Q: Thank you for that story. Cohasset crypto case: Everything court documents reveal. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. And have something on a loop in here, which weve been trying to do, where itll be an audio and a video of him discussing the house, because nobody knows it any better than he does. Burke: Oh, well, the Eskimos up there would give me beautiful mukluks and all kinds of things. Scarpaci Funeral Home of Staten Island LLC. Because back when they built the houses, kitchens were never built in the house. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . Q: And did you keep records of the restoration process? I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. Burke: Oh. Ive been to the Tenement Museum, and I love the fact that theres a woman on a loop and she discusses living in the apartment. You are to get out. I put the post on it up under the floor where the newer posts in the staircase was upstairs, and then, when I took the jack away, it sat on the post. Interviewee: George Burke Location: Staten Island, NY Interviewer: Sarah Dziedzic Date: November 9, 2021 . Daller: Yes, I found him. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. The only thing that will save this house as a bulldozer! [laughs] But anyway, I saved it. Staten Island, New York. And I got a good price for that. And there was a big flight of stairs that went across the big porch across the front of the house, posts. And I studied architecture and the history of design and everything, I know all that. What the hell is that coming from? So I come down the stairs, and as I got down the stairs, the spelling got stronger and stronger. And, you know, who has that!? Burke: Im glad I did. And I took that for years. Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. And I was always a horse person. I remember you always loved it and liked it. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. And I said to the real estate lady, I said, Well, how do you know theres a ghost in there? She said, Because the old lady that originally lived in the house. I went to grammar school and high school here. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. Well, I was born on Staten Island. I didnt know they were lilacs, but I could smell something pretty. I think hes given you a great history of what started and, basically, youve talked about his life from the beginning, so, I dont know. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. And Diane said, Oh, Marian has it.. Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. That works! Thankfully, no ones come here and said, Oh, you might have had slaves. I mean, Im sure if somebody came and decided to look back, theyd say, Oh, no, theres a reason for a house like that. People have ideals that are very strange. And here was the street. But Ive got to bring that portrait down and put it above that fireplace and get rid of that painting thats there. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. And I had beautiful big pieces of Meissen that I got when I was in Germany, and it all went here and there andI cant get it back. My sister, Frances, got me a nice little apartment in the Bronx, right next to her. Daller: Oh, yes. I did go around and take pictures of what was left of some of them. And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. Daller: As a matter of fact, we had an event years ago. Everybody smelled like that. It would have been spectacular but greed set in, and thats what they did. Christ, we had a good time. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. Aug. 16, 1954 - February 25, 2023 Loving and loyal husband, father, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. Burke is joined in this interview by his niece, Linda Daller. So thank you. Oh, thats right. And in the basement, I put the kitchen and a dining area and everything. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? You made enough money. So a couple of days later, I have a dream. Because people will come in, and therell be four or five people and somebody will walk by and just pick this up, and pick that up. When they shipped me back from where I was, where the Eskimos were, they sent me back to the base, because they were shipping everybody now, backafter your time was up, you had to go back because you couldnt stay any longer than two years, and after two years, you had to come back to the States. All my life, I was raised in a big house. Burke: Yes, he did that little sofa there. Daller: Its life estate that he has. That was a shame. So everything just kept going off and someone would have all of this, someone would have all of that. And that was it. I fixed it up. Good God! And I went to Hammersmith College. But, with that money, I paid this house off. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. And then when we realized we were broke, all my brothers joined the military, got married, moved away. And it never had a kitchen. His family was like aristocratic. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. And so they lost it. We are a big family. Obituary: George W. Burke October 07, 2021 George W. Burke, 63 George W. Burke, of Hull, died on Oct. 2. And Id go in and Id buy all the liquor with those stamps. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. Right across the creek. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. Thats the only way to explain it. Q: And so all these items went upwalked up the stairs and were, carried back down the stairs. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. Q: Can you give me an example of one of the things that you worked on together in the house? And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. But that was a big improvement, putting in the kitchen, because there never was a kitchen in the houseand where the kitchen is now, that was the laundry room. Burke: Oh, God, Mario come out here all the time. Im sorry that, during all that construction, I wasnt taking photographs, of step by step. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. Yes. Q: Was it Mario that suggested the life tenancy agreement? And if I couldnt take care of them, Id call down to the base and theyd send a helicopter and theyd pick them up and take them down to the hospital, because we had to take care of them, because Alaska was ours, and all the Eskimos was our responsibility. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. I bought another restaurant, didnt I? Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. And all those Eskimos just loved me. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. And then finally she sold the house and she bought a beautiful place in Greenwich Village and moved to Greenwich Village. Finally, I think his wife got sick with that lung disease, didnt she? I probably gave it to Bess. Staten Island, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, Long Island, and New Jersey (718) 966-7800 But thats what that was. I just repainted. But the upper story of the house was two more floors. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. A brooch that I gave Bess? Its still that way. Everything has to be environmentally done properly, so by the time you figure it out, youre spending more money, when youre making no money because you have no horses. Mrs. Mackey. And one day. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? Is there anything, you think? She was the girl who hired me, and she ran the big Sherwin Williams store. Phone: (718) 966 . But I had all this beautiful carved stuff. And he was the one that took me around and showed me where to get the good fabric. So, I dont know. Developers. So I moved into the house here. But you used tell me. And I decided, well, Im going to pick up some nice buildings. Unfortunately, all the grounds areI dont even know if the house is there anymore! Its still there. View the profiles of people named George Burke. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. I bet. So its a shame. Burke: Chris will stay living here. Burke: But everything will stay here exactly as it is, because if its going to be a museum, people are not going to come in and look at empty walls. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. And then when I went looking for myhis name was Joinerand everybody was saying, Well, Sergeant Joiner is leaving, Sergeant Joiner is leaving. And I never thought much of it. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. Where all the servants lived. Oh shit, Im going to have to rebuild the wall. So I started pulling the bricks out, and wrapped up where one of the bricks was, was an oil cloth rag all wrapped up. