865 Lyndale Avenue, Villa Park.
Once upon a time this was Rebecca's Deli:)
UPDATE:
rayfromvillapark adds...
Hi Mack, This location is very familiar to me. We lived
across the street, on Fairmount Avenue and my Mother sent
me over there many times to pick up groceries. When we
moved to Villa Park, in 1945, the store was owned by a
gentleman who's first name was Harry. If someone out
there knows his last name, please post it. The store
was a classic grocery store, with Nabisco cookies sold
loose in their glass top containers, pickles in barrels,
fresh meats and my introduction to Tasty Cakes for a
nickel. There was a broom rack out front. The proprietor
even had a long pole with a squeeze trigger that
snatched products off the very top shelves. When Harry
retired, the store became Montani's Market. Jim Montani
was a kind and friendly man who ran a fully stocked
grocery and butcher shop. The thing I remember most, is
that his delivery truck was a 1936 or 37 Reo Speedwagon
Panel, painted a bright Orange. I went to school with his
daughter, Rose Ann. Years later, when I worked at
Patterson Chevrolet in Hamilton Square, Jim Montani, now
retired, would bicycle over to see me and talk about the
old neighborhood and family. Then came Rebeccas, which
was more of a deli, rather than a market.
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Hi Mack, This location is very familiar to me. We lived across the street, on Fairmount Avenue and my Mother sent me over there many times to pick up groceries.
When we moved to Villa Park, in 1945, the store was owned by a gentleman who's first name was Harry. If someone out there knows his last name, please post it. The store was a classic grocery store, with Nabisco cookies sold loose in their glass top containers, pickles in barrels, fresh meats and my introduction to Tasty Cakes for a nickel. There was a broom rack out front. The proprietor even had a long pole with a squeeze trigger that snatched products off the very top shelves.
When Harry retired, the store became Montani's Market. Jim Montani was a kind and friendly man who ran a fully stocked grocery and butcher shop. The thing I remember most, is that his delivery truck was a 1936 or 37 Reo Speedwagon Panel, painted a bright Orange. I went to school with his daughter, Rose Ann.
Years later, when I worked at Patterson Chevrolet in Hamilton Square, Jim Montani, now retired, would bicycle over to see me and talk about the old neighborhood and family.
Then came Rebeccas, which was more of a deli, rather than a market.
Hi Ray:)
Thanks for the walk down memory lane here, you brought this post to life. I will add your words to it:)))
Ray:
Jim Montani was a cousin of mine. He lived to be 101 and died in 2004.
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