My Beloved Basement

I’ve written before about 2026 McGraw Avenue,  the house in the Bronx where I grew up,  and in my mind’s eye I can still see every room,  nook and cranny.   (See Parkchester, Celebrate Me Home,  Fluffy, or How I Got My Dog,  Mr Bucco and the Ginger Cat , and  2026 McGraw) And now I even think wistfully about the basement. Our basement had no TV or  “entertainment center”,  no wet-bar, and no fancy exercise equipment.  In those days if you wanted exercise you took a walk...

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