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. So she said, Bess said, Were going to have to quit, George. I said Oh, shit. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. The Old Bermuda Inn. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. I mean, I could do a little woodwork, but I wasnt a carpenter. I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. Brother Celestine George Burke, an educator who was a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools for 63 years, died on Thursday at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J. . Q: When you were youngwhen you were a kid. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Daller: Yes. Its still there in Port Richmond. And they were good investments. Q: Yes. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! Anyway, there was three things that I found by doing some worklike, giftsI forget what they were. Staten Island and the South Shore is the only place where people can still move, be in a country feeling, and build what they want to build, and have a garden and have a lawn and, you know, they can be in the country and still be in the city. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. And getting an American Dollar from being in the service, getting my payeven though it wasnt that muchbut at that time, over there, it was worth a fortune. The walkway going to the beach, its still there, where the house was. Burke: I had a beautiful big old house in Tottenville that I loved. Burke: Yes. So I rented the apartment next door, and I broke a hole in the wall. And I only have so much money being what I am. So he said, Dont worry about it. We just mentioned him. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309. Because he paid for the entire outside himself. And that makes more sense to people when they see something. Daller: The stables. And they said, Well, we cant handle it, George. Christ, a good ten, twelve years. And then one of my brothers had just gotten out of the military. And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. Now the little girl had to be moved to Wall Street. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? And I wish the hell I could have gotten a hold of that before they tore it down. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. So as long as I own it, I own it, theyll pay for it. Before he died, thats what he was. I cant remember her name. And I said, Was that a dream? And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. Because Evelyn didnt like the house, his wife. On a goddamn pillared mattress sleeping? She lived up on Lighthouse Hill. And he had helped meyou know, while I had my own ideas for design, and whatever I thought of, he said, George, thats great. Burke: Yes. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. They even stopped you riding in the parks. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. Create an obituary. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. Daller: Mm-hmm! In fact, I think it was just landmarked wasnt it? And all my brothers. And it was one of those busy, busy, goddamn nights. And I had a beautiful restaurant and a bar connected to it. So Walter was re-stationed to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. I dont need The Death of Cleopatra hanging above my fireplace. So it just became a moot point. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. And then I decided Id get involved again with things that are going on. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. You can retire. The front porch was up high. And a lot of it got given away, got lost. George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Burke: Oh, my nephew. Thank you so much. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? Well work it out, one way or another. And so the two of us started and we madecalled it the Old Bermuda Inn because John loved Bermuda and he was putting a lot of money in it. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. And it didnt take long to sell because it was a big piece of property, nice house. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. Daller: Oh, I dont know. I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. And thats what I called out for was help. Off of Hylan Boulevard? But under that porch was the basement. Burke: Oh, I loved her. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. GEORGE CROAKE OBITUARY. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Burke: But anyway, when my time was up in the service, they shipped me back here to, Burke: Alaska, and I stayed in Alaska. You werent allowed to buy much because it was worth a fortune over there to the general public, to the British. Thats what it is. The woodwork, the moldings, the parquet floors. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. I dreamed, I saw it. So we need to get help. Burke: Its right on the Boulevard and it goes down to the beach. It was piled up in their basement. Daller: I think weve touched on everything, really. So that had the outside kitchen. Thats not good. The same thing thats going on with statues. The kitchen was never in the basement. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. And he wanted to retire and he gave his son the business. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. Yes. Staten Island, Richmond County, NY Genealogy Site - Staten Island Recent Obituaries And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. And she was laying like this. Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. And we had our barracks, of course, and having your barracks, the only thing you had was a big trunk where you kept all your clothes in. Burke: Yes. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. And everyone became extremely close. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. Daller: You met some interesting people there. Theres none of the spirits. Q: So this is going to part of an online archive. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? But again, I dont know that Staten Island appreciates anything, because we had a Borough President at one time that we asked him a question about something and his answer to my uncle was, Well, why would you want to put a new suit on an old man?. Facebook gives people the power to. I said, Well, the only one I know that talked like that is Bess Seguine. She said, Well, this is me. I said, What is it, Bess? She said, I want you to come and save my house. I said, Are you kidding, Bess? I said, as a kid growing up, we were always down on the beach, looking back up at this big white house that looked like a big Southern mansion. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. I said to him, Are you kidding? Burke: Yes. These are those Persian carpets. It was a mess of a mess. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. Remember him? And they were going to pay for everything if they owned it. That was the most beautiful mansion. And he died young. And they did. And I had the two apartments! But he was excellent. So I would walk around, Id look and Id see some beautiful stuff for sale, for nothing. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. Daller: We lived several places. Was very little time on here. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. The beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke, he was the devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? And with the money that I made from there, I put it right back in the building. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. You know, everybody grew up together. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. And the porch went all like this, around the house. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. They cant build houses on it. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Well. I thought for sure that would never go. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. He painted that for me. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. Burke: And what is a shame islike, you take [one of our former boarders], she has two horses that she used to keep here all the time. But I was glad that I got this. Q: And so when you were deciding what to collect, were you thinking about. And Id go downtown and Id wheel and deal for a bottle of whiskey. The orientals that originally were on the floor here, I put up in the bedrooms upstairs. What a shame. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. 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