1935: E. STATE STREET FROM THE BALLENTINE CLOCK SIGN
This fascinating view of East State Street looking east has a fabulous view of the old Trenton City Hall on the left, the First Presbyterian Church and an incredibly clear view of the busy area of town as it looked 78 years ago.
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RALPH LUCARELLA
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HI TOM....THAT CEMETARY ON THE LEFT IS REALLY SOMETHING EVERY ONE SHOULD SEE. I WENT THROUGH IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MY LAST VISIT AND WAS AMAZED AT HOW OLD THOSE TOMBSTONES AND MEMORIALS ARE. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS WHO NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT. THAT BLOCK OF EAST STATE WAS WHERE I PEDDLED MY TIMES PAPERS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD. THEY WERE 2 CENTS EACH BUT MOST OF THE GOOD PEOPLE OF TRENTON GAVE ME A NICKEL AND SAID KEEP THE CHANGE. BEST REGARDS,
Hi Tom, What a great photo of E. State St. I've never seen this one, and from this angle. All three movie marquee signs are visible, the Orpheum, Stacy and State. It appears that the building housing the Stacy theater, is known as the Commonwealth Building. It definitely is summer, with most of the shoppers and downtown workers, dressed in white. Very typical of the 1930s. Also, all of the windows are open at the beauty shop, on the second floor of the Ligett's Drug store. No artificial air conditioning here. The Windsor Hotel sign is also visible. It appears that a youngster is selling newspapers, just to the left of the Loft's sign. Maybe it's Ralph Lucarella. See his post above. It is definitely 1935, a year after the trolley's stopped running. You can just see the rear of a 1935 Chevrolet coupe on the advertising billboard on the roof, to the right.Just a great photo. rayfromvillapark
Hi Tom: I too never stepped foot in that cemetery until we took the Contemporary Club's tour of Trenton a few years back. It is a fascinating place yet all the years I waited for a bus home I did not even know it was there. I guess I had a single minded purpose to get the bus to West Trenton. Thanks to the club, it gave me time to see spots I had missed. It is never too late. Regards
3 comments:
HI TOM....THAT CEMETARY ON THE LEFT IS REALLY SOMETHING EVERY ONE SHOULD SEE. I WENT THROUGH IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MY LAST VISIT AND WAS AMAZED AT HOW OLD THOSE TOMBSTONES AND MEMORIALS ARE. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS WHO NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT. THAT BLOCK OF EAST STATE WAS WHERE I PEDDLED MY TIMES PAPERS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD. THEY WERE 2 CENTS EACH BUT MOST OF THE GOOD PEOPLE OF TRENTON GAVE ME A NICKEL AND SAID KEEP THE CHANGE. BEST REGARDS,
Hi Tom, What a great photo of E. State St. I've never seen this one, and from this angle. All three movie marquee signs are visible, the Orpheum, Stacy and State. It appears that the building housing the Stacy theater, is known as the Commonwealth Building. It definitely is summer, with most of the shoppers and downtown workers, dressed in white. Very typical of the 1930s. Also, all of the windows are open at the beauty shop, on the second floor of the Ligett's Drug store. No artificial air conditioning here. The Windsor Hotel sign is also visible. It appears that a youngster is selling newspapers, just to the left of the Loft's sign. Maybe it's Ralph Lucarella. See his post above. It is definitely 1935, a year after the trolley's stopped running. You can just see the rear of a 1935 Chevrolet coupe on the advertising billboard on the roof, to the right.Just a great photo. rayfromvillapark
Hi Tom: I too never stepped foot in that cemetery until we took the Contemporary Club's tour of Trenton a few years back. It is a fascinating place yet all the years I waited for a bus home I did not even know it was there. I guess I had a single minded purpose to get the bus to West Trenton. Thanks to the club, it gave me time to see spots I had missed. It is never too late. Regards
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