The Sam Naples Center, Chestnut Avenue, The Burg.
Known as "The Center" in my Burg day:)
UPDATE: Stephen notes this was the Immaculate Conception
Parish Center once:)
6 years ago
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5 comments:
This was the Immaculate Conception parish center in the 50s and 60s. Mr. DiLeo (his wife, Virginia, taught third grade at Immaculate) would give boxing lessons there on Friday nights to ICS boys and it's where the the ICS CYO team would practice.
Stephen, I had Mr. DeLia in 3rd grade also,she was the only "lay teacher" in Immaculate. Her husband had a "health center" at the time. Don't remember where it was, but can still remember the ad painted on the side of the house at Lalor and Lamberton.
I have no idea when this building was taken over by the City of Trenton. I may be mistaken but the right side of the building (from the glass entrance way over) may have been added after the city took ownership. I suspect that initially this building may have been a church which Immaculate purchased and converted to a parish center. The entrance was on the far left facing Chestnut with a ladder just inside, leading up to the belfry. Going through a set of interior doors you entered a large open area where we used to have pack meetings for the cub scouts and other church organizations. Beyond that area on the far side, parallel to Chesnut was a gym where basketball practice was held. There was a stairway leading to the basement. Down there was a cafeteria and further back was a room with a boxing ring. After Trenton Catholic closed in June 1962 many of the parish activities began using those facilities for their meetings and gatherings. (I deleted my preceding comment due to numerous typos.)
Hi all. I also had Mrs DeLia (or DiLia, not sure) in third grade. I think her house was two doors in from Kent on Chestnut.
There were 60+ kids in the room, daily attendance was written on the board. We were divided into three separate reading levels. She called them blue birds, yellow birds, and red birds. How did these people handle so many kids?
The Parish Center for Immaculate was formerly a protestant church. We played basketball there. The building must be 100+ years old now. I wouldn't be surprised if it is older than the
IC Church, cornerstone 1888 as I recall. Additions made long after my time.
-- Ed Boyle ICS third grade c. 1960
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