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HI TOM...THE CHAMBERSBURG OF OLD WAS AN AREA WHERE EVERYONE GOT TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY. I RECALL MY MOTHER, BLESS HER SOUL,WAS IN AND OUT MOST HOUSES ALL THE TIME. WE ALL KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COULD DEPEND ON HELP WHEN EVER NEEDED. MAY GOD BLESS THOSE DAYS. BEST REGARDS
- Thursday, February 02, 2012
- I'LL ADD A VERY LARGE "AMEN" TO THAT, RALPH!
- TOM GLOVER
- We took our girlfriends out to dinner there, we went there for our business luncheons, we took our significant others there, and indeed, anyone with a discerning, educated palate dined at one time or another at one of Chambersburg's renowned restaurants. One of my enduring memories is during my courtship of my dear wife Judy, dining at what was then known as "Marsilio's Kitchen. I have a huge and growing number of digital files in the "CHAMBERSBURG" folder in the Hamilton Township Public Library's Local History Collection, and the source for future historic material is endless. This collection of Chambersburg photos, ads, and articles has become highly relevant in recent years as the "Burg" we all knew and loved has changed drastically. The "old order" moved out en mass, and as the saying goes, "the order changeth."
Mack said...
The restaurants, the corner bars, the corner grocery stores, the bakeries, the churches, the schools, the carnivals, the Columbus Day parade, the feast..what a place:))
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Lee Belardino said... Tommy
I was born in the "Burg".On mott street and I loved it but thank GOD that my father decided to move in 1944 otherwise I would not have been a member of the HHS class of 1951 and would not have met and known such classy people as Louise Baird, Judy Britton,Tommy Glover and Shirly Whitebread. Thats missing a whole lot.
Lee
HI TOM...THE CHAMBERSBURG OF OLD WAS AN AREA WHERE EVERYONE GOT TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY. I RECALL MY MOTHER, BLESS HER SOUL,WAS IN AND OUT MOST HOUSES ALL THE TIME. WE ALL KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COULD DEPEND ON HELP WHEN EVER NEEDED. MAY GOD BLESS THOSE DAYS. BEST REGARDS
ReplyDeleteHi Tom: I guess that the "Burg'' has changed so much that Janet Evanovich's first novel, "One for the Money'' was shot elsewhere. It is in theaters now but they bypassed the very Trenton and "Burg'' spots so important to the novels that I doubt I will pay to see the picture and will wait until I can view it at home. Hope your Google woes are fixed soon.
ReplyDeleteTom, any way I can enlarge the photo, maps and article here? I was born in the Burg, in St Francis, and our family restaurant was on Hamilton between Chambers & Franklin, same side as the hospital. They hold the restaurant in '45 and we moved to Olden. But I would like to look at this map and the picture a little closer. Thanx.
ReplyDeleteSally, got to see the film and was disheartened about where they shot it. But, they did have a panel truck and store with Italian Peoples Bakery on them and a background sign with DeLorenzo's Tomato Pies on a store. At least they got something right. She's cute in it and the guy playing Ranger is a hottie, but they could have made him a bit more mysterious. All in all, it was fun. They did not mention any of the streets. I was born on Hamilton in St Francis and our family had a restaurant in the next block. Been gone a long time from Trenton but love this website for the old stuff.
ReplyDeleteHi Omad: Thanks for the review of "One for the Money'' movie. Glad you got to see the panel truck and store with the bakery -- at least they did not entirely abandon the "Burg.'' Ranger, in the books, is both hot and mysterious. I can only wonder how they came up with Debbie Reynolds as "Grandma Mazur.'' Estelle Getty from the Golden Girls would have been ideal -- but alas, she's dead. I have been gone from Trenton for a long time but I still love my hometown and enjoy Tom's website. It is my main link to all that is Trenton.
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