New York City 2015
Terracina West Studios 2004
In 1935 great uncle Sal was 24 years old he opened up a mask photography studio in Manhattan he created this mask to assist him In his mind reading act and hypnotizing people 1937 he made six of them that year I have three hanging in our house
What a life
In 2004 I opened up Terracina West Studios there was 65 masks all through the studio and house wherever you were at there was a mask staring at you The two mask you’re looking at Sal created them in 1937 they were used in his mind reading act and hypnotizing people they’re both over 80 years old And in incredible condition Lisa and I have them hanging in our dining room and throughout the house here in Florida there’s 35 of them hanging around the rest are in storage What’s bizarre about them is the ingredients in the papier-mâché mix pyramid scrapings from Egypt Haitian voodoo dust and secret potions from around the world
Another great fisherman’s bar on Duval Street The 60s
My great grandfather Luigi Costello.Terrracina. Sal and Tony’s father Second cousin two notorious crime boss Frank Costello in Chicago we got stories from Elizabeth New JerseyI was his first great grandchild he died when I was eight remember him always giving me a dollar patting on the head and saying something in Italian
Portrait by Sal Terracina His little brother captain Tony Terracina photographed above his bar in Key West Fishel they drink all night wake up and do it again
My grandfather was known to catch some fish in Key West 1967
Second time I’m posting this image great family photo 80 years ago I wrote a story about it next image coming up
