CVS, Rite-Aide, PNC Bank, TD Bank, Wells Fargo, Bell Telephone...the list goes on and on. Where once we had community banks such as the late, lamented First National Bank of Hamilton Square, prime locations are now being occupied by the huge national banks. Even my Roma Bank has yielded to the large banks. Where once we had intimate relationships with our druggists, we now have large conglomerates who are sprouting up on many street corners. Silk's Drug Store, Tracy's 5 & 10, mom and pop corner stores are all listed in the local "Americana" catalog of local history. Like it or not, it's called "progress."
