BoxRec

All you Brooklynites that are old enough-Do you recall Beecher's gym, The Broadway Arena and Ridgewood Grove, some of the toughest Brownsville fighters fought there. Let's hear from you.

Nah -- I was usually hanging out at the Hi-Way lounge with Carmine Fiore or Danny Giovanelli. Then we would go dancing at the Grand Paradise on Havemeyer Street, where we would meet up with Frankie Rubino. The Brownsville guys stayed out of Wiliamsburg!

Mike, this would be a good place to post that list of greater New York-area boxing venues you sent out earlier. It's a great resource for Editors and visitors alike.