tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post7931321116042563768..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1950's: REMEMBERING "LOCKWOODS"Tom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-50450663647215702722012-08-28T08:27:35.836-04:002012-08-28T08:27:35.836-04:00Every once in a while, Dad, would come up with $2....Every once in a while, Dad, would come up with $2.00 and I would walk a couple blocks to the first Pete's Steak place, in an alley, off Washington St, near Ashmore. Then he built the place out on Chambers St. I still talk about it, getting one of those great sandwiches for 25 cents. Ron Boundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-67814051888831417122010-09-20T10:32:16.721-04:002010-09-20T10:32:16.721-04:00Tom: My favorite place was DelRio's on Hamilt...Tom: My favorite place was DelRio's on Hamilton Ave. On a winter's night with that fire going a nice drink and a great cheesesteak basket. Sorry to see those places go.JoeZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-52720168270257406672010-09-18T19:21:19.915-04:002010-09-18T19:21:19.915-04:00I remember the Lockwood brothers very well. One wa...I remember the Lockwood brothers very well. One was named John, and I cannot recall the quieter of the two.<br /><br />They also had a boating and marine supplies business behind the drive-in called Mercer Marine. In 1964, my Dad bought me a 17 foot Dixie sport runabout, originally equipped a 90 HP Evinrude outboard. The following year we upgraded the boat to a 100 HP engine. The boat did about 45 MPH, and could it guzzle gasoline and oil (it was a 2 cycle engine).<br /><br />They were just wonderful for service. They even replaced a "lower unit" for the engine on a holiay weekend after we hit a submerged obstruction in the Delaware River by the Marine terminal.<br /><br />I see Hamilton Square in the background. There was an old glass type filling pump sitting out next to Rte 33 all by its lonesome back then.<br /><br />BTW, I surely miss Carl DeAngelo's DelRio restaurant as well. THe smell of the inside just came to mind with all the wood smoke on the open fire. Almost as much fun as Dirty Bill's.SJBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396634140715010591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-35398511876157053172010-09-18T14:18:50.435-04:002010-09-18T14:18:50.435-04:00HI AGAIN TOM....YOU MENTION THE 50'S AND ONCE ...HI AGAIN TOM....YOU MENTION THE 50'S AND ONCE AGAIN IT WAS A PERIOD OF GREAT ACTIVITY FOR ME. MEMORIES OF BUILDING THE HAMILTON BOWLING LANES ON ROUTE 33 ALONG WITH MY BROTHER AND THE HELP OF MANY OTHERS WERE EVENTS THAT WILL FOREVER LINGER. I CAN ONLY SAY "ONLY IN AMERICA" SURELY APPLIES TO THAT ACCOMPISHMENT. BEST REGARDS.Ralph Lucarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710107087683397946noreply@blogger.com