American Tobacco, Division Street, The Burg
One of the cool looking buildings that surrounded us
as we all grew up in the Burg. Since Immaculate
Conception Church is nearby it was seen by me often
when coming out of there.
3 years ago
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HI MAC....THE CIGAR FACTORY, AS WE ALL CALLED THAT PLACE, PROVIDED JOBS ALONG WITH THE DOLL FACTORY TO MOST WORKING GIRLS IN CHAMBERSBURG FOR MANY YEARS. PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY, MY WIFE'S FAMILY AND A GREAT DEAL IN VILLA PARK AND THE BURG DEPENDED ON THOSE FACILITES TO MAKE A LIVING. I'LL ALWAYS RECALL MY MOTHER;S SMOCK THAT SMELLED LIKE TOBACCO FOREVER. BEST REGARDS.
I MIGHT ADD MOST PEOPLE WORKED PIECE WORK, WHICH POSED A PROBLEM IF YOU'RE HOOKED UP WORKING WITH SLOW POOKS. MY MOTHER WAS A BUNCH MAKER, WHILE OTHERS DID OTHER JOBS IN PRODUCING THE CIGARS. I GOT A BIG KICK OUT OF LISTENING TO STORIES SHE TOLD ABOUT THE DIFFERENT GIRLS THAT WORKED THERE. MR. GOLD DID THE HIRING AND MR. BROWN, WHOSE REAL NAME WAS MALINGRINO, WAS ONE OF THE BOSSES. THE MALINGRINOS OWNED A DELI ON KENT ST, I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH JIMMY. HIS BROTHERF PATTY BROWN \, WAS AN OUTSTANDING SHORTSTOP AT THE TIME I WAS PLAYING BALL. REGARDS.
Hi Ralph :)
Thanks for sharing memories of this place. I passed by it quite often in my Burg day and am glad to hear what it once was and what went on in there:))
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