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Saturday, July 31, 2010
1958: TRENTON HIGH CLASS OF 1958
Nancy's message is in the graphic above. Contact her if you are a member, or know the whereabouts of a member of the class of '58 at Trenton High.
1943: HAMILTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS AND THE WAR EFFORT
Thursday, July 29, 2010
1922: TRENTON ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL
1946: TRENTON CATHOLIC BASEBALL #1
1938: TRENTON'S BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
1938: WILLIAM SAUL IN "CALM YOURSELF"
1938: SPORTS NIGHT AT TRENTON HIGH
- Ralph Lucarella said...
HI TOM.....SPORTS NIGHT WAS ONE OF THE BIG EVENTS WHEN I WAS AT TRENTON HIGH. IT WAS ONE TIME THE GIRLS HAD A CHANCE TO SHOW THE BOYS THEY HAD THE TALENT TO PERFORM BEFORE A LARGE AUDIENCE. THEY REALLY PUT ON AN OUTSTANDING SHOW AND THE CROWD ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. BEST REGARDS.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
- West End Sal said...
Hi Tom: I graduated from THS in 1955 and Sports Night was always a big event. We practiced our dance routines and the athletic events were always a big draw. The costumes were great and the gym was always packed. Sports Night was one of fondest memories.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
- Judy said...
And, work we did! I was fortunate to be a member of Red Folk Dance Specialty in my junior and senior year in Trenton High. Tryouts were held in the end of October. The lucky few that made specialty knew they had a lot of work before them. We practiced at the school five days a week from 3:30 till 5:00 PM...without exception. As Sport Night approached in the end of March the pace picked up. We had night practices and weekend practices not to mention seamstress appointments as our costumes had to be made. It wasn't only our sweat that we put into this endeavor...it was our hearts and souls. It was truly a magical time when the annual five nights of Sport Night finally arrived. Spirits ran very high. I don't think people who never saw the event could truly appreciate what I feel was a (modestly spoken) first rate show. Top notch. How glorious were those days! I must end this by saying...very loud...very clear...GO REDS!!!
Judy Bingley Staed
I LOVE BRINGING THESE BITTERSWEET MEMORIES BACK FOR OUR VISITORS!
1944: GLOBAL WARMING
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
SUNDAY'S KUSER GAZEBO PROGRAM CANCELED
The "EVENT CANCELED; WET GROUNDS" signs were posted on the two entrances to the park and also on the center column of the gazebo. Being quite familiar with the wonderful folks who attend my programs, I know that there were a number who went to see if the program was on. Sorry to have disappointed you, but we'll be back in what I understand is to be a very nice weekend.
(Weather permitting in fickle Central Jersey, of course!)
1938: CONTROVERSIAL MOTION PICTURE AT TRENTON'S VICTORY THEATER
- Ralph Lucarella said...
HI TOM.....I RECALL GOING TO THE VICTORY THEATRE IN THE LATE 1920S. MY BROTHER LOU'S WEDDING RECEPTION WAS BEING HELD DOWN THE STREET AT THE HUNGARIAN HALL. THEY HAD A MOVIE AND A SMALL STAGE FOR VAUDEVILLE. I BELIEVE THE ADMISSION WAS 10 CENTS ON MATINEES. THEY SHOWED OLDER MOVIES AND WEREN'T OPEN TOO LONG. REGARDS.
Monday, July 26, 2010
1902: GROVEVILLE'S OWN BORDEN'S MINCE MEAT
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That day I visited Brick's Mincemeat factory, and got to meet Edgar Brick himself. Not sure how many generations he represented, but there were quite a few. Mr. Brick gave me the 50 cent tour of his mill. He discussed micemeat and how the recipe has "changed" over the years, particularly with regard to the recent omission of hard spirits.
His collection of clocks left its mark on me. I now have only a few vintage 1800's clocks. He had many more, and all predated mine by having wooden works.
These days the only mincemeat I can find is C&B's, but it's not like Bordens or Brick's used to be. There was something about talking to the owner, seeing the equipment, and smelling the insides of an old building to give you the background of a product.
I miss it.
