Mike Sullivan Slept Here !

He was the youngest of seven children.................Mike.....................................

and his Parents bought 28 Fair Street in 1945......and sold it in 1969.....

Cornelius J. and Irene E. Sullivan................proud Irish Folks..

.....records show them as JUST ..the thirteenth Owners of the property.......

The Owners in the backyard at 28 Fair st....[ship mast in the background]

28 Fair st backyard.....[2 masts in the back again]

28 fair...........the kitchen back then....."Still the.same location".....Mike on the right.....the early 50's

the backyard

the front corner of 20 Fair st [left]............the garage at 28 Fair st...[back right]..end of driveway

And a visitor from another time.........the 40's the 50's the 60's........and Mike remembered so much of it.....at 28 Fair St.....the church the school the neighbors the celebrations the growing up the extended family and the passing of time .......

The house was bought from the Berdys in 1945 ..[John and Ann T.]........but after only a year at # 28........the Berdys moved to 20 Fair st ......and lived next door to the Sullivans..

Mother worked on torpedos during the war.....Father was in the war........and then he opened a Jitney business in Newport.......Mother continued helping at St. Mary's across the street..[ at the church and in the convent]...and raising a family

And then there were the Old Times at 28 Fair St........with many Sullivans.....and friends and relatives.....and stories and memories...........and time passed......people came and went........yet so much was still familiar............unchanged even today ..

The church remained..........the convent emptied and moved............the school closed........some neighborhood houses were the same.........others were gone...........the corner gas station was no more........the A & P too.........the local tavern was no longer full of sailors........the backyard garage was torn down......the yard was different........but inside the house, it felt good