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Lee Belardino said...
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Tommy
I worked part time for Popkins shoes when I was 14. Nate Pokin was located on Hudson street next door to Mazzili,s grocery stoe. Worked 6-9 on weekdays and 12 to 9 on Saturdays. Rode my bike from Hamilton to the "burg" every day,rain or shine. No wonder I was a 97 pound waeklingbut I met a lot of pretty girls there.
Lee
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Ron Bound said...
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Lived near Liedke's and wife went to school with one of the girls, while at Cathedral, I think.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Sally Logan Gilman said...
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Hi Tom: Some familiar names here. I went to Jr. 3 with a Popkin boy and a
Sloshberg girl. I have not thought of them in a very long time. Thanks
for activating my memories. Regards
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
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SJBill said...
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When I was a kid I was into cars and couldn't afford a mechanic. We
changed our own clutches, camshafts, and did everythign short of actual
engine and transmission builds. Andy's was our prime sourcc of parts
mainly becuase they would sell to us at the same price that a garage
would get.
THe first Andy's shop was along John Fitch Way, just past the Penssy Railroad bridge. And then came Urban Renewal and the new Fitch Way project.
Andy's had to move, so with city approval, they relocated to the new building shown which was located downriver, across from what was American Bridge. THe new shop was wonderful, but I'll bet it lasted for less than ten years before the city wanted to run a new stretch of highway right through the new building.
Andy's never rebuilt. They were a prime example of how poor planning cuased the demise of so many small businesses, just so state workers could get out of town to the suburbs.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
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Anonymous said...
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Well Tom, though not quite related but one of those ads jogged my memory, the one for Fritz's auto repair.
It made me think of the first BMW dealership in the area that was Fritz's BMW and was stuffed into a little hole in the wall shop by State and Olden next to the Mechanics National Bank. With all of our auto chatter, that is one that always gets missed.
Ed Millerick
SJ or Mike, I'll gladly accept correction on that location, though it was pretty close wasn't it?
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
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SJBill said...
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Ed,
Fritz's was out on E. State - I'm niot sure but I think it was close to where Frey's Bakery was located (best rye bread in Trenton if not the planet!).
Fritz was a great guy, but I couldn't afford a new BMW even when prices were relatively cheap. He almost sold me a BMW 1600 with a transplanted 2002tii engine back in 1968 when I left the Navy. I have been kicking myself ever since for not doing so. Instead, I bought a new Camaro from Patterson Chevy in Hamilton Square.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
8 comments:
Tommy
I worked part time for Popkins shoes when I was 14. Nate Pokin was located on Hudson street next door to Mazzili,s grocery stoe. Worked 6-9 on weekdays and 12 to 9 on Saturdays. Rode my bike from Hamilton to the "burg" every day,rain or shine. No wonder I was a 97 pound waeklingbut I met a lot of pretty girls there.
Lee
Lived near Liedke's and wife went to school with one of the girls, while at Cathedral, I think.
Hi Tom: Some familiar names here. I went to Jr. 3 with a Popkin boy and a Sloshberg girl. I have not thought of them in a very long time. Thanks for activating my memories. Regards
When I was a kid I was into cars and couldn't afford a mechanic. We changed our own clutches, camshafts, and did everythign short of actual engine and transmission builds. Andy's was our prime sourcc of parts mainly becuase they would sell to us at the same price that a garage would get.
THe first Andy's shop was along John Fitch Way, just past the Penssy Railroad bridge. And then came Urban Renewal and the new Fitch Way project.
Andy's had to move, so with city approval, they relocated to the new building shown which was located downriver, across from what was American Bridge. THe new shop was wonderful, but I'll bet it lasted for less than ten years before the city wanted to run a new stretch of highway right through the new building.
Andy's never rebuilt. They were a prime example of how poor planning cuased the demise of so many small businesses, just so state workers could get out of town to the suburbs.
Well Tom, though not quite related but one of those ads jogged my memory, the one for Fritz's auto repair.
It made me think of the first BMW dealership in the area that was Fritz's BMW and was stuffed into a little hole in the wall shop by State and Olden next to the Mechanics National Bank. With all of our auto chatter, that is one that always gets missed.
Ed Millerick
SJ or Mike, I'll gladly accept correction on that location, though it was pretty close wasn't it?
Ed,
Fritz's was out on E. State - I'm niot sure but I think it was close to where Frey's Bakery was located (best rye bread in Trenton if not the planet!).
Fritz was a great guy, but I couldn't afford a new BMW even when prices were relatively cheap. He almost sold me a BMW 1600 with a transplanted 2002tii engine back in 1968 when I left the Navy. I have been kicking myself ever since for not doing so. Instead, I bought a new Camaro from Patterson Chevy in Hamilton Square.
For what it's worth, Andy's was located on John Fitch Way, but near the Trenton Make's Bridge just below Mike McGooch's recyled bottle works. But in the general area as noted above. Frey's on the other hand relocated from Union St. to Greenwood Ave. just a few doors from Jack Zoller'd Greenwood Grille. Louie Frey sold out to Italian People's bakery who wanted to market a Rye bread.
A side story; In order to make rye bread, you must use a "starter" from a previous rye. My's wife's cousin Ernie managed People's bakery for Frankie "Greenleaf" Big Fence, and Joe Black" all nicknames of the family that owned peoples. Ernie came to me and tried to get me to convince Richie Koslowki who baked the best rye bread in town in his coal ovens on 2nd and Lalor to give him a "Starter" That's akin to asking for the keys to your bedroom when your wife's home alone! Of course I demurred, and Richie laughed. Than Peoples bought Frey's and thier Starter.
Mike Kuzma for what it's worth!
Corrections:
Arthretic fingers caused me to mistype:
It was Rich KOSLOWSKI'S Elite Bakery on 2nd St. near Lalor.
It was Johnny Black (not Joe) of the Gervasio brothers who owned the IPB started by thier Father.
Mike Kuzma
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