Appraisal Exchange 1095 South Broad Street, The Burg

1095 South Broad Street, The Burg. Appraisal Exchange.

Edwin MacNicoll my Dad owned this for many years.

I loved working here with my family and miss the place.

There were a bunch of folks who came around here

and were part of the place as was my Dads fantastic

CD collection. I would often arrive from doing stuff out

on the road in the late afteroon or early evening.

Just as a local radio station played Sinatra for an hour.

My father was President of the National Association of

Independent Fee Appraisers. The largest and one of the

most important Appraisal organisations in the USA.

He wrote the first Historic Appraising course.

We are now out in Mercerville.

But many many great working days were spend here

in this building in The Burg:)

Once The Broadway Record Center, The Burg

The Blue store in this image was once The Broadway Record

Center. I bought many records here long ago.

Remember Chester gave you a card when you bought a

record and if you got it punched 10 times you got a free

record. This is the 800 Block of South Broad Street.

Groovy:)

UPDATE: Barbara says don't forget Blanks Pharmacy.

UPDATE 2: Sax says Stanleys Appliances there too.

762 Roebling Avenue LaGondola The Burg

762 Roebling Avenue, The Burg. LaGondola Restaurant

back in the day. A nice looking building:)

Well known local legend:)

Once the Roebling Pub

801 South Clinton Avenue, The Burg. Once the Roebling
Pub. Yet another local legend.

Chianti's 701 Whittaker Avenue, The Burg

Chianti's, 701 Whittaker Avenue, The Burg.

Jules Tavern 267 Cummings Avenue The Burg

Jules Tavern, 267 Cummings Avenue, The Burg. This was

at the corner of Cummings Avenue and Anderson Street.

A Burg site must have this:)

176 Division Street, The Burg

176 Division Street, The Burg. Once the American Cigar
Factory and then a Warehouse. Now I think its an
enviromentally friendly Office Building.

Campi's 634 Whittaker Avenue, The Burg

Campi's, 634 Whittaker Avenue, The Burg.
I am so happy I was able to find this picture:)



One thing I remember about going to the Store in the Burg.
It could be Campi's or Acme on Roebling Avenue or some
place else..
You go into the store to get something for your Ma and
there is an Old Lady or Old Man there that says
"hey I remember you when you were THIS big"...and
you are trying to be nice but they are talking about
you when you were like 2 and you can't remember
this person's name.
Then they tell you their name.
Then you find out they know somebody from your
family..."your uncle Jimmy married my brothers daughter
and or went out with my brothers daughter.
Then they might say things about Jimmy you
did'nt know like "Jimmy used to throw quarters at the horses
he bet on when they were losing"
You don't care what Jimmy did but find this highly
amusing. This was our Burg.
Remember?
UPDATE: Barbara says don't forget Risoldi's and she is right:)

South Broad Street in Hamilton in the 1950s

Here is a Random walk up South Broad Street beyond the Trenton
Borders in the 1950s Hamilton:)
1605-07 Siegels Toys& Hardware, 1610 Chambersburg Dairy,
1616 Emils Bake Shop, 1638 Acme Supermarket, 1715 Holy
Angels Church, 1833 Tiltons Bakery, 1837 New White City Market
Fruits, 1855 Sloshbergs Department Store, 1866 The Park 5 & 10,
1874 Popkins Shoe Store, 1915 Harris Department Store,
2110 A&P Food Store, 2220 Parke Pet Shop, 2222 Wood
Veteranary Hospital. I remember a few of these:)

Meat Markets in The Burg andSouth Trenton

Here is a list of Meat Markets or folks noted under that
heading from my records:)

Bocchini, Armand 919 Roebling Ave, Cesares Inc 200 Hamilton
Ave, Charlies Meat Market 1103 Genesee, Coles Market 200
South Broad St, Fritz's Pork Shop 101 West Street, HGK
Corp 1079 South Broad St, Petes Meat Market 240 Butler St,
Self Service Quality Meats 459 Home Ave, Stacey Beef Co.
812 Cass Street Steves Italian Sausage Mart 43 Morris Ave,
Thomas, Andrew 1073 South Clinton Ave, Varga Meat
Market 426 Beatty St.

