1935: TRENTON NIGHT LIFE

This page will bring forth many memories of Trenton's "Golden Years." The ads above listing restaurants, night clubs, and other public "leisure time" venues are quite familiar to me and others in the over 70 age group. Trenton was a lively town back in the day. 
Note the ad for Leon Shockley's Delaware Inn which has been saved from the wrecker's ball. It is the goal of preservation experts in Trenton to restore that incredibly beautiful old building and convert it into a riverfront museum. I am currently building a folder relating to the Delaware Inn, digitizing old newspaper columns relating to that historic riverfront treasure. 

JoeZ said...

Tom: I'm amazed at all the places and in the neighborhoods I spent time at. What really gets me are the prices of the meals and drinks, but I imagine in 1935 that was pricey for the times. Love those old ads.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tom Glover said...

I love those old ads too, Joe. I also like the old theater ads. I will continue to post these in other years. Tom

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Mack said...

Hi Tom:)

This is a wonderful post. I have written down the ones that apply to the Burg area and will make a post of that on my blog and of course will tell the readers that it came from you. This is just magnificent:)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Ralph Lucarella said...

.....I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER A FEW NIGHT CLUBS WE HUNG OUT ON OCCASIONS, LIKE MURPHY'S ON WARREN ST. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND WE HAD MANY HAPPY TIMES. LEGHORN FARMS WAS ALSO VERY POPULAR.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sally Logan Gilman said...

Trenton was quite the place with a variety of spots to dine and kick back. My parents used to meet friends at Bartolini's (sp?) in the "Burg'' I think. It had tomatoe pies to go along with the beer.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Tom Glover said...

SALLY:

My father was a regular at Bartolini's back in the 1940's Chances are he knew your Dad.

Tom Glover

Thursday, September 23, 2010