SJ Bill Talks About Bread In His Burg Days
SJ
Back when I was a kid, packaged bread was somewhat of a
novelty item. An everyday packaged bread was sold in most
of the Mom & Pop stores like Spike Thomas's at Genesee
and Hudson. I can't tell you who made it because there
was no printing on the wrapper. It cost about 10 cents
a loaf - sliced. It had to be baked locally becuase it
was fresh and tasty. We bought bread depending on what
we were eating that night. Spaghetti and meatballs
night meant we bought bread from Italian People's
Bakery or New Colonial Bakery. Chicken soup or tuna
salad needed rye bread from Blumenthal's Bakery on
South Broad Street. The best rye rolls were sold each
Saturday morning at Paramount Bakery on the corner of
Genessee Street and Beatty Street. Artie Heymen sold
hard crusted Jewish rye bread that came from Frey's
Bakery, out on East State Street. This went real
well with Hungarian specialties like szalona or
kolbasz and kraut or stuffed cabbage. All were
excellent and within walking distance of home. And
I haven't even gotten into pastries, donuts or old
style bagels. We were truly blessed! but today I
cannot eat any of them. ;-)
3 comments:
i worked there from 1978-1985....we had an NCB reunion on sat dec 4 at pete's steak house on whitehorse rd
i still miss the smell of bread wafting down the street and the sound of church bells on sunday morning :(
Best bread/ Hands down winner....New Colonial Bakery!
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