A small slice of the US in Italy. Carney Park is located 5 miles north of Naples, Italy in a 93 acre volcanic crater. Also located in the park is a 9 hole golf course,
Olympic size outdoor swimming pool, 5 adult size softball fields, 1 adult size baseball field, 2 little league baseball fields, 1 little league softball field, 1 football field and 1 soccer field, 4 lighted tennis courts, 2 batting cages, 1 outdoor basketball court, 4 sandlot volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, 20 small picnic sites, 11 large picnic areas, a boy and girl scout camp area, 30 tent sites, and 25 cabins, 2 paintball fields, a youth center, a teen center, a snack bar and restaurant.
Volcanoes, Parks
Links: www.nsa.naples.navy.mil, en.wikipedia.org
By: kjfitz
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If anyone i know stumbles across this my name is John mitchell.
David Walsh
Other fond Parco Palumbo memories; Stealing the farmers boats, playing at the ruins, fishing with bread and cheese in Lago Di Patria (those weird eels), shooting rats with a pump bb gun at the dump, Estes rockets, Rin-Tin-Tin Gum, rock fights, haunted houses, jar of Nutella with a loaf of real Italian bread, comic book sales, chasing the dog catcher(killer) out of the Parco. GREAT TIMES!! Jeff Latham, Army Brat Naples 72-75.
There seems to be a paintball-like field there. Is it really a paintball field?
If so, does it do airsoft?
Thanks for your help.
Jeff Kenney - Parco Palumbo - 73-78, Villa Teresita (second villa from the bottom of the hill on right).
Scott George....email me at wallyops1@yahoo.com or facebook
I believe it read Luongo Sacro di Silenzo. I can't find anything on it?
Is it just the universal tendency to idealize the carefree days of childhood and youth, or was it some combination of mezzogiorno warmth, tufa, semi-exotic locale and customs, stone oven-baked pizzas, privileges of military socialism, lizards basking in the sun, the apricot tree, the persianas, a paradise lost that tugs my heart so. Tears have come to my eyes thinking of this.
Scott Waddle 1977 scottdwaddle@aol.com
I also remember then making a movie in Carney Park. I cant think of the actors name... but he was popular. I remember Terrence Hill movies. haha. Sheesh... this is all coming back.
This is Ken Preuitt, Jr.
I guess I was running around Carney Park with all of you too. The memories of playing baseball will live with me forever.
Funny to remember back, but the greatest thing was, at the end of the games, one of the parents was to being a cooler of soda's. And we each could have ONE after the game. I remember sitting on the grass, behind the dugout, thinking this was the greatest thing ever.
Wes - that, and playing pin-ball and listening to Kansas blare out of the juke box. (I think it was a Kiss pin ball machine? wesleyrdavis@hotmail.com
You can't find a group of people so in love with a life like you do us with Naples....so why isn't there a resort there for us? I mean, I have stayed in hotels and resorts that I knew nothing about, just for R&R on some beach with which I have no connection. But we could have a real place of memories to retire to or snow bird away with friend we may never have even met but through these common memories...and thats good enough for me. daniel@davenportnelson.com
We lived in Parco Azzurro. I remember running around playing army, finding the old fighter jet.
I attended Pinetemare Elementary and Forrest Sherman and I still think of them when I hear a Ratt or Motley Crew song!
I still remember when they put the McDonalds in at NSA! They had to take out the Galaga to make room so I was a little bummed!
GREAT memories- swimming, eating, Carney Park, Squeeze Alley, teremotos, Humpty Dumpty, Vesuvio, Atari.....
Ciao,
Steve D
Oops! The hardest part of being a military brat is remembering WHEN you were stationed WHERE!
We were stationed in Naples in 83-86, NOT 80-83.
And I remembered a few more "growing up in Napoli moments"-
The mudslide that blocked the road to NSA and school.
The "Tape Club" at Afsouth where you could borrow VHS tapes of shows like Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Knight Rider, etc
Puzzuoli fish market.
Pizza Margarita!
Hearing "Panama" being blared at Carney Park during American Days.
My science teacher at Forrest Sherman- Mister ZUES!
They showed boobs on Italian TV!!! (Did I mention I was like 11??)