Fulton Meat Market not on this list so either it was not
established yet then (early 60s) or the list is incomplete:)

Marine Terminal Park Lamberton Street

Marine Terminal Park, Lamberton Street, South Trenton.

This is the Boat Launch into the Delaware River.

Duck Island is nearby

St Stephens Church

210 Genesee Street, The Burg. Saint Stephens Church

which opened in 1905. Yet another good looking church

building in the Burg:)

202 Grand Street The Burg

202 Grand Street, The Burg. Once Assumption of the Virgin

Mary School. The intersecting Street is Malone Street.

Diamonds 132 Kent Street, The Burg

132 Kent Street, The Burg. Once Diamonds Restaurant

back in the day. A Burg site must have this :)

859 Chambers Street, The Burg

859 Chambers Street, The Burg
That car place at Chambers and Roebling Avenue.
Another place passed by often back in the day.
Tamarro Produce place was across the street
from it :)

Franklin Elementary School The Burg

Franklin Elementary School, 200 William Street (Corner

of William Street and Liberty Street), The Burg.

I went to Franklin School :) When they located our

Polling Station there for elections it was great to see the

inside of the ole place. I looked in the Library and saw

those tiny colored chairs and thought were we ever that

small:) I could hear echos of Ms Adams going on about

Mrs Pines Purple House and The Cat in The Hat and the

United Nations:) Remember kids dont mess with Ms

Adams Typewriter:)

I can see a classmate going out on the ledge by the window

Ms Adams had left open (It was YOU Walter !!).

I won 3rd place in an Art contest with a noodle painting

of a boat (dont ask). I think that painting is now hanging

in the Louvre in Paris next to the Mona Lisa..or maybe

not:)

I loved the Chicken on a Stick they had every so often

at lunch and have never seen it anywhere else.

They taught us well at Franklin School as when I left I

was promoted to the highest classes over at Junior 4.

Thank you Mr Contento, Ms Cunningham,Mr Burke &

Mr Gaug:)

Burg School Days long ago:)

Trenton State Prison Cass Street

Trenton State Prison Cass Street, South Trenton. Burg folks

saw this on their way to the John Fitch Way AKA Rt 29.

Paintings on the side of it? Why not:)

I always wondered why Second Street was a bit wider

than most other streets in the area. An accident of history

most likely.

The Parks of South Trenton and The Burg

Agabiti Park- Roebling & Emory (Never heard anyone call it
that ever, it was always just "the park".
Chestnut Playground- Chestnut near Lalor Street.
Columbus Park-Chestnut & Hamilton Ave
Franklin Park-Franklin & Woodland (This was the park
closest to me..Football, Whiffleball, Softball, Loitering.
Pat Pone Park- Chestnut near Grand Street.
6/11 Field-Bunting Ave off Lalor.
Villa Park Park -Lyndale Avenue
Wetzel Field-Morris & Chambers St (Also close to me
if Franklin Park fields were all being used we would
head here or if we went here first and it was too
crowded we went over to Franklin Park when we
wanted to play football or baseball).

Once The Lalor Bar now the Malaga Restaurant

511 Lalor Street, South Trenton. Once the Lalor Bar back
in the day. Now the Malaga Restaurant with good food:)

That Stone Bridge Rt 29

Here is that Stone Bridge over Route 29 familiar to many

Burg folks. I always thought this was nice looking.

The right lane here takes you to the Calhoun Street

Bridge. Further up Rt 29 is that walking overpass to

Stacey Park which I have never seen anyone use.

Theatres in South Trenton and The Burg

There were no movie theatres in Trenton in my day. To see
movies we went to Independence Mall 2, Pennsbury Theatre,
Directors Chair, Quakerbridge 4, Lawrence 2 , Mercer Mall
4. But according to CinemaTreasures.org these
theatres were once in South Trenton:
Bella Theatre 721 Chestnut Avenue (1920s)
Bijou Theatre 1100 South Clinton Avenue (1905-early 1960s)
RKO Theatre 920 South Broad Street 1923-1964
The Center Theatre 422 Center Street 1910s-1950s
Greenwood Theatre 1054 Greenwood Avenue 1930s-1980
Liberty Theatre, Cummings & West Street 1910s
Victory Theatre 800 South Broad Street 1920s-1940s.

