A Blog about the Chambersburg area of Trenton NJ. The Burg we all loved and miss. If you were from the Burg I hope many of the pictures and lists and comments under them from good folks bring back some nice memories. Villa Park, Franklin Park, South Trenton, and nearby Hamilton also mentioned. Use the search box atop the blog to find schools,churches,streets,stores,bars etc that you remember. Over 4000 posts and 3000 pics. Enjoy:)
Another great image of the South Street Business District (as it was called back in the day). Paul's Novelties and Tricks became Paul's Greeting Cards - one of a few places to Christmas, Easter, anniversary and birthday cards. He did sell tricks and nvelties, and I may be mistaken, but he sold Jet-X rocket fuel pellets and fuses.
The next building, on the corner of Roebling, was torn down to make way for the Varga - Apai photo studio, some time in the fifties.
Not sure who ran the restaurant aross the street, but remember the Aristocrat Ice Cream sign. LAter, this became a Hungarian Restaurant run by the Kiraly family. Great Chicken Paprikash!
Don't remember going into Rosen's Department Store. Tbe buidling says Kline's in a big concrete up on the facade. I think it chaged before my time.
The old row homes next to was the original Chambersburg post office that we visited from Harrison School before being demolished and replaced with a new facility in the fifties.
Then came Old Bourough Savings and Loans Association where we paid our mortgage. There had to be a bar or two along the way - there were so many in the Burg.
Artie Heyman had a great deli. Pickles, sauerkraut, everything!
The big sign is Hooper's Paints whcih became either a M.A. Bruder or Sherwin Williams store,(or both).
Second Precint HQ is next, and wayyy down the street is the dld vertical BROAD sign over the marqee that remains today.
On the west side on the corner of Watson St., I do not remember Coldy's we got our bait and fishing tackle from Levy's (near Allan's on S. Broad) and from Swick's (on Center St). Everybody hunnted and fished in the fifties, for the food, and not the sport.
The place that sold peanuts was not yet been transformed into the South Broad St. Import Store.
Deutz Jewelers had not yet added the fancy black glass front display. If you broke the mainspring of your Howdy Doody watch, Mr. Deutz would fix it for next to nothing. He'd swing his eyeglass magnifiers into position and have it fixed in no time.
Stanley Radios didn;'t just repair radios, he built and sold marine and short wave radios and set them up aboard the boat or ship.
The small sign just after Stanley Radios has to be Frank's Tomato Pies.
There was an Army-Navy surplus store on the corner of Cass St., which you can't see. The light colored building way down near Beatty is probably Wineberg's Department Store.
How about the face staring at the camera from the driver side of the panel truck. Wish I could identify him. He was probably a neighbor.
Bill you have a great eye, I remember some of those places but can't tell them from the pictures. I noticed the photo reads Duke University Archives, is there a website to view more pictures of Trenton?
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Another great image of the South Street Business District (as it was called back in the day). Paul's Novelties and Tricks became Paul's Greeting Cards - one of a few places to Christmas, Easter, anniversary and birthday cards. He did sell tricks and nvelties, and I may be mistaken, but he sold Jet-X rocket fuel pellets and fuses.
The next building, on the corner of Roebling, was torn down to make way for the Varga - Apai photo studio, some time in the fifties.
Not sure who ran the restaurant aross the street, but remember the Aristocrat Ice Cream sign. LAter, this became a Hungarian Restaurant run by the Kiraly family. Great Chicken Paprikash!
Don't remember going into Rosen's Department Store. Tbe buidling says Kline's in a big concrete up on the facade. I think it chaged before my time.
The old row homes next to was the original Chambersburg post office that we visited from Harrison School before being demolished and replaced with a new facility in the fifties.
Then came Old Bourough Savings and Loans Association where we paid our mortgage. There had to be a bar or two along the way - there were so many in the Burg.
Artie Heyman had a great deli. Pickles, sauerkraut, everything!
The big sign is Hooper's Paints whcih became either a M.A. Bruder or Sherwin Williams store,(or both).
Second Precint HQ is next, and wayyy down the street is the dld vertical BROAD sign over the marqee that remains today.
On the west side on the corner of Watson St., I do not remember Coldy's we got our bait and fishing tackle from Levy's (near Allan's on S. Broad) and from Swick's (on Center St). Everybody hunnted and fished in the fifties, for the food, and not the sport.
The place that sold peanuts was not yet been transformed into the South Broad St. Import Store.
Deutz Jewelers had not yet added the fancy black glass front display. If you broke the mainspring of your Howdy Doody watch, Mr. Deutz would fix it for next to nothing. He'd swing his eyeglass magnifiers into position and have it fixed in no time.
Stanley Radios didn;'t just repair radios, he built and sold marine and short wave radios and set them up aboard the boat or ship.
The small sign just after Stanley Radios has to be Frank's Tomato Pies.
There was an Army-Navy surplus store on the corner of Cass St., which you can't see. The light colored building way down near Beatty is probably Wineberg's Department Store.
How about the face staring at the camera from the driver side of the panel truck. Wish I could identify him. He was probably a neighbor.
Bill you have a great eye, I remember some of those places but can't tell them from the pictures. I noticed the photo reads Duke University Archives, is there a website to view more pictures of Trenton?
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