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Friday, November 23, 2012

It took a bit of detective work to place the Bridge Tavern. One would assume that it was on Bridge Street in South Trenton, but research has found it listed at two different addresses. One lists it as being at Broad and Second Street (which it was) the clue was in the date of the photo, when the tavern was located on Bridge and Third Street, apparently having moved from the old Second Street address.

Tom:

Having gone to Skelton School, while Parker School was being built, and growing up in this area, I can only recall; Griffith Electric at the corner of "Broad & 2nd Street. Griffith occupied the "flat Iron Building used as a show room, and across 2nd street a warehouse/counter sales building.

Had to scratch my head to think where "Bridge & 3rd St. is, since Third street as I recall did not begin until somewhere around Federal St. and ran between Trenton State Prison, and the Railroad Tracks. It than went on to terminate at Lalor St.
This Photo reminds me of two (2) structures; both taverns. One at 2nd, and Furman,run by the Mazekas family, and the other at So. Broad, and Dye just past the Roebling Adm. Building.

Mike Kuzma
urday, November 24, 2012
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Blogger SJBill said...
I think I remember this building at Bridge and Second St, though not sure. There are two remaining pieces of evidence in the old image that survive.

1. In the background, there may be the PRR high tension lines that have the same arc in existing images (seen in today's Bing Maps).

2. Int he foreground, across Bridge Stree, a telephone pole remains in the same position.

This Bridge Tavern looks to have been situated behind the firehouse that fronted on S. Broad, with a rear or side entrance on Bridge St.

THere was another Bridge Taveren on Lamberton St South of Lalor, and uip river from the Marine Terminal and sumbarine race course. In the 60s this place was owned by the Gendek family, and the structure, the Brewery and Krupa;s boat yard were demolished to make way for the new get-out-of-town route.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tom:

Having gone to Skelton School, while Parker School was being built, and growing up in this area, I can only recall; Griffith Electric at the corner of "Broad & 2nd Street. Griffith occupied the "flat Iron Building used as a show room, and across 2nd street a warehouse/counter sales building.

Had to scratch my head to think where "Bridge & 3rd St. is, since Third street as I recall did not begin until somewhere around Federal St. and ran between Trenton State Prison, and the Railroad Tracks. It than went on to terminate at Lalor St.
This Photo reminds me of two (2) structures; both taverns. One at 2nd, and Furman,run by the Mazekas family, and the other at So. Broad, and Dye just past the Roebling Adm. Building.

Mike Kuzma

rayfromvillapark said...

Tom, I think there is some confusion in your caption, versus the caption on the photo. I'm pretty sure this structure could not have been on 2nd and Broad. The topography of the intersection does not allow for a 45 degree corner, as in the photo. Griffith Electric occupied both sides of the street. It does seem logical that this could have been located at 3rd and Broad. The building would have been demolished to make way for the new Capitol Motors showroom on this corner, in 1949. The photo is captioned Broad and 3rd. Makes sense. Just my opinion. rayfromvillapark

SJBill said...

I think I remember this building at Bridge and Second St, though not sure. There are two remaining pieces of evidence in the old image that survive.

1. In the background, there may be the PRR high tension lines that have the same arc in existing images (seen in today's Bing Maps).

2. Int he foreground, across Bridge Stree, a telephone pole remains in the same position.

This Bridge Tavern looks to have been situated behind the firehouse that fronted on S. Broad, with a rear or side entrance on Bridge St.

THere was another Bridge Taveren on Lamberton St South of Lalor, and uip river from the Marine Terminal and sumbarine race course. In the 60s this place was owned by the Gendek family, and the structure, the Brewery and Krupa;s boat yard were demolished to make way for the new get-out-of-town route.

Joe Lind said...

I best remember the Bridge Tavern on Lamberton St, Porch on river side, Ham sandwiches piled high with that great tasting mustard on Jewish rye bread, Not to mention the Brick oven pizzas with chunk sausage.
Went there a lot with my parents in the 50's and 60's.
Boy do I miss the way things were.

SJBill said...

Joe, I was privy to the LAmberton St Bridge Tavern basement where the pizzas were made. Gene Gendak Jr. was the baker, woeking for his Dad, like many Burg and South Trenton kids did.

Pizzas were baked in a somewhat orthodox manner: pizza dough shells were pre-baked and refirgerated. At the time of the order, toppings were added and the pie was finished in the oven. They were not bad, really!

Another item I recall was the pickles. Cukes were cured the old fashioned way in a wooden barrel. All kinds of stuff floated on top,(bread, dill, etc.) and when moved to the side, there was a trove of pickles ready for picking and slicing. Ambrosia! ;-)