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Memories of Sears in Hicksville
The editors put out a call on Facebook for memories of working at the Sears in Hicksville. What follows is a compilation of those memories.
Submitted by Frank Walker, HHS Class of 1985
I worked in the Catalog Department at Sears from 1984-1986.
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- Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977
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The Building of Suburbia
by, Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977
From 1941 until 1945, the United States was involved in WWII. It was fought in Europe, as well as in the Pacific. During those years, 16 million Americans served in the Armed Forces. Back at home, life consisted of rubber drives, steel drives, and book drives, as well as the rationing of food and other items. Housing construction had stopped to allocate building supplies to the war effort. In 1944, the Veterans Administration home loan program came into existence. This program had a major impact on the housing market, and led to the growth of suburban areas including Levittown and Hicksville.
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- Phil Girnis (Husband of Wendy (Elkis) Girnis, '77)
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Livin' On the Edge
by Phil Girnis (Husband of Wendy (Elkis) Girnis, '77)
My name is Phil Girnis and I lived in Hicksville on and off for forty years, before leaving Long Island in the 1980s to pursue a job opportunity out of state. My parents moved from Queens to Hicksville in the summer of 1957. I attended East Street School for the 5th and 6th grades and Hicksville Junior High for 7th and 8th. My remembrances of Hicksville life are quite different than most because of one factor: Location. We lived in the easternmost section of Hicksville. Our little development was bounded on the west by New South Rd. (adjoining the Lilco building on Old Country Rd.) and the east by South Oyster Bay Rd. I was within two or three blocks from the borders of Hicksville, Bethpage, and Plainview.
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- John Maniec, Class of 1964
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Providing Quality Counseling Services to Combat
Drug Abuse among Hicksville Adolescents & Adults
Submitted by John Maniec, Class of 1964
Hicksville Against Drugs, Inc. (H.A.D., Inc.) which was also known as Help-Aid-Direction (H.A.D.) was started in the late 1960s by various Hicksville residents to deal with the growth of drug abuse among Hicksville community youth and young adults.
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- Karl Schweitzer, Class of 1981
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I walked into CVS the other day to pick up some prescriptions. We all know those golden days aren’t so golden. Anyway, this is not about aging or prescription drugs. It’s about looking back 55 years ago.
As I walked past a woman to get on the long line at the pharmacy, something struck me about her. She looked awfully familiar. It didn’t take long to realize why. I turned to my wife and said, “That’s my kindergarten teacher, Miss McCormack.”
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- Hope Cedar Dagan, Class of 1980
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Calda Pizza
Submitted by Hope Cedar Dagan, Class of 1980
The year was 1972. Richard Nixon was president. The Godfather was the top grossing movie, and Calda pizza opened its doors in Hicksville, where it still stands today . Calda is a family owned business, started by Greg and Theodora Vlasopoulos, and now owned and operated by their son, Christopher Vlasopoulos.
Calda was a big part of my childhood, and even though I moved to Florida over 30 years ago, I still visit Calda when I’m in NY.
