Tinplate Art:
My father also lived on Chauncey Street in Bushwick. He lived at 330 Chauncey, which would have been next door to the Kramdens at 328!
My father was a few years older than Jackie, so he did know him, although they both attended the same schools.
My grandfather used to take my father to the nearby Halsey Theater to see vaudeville shows. The Halsey is where Jackie caught the showbiz bug when he attended with HIS father.
I know it has been documented here on the forum how Gleason used Lionel trains in at least one of his shows. He apparently liked real trains, too!
John Knapp
Erie, not Eerie
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