Born and Raised in The Bronx! www.counterpartsshow.com
Yo!!! You from Da Bronx!!?? Nice! Welcome! Our first episode on The Bronx from our show Counterparts was a ton of fun but we felt we barely scratched the surface. What did you expect, we had a lifetime of memories and experiences to cover. We will be doing a part 2 for sure.
In the episode, we covered the building I grew up in called Chester Hall. The address was 1058 Southern Blvd. A beautiful pre-war building that was considered luxury living back in the 30s. During my time living there, it was a well-kept and clean build. Unfortunately, the years and the landlords were not kind to it and it fell under deep dispare. I am happy to report, that Chester Hall is getting a facelift and hopefully full renovation. One of my bucket list items is to visit the building and enter the apartments I lived in. 410, 304, and 503. Maybe take some pictures and pay honor to the space where my creative energy was developed. In part 2 of our Bronx series, we will cover more of the history of the boro and talk about how my grandparents kept me out of trouble. Maybe I'll tell the story a few breakdancing stories. Stay tuned!
The company that built 1058 Southern Blvd or Chester Hall as I remember calling it, was called A-Re-Co (American Real Estate Company) and the neighborhood had quite a few of these buildings that were all built between 1908 - 1912. Apparently, A-Re-Co bought the last farmland. The neighborhood was known as Areco for decades. These were all built about the exact time the subway lines reached Hunts Point.
I like sharing this picture cause it was taken during the time when I was living in that building behind the train. 1058 Southern Blvd in The South Bronx!! If you lived around here during the 80s let me know! (right)
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