Random Notes About The Burg:
Items found in the local Trenton Newspapers or remembered.
Salvatore Campo owned Trionfetti's from 1950 to 1986.
Marty Chell owned the Omni Nightclub.
The Silvestro Family owned Joes Tomato Pies.
The Bencivengo Family owned Landolfi's Bakery.
Anthoy Mastropaolo was a Tailor for Tony's Tailor Shop.
Alf Guarrieri owned The Cameo Shop on 301 Cummings Avenue
from 1962 to 1974.
The Zucchetti Family owned Diamonds Restaurant on Kent Street.
David Eide owned The Chit-Chat which became Crickets on
South Clinton Avenue.
James "Jimmie" Tiannini was Papa's Tomato Pies first
delivery boy.
If any of you good folks out there remember stuff about
your friends and family and neighbors like this please
let me know. I may make more posts like this if I have
enough stuff to do it:)
3 years ago
9 comments:
Mack: I knew a great family on Liberty St. who owned Ace Welding. Ralph and Margaret Arnell. I dated their daughter Peggy who died too young.
And in 1955 to 1970 Ralph and Lou Lucarella owned the Hamilton Bowling Lanes on Route 33. I'm surprised that not many people remember that.
Hi Joe & Ralph:)
I see Ace Welding & The Arnells
were at 1912 Liberty Street.
My second paper route Liberty
Street part went up to 1721 Liberty.
Do you have any pictures of the
Hamilton Bowling Lanes on Route
33? What was its address?
How Many Lanes did it have?
Is the building still there?
Did it have a coffee shop?
What were the busiest days for
bowling? Did the place on Kuser
Road also called "Hamilton Bowling
Lanes" come from it?
Can you name some folks from the
Burg who bowled there?
I have bowled on occasion and
my highest score was like 200
and used a 16 ball (gorilla hands
size !)..
Mack, I remember bowling at the Polish Falcons on North Olden Ave. They had 4 lanes with pin boys. It was a Saturday morning league for kids in the neighborhood.
Hi Mack: I could write a book about the Hamilton Bowling Lanes. If you get a chance, talk to Ed Stec at 14 Alton Road, 587-1024, right in your neighborhood. He is my brother Lou's son in law and was very involved in the operation. He took care of the automatic pin machines. We were located right across from Tony Cal's and Patterson Chevrolet in 1955. After I left the area, my brother sold the Lanes to the mack tomatoe pie people in 1970. We had 20 lanes and among the first to use automatic pin spotters. We were filled up with leagues all week and only had open bowling late at night and on week ends. We had a large lucheonette and pin ball machines. We originally wanted to build the lanes next to Cedar Gardens but were unable to acquire the ground. The new owners moved the lanes in order to get a liquor license at the new location. The building was eventually sold to Mrs. Goldberg's appliance business in the 70s.
I'm sorry Mack, I gave you the wrong name, my brother's son in law was Ben Stec, not Ed Stec. Sorry
Mack: I believe my son sent you a picture of the Hamilton Bowling Lanes along with the pictures of me in the navy but somehow you could'nt make it out;
Mack: I believe my son sent you a picture of the Hamilton Bowling Lanes along with the pictures of me in the navy but somehow you could'nt make it out.
Great Trenton history. Uncle Ralph you have to write these memories down.
Richie
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