This post is for my more "vintage" visitors who remember "the simple life" we lived way back in the far distant past. I hope I succeed in tumbling some long forgotten memories out of the aforesaid visitors with reminders of the way it was before television, I pads, I phones, MP3 players, computers, the internet, and other technological advancements that have been made over these many decades. Somehow, I feel that this ever so brief visit to times that were much less frantic, much slower, and a time when families sat on the front porch on those long summer evenings and we knew each and ever neighbor. Hey Tom:
Lots of good memories here,But wasn't the "Tropical Drink Shop" aka the Pina Colada place you mentioned located in front of the Lido Chinese Restaurant on the Skinny portion of Hanover St. at No. Warren?
And in that block of No. Warren St. was Satterwaites Feed and Grain Store. Every Easter season we waited to see the baby chicks hatching in the window, along with the cute little ducks.
Metropole Clothes was on the 2nd floor next to where the Arcade bowling alley, where I set pins for a nickle a frame. After working all night, Brother in law Joe Bastecki and I would splurge on a "Tomato Pie" at "Zotto's on the hill of Warren St.
BTW did you see where DeLorenzo's made National news with being named one of the best in the USA by Parade Magazine. Mar. 11th edition.
Warm good wishes
Mike Kuzma
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Omad said... Ahh, Elsie Gallavan's. My mom took me shopping there every season and also for each formal. How I loved to roam thru her beautiful things. And you got personalized service; something unheard of today. Her son and my dad were great friends and we often vacationed with he & his wife. What a nice memory; something I had sort of forgotten about. Thanx again Tom.
- Sally Logan Gilman said...
Hi Tom: What a glorious day for a trip down memory lane -- we did our big weekly shopping at Giant Tiger -- between then, we walked to Hermitage Ave. and lugged groceries home from there. Such great names -- Castanea, Tattersalls and Cuticura. I so wanted black and white saddle shoes but my mother said a young lady did not wear black so I got brown and white saddle shoes. Thanks for such great memories. You never let me down. Regards.
HI TOM...I'M ONE OF THOSE WHO RECALL THE WAY THINGS WERE BEFORE ALL THE CRAZY CONTRAPTIONS. AND BELIEVE ME LIFE WAS MUCH SIMPLER AND EVERYONE SEEMED TO GET ALONG IN A FINE MANNER. NEIGHBORHOODS WERE MORE LIKE FAMILY AND WHEN YOU NEEDED HELP IT WAS JUST A DOOR AWAY. LET'S HOPE FOR THE BEST IN THESE UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. REGARDS.
Saturday, March 17, 2012