The Hotel Windsor stands proudly adjacent to the Trenton Savings Bank in this incredibly clear photo of downtown Trenton in the heart of the Great Depression. How many times did I (and you)visit that Woolworth's and the W.T. Grant 5 and dime just a bit up the street? Let me (us) count the ways!The wonderfully crafted entry with the brass and stone made quite an impression. I recognize the 5&10 and R.A. Donnelly though it seems the location changed (not to be confused with the F.W. Donnelly) and that fine dining and dancing at the Orient must have been gone when I was a kid. A town that I thought would be "home" forever now only exists in Tom's patchwork quilt of film and comments.
Ed Millerick
SJBill said...TSFS - the bank built by school kids one dime at a time. Every week we deposited money into the bank account. I can't say as I recall withdrawing any, and I'll bet there are thousands more Trenton school kids like me.
I always remember the criss-crossed steel gates closing off the front of the Trenton Savings Fund Society entrance. It was never open when we depositors were visiting downtown.
Ray:
The "Windsor Hotel" was part of a nationwide chain of the same name.
They were prmiarliy inhabited by the traveling saleman type. and offered nothing more than a "clean bed" ro rest those weary feet on.
The windsor hotel ultimately moved in the 40's to No. Warren St, and East Front, over the Tropical fruit drink store, Lido Garden's restaurant, and Zock Chicaccio's tailor shop. This was directly across Warren St. from the entrance to the Lincoln Theatre, which was located next to my favorite hot dog joint. Texas Weiners, where when you ordered, they server would shout out "ONE UP"!!
Best wishes from Virginia
Mike Kuzma
The wonderfully crafted entry with the brass and stone made quite an impression. I recognize the 5&10 and R.A. Donnelly though it seems the location changed (not to be confused with the F.W. Donnelly) and that fine dining and dancing at the Orient must have been gone when I was a kid. A town that I thought would be "home" forever now only exists in Tom's patchwork quilt of film and comments.
ReplyDeleteEd Millerick
TSFS - the bank built by school kids one dime at a time. Every week we deposited money into the bank account. I can't say as I recall withdrawing any, and I'll bet there are thousands more Trenton school kids like me.
ReplyDeleteI always remember the criss-crossed steel gates closing off the front of the Trenton Savings Fund Society entrance. It was never open when we depositors were visiting downtown.
Hi Tom, There is an object, in this photo, that I wish I had a chance to experience, but I was born a few years too late. The trolley car that is approaching State and Broad, from east to west. I would have loved to have ridden downtown, from Villa Park on a trolley. This was one of the last. The photo is dated 1934, and the last one ran in 1934. I wonder when the Windsor Hotel closed, I have no memory of it? rayfromvillapark
ReplyDeleteRay:
ReplyDeleteThe "Windsor Hote" was part of a nationwide chain of the same name.
They were prmiarliy inhabited by the traveling saleman type. and offered nothing more than a "clean bed" ro rest those weary feet on.
The windsor hotel ultimately moved in the 40's to No. Warren St, and East Front, over the Tropical fruit drink store, Lido Garden's restaurant, and Zock Chicaccio's tailor shop. This was directly across Warren St. from the entrance to the Lincoln Theatre, which was located next to my favorite hot dog joint. Texas Weiners, where when you ordered, they server would shout out "ONE UP"!!
Best wishes from Virginia
Mike Kuzma