tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post1165006668076970496..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: The Mystery of Magic Touch, (Partially) RevealedBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-11044241696578555202015-05-21T16:00:43.909-07:002015-05-21T16:00:43.909-07:00WoW! My grand mother Sophia O'Donnell lived o...WoW! My grand mother Sophia O'Donnell lived on the 2nd fl of that building for many years. I was in 1980 and have a lot of memories of that apt and on that block in general. Even for me as a child I found that sign to have a certain allure. The magic and mystique of that sign is still captivating people to this day. That was truly a jog down memory lane. You should research the Pub on 2nd and Hoyt, I believe that was owned by my family years ago. As a child I recall it to have been a butcher shop ran by the infamous "Johnny Bird", inside joke. I think my cousin Eddie O worked there as an adolescent. However from what I can recall, there was a Pub on 1st & Bond st. now that place had some history, "finger quotes".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195867027103653380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-33280039329706498752015-03-29T09:08:13.334-07:002015-03-29T09:08:13.334-07:00wow, going back to yesteryear and memory lane is g...wow, going back to yesteryear and memory lane is great . and stumbling apon someone from the old neighborhood is even better. my grandmother used to live on Carroll st. , 2 doors down from 3rd ave. along with my aunt on 3rd and my other aunt on the opposite corner of 3rd , but another aunt and uncle lived above the Diplomat Lounge .they have 5 kids and one of the sons was in the Godfather movie . my grandmother had 7 brothers so they were well known and were always there . as a kid my uncle used to prop us up on a bar stool and serve us egg creams . the men back then were always well dressed and my uncle would always iron his own shirts . as us kids , countless cousins played in the den , we could hear the stories being told over a poker game in the kitchen . who owed who money , fights , etc... omg , i can smell the gravy being stirred right now . ahhh , the memories . we spent a lot of time on that fire escape with our pea-shooters and got yelled at and threatened with 'the belt' . an occasional shoe would fly right out the window . but yes , I remember the Diplomat well and wish it were still there . goo goonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-34901933347581846022008-12-29T15:52:00.000-08:002008-12-29T15:52:00.000-08:00You interest me greatly, Anonymous. I have never h...You interest me greatly, Anonymous. I have never heard of The Diplomat. Tell me more.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-81031666713989239552008-12-29T11:40:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:40:00.000-08:00The Magic Touch was an Italian restaurant and bar ...The Magic Touch was an Italian restaurant and bar owend by a man named Mike Maluso. The establishment featured live music nightly, and pretty good veal and pasta. While it was very popular with the boys, as was Montes Venetian Room on Carroll Street and the Diplomat on 3rd Avenue, it was in no way a place where prostitutes could be found or any nonsense like that would be tolerated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-76472354154043720352008-08-26T19:14:00.000-07:002008-08-26T19:14:00.000-07:00Nice info! But you do know that up on Smith Stree...Nice info! But you do know that up on Smith Street closer to 9th Street is where they filmed the famous scene from <I>Goodfellas</I> where Robert DeNiro's character eggs Lorraine Bracco on to go into a storefront down the block to pick up some cabinets... And she freaks and leaves...<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to hear what they dig up when they start developing that lot (Public Space?) across the street. A lot of tales will be told.JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-90311980632917332242008-08-26T07:41:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:41:00.000-07:00It's a good thing that the sign has survived - it'...It's a good thing that the sign has survived - it's absolutely terrific. What a name for a shady club, too - perfect.Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-85517450077007790382008-08-26T06:44:00.000-07:002008-08-26T06:44:00.000-07:00Thanks for this. It is by far my favorite sign in ...Thanks for this. It is by far my favorite sign in the neighborhood. And the South Brooklyn board is great. One of these days I'm going to read the extensive back posts and make a walking tour of things that "used to be" with their reminiscences as a guide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com