Well. The Bijou is todays Jesus Saves Church,The RKO is
the CYO, The Center is Reddy Pharmacy, The Greenwood
is torn down, The Liberty may be Landolfis and The
Victory may have been Kurda Furs.
There were theatres all over Trenton. Too many to post here
but many Burg folks knew those too:)

Stokely Van Camp/Lalor Street/South Trenton

The ole Stokley Van Camp building, Lalor Street, South

Trenton. Later it became Senior Housing:)

The Old Trenton Railroad Station

This was the old Trenton Railroad Station from a 1906 postcard.
It was "renovated" in 1972 according to NJ Transit
They are rebuilding it again now costs over 50 million dollars.
I remember it looking like this when I was very young:))

Trenton Farmers Market

Trenton Farmers Market, 960 Spruce Street, North Trenton/

Ewing. Many Burg folks would go here. Halo Farms right

here too:)

Mastori's Bordentown NJ

Even with all of the great food in the Burg, some area
restaurants are local legends. Mastori's in Bordentown is
one of them. My fave there is the Reuben Sandwich:)

Junior Four (Dunn) Trenton

Junior Four, Dayton Street, Trenton NJ. Renamed Grace A Dunn
now but Forever Junior Four to many Burg folks including me.
Now you kids...no smoking by the fence on Lalor Street.
No waving to your friends at lunch through the windows in
Shop class. No clapping when plates get dropped in the lunchroom:)
No sneaking past the cash register in the lunchroom with your
lunchcard unpunched so your friend can use it. No throwing
paper planes at our substitute teachers. No taking potted
plants from the window sill and putting them on the teachers
desk before he/she arrives (and why is it when I ask who did
this the entire class remains silent?).
What fun we had in those days long ago.
Remember?

The Eagle Tavern South Broad Street Trenton

The Eagle Tavern, 431-433 South Broad Street, Trenton NJ.

It was built in 1765 and thus was here when we were a

British Colony. It could be seen by folks heading home

to the Burg or going downtown.

Circle F 720 Monmouth Street Trenton

Circle F 720 Monmouth Street, Trenton.
Many Burg folks either worked there or knew folks
who did back in the day. Its now senior apartments.

Bowmans Tower,Washingtons Crossing PA

Bowmans Tower, Washingtons Crossing PA.

I remember going up this when it was winding steps to

the top. Now there is an elevator that takes you up.

The view from the top is great. Rolling countryside

parkland:)

Washingtons Crossing Park on both sides NJ & PA

was a place many Burg folks knew.

I also remember the Nature Center. There was an

Owl there named Mr Hoot who was not pleased to

see us:)

And the color coated nature trails were good too:)

There was an Ice Cream place on RT 29 near here

and I forget its name but the ice cream was great:)

Hudson & South Broad The Burg

Hudson Street and South Broad Street The Burg.
This was once Whitehouse Appliances and/or House
of Kudra Furs Vaults my records say both.
800 South Broad Street is the address:)

Once The Fulton Meat Market

300 Roebling Avenue The Burg. Once the Fulton Meat

Market. Of Course its at the corner of Roebling Avenue

and Fulton Street:)

Summer Sunrise Long Beach Island NJ

A warm thought on this winter day. Its 17 degrees as I post this.

Here is a summer sunrise at Long Beach Island NJ.

Once my Dad took us down the shore just to watch the sunrise.

A friend brought a cold Pizza and we were off:)

What a cool idea it was.

Of course in the Burg , Long Beach Island is spoken of by

its initials only.... LBI..

I'm goin to LBI... have a good time:)

A good time indeed :)

UPDATE: I have added an LBI site to the bloglist.

