Thursday, December 18, 2008

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 :))

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of the oldtimers from the Burg passed away on Tues, Dec. 23. Angelo Tamarro. He was a co-owner of Tamarro's Deli.

SC

Saxman said...

When we lived on Hewitt St before moving to NH I would take my sons around the corner to Angelo's for lunch meat and then to the Triangle for ice cream...Angelo would always give them a piece of Genoa salami and provolone...

Anonymous said...

I lived at 378 Hewitt when I got married. Anybody remember "Count" Felix. Before your time Mike, maybe Paulie.

Saxman said...

We lived at 122 Hewitt St.
Do I remember Felix?...Oh yes....
Cent' Anni was a hang-out for a group of us that worked together for the Dept of Law & Public Safety..Ralph Bencivengo, Alex Candelori and others...did you know that Felix was an ex-Trenton cop?...gimme' one of his flame grilled cheeseburgers and a frosty mug. That is where we had my going away party when I left for NH...got kinda' wasted and side-swiped a parked car on my way home..on Division St...I think :)

Anonymous said...

Cent'anni was a hang out for everybody back then, especially cops. Bill Walters 2nd Precinct on Broad next to my house and Felix's. He was a motorcycle cop in the day. Saw him and his wife the day they left for Florida, just driving down Genesee and they flagged me down...end of an era.

Anonymous said...

From the third floor window of our house you could see the whole landscape south across the city. IC church clearly dominated the view.