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Chenies Street Chambers       Historical Society

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An unidentified Chenies Street Chambers  Children's Party, at the Drill Hall (across the street), circa 1950. Chenies Street Chambers was filled with children in the early 1950's , when it was rebuilt and turned into a Council Building for people needing subsidized housing. These series of photographs have at least thirty children in them, all residing in Chenies Street chambers. Two of the oridinal children still live in the building, Patsy Futatsugi (nee Morten) and Diana Lesardi. The photograph also shows Patsy's mother, Pat Morten, standing beside her. Mrs King was also a resident when these photgraphs were taken, but was not present. One of Mrs. Ida DeMaggio's children, Rena, is in the photographs, but no longer resides in the building.

another photograph of the children

a third photograph from the same gathering



photo source: Patsy Futatsugi, private Collection
21.05.2002

All our images for this site have been scanned in by Jaqueline Powell. Thanks, Jackie.