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Red Hook childhood memories of docks theaters and games
Pete Morales recalls Red Hook as a lively waterfront neighborhood with parks and beaches, nearby Pioneer and Happy Hour Theatres, the Community Center offering free public programs, and Visitation Hall hosting dances and games. He notes affordable Defonte's lunches, dockside work, stickball on the streets, and mixed Italian roots with block against block pride.
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