Friday, December 16, 2022

Photoverio #750: Street Hoops

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© Oliverio
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3 comments:

  1. I am a Long Beach resident and I have seen this image
    before but I am no sure where.

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    1. Either of three places:
      I believe I posted it once before
      OR you saw it on 2nd Street in Belmont Shore
      OR you saw it one block from my residence
      on the corner of 3rd Street/Cerritos Avenue
      before it was either removed or stolen

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  2. This image could not help but make me
    think of MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL...
    Therefore I dedicate this page to Msgr. Oliverio
    of St. Patrick's Cathedral:
    the man I've referred to—basically my entire life—
    as "Father Frank" who would referee midnight
    basketball games in Harlem featuring
    rival gang members where there was
    no fighting on the court during play
    but disputes arouse after the game
    as to which gang would pay
    for the referee's breakfast.

    Frank Oliverio, who had seven older siblings,
    spent the better part of his formative years
    as a Harlem Resident

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