Morris Koffman and Rosalyn Goldstein grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In March 2012, Susan and I visited to New Bedford and took some pictures from the neighborhoods where they lived.

Morris lived with his mother, Pauline Koffman, a caterer, at 153 Penniman Street. The block where that house was located was drastically altered by the construction of an exit ramp for Interstate I-140.  The ramp was constructed on the north side of the street, so all of those houses are gone.  But many of the houses on the south side are still there, but in poor condition. One was boarded up.  Two blocks up the hill was a house that, according to Susan's memory, was similar to Pauline's house.  They were nice houses.  Across the street was a laundry and a public school. The laundry building is now part of another business. The school is boarded up, but the property appears to be part of a small manufacturer that makes traps.

Here's a view looking east on Penniman.

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New Bedford Industry

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School on Penniman You can see the laundry up the hill on the left.  On the right is the ramp that comes off of I-140. The Koffman house was on the right up the hill and across from the laundry building.

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IMG_7208 Kenyon Street is a different matter.  The block where Rosalyn lived is completely gone. There is only one block left from Kenyon Street, and it is not nice.  We found a tire recycling facility, trash in the street, abandoned lots, and one really snarly little building, but photogenic.  Here are some views at Kenyon Street.

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IMG_7233 The snarly building:

Kenyon Street Building

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