a question for the New Yorkers on my flist
I hope this question isn't incredibly stupid, but I know nothing about the physical geography in New York, so here we go.
Steve was born in 1917 1921/22 (ETA: I'm a bad fan. This is what I get for trusting wikipedia. I should have known--he was supposed to be about 20 when he joined up around 1941.) and grew up poor in Brooklyn Lower East Side of Manhattan (ETA 2: Geez, I'm just made of fail today). Given that, would he have had an opportunity to go sledding/tobogganing? Assuming yes, would he have had to go somewhere in particular to find a good hill for the purpose? If so, where and would it be a long walk? Would his family have bought the sled, or borrowed it, or made it?
(BTW, it's okay if the answer is "no, he wouldn't ever have gone". I can work with either yes or no. I just need the answer that won't make New Yorkers roll their eyes at me when reading. *g*)
Any other random details are appreciated, but this is for a Winter Fluff ficlet (the due date said end of January...it's still January! In my time zone!), so don't put too much energy into it.
Thanks!
Steve was born in 1917 1921/22 (ETA: I'm a bad fan. This is what I get for trusting wikipedia. I should have known--he was supposed to be about 20 when he joined up around 1941.) and grew up poor in Brooklyn Lower East Side of Manhattan (ETA 2: Geez, I'm just made of fail today). Given that, would he have had an opportunity to go sledding/tobogganing? Assuming yes, would he have had to go somewhere in particular to find a good hill for the purpose? If so, where and would it be a long walk? Would his family have bought the sled, or borrowed it, or made it?
(BTW, it's okay if the answer is "no, he wouldn't ever have gone". I can work with either yes or no. I just need the answer that won't make New Yorkers roll their eyes at me when reading. *g*)
Any other random details are appreciated, but this is for a Winter Fluff ficlet (the due date said end of January...it's still January! In my time zone!), so don't put too much energy into it.
Thanks!