It has a 5 minute youtube ad for LBI:)

Italian Peoples Bakery

Italian Peoples Bakery, Butler Street The Burg.
Not only can you get their great products here butyou can get
ITB Rolls and Italian Bread at local stores too:)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all:)
Remember Midnight Mass? Remember the Yule Log
on Channel 11? We used to have a double Christmas
first what Santa gave us then we would go to my
Grandmas house on Barnt Avenue and get more
stuff:) Grandma & Aunt Joyce !!:)
Mothers Fathers Sons Daughters Grandfathers Grandmothers
Cousins Nieces Nephews Uncles Aunts all over the
place:) Folks on the phone to loved ones out of town..
here talk to your Aunt Patty!..
You want a soda? You want some Cookies? Here I am
collecting all the gift wrapping to throw it away.. out with
it.
Things that had an actual use such as clothes or socks
were frowned upon by us kids..
I can see my Ma in a low voice now "Tell Grandma
Thanks for the socks". Out would come my voice
with limited enthusiasim "Thank You Grandma".
What fun it all was...
Christmas in the Burg:)

Columbus Farmers Market-Columbus NJ

Columbus Farmers Market- Route 206 Columbus NJ

Many folks from the Burg, Trenton and other areas went

here on occasions:)

UPDATE: Anon from SC points out Englishtown was

also a place folks went:)

1025 South Broad Street, The Burg

1025 South Broad Street The Burg. Once Frances Beauty Salon
now an Art Shop. This is an example of an American
architectural era now long gone but its beauty remains.
You can often find similar examples in smaller towns
that have become tourist and/or quaint shopping places
such as Lambertville NJ or New Hope PA and
countless other towns:)
UPDATE: Anon SC says Lahaska PA too:)

Hungarian Reformed Church in America

I have added a link to the bloglist for the Hungarian Reformed Church

in America webpage:)

Michele Lorie Cheese Cakes

Michele Lorie Cheese Cakes, 549 Hamilton Avenue, The Burg.
Chambers & Hamilton traffic light can be seen.
Chucks Cafe on the corner was called something else when
I went to Trenton High 1977-1980 but I don't remember it:)

The Calhoun Street Bridge

When Burg folks were "goin to Pennsy" they often used the
Calhoun Street Bridge off Rt 29. I remember Morrisville
had a Red Barn Restaurant and a Dairy Queen.
UPDATE: I have added a Morrisville link to the blog list
it has some good pictures and things:)

Bert Avenue Villa Park

Bert Avenue, Villa Park across the street from Saint Francis
Hospital.

917 South Clinton Avenue The Burg

917 South Clinton Avenue, The Burg. This was once the

Magyar Baptist Church.

Joes Mill Hill Saloon - Mill Hill South Trenton

Burg folks could go see Cedric Jensen & his Quartet playing great

Jazz music here back in the day. I did a few times and it was

great:)

The food was good too and the Waitresses were busy:)

I have added a link on the bloglist on Cedric Jensen:)

Once Part of Roebling Complex S Broad St

This 640 South Broad Street, Part of the Roebling Complex

back in the day. Now Government Offices:)

The Ice House on Swan Street

The Ice House on Swan Street, The Burg. They made it into

condos!!!

Philadelphia TV in The Burg

I have added a Philly TV history site to the bloglist. Here are some
names from folks on TV back then:
Bill "Wee Willie" Webber, Tom Brookshire, John Facenda, Dick
Clark, Ed McMahon, Jane Norman as "Pixanne", Al Meltzer,
Hy Litt, Larry Kane, Ed Harvey, Jerry Blavat, Sally Starr, Gene
London, Tom Snyder, Larry Ferrari, Al Alberts, Diane Allen,
Captain Noah, Joe Niagra, Sid Mark, Jim O Brien, Dr. Shock,
Don Tollefson, Joe Pellegrino, Harry Kalas, Ernie Kovacs,
Bertie the Bunyip, Bill Campbell, Chief Halftown, Gary Geers,
Rob Jennings.
Remember those Krass Brothers TV ads:)))
Remember the Steel Pier show on Saturdays from Atlantic City?
Remember the TV ads when Great Adventure first opened?
Remember those big wood TV consoles about the size of a buick?
And we actually had to get off the couch or chair to change the
channel:))
Of Course if you had a roof antenna you could point it towards
New York and get channels 2, 4,5,7,9,11, & 13.
Then you were living in style and could see the Yanks or Mets:)
Remember?

Tomato Pie/Quoits/Pork Roll

Trenton folks who have moved from the area note that
the term Tomato Pie is not used in other places.
This is something I did not know as I have always lived
here. This is fascinating to me:)

I also read on the net from folks that Quoits are unknown
outside this area.
I always knew Pork Roll was regional and am told folks
in North Jersey and New York call it Taylor Ham.
I have never heard a person call it that ever.
I love Scrapple but have been told thats also a regional
item.
I also read that in some places Calzone is made with Cottage
Cheese. Thats a sacrilege.
Hey I am getting hungry :)))))) !!!

