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Basketball brigadoon: Recalling Audubon’s magical courts of the 1960s

Legendary figures such as Billy Melchionni, Gary Williams, Stan Pawlak, Joe Cromer and others look back at the special time and place marked by pick-up competition on long-demolished outdoor courts.

Joe Cromer, a former Sterling star who became a Temple University Hall of Famer, recalls playing on Audubon's legendary outdoor basketball courts in the 1960s.
Joe Cromer, a former Sterling star who became a Temple University Hall of Famer, recalls playing on Audubon's legendary outdoor basketball courts in the 1960s.Read moreANTHONY PEZZOTTI / Staff Photographer