This is a contemporary "Google Street View" of the building at 439 South Broad Street.It is my understanding that DeLorenzo's Tomato Pies got their start in this building at 439 South Broad street in Trenton. I will need confirmation of refutation on this unverified post. Rick, Al, John, Can you guys help me with this? Also wasn't "Pat" one of the the early 1940's DeLorenzo guys I remember as a young boy of 16 or 17?
Tom:
A few years ago, I commented about Rick DeLorenzo's family having a "Tomatoe Pie" restaurant in this building which was Officially beyond the boudnaries of "Mill Hill" This is at the corner of Ferry and South Broad a just below what was the "famous/infoamous Eagle Tavern" Across the street was the Hamilton Hotel, and in the same building as Delorenzo's on the 2nd floor, Sam Guidotti had a fine dining establishment where I took my wife on our first "dinner date" in 1959. It was named Armondo's.
We attributed that particular block, and corner as part of our everloving " South Trento".
Fond regards
Mike Kuzma
A few years ago, I commented about Rick DeLorenzo's family having a "Tomatoe Pie" restaurant in this building which was Officially beyond the boudnaries of "Mill Hill" This is at the corner of Ferry and South Broad a just below what was the "famous/infoamous Eagle Tavern" Across the street was the Hamilton Hotel, and in the same building as Delorenzo's on the 2nd floor, Sam Guidotti had a fine dining establishment where I took my wife on our first "dinner date" in 1959. It was named Armondo's.
We attributed that particular block, and corner as part of our everloving " South Trento".
Fond regards
Mike Kuzma
Lee Belardino said...
Tommy
I know that you place that picture on Broad street but I could swear thatit on Hudson and Mott. My granfather had a grocery store down aways near those trees on 412 Hudson.The older guys hung out in front of Delorenzo, watching the girls pass by and chasing us kids away. We payed $.35 for a pie when we could afford it.I think thats the place.
Lee .
I know that you place that picture on Broad street but I could swear thatit on Hudson and Mott. My granfather had a grocery store down aways near those trees on 412 Hudson.The older guys hung out in front of Delorenzo, watching the girls pass by and chasing us kids away. We payed $.35 for a pie when we could afford it.I think thats the place.
Lee .
JoeB said...
Tom/Lee:
That picture is on S Broad and Ferry Street. The original place was on Hudson and Mott a couple of doors down from your Grand Father store Lee. They moved from Hudson and Mott to S Broad and Ferry, then when they moved from S Broad and Ferry, Chickie opened on Hudson St and Rickie opened up on Hamilton Avenue.
That picture is on S Broad and Ferry Street. The original place was on Hudson and Mott a couple of doors down from your Grand Father store Lee. They moved from Hudson and Mott to S Broad and Ferry, then when they moved from S Broad and Ferry, Chickie opened on Hudson St and Rickie opened up on Hamilton Avenue.
Tom:
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, I commented about Rick DeLorenzo's family having a "Tomatoe Pie" restuamt om this building which was Officially beyond the boudnaries of "Mill Hill" This is at the corner of Ferry and South Broad a just below what was the "famous/infoamous Eagle Tavern" Across the street was the Hamilton Hotel, and in the same building as Delorenzo's on the 2nd floor, Sam Guidotti had a fine dining establishment where I took my wife on our first "dinner date" in 1959. It was named Armondo's.
We attributed that particular block, and corner as part of our everloving " South Trento".
Fond regards
Mike Kuzma
Tommy
ReplyDeleteI know that you place that picture on Broad street but I could swear thatit on Hudson and Mott. My granfather had a grocery store down aways near those trees on 412 Hudson.The older guys hung out in front of Delorenzo, watching the girls pass by and chasing us kids away. We payed $.35 for a pie when we could afford it.I think thats the place.
Lee .
Tom/Lee:
ReplyDeleteThat picture is on S Broad and
Ferry Street. The original place was on Hudson and Mott a couple of doors down from your Grand Father store Lee. They moved from Hudson and Mott to S Broad and Ferry, then when they moved from S Broad and Ferry, Chickie opened on Hudson St and Rickie opened up on Hamilton Avenue.
If you look at the picture posted in May 2015 from the DeLorenzo's website - this is clearly not the building on Broad and Ferry Street. A few features of the building to note are the double row of bricks evident at the bottom of the second floor window, the ornamental brick decoration above the pizza man and lastly the width of the window and stoop. After looking at google earth, this is clearly the building at the corner of Hudson and Mott Street and not the building on Broad Street.
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