Saturday, June 4, 2011

1938 Willies Grocery Store, 430 Emory Avenue, The Burg



1938 Willies Grocery Store, 430 Emory Avenue, The Burg
I love this picture. This is Willies Grocery Store on
430 Emory Avenue in the Burg. Owner Willie Landolfi.
It was still Willies decades later in my Burg day.
Thank you for this great pic Kathy Crozier-Applestein:)
God Bless The Old Burg:)

This is a new version of the picture photoshopped by
Tom Glover. Thank you so much for taking the time to
do that:)

4 comments:

john petrino said...

I remember hanging out their in the mid 50's. Store was so small but had everything.

Tom Glover said...

HEY MACK: SOMETHING IS INCORRECT ABOUT THE PHOTO I PHOTOSHOPPED AND SENT TO YOU. I JUST WENT TO MY "SENT" EMAIL FILE AND OPENED THE ATTACHMENT. IT IS A QUITE CLEAR GRAYSCALE RESTORATION. SOMEHOW YOU RECEIVED IT AS AN OLD FASHIONED KODAK "NEGATIVE" THAT HAS TO BE DEVELOPED. I RE-SENT THE MUCH CLEARER GRAPHIC THIS A.M.

TOM GLOVER

Mack said...

Thanks Tom. I have replaced the picture with the newer version you just sent:)

Tom Glover said...

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT, MIKE! I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT PHOTO ENDED UP BEING INVERTED INTO A NEGATIVE. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE A NEGATIVE TO A POSITIVE, BUT I DIDN'T USE THAT FEATURE AT ALL WHEN I RE-TOUCHED THE PHOTO. COMPUTERS CAN REALLY UNLOCK THE LIQUOR CABINET!

TOM GLOVER