These folks are a major part of the romance and ambiance of the Chambersburg of only two decades ago. Many folks moved out of the "Burg" during recent years and the area is changing drastically. But thanks to those gutsy families who remain, and thanks also to the Trenton Times, whose Chambersburg "Advertising Supplement" illustrated above is a treasured file in the Hamilton Library Local History Collection, there will always be a Chambersburg to remember.
Mack said...
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HI TOM...THE CHAMBERSBURG OF OLD WAS AN AREA WHERE EVERYONE GOT TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY. I RECALL MY MOTHER, BLESS HER SOUL,WAS IN AND OUT MOST HOUSES ALL THE TIME. WE ALL KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COULD DEPEND ON HELP WHEN EVER NEEDED. MAY GOD BLESS THOSE DAYS. BEST REGARDS
- Thursday, February 02, 2012
- I'LL ADD A VERY LARGE "AMEN" TO THAT, RALPH!
- TOM GLOVER
- We took our girlfriends out to dinner there, we went there for our business luncheons, we took our significant others there, and indeed, anyone with a discerning, educated palate dined at one time or another at one of Chambersburg's renowned restaurants. One of my enduring memories is during my courtship of my dear wife Judy, dining at what was then known as "Marsilio's Kitchen. I have a huge and growing number of digital files in the "CHAMBERSBURG" folder in the Hamilton Township Public Library's Local History Collection, and the source for future historic material is endless. This collection of Chambersburg photos, ads, and articles has become highly relevant in recent years as the "Burg" we all knew and loved has changed drastically. The "old order" moved out en mass, and as the saying goes, "the order changeth."
Mack said...
The restaurants, the corner bars, the corner grocery stores, the bakeries, the churches, the schools, the carnivals, the Columbus Day parade, the feast..what a place:))
Tommy
I was born in the "Burg".On mott street and I loved it but thank GOD that my father decided to move in 1944 otherwise I would not have been a member of the HHS class of 1951 and would not have met and known such classy people as Louise Baird, Judy Britton,Tommy Glover and Shirly Whitebread. Thats missing a whole lot.
Lee
Thursday, February 02, 2012