Mercer County Community College

Many Burg Kids in my day know this view. It is Mercer County
Community College West Windsor Campus. Remember when
the Student Center was 2 Floors? Remember when the Radio
Station in the Student Center played Punk Rock? Remember the
Computers in the Library in the days before the internet? Copying
computer games on floppy disk !!! Remember how nice the Quad
was in early fall and springtime?
Thank you all my great professors :)
Mr Chorba, Mr Reynolds, Mr Otten, Mr Collier , Ms Fessler for
Bio-Labs both 1 & 2..and all my other professors:)
And a shout out to the computer gang in the library!

From a proud alumni .... Go Vikings !!

The Eet Gud Bakery in Hamilton

Many Burg folks who attended Mercer County Community

College passed by the Eet Gud Bakery every day along the

way there. Burg folks going to W T Grants Store on Route #33

might see it too. Burg folks going to Two Guys in Bordentown

down South Broad Street wouldnt see it but thats a different

story:)

That Burg Soil

Burg yards could grow Tomatos. Amazing amounts of them.
But the yard still needed weeding or those tomatos might get
lost. But a little weeding and a little watering and they grew like
crazy. And a good place to grow them sometimes was that
circular part of the yard without grass because it had an
above ground pool on it last year but you got rid of it:)
Remember?

McCorriston/Saint Anthony's High School

Many Burg Kids in my day went to McCorriston AKA Saint

Anthony's High School in Hamilton. Today its known as

the Trenton Catholic Academy.

Tall Tales of the Burg.

What was the tallest thing in the Burg? Some say it was
The Magnificent Immaculate Conception Church, Others
say those 3 story brick rows on Anderson Street, Still
others say this factory or that factory. I certainly could
be wrong as my guess is as good as anyone elses.
I think that giant chimney at Salamandra Laundry was
it. It wasnt a laundry in my day. It was a Limo service
parking place..but that chimney remained.
I remember Tammarros store was near there as was
the Triangle. Landofi Foods was a few blocks away
down Cummings Avenue. For my Morris Avenue paper
route I would start at home on Liberty Street, Turn on
Washington, Then down Cummings to Anderson to Morris.
The route took me to a point where I wound up going back
down Cummings further up. Where I as a youth would pass
that chimney and ponder things like this :))

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
Adeline Street, The Burg. A beautiful looking building.
I think my Grandma would go play Bingo here on tuesday
nights. I remember going with my Ma to pick her up
like 9:30 PM. That Electric Power substation was across
the street. Liberty and Broad was 1 block away:)
Often when Grandma came home she ordered Pizza
Rolls from Peps Steak House for everybody:)))

Ernie Kovacs

Ernie Kovacs was a popular comedian born inTrenton and

has been cited by many folks including members of

Monty Python as an influence:))

UPDATE: I am adding a link to the bloglist on Ernie Kovacs.

And readers are advised to look at the comments link

under this post as Paul Nagy AKA Sax remembers Ernie.

Trenton Skyline

A view of the Trenton skyline so many Burg folks knew.
Remember Champale down by the River? Remember those
old Industrial buildings you passed by on Cass Street, then
the Railroad Tracks, then Trenton State Prison, Then the
John Fitch Way (Rt29) ? I remember when the Trenton
Makes was 2 lanes in both directions..and cars were bigger
back then:))

John Henrys

John Henrys Seafood Restaurant, 2 Mifflin Street, The Burg.

Hudson Street

Hudson Street, The Burg

Roebling Factory

In my Burg era, the Roebling Factory was empty and just there

as was the US Steel Plant on the Riverfront. Now they are

fixing it up and making it useful. We didnt pay any attention

to abandoned factories, they were just there like the sunrise

and sunset. But Roebling created the Burg as we knew it as

it was why so many immgrants came here. I remember

reading of one Italian Immigrant who answered the question

"Who is President of the USA?" as "Roebling". He was being

sarcastic but his point about Roeblings importance was true

for the area. Our Burg ancestors helped build the Brooklyn

Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge among other things.

It all began here:))