Rob Ortolano

Cobblestone Dreams

Society EN ↓ 77 episodes

A memoir of growing up in New York City in the 60's and 70's.

Author

Rob Ortolano

Category

Society

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Latest episode

Apr 11, 2026

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Episodes

Would you believe…. 13.03.2023

Roswell, The Bermuda Triangle......remember those?....yea good times....-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/would-you-believe/

The Poetry Reading. 06.03.2023

The night we went to a Poetry Reading, and experienced quite a bit more than poetry. -Rob. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2023/03/06/the-poetry-reading/

Spring, Baseball, and Dreams. 28.02.2023

A boy, his Dad, a Memory, a Dream...and Baseball-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/spring-baseball-and-dreams/

Coney Island Memories. 20.02.2023

Abandon All Hope......-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2020/08/27/more-coney-island-memories/

Black & White 14.02.2023

The tube vs real life. -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2021/03/08/black-white/

The Bar 09.02.2023

Sit down, settle in, get comfortable......-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/the-bar/

Loft Stories 06.02.2023

A day in the life of West Broadway and Canal. -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/05/02/loft-stories/

A Winters Night 31.01.2023

Oh What a Night. -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/a-winters-night/

The Museum of Natural History 30.01.2023

A special place.-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2019/01/28/the-museum-of-natural-history/

Light 24.01.2023

Look to the Light....-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/light/

The Jefferson Market Library 20.01.2023

Made a lot of good friends here. -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2020/09/21/the-jefferson-market-library/

Roaches. 16.01.2023

Native New Yorkers indeed......-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/roaches/

Science Meets the Kitchen 13.01.2023

Remember Tang? Fizzies? I do......-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/science-meets-the-kitchen/

The Bridge 11.01.2023

Follow me across the Bridge.....-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/the-bridge/

“You Can’t Go Home Again” – Thomas Wolfe 10.01.2023

Can you? Go back? and will it sound the same? taste the same? be the same? -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/you-cant-go-home-again-thomas-wolfe/

The Bodega. 06.01.2023

An essential part of the fabric of the city, and a life saver. -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/the-bodega/

City Lights 03.01.2023

Those lights beckon me still - Rob. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/04/18/city-lights/

New Years Eve 29.12.2022

A New Years Eve Memory from long ago.-Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2020/02/02/new-years-eve-3/

Smells. 27.12.2022

Ah yes....the smells of the city, lost in time but not to memory. -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2021/08/09/smells/

The Panettone 22.12.2022

Follow me into the kitchen....it's time to bake! -Rob. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/the-panettone/

The Hudson River Piers 20.12.2022

Let's talk a walk to the West Side of town, to the Hudson River Piers -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2020/10/05/the-hudson-river-piers/

Bleecker Street 19.12.2022

Let's take a walk......to Bleecker Street -Rob This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/12/11/bleecker-street/

Newspapers 16.12.2022

There is nothing quite like the smell and feel of newsprint. -Rob. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/newspapers/

Growing up with the World Trade Center. 15.12.2022

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/growing-up-with-the-world-trade-center/

Red Sauce Joints 15.12.2022

Serving up some favorite spots in town -Rob. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cobblestonedreams.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/red-sauce-joints/

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