Cincuocentos and Vespas.
Firecrackers!
Anybody else....
Ciao,
Steve D
I was in naples from late 68 to middle 1970.
Lots of great memories of the park, played Little League baseball, Pop Warner football, the movies, Y'all remember every evening "Attention to Colors..Attention to Colors" and we all had to stop and face the flag as they lowered it for the night?
Made the Little League All Stars and we ended up coming in 2nd in all of Europe in 1969.
We lost to Weisbaden in the championship game that would have allowed us to advance to Williamsport for the L.L. World series.. Damn Weisbaden!
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the things that are there now. We had handball courts, drive-in movie, and football and baseball fields. I was lucky enough
to live off base... at Licola Marina (spelling could be wrong) about 10 miles from AFSOUTH. Many of my Navy friends had
apartments at the beach. Our balcony overlooked the Med, and a 20 second walk put us on the sand. Winters, we were the
only people living there. Summer was many thousands at beach. Enjoyed reading other comments from ex-Naple residents
My name is Tairsa Worman (formerly Swenson) I lived in Naples from 1980 to 1983, went to Pinetamare Elementary.
My older brother is Jimmy Swenson. I also have 2 older stepsisters Kristen & Jodie Brunsting that would come and visit every summer. We lived in Parco Auzzuro and lived in a house just up the street from the entrance. My step-father was in the Air Force. When we first arrived in Naples we lived in the 'Tennis Hotel' until our house in Parco Auzzuro was ready.
The 3 years spent living in Italy was a magical experience. I remember long summer days spent at the pool, with Enzo in his tiny speedo yelling endlessly at my brother and his friends. Long dinners at the pizzeria, playing 'parco ditch' until it got dark, the old plane we weren't suppose to crawl on. Does anyone remember the Walker twins Kelly and Tracy? They had 2 older brothers, Keith and Todd maybe?
I also had Mr. Kenny for 3rd grade. Kelly and I had Mrs. Matulla for 2nd grade... we were so bad in class together the she duct taped us to our seats!
My husband and I are planning a trip to Europe next fall and I want to take a trip to the neighborhood. Has anyone been there recently and have an exact address?
Cheers!
Tairsa
David Walsh who posted earlier was a friend of my brother Kent. His sister and I were in Girl Scouts.
Oh! What about Edenlandia.
Kids of our era will also remember Mr. Stanley's musical productions. I was in the King and I. He also did Tom Sawyer with Lisa Emick as Becky Thatcher and another time Fiddler on the Roof. I am under Lisa Vierra-Moore on Facebook. There is a pic there of the King and I. If you were still there then, you may recognize some familiar faces. I am the small one kneeling with short dark hair. I think that particular one is set to public setting. It might be interesting to start a Forrest Sherman page there.
Rick Killion
Lived at Arco Felice; near Licola and Cuma in both gated communities and also next to the buffalo field on the beach by the sea - you had to run through the trees when the buffalo were far away and hope they didn't follow you into the water, as you hopped over the burning sand, laying down a towel to walk on so you didn't burn. Fantastic years! Santana still ringing in my ears! :-) xx
Getting ready to go visit (cruise stop) later this year, 50 years later! Heard Edenlandia is still there too.
i stopped by carney park 2 months ago after 40 yrs but they would not let me in.
what memories
Sounds like Naples was a great duty station to be a kid in. I was single so I knew very few families and none of the kids. We were a bunch of bachelors running around hanging out, eating pizza, working on cars, watching movies on VHS or the base theater. Just as I got good at living in Naples my time was up.
Like someone up thread said - I don't know what it was - the mezzogiorno food or the light or the leaded gasoline fumes or the age I was at the time but I had a wonderful time. My work place could be a mess - high school quality drama - but liberty time was fun. I hope to take my family back one of these days soon and spend about two weeks in Italy roaming around.
I used to play soccer and was a cheerleader
Loved Carney Park, played Little League and Babe Ruth baseball and did Boy Scouts there.
Also, loved riding my bike to the beach near Parco Azzuro, exploring Cuma and hanging with my best buddy Curt Emich(RIP).
Lisa Vierra, your Mom and my Mom were my Cub Scout Troop Leaders.
All great memories of Carney Park and Naples.