1285 South Broad Street, 1962, Franklin Park

1285 South Broad Street, 1962, Franklin Park

Bonderchuk Chevrolet. This was a hardware store in my
day I think:)

1108 Division Street, The Burg

1108 Division Street, The Burg
Lucky's Auto Body Repair for over 45 years in this same
location. Original Owner Zalton J Lucky according to
my records:)

1005 Chambers Street, The Burg

1005 Chambers Street, The Burg

Once upon a time this was Smokie's Garage back in the day.
There are always a bunch of cars here but now as you see
there are none so I assume its being sold:)

Garages, Commonwealth Avenue, Villa Park

Garages, Commonwealth Avenue, Villa Park
Do you remember walking past these back in the day?
Part of the Villa Park Streetscape:)

Garages on Cove Street, The Burg.

Garages on Cove Street, The Burg.
This was off Roebling Avenue across from the Old
Washington Playground. Garages were part of the
streetscape of some parts of the Burg and
Franklin Park and Villa Park and South Trenton:)

Jim's Garage, South Broad Street, Franklin Park

Jim's Garage, South Broad Street, Franklin Park
Located next to what was once Broad Street News
(AKA Anderson's) near the corner of South Broad
Street and Stanton Avenue. This was Jim the
Mechanic's place to me. Jim was so good there
were folks down the shore who still came to
him for car repairs and tune ups.

Trenton Starter and Generator, Genesee Street, The Burg

Trenton Starter and Generator, Genesee Street, The Burg
Many folks did business with these folks who are still
there now. Their garage holds only like 2 cars so you
park your car and bring the keys over to the office.
Remember?

Garages at Brown Street and Dayton Street

Garages at Brown Street and Dayton Street. It takes
all kinds of things to make up a Burg Streetscape.
I have seen these in about 5 other places round the
old neighborhood. They were a place I passed by
countless times.

589 Chestnut Avenue, The Burg

589 Chestnut Avenue, The Burg
Once upon a time this was Joe's Garage Auto Repairs.
Owner Joseph Patterson according to my records:)

790 Chambers Street, The Burg.

790 Chambers Street, The Burg.
Once upon a time this was Angelo's Garage , owner Angelo
Scozzaro according to my records:)
Additional records show Angelo and his wife Fannie lived
on 20 McKinley Avenue at this time.

Garages, Hudson Court, The Burg

Garages, Hudson Court, The Burg
This is one of those items that may just be an insider thing
to the kids and folks right nearby on Hudson Street and
Hudson Court but we are a full service blog and everybodys
memories count:)

1108 Division Street, The Burg

1108 Division Street, The Burg
Lucky's Auto Body Repair for over 45 years in this same
location. Original Owner Zalton J Lucky according to
my records:)

EZ Motors , Chambers Street, The Burg

EZ Motors , Chambers Street, The Burg
These little car lot around the Burg are interesting. I
can think of 3 others right off the top of my head.
This one is next to the 7-11 (which was once Nappy's
Pizza in my Trenton High days of 1977-1980).
This car lot was empty in the picture but now has a
bunch of cars in it again:)

Garages At Bert Avenue and Morris Avenue, Villa Park

Garages At Bert Avenue and Morris Avenue, Villa Park
This is a new picture of this item taken a few days
ago:)

625 South Broad Street, The Burg

625 South Broad Street, The Burg
Once upon a time this was Capitol Motors.
This picture is from the 1950s:)

A Used Car Place, Chambers Street, The Burg

A Used Car Place, Chambers Street, The Burg
This is near Wetzel Field. This is a new picture
taken yesterday:)

Garages on the 500 Block of Bert Avenue, Villa Park

Garages on the 500 block of Bert Avenue, Villa Park.
Part of the streetscape Burg folks like me saw
when driving or walking here back in the day:)

Garages on Tremont, The Burg

Garages on Tremont, The Burg:)
Part of the Burg Streetscape back in the day:)