Rose Bassman describes her early years in the village and the life of her parents, who immigrated to Hastings from Italy. She also writes about a fire that destroyed their home in 1942, and how the community came together to help them and other families who lost their homes in the fire.
- Recalled by
- Rose Bassman (née Battisti)
- Location
- Near 425 Warburton Avenue
- Decades
- 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
- Names mentioned
- Anthony Battisti; Ada Battisti Mancini; Mrs. Zebrock; Ed Walsh; Mae Walsh [Hastings' Public Health Nurse]
- Related elements
- Battisti Bassman, Rose, "1988 Interview with Anthony Battisti, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY," Hastings-on-Hudson Historical Society, February 19, 2024 ; Battisti Bassman, Rose, "1988 interview with Ada Battisti, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY," Hastings-on-Hudson Historical Society, February 12, 2024
- Further reading
- Lindner, John, "Historical Pictures and News Article of the January 1942 Fire at 423 Warburton," Hastings-on-Hudson Fire Department, October 11, 2024
- Subjects
- Immigrants Industries and Factories World War II
- Keywords
- Anaconda Wire & Cable Company Fire Department Italian Immigration
