This closeup view of East State Street opposite the U.S. Post Office on a rainy day is a fascinating glimpse of downtown Trenton during the height of the Great Depression. In the distance the old railroad crossing can be seen, running along Canal Street.
O BOY! DOES THAT BRING BACK MEMPRIES TOM...THAT WAS MY WORK BACK IN THE 40'S AND 50'S. DELIVERING MAIL THROUGHOUT THE TRENTON AREA, ALL NIGHT DOING PARCEL WORK FOR 2 YEARS AND DAYTIME FOR ANOTHER 14 YEARS. THERE WERE NO JEEPS IN THOSE DAYS AND WE DID A LOT OF WALKING AND RIDING BUSES. I ATE BREAKFAST AT THAT DINER EVERYDAY AT 5;30 A.M. AND LUNCH AT MIKE BUDDY'S CAFE AT NOONTIME. AFTER I LEFT THE HAMILTON BOWLING LANES AND WENT TO FLORIDA I WENT WENT BACK TO THE POST OFFICE FOR 5 MORE YEARS AND NOW I GET A PENSION AND DOING FINE. I'M GOING TO BE 94 YEARS OLD IN AUGUST AND ONLY GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH LONGER I GOT. MERRY XMAS.
ReplyDeleteHi Tom, What a nostalgic photograph! The rain glistening off the sidewalk and street surfaces, add another dimension to the photo, giving it a surrealistic quality. The license plate on the 1931 Pontiac, shows 1932, which confirms the date of the photo. Note that the Post Office is under construction and the billboard, to the left, is advertising Trenton's most prestigious department store, Nevius Vorhees. rayfromvillapark
ReplyDeleteHi Tom: What a wonderful picture. You can almost smell the rain and feel the dampness. It is the perfect mood-setting shot. It was a bit before my time -- I don't get to say that very often -- but I love it. I also loved Vorhees. I still have a few little cardboard jewelry boxes from the store. I treasure them all.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best posted since I have been on this site. It captures that day and location, one I am very familiar with. If you proceed west on State Street to the next intersection, that would be Stockton St. You turn right and a block down you would be in front of Siegle Brothers' future home in the late 40's and one of the finest aromas in the City's history and that would be from the late Rossi's Bakery.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMPLIMENTS. IT IS WHAT MAKES ALL THE HARD WORK WELL WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE MAXWELL PHOTOS ARCHIVES WILL BE DEPLETED EVENTUALLY. ALSO, I MUST GIVE ATTENTION TO OTHER SUBJECTS SUCH AS TODAY'S TAYLOR OPERA HOUSE POST.
ReplyDeleteRALPH, YOUR ADVANCED YEARS HAVE GIVEN YOU A VERY RARE INSIGHT TO US YOUNG GUYS (I'LL BE 80 IN SEPTEMBER 2013). SOMEHOW I FEEL THAT THESE MEMORIES CAN UPLIFT ONE BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. YOU HANG IN THERE. I'LL MEET YOU WHEN YOU REACH 100, AND I'M INTO MY 90'S!
TOM