And he said, George, Im selling my business. We all got coupons. Phone: (718) 966 . I had the best collection of the most beautiful carved ivory and things because they didnt have money but they would give you things. So I went around to all the nursesof course, I was in the medical departmentand I asked all the nurses, What are you doing with your stamps? And then I decided Id get involved again with things that are going on. Like this chair that youre sitting in, these are Chippendale chairs in the Chinese style. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? And the backyard is beautiful. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. Those stables? I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. So I still had to get up every day and go to work. And I had to have somebody upstairs, standing on the stairs, and told me when to stop jacking, when the stairs got level, because the stairs were like this. And all the time when all the lilacs would come in the spring, and the whole place would smell of lilacs, its gorgeous, still is. You couldnt see the grounds through the trees and it was just covered and everything. The developers came in with bulldozersbulldozed that mansion, bulldozed the stables. Yes, the dining room and the kitchen was on the other two, side. Did quite well. Burke: I knew that. Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. Daller: Mm-hmm! So every time she wants to go riding, she has to go all the way to New Jersey, ride her horse, and then come all the way back. Its going to hell. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. And I wish the hell I could have gotten a hold of that before they tore it down. Syracuse. He was always at the stables there. She was a nasty old lady! But that was funny. Death and Obituary Indexes from the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library includes: Buffalo Deaths, 1882-1892; Death Notices and Obituaries in the Buffalo News, 4-22-2009 to 2010; Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths found in select Buffalo and Erie County Publications, 1870s-1950; some cemetery burial records; and other items. For example, could you tell what the original construction was? Daller: What about the coat? Daller: But thats how he [referring to the painting of Mr. Seguine] came back to the house. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. And I did, I got in St. George wasnt it? And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. And now the people that I sold it to, the Pistillis [James and Kathleen Pistilli], they had the whole thing researched and now its got landmark things on it and everything. He used to stay out here. This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. I dreamed, I saw it. Oh shit, Im going to have to rebuild the wall. So I started pulling the bricks out, and wrapped up where one of the bricks was, was an oil cloth rag all wrapped up. And I had to laugh. The kitchen was never in the basement. Burke: It was. Troy. All rights reserved. Burke: Yes. They didnt even have soap. Daller: Well, no, Mrs. Seguine allowed him to buy, Burke: No, I already had this house from the first deal. But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. Births: July 1847-48, July 1853-1909 Deaths: 1795, 1802-04, 1808, 1812-1948 Marriages: June 1847-48, July 1853-1949 *Includes records for western Bronx, 1874-97, and eastern Bronx, 1895-97. Because the other way, my uncle was digging into whatever a little bit of savings he had, in order to pay. Shit. He said he believes that whoever was in that other house, really didnt want people there. Kitchens were always built in a house outside by themself, and a breezeway going to the house, because the kitchens would always burn down. Burke: I think, what was left of it, the sons moved to California and they opened up a Scalamandr in California. So itll be part of Staten Island that people, maybe fifty years from now when theres not a spot left, theyll all come out and theyll look and say, Wow, this is what it used to be.. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. That was a great house. Then I went looking for the big pieces. I dont think anythings missing? Most recent obituaries in New York. Because, now, they cant tear it down. Burke: No, who gave me that? Yes. Thats what it is. And my uncle came in and was part of the whole group. I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. There were some gorgeous mansions. And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. And it was called SS White [Dental Manufacturing Company]. You could imagine what the mansion looked like. I dont know what it is. And there were two windows, like this. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. Well, what are we talking about? And I invested in a couple of things. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. So the next day, Im up and Im outside. Q: So this is going to part of an online archive. Was very little time on here. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. You know, he just passed away. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. Utica. They moved in there, and they lived there. He was predeceased by his mother Lena Russo-Tredici. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. Burke: Sure. They were all six floor walkups and, thats where you lived! Staten Island . You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. Q: So tell me about what its been like for you to live here. Staten Island was very early on, and then Florida, and then off to Europe. Daller: So can you imagine a three room apartment filled to the brim with antiques? Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. Burke: Let me think of how all that started. But I had all that money! Q: Is there somebody in particular that you work with for reupholstery or restorations? I went to boot camp, I loved it. But I was glad that I got this. And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. So it just became a moot point. He did the White House and everything. I was I bet shes there. See Photos. People, Oh, could you help me? And especially when I came to Staten Island and I was working for Sherwin Williams, andwhat the hell, Florence? So that makes sense. Q: Did you keep up a conversation with Mario Buatta about. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. That was Mrs., what was her name? You said you started with the basement. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. I found him through somebody. If you dont want to come dont show up. And he said since hes been here, he has nobody here. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. Click here to view all obituaries Search Obituaries Contact Us / Location. Would you just sell me two acres there? Burke: Her sister has it [indicating Daller]. She was the girl who hired me, and she ran the big Sherwin Williams store. And Diane said, Oh, Marian has it.. Daller: But he has albums upstairs, photos. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. But the problem is, its so limited on Staten Island. Otherwise, Id never be able to have half the stuff thats in here because it would have cost me a private fortune to have it shipped. And that was the end of them. And then one of my brothers had just gotten out of the military. Yes. Thats what I was. Mrs. Mackey. So I go downstairs. I can get that. Because you could get it through theand once I got involved, I did really, really well. Q: And so, what sort of vision do you have for, you know, the next the next forty years, for how the grounds are maintained and how. Mom, you own the house, you own at least part of it, or half of it. Well work it out, one way or another. And so the two of us started and we madecalled it the Old Bermuda Inn because John loved Bermuda and he was putting a lot of money in it. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Probably. And my nephewwhat the hell was he? So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. Youre working too hard. But that was a big improvement, putting in the kitchen, because there never was a kitchen in the houseand where the kitchen is now, that was the laundry room. And my fatherwe were quite wealthy, growing up. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. And that was it. No, its not something were talking about right now. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. And thats what they were doing in France to keep from getting it taxed. Unfortunately. Well, Bess, and my brothers wife, Evelyn, never got along. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow. And if they were there and I could see them, and I could ship them free because the government had to ship it for me, and I had my sisters, who would store them for meI had had a great opportunity to pick up all this stuff that was beautiful, get it for nothing, and the government ship it back for me, and my sisters would keep it until I got a place to put it. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. It was his first time off of Staten Island. So I bought it. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. It was so overgrown. Isnt that a huge house theyre building, you told me? Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. So a couple of days later, I have a dream. And she couldntthey couldnt keep up with it anymore. We just mentioned him. They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. She lived up on Lighthouse Hill. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. But I mean, that wasthe holes, the plaster gone. So we talked to our brother Bill and he had come up with the money, bought the house. George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. According to the funeral home, the following services have. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. They were all along the waterfront here. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. Hell utilize every room of the house. Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. But the upper story of the house was two more floors. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. I cant think ofdoesnt matter, the name of the people. The real estate lady wouldnt come in. My father was in the political-end, and he was in Borough Hall and everything like that. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. So I said, Well, I would have named it The Rossville Inn because it was in Rossville, but he will he loved Bermuda and he wanted Bermuda Inn. So I said, Yes, John, well call it the Old Bermuda Inn. Tell us about when you were born? I had the house put back together. Interviewee: George Burke Location: Staten Island, NY Interviewer: Sarah Dziedzic Date: November 9, 2021 . And it was one of those busy, busy, goddamn nights. But what was really, really bad was people, if they were going to build a garage, or they were going to build something, theyd go to that big, beautiful mansion and rip the siding off of it and take it back to build what they want to build. And I said, Oh, shit. I cant remember her name. And right outside the window right here, is a great big round, thing thats all brickgreat big round thing, big as this room, covered-overand thats where all the water from the drain pipe from the roof would go in there and fill it, and it was called a cistern, and that was connected to the kitchen downstairs. Architectural style and interior style? So, thats it, I said, to hell with it. I found three things like that. 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