Saturday, September 19, 2009

922 South Clinton Avenue, The Burg



922 South Clinton Avenue, The Burg
Once upon a time this was White Radio Repair Service.
Owner Carroll J. White.
This is a new picture of this place taken yesterday:)
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rayfromvillapark said...

Hi Mack, I made these same comments a while ago, but it was much later than the posting of the subject matter, which I think was TV retailers in the Trenton area, that no one probably read it. I knew Carroll White as a young boy. He was a friend of my fathers. My father Ray, Sr. was a very talented cabinetmaker and craftsman, who could do almost anything with wood. Back in the late '40s and early 50's, Whitey, as he was known by everyone, asked my father if he would be willing to build a cabin cruiser, which would be built in the storage part of the building, behind the retail store. My father agreed. He bought a 21' Cris Craft cabin cruiser kit from the manufacturer and my father built it. The boat was made entirely of wood. It was a lot of work. The keel was built just like you see at a boatyard, basically from scratch, although all of the lumber was supplied in the kit. The boat was beautiful, with a white hull, mahogany deck and trim, with a powder blue roof. The engine was a 6 cylinder Chrysler Marine. Whitey spent a ton of money on all of the extras, like chrome fittings, flag stanchions, fancy cushions, instruments, etc. When it was completed, they couldn't get it out of the garage door and into the alley. It was too big. This was quite funny, at the time. Finally, they had to take down some of the cinder block wall, next to the door to get it out and make the turn in the alley. For a kid, helping my father with that project was exciting. My father only went out on the boat once, and although Whitey promised me a ride, I never did go out on it.
My question to Saxman: did his father know my father and did he work at the store when the boat was being built. Did he remember the boat? Thanks.

September 20, 2009 at 5:34 PM

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