tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post3981286960246239715..comments2023-10-24T02:43:06.695-04:00Comments on SOUNDBOUNDER: City Island: A Bronx Boat Building VillageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-84555646402339477002010-09-09T15:24:21.816-04:002010-09-09T15:24:21.816-04:00coolcoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-8120054230521157972010-05-23T10:40:33.483-04:002010-05-23T10:40:33.483-04:00I'm glad you enjoyed it Monica.I'm glad you enjoyed it Monica.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-88370337739489028012010-05-21T12:27:00.909-04:002010-05-21T12:27:00.909-04:00Author, Thanks a lot for this informative post. I ...Author, Thanks a lot for this informative post. I never I never knew about this great City.Monicahttp://www.quickgarage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-73153276553754990132010-04-20T07:01:59.653-04:002010-04-20T07:01:59.653-04:00Larry,
Agree. It's portrayal of Mystic was a c...Larry,<br />Agree. It's portrayal of Mystic was a complete fabrication full of lazy stereotypesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-25566864550241207802010-04-19T19:39:59.629-04:002010-04-19T19:39:59.629-04:00I was interested in seeing Mystic Pizza but was di...I was interested in seeing Mystic Pizza but was dissapointed that the movie didn't remind me of anything about Mystic except for the title.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-34716388259519763732010-04-08T23:29:24.099-04:002010-04-08T23:29:24.099-04:00And furthermore, and in conclusion, it is not in N...And furthermore, and in conclusion, it is not in New England!Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-44390600817682554982010-04-08T23:23:17.416-04:002010-04-08T23:23:17.416-04:00Erin,
The museum is well worth a trip.
Bowsprite...Erin, <br />The museum is well worth a trip.<br /><br />Bowsprite,<br />I like it too, but that is not the issue. My gripe is that it is refered to as a "New England fishing village". It is not a fishing village, and it does not look like New England.<br />It looks like the Bronx.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-42677520268961649272010-04-07T22:37:25.918-04:002010-04-07T22:37:25.918-04:00I like City Island. The name fits: no bull.I like City Island. The name fits: no bull.bowspritehttp://bowsprite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-69436554563239403632010-04-05T22:19:24.267-04:002010-04-05T22:19:24.267-04:00Interesting post. Didn't know that about the p...Interesting post. Didn't know that about the place. But i would never have called it a quaint New England town. Quaint it ain't.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487722896652777362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-50494958773560715282010-04-03T22:12:33.057-04:002010-04-03T22:12:33.057-04:00baydog,
I think you kind of nailed the way I feel ...baydog,<br />I think you kind of nailed the way I feel about it. I always liked City Island because it was a working, urban, neighborhood on the water. Like you said, many are often shocked to discover that it is part of the Bronx. To me that was the appeal. Portraying it as anything else seems foolish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-63645273738932501222010-04-03T22:02:06.614-04:002010-04-03T22:02:06.614-04:00I once went there in the early 90's to check o...I once went there in the early 90's to check out a boat for sale. Having never been there before, I was amazed that the Bronx could have such a sailboat friendly place. It was encouraging. Was it New Englandy? No, not really. But it did have a typical nautical feel to it, which made me feel like if I had to, I could keep my boat there and sail from there as well. It didn't hurt that there were seafood restaurants with waterfront decks and patios. In a way, it reminded of my roots in New Jersey, where I worked in waterfront restaurants for years during school, all the while having a clear view of the scallop boats coming in and out of the Manasquan Inlet. Often, I prefer the blue-collar seafaring community to the blue-blooded regatta and cocktail party set.<br />Not every sailing village is like Newport, Edgartown, or Annapolis. But obviously there were enough sailors that felt they could call it their home port.<br />I don't necessarily like the saying, but "It's all good".Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-9061685823040077402010-04-03T21:22:02.510-04:002010-04-03T21:22:02.510-04:00Wow, thanks for this information! I never knew abo...Wow, thanks for this information! I never knew about City Island.... your post made me laugh because I know <i>many</i> people who will call <i>anything</i> "New Englandy" when it's anything BUT!<br />Would be interesting to check out one day though; the museum sounds very nice.Erin | Bygone Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599917760328625577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-12208903022596210262010-04-03T21:12:59.497-04:002010-04-03T21:12:59.497-04:00S/V Veranda,
I certainly understand your point. I ...S/V Veranda,<br />I certainly understand your point. I know exactly what you mean. But my point was not to trash City Island, as much as to gripe about it being portrayed as something it is not. Yeah it is seedy; but so is New London, or Biddeford, Maine.<br />You hit the nail on the head when you said it was described to you as a place that was quaint.<br />It seems to me, they would be better off describing it for what it is. A former yacht building town that is a unique part of the Bronx on Long Island Sound.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-39044225248115622342010-04-03T21:03:08.659-04:002010-04-03T21:03:08.659-04:00Ocean Girl,
Oh I agree! But movies like THE PERFEC...Ocean Girl,<br />Oh I agree! But movies like THE PERFECT STORM helped Gloucester because they were based in reality.<br />They had flaws, but they were trivial in the big picture. I am not sure that City Island portrayed as a quaint New England Fishing Town serves any purpose. You end up with a couple of T-Shirt shops, but thats all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043873610380390344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-9112921363387416232010-04-03T20:54:22.411-04:002010-04-03T20:54:22.411-04:00Movies can change a place to their desires. But t...Movies can change a place to their desires. But the advertisements they provide are invaluable. City Island will benefit.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274990900178151828.post-65698496049813592112010-04-03T17:27:23.432-04:002010-04-03T17:27:23.432-04:00I've been to City Island ONCE...Somebody told ...I've been to City Island ONCE...Somebody told me it was quaint. I didn't realize until that moment that the word "quaint" was interchangeable with "seedy" or "creepy".S/V Verandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738948023678971536noreply@blogger.com