This incredible view of the Borough of Chambersburg as it appeared scarcely 90 plus years after the battle of Trenton, show just how rural that highly populated area of today was. During my many many years of historical research, I have read about and chronicled the reminiscences of many old time residents of "the Burg" who told of the corn fields, orchards, and wild life in what was once a very rural area of Trenton. This is a huge graphic, and takes up an equally huge portion of my computer's hard drive; however, maintaining the high resolution is imperative in order to give you, the viewer, a pristine illustration of that historic Trenton district..
Tommy
ReplyDeleteThe street that I was born on,Mott street in 1933 had orchards asnd corn fields across the street instead of the Roebling factory.Fascinating picture.
Lee
HI TOM AND LEE....I WAS BORN AT 104 MOTT STREET IN 1919 AND IN THE LATER 20'S WE HAD A STORE AT 123 MOTT. THE STORE WAS RUN MOSTLY BY MY MOTHER WHILE MY FATHER WORKED AT A POTTERY. MOST OF HER CUSTOMERS BOUGHT THINGS ON CREDIT AND IT DID'NT LAST LONG. AFTER WE CLOSED THE STORE, WE MOVED TO BERT AVE. IN VILLA PARK. WHEN I DELIVERED MAIL IN THE BURG DURING THE 40'S, A LOT OF PEOPLE REMEMBERED MY MOTHER AND THE STORE. AS A KID I ALWAYS FELT CHAMBERSBURG PLAYED A BIG PART IN MY GROWING UP. MERRY XMAS.
ReplyDeleteHEY LEE: GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS USUAL. I WOULD BET THAT YOUR MOM AND DAD KNEW THE LUCARELLA FAMILY.
ReplyDeleteMERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS.
"TOMMY"