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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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. 



Blogger 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
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Blogger 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
Blogger 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
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Blogger 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.
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

7 comments:

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.

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

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:)

Ralph Lucarella said...

.....I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER A FEW NIGHT CLUBS WE HUNG OUT ON OCASSIONS, 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.

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.

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

Sally Logan Gilman said...

Tom: Wouldn't that be something?? You never know. I have told you more than once, or twice, or more, how much I appreciate your website. It is my link to my home town and all my wonderful memories. I look forward each day to seeing what you have posted. Thanks so much.