Back in my teen years, I found myself, and the Glover family as part of the less affluent members of Trenton society. We never had the green stuff to be outfitted at F.W. Donnelly, R.A. Donnelly, or most of all, the Eton Mens' Shop. For us it was Metropole Clothing Factory on North Warren Street, or perhaps a trip to "Cheap John's" on South Broad Street, or another less expensive outlet whose name escapes me......was it Barnocky, or something along that line? Regardless, Eton was to the boys as the Stacy Sporty Shop was to the girls. Beautiful clothing, but prices that were above and beyond the budget of us "commoners." 
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
1953: TRENTON'S LEGENDARY ETON MENS' SHOP
Back in my teen years, I found myself, and the Glover family as part of the less affluent members of Trenton society. We never had the green stuff to be outfitted at F.W. Donnelly, R.A. Donnelly, or most of all, the Eton Mens' Shop. For us it was Metropole Clothing Factory on North Warren Street, or perhaps a trip to "Cheap John's" on South Broad Street, or another less expensive outlet whose name escapes me......was it Barnocky, or something along that line? Regardless, Eton was to the boys as the Stacy Sporty Shop was to the girls. Beautiful clothing, but prices that were above and beyond the budget of us "commoners."
Tom: For me I remember Robert Hall's for the new Easter Sportcoat and pants.
ReplyDeleteHi Tom: I bought stuff at Stacy Sport but only on sale. Yes, they had sales in the "good old days.'' I would check out the windows when I walked home from Rider College to Carteret Avenue.
ReplyDeleteJOE:
ReplyDeleteI COMPLETELY FORGOT ROBERT HALL! AND WITH ALL THE SLACKS AND JACKETS I BOUGHT THERE.
SAL: I DIDN'T REALIZE STACY WAS ALSO SELLING GUY CLOTHES. FOR US, IT WAS LIKE GOING TO THE RITZIEST STORE IN TOWN WHEN I WAS COURTING JUDY BACK IN THE EARLY 50'S.
TOM