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Hamptons Natives Use New Facebook Group To Share Childhood Memories

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Vrana Bros.

Vrana Bros.

the old Ford car dealership that Ken Vrana's father

the old Ford car dealership that Ken Vrana's father

Clarence

Clarence

owned with his brother

owned with his brother

Fred

Fred

in 1949. They operated it at 16 Hill Street in Southampton Village until selling it in 1961. COURTESY KEN VRANA

in 1949. They operated it at 16 Hill Street in Southampton Village until selling it in 1961. COURTESY KEN VRANA

16 Hill Street in Southampton Village

16 Hill Street in Southampton Village

where Ken Vrana's old apartment and family business were located before the building was demolished about a decade ago. COURTESY KEN VRANA

where Ken Vrana's old apartment and family business were located before the building was demolished about a decade ago. COURTESY KEN VRANA

The cover photo to the Home Sweet Hamptons Facebook group

The cover photo to the Home Sweet Hamptons Facebook group

a 1910 postcard showing the soldier's and sailor's monument in Southampton Village.

a 1910 postcard showing the soldier's and sailor's monument in Southampton Village.

Carolyn Erland Bustinza in front of Tuckahoe Elementary School in 1954 on her first day of first grade. COURTESY CAROLYN ERLAND BUSTINZA

Carolyn Erland Bustinza in front of Tuckahoe Elementary School in 1954 on her first day of first grade. COURTESY CAROLYN ERLAND BUSTINZA

authorAnisah Abdullah on May 20, 2019
Ken Vrana grew up in Southampton Village in the 1950s, living in an apartment above the old Ford car dealership that his father co-owned at 16 Hill Street—a building that... more

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