tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post7934727880560628277..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1934: CHRISTMAS IN DOWNTOWN TRENTONTom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-80652627251480374382015-10-18T14:32:06.632-04:002015-10-18T14:32:06.632-04:00brothers that played the hurdy gerdy were blind ...brothers that played the hurdy gerdy were blind George and harry they also sold newspapers on liberty st.. great timesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294956301929913533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-60623622060004220712011-01-07T16:05:00.140-05:002011-01-07T16:05:00.140-05:00I remember him too. He always wore an old army ove...I remember him too. He always wore an old army overcoat in the winter and had nowhere to relieve himself. I saw him once or twice hang that wooden board over the curb underneath a delivery truck in front of W.T. Grants and take a whizz. Everyone including the cops could see it but just ignored it.bob Stocktonhttp://www.listeningtoghosts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-29049719452043837012010-12-16T15:11:07.378-05:002010-12-16T15:11:07.378-05:00That's right! I forgot about the wooden blocks...That's right! I forgot about the wooden blocks. I also loved going into VanSciver's Furniture Store on Broad St., they had all these neat rooms fully decorated as dining rooms, etc. I was very impressed at that age. Not to mention that the building was gorgeous and still is. It seemed like a castle to me. I remember that Public Service had a bus line also. So I could take either Trenton Transit or that one home. Remember the new sparkled pavements outside the renovated Sears store? I loved the Toy Chest (I think that's what it was) at Christmas time. There are so many memories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-7576592286023424562010-12-16T14:52:53.881-05:002010-12-16T14:52:53.881-05:00I HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THAT GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A...I HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THAT GENTLEMAN WHO WAS AN AMPUTEE. HE ROLLED AROUND ON A FLAT BOARD AND PROPELLED HIMSELF WITH WOODEN BLOCKS IN EACH HAND.Tom Gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-69492539290284864942010-12-16T14:40:55.715-05:002010-12-16T14:40:55.715-05:00I was born in 1940, but my parents and I would go ...I was born in 1940, but my parents and I would go uptown on Thursday nights when they were open till 9 pm. It was probably the late 1940's to the 50's. Since I eventually attended Cathedral High School, I was uptown every day. One of my memories is the the gentleman who was an amputee and he got around on a board with small wheels and he sold pencils by the newsstand on State & Broad. Another memory is the two brothers who went through the neighborhood playing a herty gerty. Not to mention the "ragman" who came through. It's crazy how some things are so memorable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com