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• Bud Philipp says:

  Jul 27, 2017 at 7:38 pm

  Hey Verne!
  That was my neighborhood when I was a kid. Never played handball until 20 years later, but I vividly remember those courts in their early versions in the late ’30’s — wooden slat walls, concrete floors and wire mesh tops. I used to see those guys playing their hearts out, but didn’t “get it” until I hit college age and started playing in 4-wall, indoor courts. (By the way, that was the era when the 79th street filtration plant was being constructed and screwed up the 75th to 79th street beaches for several years.)
  Great memories! Bud Philipp

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