional family, it was not the most pleasant of trips.    And, the family had lived on the first floor of a large, tenement building on 59th Street - actually there was a large set of buildings.    I don't remember whether it was the "4th of July" and I don't remember whether it was 1967 to 1969, or later.   What I do remember is that there was an official Heat Wave that weekend -  like 100 degrees in the shade.    And I don't do well in the heat, and I suffered. The apartment had a living room and a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen and a tiny 2nd bedroom.    The only window I remember was the one in the kitchen which opened up to the courtyard.    I think the bedrooms had a window, but they opened up to the buildings behind it.    And, they were poor so there was .one. fan. I could go on and on with stories about .. 723 59th St., and the extended FREDERICKS  /  McCARTHY family.    But, I won't.     I just wanted to ask if anyone remembered that particular Heat Wave. It wouldn't have been later than that because my last trip to Brooklyn with my impending EX was, I believe, 1973.    (Most of the siblings had moved out by then.) Betty            (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists and Boards for 15 yrs.;   and have started up a few Lists,like the one for  CAN-USA-Migration)

This summer has been pretty darn hot, but I can not imagine enduring it in a tenement in Brooklyn surrounded by concrete and buildings, stale air and NO air conditioning! Weather Archives are fun to check out and this information is from www.Wonderground.com. Here are the numbers for *New York City on July 3rd, 1966 *- remember when it is hot, barely any wind, hardly any precipitation, the heat index makes it feel hotter then it actually is - when in high mid 90's here (southeast) it can feel like 100's. 11:00 am 93.0 F Heat Index 94.6 F Dew Point 64.0 F Humidity 38% Pressure 29.87 in Wind NW 6.9 mph 2:00 pm 100.0 F Heat Index 101.8 F Dew Point 62.1 F Humidity 29% Pressure 29.81 in Wind W 9.2 mph 5:00 pm 102.0 F Heat Index 102.2 F Dew Point 59.0 F Humidity 24% Pressure 29.75 in Wind W 9.2 mph Between 5 pm and 7 pm were probably the hottest part of the day, with it cooling down to a brisk 95/93 by 8 pm! I would of been one of those staying on the fire escape at night, at least they probably didn't have to worry about mosquitos on the higher floors... Lauri On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:51 AM, Ms Betty Fredericks via < nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello, > I've always lived just outside of Boston, MA, but in 1966 I met a military > man who had grown up in Brooklyn. He was stationed just outside of > Boston. He ended up staying in MA, and we married. My first trip to > Brooklyn "to meet the parents" was late 1966. Since it was very much a > dysfunctional family, it was not the most pleasant of trips. And, the > family had lived on the first floor of a large, tenement building on 59th > Street - actually there was a large set of buildings. I don't remember > whether it was the "4th of July" and I don't remember whether it was 1967 > to 1969, or later. What I do remember is that there was an official Heat > Wave that weekend - like 100 degrees in the shade. And I don't do well > in the heat, and I suffered. > The apartment had a living room and a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen and a > tiny 2nd bedroom. The only window I remember was the one in the kitchen > which opened up to the courtyard. I think the bedrooms had a window, but > they opened up to the buildings behind it. And, they were poor so there > was .one. fan. > I could go on and on with stories about .. 723 59th St., and the extended > FREDERICKS / McCARTHY family. But, I won't. I just wanted to ask > if anyone remembered that particular Heat Wave. > It wouldn't have been later than that because my last trip to Brooklyn > with my impending EX was, I believe, 1973. (Most of the siblings had > moved out by then.) > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > (on Lists and Boards for 15 yrs.; and have started up a few Lists,like > the one for CAN-USA-Migration) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message