"THE COTTON MILLS AT GROVEVILLE
It would be like taking a trip to New England back in the early part of the 20th century, if one were to journey to the village of Groveville to the Morris Mills. For me, this hearkens back to "Carousel," the Broadway musical and one of my favorite movies, wherein pretty Julie Jordan gets mixed up with Billy Bigelow, who entices her away from working at the local textile mill. Even as the management of that New England mill tried to keep their female employees on the correct moral tract, I wonder if the same mentality was carried out down in Groveville. I suspect that it was. Be that as it may, the above story is interesting as we look back at an era that can never return; an era when the U.S.A. proudly manufactured our shoes, shirts, dresses, and other articles now given over to foreign manufacturers. The textile mills of America and Groveville, played a major part in supplying America long before "Made in U.S.A." was replace with "Made in China," "Taiwan," "Indonesia," etc.
1902: THE FABLED MILL AT YARDVILLE AKA "SAND HILLS"
1938: GEORGE CASE A TRENTON BOY IN THE "BIGS"
Saturday, July 24, 2010
1939: WHEN GREENWOOD AVENUE WAS A THROUGH STREET
http://www.nj.com/columns/times/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/127995039684070.xml&coll=5
- SJBill said...
The long red brick building on the left is still present. We had a firebox like that on our corner by Bodnar's Service Station. Everyting on the right is long gone. Folks in these properties must have been kept up all night during the Summer. They were up close to the Pennsy Main Line, and they blew whistles and horns all the time when passing through town.
It's amazing how many places were "on hard times" back then, but we didn't know any better. My family was not yet infected with prosperity, even in the early '50s.
I remember when S. Clinton was dug up like that. Mostly they were getting rid of the old cobblestones or trolley track remnants, and laying new pipe for water and sewers.
2010: A HEARTFELT "MEA CULPA" FROM TOM GLOVER
Trenton Country Club
201 Sullivan Way
West Trenton ,NJ 08628
- Ralph Lucarella from the erroneous post referred to above said...
HI TOM.....MY BROTHER CHUCK BELONGED AND LOVED HIS GOLF ALONG WITH THE DINNING FACILITIES. HIS DAUGHTER VANESSA HAD HER WEDDING RECEPTION THERE. I WAS TOLD, IN THE EARLY DAYS, THAT IT WAS HARD TO JOIN UNLESS YOU CAME OVER ON THE MAYFLOWER. MOST OF THE ITALIAN DOCTORS FROM THE BURG BELONGED BUT I'M TOLD THE JEWISH DOCTORS HAD PROBLEMS. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE GREEN ACRES COUNTRY CLUB IN LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, WHICH ALSO TURNED OUT TO BE A FINE COMPLEX. I RECALL MANY KIDS FROM THE BURG WERE CADDIES AT BOTH CLUBS, WHICH HELPED DURING THE TOUGH YEARS.
1946: TRENTON CATHOLIC BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL
1946: GOD LOOKS AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - TRENTON CATHOLIC
Thursday, July 22, 2010
1937: SOUTH BROAD STREET PAVING LIVINGSTON TO MARKET STREET
THANKS TO MIKE MCNICOLL FOR THIS COMMENT:
I recognized the Mill Hill at once,it still looks the same outside all these years later. The papers/magazines guy was there in my years working at the Welfare Department when it was in the old Sears building a few blocks away in the early 1980s:) Gotta also put in a plug for Felix's Deli a few stores down from the Mill Hill, outstanding Hoagies:)
THANKS, MACK; INTERESTING INSIGHT.
1929: THE STACY TRENT HOTEL
KEEP THOSE COMMENTS COMING,
VISITORS! THEY ADD TO THE HISTORIC
VALUE OF EACH POST.
- Ralph Lucarella said...
HI TOM....I DELIVERED MAIL AND PICKED UP MAIL FROM THE STACY TRENT IN THE 1940S AND WAS ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THE LOBBY AND THE LOWER LEVEL WITH THEIR MARBLE STAIRWAY AND DECOR. REALLY AN OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE. REGARDS.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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- West End Sal said...
I too loved the lobby. I remember going there for a function and saw a beautiful suit on display. My mother, Sarah Logan, could really sew and recreated it for me. The Stacy-Trent was such a classy place and so typical of Trenton when I was growing up.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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- Mack said...
The same city that tore these down now wants to tear down Trenton High...the more things change the more they stay the same...
