Little Old Canarsie
Little Old Canarsie By John Denton For many years, the late John Denton graced the pages of the Canarsie Courier with his column, "Little Old Canarsie." Born here in 1899, Mr. Denton's knowledge of the area and memories of his life in Canarsie from the time he was a boy until he died at the age of 85 quaintly chronicled the early history of the community, from the era when there was nothing here but dirt roads, to modern times. So popular was Mr. Denton's column that the Canarsie Historical Society looked upon it as a "byword" and an authentic account of the life and times of our burgeoning c...
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