Carl Corry

The land by the beach

I think it was last year that Nanny and Poppy sold their share of this tract of land by the Marina — it can’t be more than 500 feet from the beach — to Uncle Angelo and his family. For many years before the sale, the land went untouched. Now it has two buildings — [...]

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The cheese saga begins

This pecorino has a past. In the late ’60s, Uncle Al, hoping that he could tame the odor, wrapped and rewrapped several round slabs Poppy had requested and stuffed them in a bag. The cheese went through Customs safely. His clothes that shared the bag, however, had to be thrown out. No matter how many [...]

The Codispoti shoe store is still there, kind of

The Codispoti clan got by pretty well during World War II thanks to this little shoe store, in which the family sold imports from Torino. All the children helped out at the store, located not two minutes from Aunt Nuzza’s house. This is notably where, in 1937, Poppy and his mother went to bid Nanny’s [...]

Walking tour of Sant’Andrea

If you’ve never been there, or would like a refresher, here’s what it looks like. I’m not the best photographer, but it gets better after the first minute. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfqsFW-Ho] Part I (YouTube only fits so much stuff) [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=hFeahrFBLZY] Part II See more Sant’Andrea videos on my playlist.