1920'S; THIS IS THE "MCEWAN'S CORNER STORE"
Those who have been reading my columns over the past 25 years will recall the numerous times I referred to a visit to the candy counter at McEwan's "Corner Store," on the corner of Sylvan and Cedar Lane in Hamilton. The Plaag family had a very large part of the development of the Atkins-Cedar Lane-Sylvan Avenue area back in the early years of Hamilton. The original old farm house occupied by Hugo Plaag still exists directly behind the "Quik-Chek" store on Cedar Lane and Olden Avenues. Many of the older homes on Atkins Avenue were built by a gentleman whom I believe was Henry Plaag, a building contractor who built many Trenton-Hamilton area homes back in the 1920's.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
1924: GRAND OPENING OF WOODLAWN POOL
1956: OBIT, CAROL DELP GLODAK
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
1909: HAR SANAI SABATH SCHOOL PURIM CELEBRATION
1932: FROM THE "GREAT DEPRESSION" FOLDER
1938: AREA UNEMPLOYED HOLD THEIR ANNUAL PICNIC
1901: DELAWARE RIVER STEAMBOATS
The engraving above which was added to the article to the left, advertises the "City of Trenton," which burned to the waterline just a few weeks after the above ad appeared in the local press. More on the disaster where untold numbers perished or were seriously injured will appear in a future post.
1893: CROSSING THE DELAWARE VIA FERRY
Monday, July 19, 2010
1897, 1898: THE TRENTON COUNTRY CLUB "IN THE BEGINNING"
YOU CAN VISIT THE COUNTRY CLUB WEBSITE AT
www.trentoncc.com
TAKE THE TOUR; IT'S FASCINATING.
- Ralph Lucarella said...
HI TOM.....MY BROTHER CHUCK BELONGED AND LOVED HIS GOLF ALONG WITH THE DINNING FACILITIES. HIS DAUGHTER VANESSA HAD HER WEDDING RECEPTION THERE. I WAS TOLD, IN THE EARLY DAYS, THAT IT WAS HARD TO JOIN UNLESS YOU CAME OVER ON THE MAYFLOWER. MOST OF THE ITALIAN DOCTORS FROM THE BURG BELONGED BUT I'M TOLD THE JEWISH DOCTORS HAD PROBLEMS. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE GREEN ACRES COUNTRY CLUB IN LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, WHICH ALSO TURNED OUT TO BE A FINE COMPLEX. I RECALL MANY KIDS FROM THE BURG WERE CADDIES AT BOTH CLUBS, WHICH HELPED DURING THE TOUGH YEARS.
1861: RECEIPT FROM EXECUTOR MOSES HOOPER HAMILTON SQUARE
The original specimen is very faded and has been brought back into the 21st century using image-enhancing software. The engraving on the left is a pen and ink sketch I drew way back in 1983 from an original
photo from a Mr. Chamberlin.
2010: AS WEEK 5 APPROACHES
"Hi Tom,
What a great time we had at kuser park last night!
Thank's again for another great job!!
Betty and family"
Last night's "Musicale" at Kuser Park was a slam dunk. (I refrain from using the term, "Concert;" a term that is associated with professionals, which I am not.)
The field was filled with cars and there was a really nice crowd who came out. Above is a message I received this morning in my web site guest book. It was just one of the MANY favorable comments I gratefully received from a very receptive and active audience. To those who chose not to come due to the 90-degree heat, once again, refreshing breezes waftied over the seated area. Not so in that sun-bathed gazebo! I was literally drenched through to my skin by time the program ended. It was a wonderful evening and worth every ounce of perspiration spent with a wonderful group of local citizens. Thanks for coming out. See you this Sunday at 6!
HI TOM....THOSE PHOTOS BRING BACK MANY FOND MEMORIES OF WETZEL FIELD AND THE MANY TIMES I SPENT THERE. 1946 WAS THE YEAR I WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY AND TRYING TO REGAIN SOME OF THE TIME LOST FROM PLAYING BASEBALL. THAT ONE PHOTO SHOWS THE GRANDSTAND AT WETZEL AND THE 400 BLOCK OF BERT AVE. IT SURE WAS A PLEASURE TO GET BACK. REGARDS.