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#65: August 1, 2009 to August 31,
2009)
Date: 8/31/2009, 9:40 pm, EDT
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): West Side
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: To: bill rogers, Did it run into Morrow Street, or was it concealed. I really don't remember anything coming through to Eighth Street. I lived on Morrow as a very little boy during the war. I actually have pictures of relatives in uniform standing out there. I also remember blackouts from that time, and the wardens that would go around to be sure the lights couldn't be seen out on the Street. There was an alley that ran behind our house there and came out back to Morrow at the house next to ours. We were at the upper end of the block (841) The alley as I remember ran the length of the block and came back out down near Eighth.It was used by the trash collectors. It wasn't until we moved to Seventh Street that we had to put our trash out at the curb. At that time they collected, ashes, bottles, and glass on one day and garbage on two others. You didn't dare mix them.
Date: 8/31/2009, 9:34 pm, EDT
Name: Lillian Carter
Location: Lower De.
Old Neighborhood(s): monroe st.
Schools Att'd: mci, Bayard, WHS
Employers: homemaker
Message: There was a 'pig alley' that ran between 5th and 6th sts.and between madison and monroe. I think it was called the pig alley because it was always full of garbage. There was another one farther down the block called the 'big alley'. It was wide enough for a small car to pass thru and ran along side of the tanning factory.
Date: 8/31/2009, 7:38 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: BILL ROGERS : Funny that you mentioned a " Pig alley " in your neighborhood. There was a " Pig alley " which ran through the midlde of my block( between Elm and Linden Sts. ) from Jackson St. to Adams.
I always wondered about the origin of the name. I assumed that in olden days , pigs were run down several alleys, through mine and down to Benjamin Sklut's Hide and Fur Co. , off Maryland Ave.
Date: 8/31/2009, 7:20 pm, EDT
Name: bill rogers
Location: belmont pa
Old Neighborhood(s): madison st
Schools Att'd: st peters
Employers:
Message: does anyone remember the pig alley 7th to 8th twix madison monroe
Date: 8/29/2009, 6:18 pm, EDT
Name: Dolores
Location: mountains
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Saw in a Feb. 17, 2004 post that someone else ( Sgt. Pepper) remembered the bakery on Elm and Van Buren Sts and the original Henry's corner grocery store.
Do you remember Kunkle's shoe repair across from Henry's?
Date: 8/28/2009, 12:27 am, EDT
Name: Butch Schilling
Location: Aiken, SC
Old Neighborhood(s): Windybush, Happy Valley
Schools Att'd: Alfred I, Silverside, Mt. Pleasant
Employers: Dupont, Snow White Ice Cream
Message: Bruce,
I went the opposite route from you -moved from Windybush to 1410 Van Buren St. in Happy Valley. My uncle, Harry O'Toole, lived at 1306. You and I previously talked about the Doughertys, Joe and Frank and their several local bands, which were fronted by Joe, These included El Freth's Alley, Wee Three, Velvet Britches & The Hat Trick Band; those were the days!
Date: 8/27/2009, 11:15 pm, EDT
Name: Catherine Maguire
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Broom
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, St. Elizabeth
Employers: St. Francis Hospital
Message: Most of us remained in the Wilmington area. It must have been Michele that was in your class... I remember Linda too. Michele was only a year ahead of me. I will tell her about this site, and perhaps she'll check it out.
Date: 8/27/2009, 10:25 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: Continuing on alleys and alley ways : one of my favorites was the one which ran between St. Hedwig's Church and the first house down towards Van Buren, the Skibicki house. It went to the back of the Church and then to a path or walkway between the Church and the Rectory to Harrison St. The Rectory had a nice garden behind it. In the alley way were some garages and a brick wall. After Easter was over, the nuns would use some grade school girls to take down the Easter flowers. The boys would take the potted plants behind the Church to remove tulip bulbs from the plant for future use. Clemens " Dan " Manista, now a priest in the Diocese, and I decided to throw the plants against the wall to remove the dirt, then pull off the bulb. Ingenuity ?
The youngest Skibicki, forget his first name, and a couple years older, had a loose brick in the same wall, and stashed the left over votive candles from the Church. Fun and fond memories up that alley.
I'm sure DOLORES remembers it.
Date: 8/27/2009, 8:32 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: ST. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: TOM : Alley shortcut :: On that same 200 ft. X 200 ft. block, there are 10 houses on each side of the block spaced 20 ft. apart. If I lived on one corner and wanted to walk the long way, in the rain, to my buddy's house, down the block and one house up the other side, I would have to walk 200 ft. and 20 ft.( 220 ft. ) to his front door. If I took the alley shortcut in the middle of the block, I would only have to go 100 ft. and 20 ft.( 120 ft.) to his backyard, 50 ft. more to his back door ( 170 ft. ). A savings of 50 ft. walking in the rain.
Date: 8/27/2009, 8:03 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N. Franklin St.
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Springer
Employers: Wilm. Finishing Co.
Message: Joe and Connie - right, Kennett Place. Joe, I remember where your parents house was, I lived at 1115 N. Franklin. I haven't been been by there in close to 10 years and you are right about I-95 ruining a great area. We moved to Brandywine Hundred during the construction to escape the coming madness. I suppose Ursuline is still there and from the Webmaster's photos the resouvoir is there, but being redesigned.
Date: 8/26/2009, 8:12 pm, EDT
Name: Tom
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Alley Shortcut: If you hace a city block 200ft x 200ft and you walk from one corner to the opposing corner then you walked 400ft, now if an alley bisected the block you would walk 100ft to the alley then 200ft to the pther street, the 100 ft to thw opposing corner, 100+200+100= ?
Date: 8/26/2009, 7:16 pm, EDT
Name: Pat (Stillwell) LeVan
Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd and Tatnall
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: I lived in a row house at 2223 Tatnall St. We had alleys galore in that neighborhood and what great fun we had in them. They ran between the houses and led to the backyards. It was a great place to play on a rainy day. Also, great to run and hide when playing hide-and-go-seek. Our back yard was small but my Dad still managed to grow tomatoes and we had two beautiful lilac bushes. Those were definitely the "good old days".
Date: 8/26/2009, 4:54 pm, EDT
Name: RALPH pryor
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST
Schools Att'd: WILM. HIGH --V .F . M.
Employers: RETIRED
Message: CONNIE BACK IN THE 40,S AND 50,S YES WE TOOK SHORT CUTS THROUGH ALLEYS ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL ETC.. BUT , AND IAM SURE THE POEM SALLY IN OUR ALLELY IS A NICE POEM. BUT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE TODAY SALLY (AND I HATE TO SAY IT ) AND RAY WILL AGREE. SALLY COULD HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, AND MAY EVEN MURDERED. SO TELL SALLY TO STAY THE "HELL" OUT OF THAT ALLEY !
Date: 8/26/2009, 3:18 pm, EDT
Name: chris
Location: rehoboth beach
Old Neighborhood(s): cleland heights
Schools Att'd: st elizabeth
Employers:
Message: i also had a alley behind my house that i walked & loved. it was between clayton rd & coyne place. alot of good times there.
Date: 8/26/2009, 10:35 am, EDT
Name: Joe Mosbrook
Location: Cleveland Heights, OH
Old Neighborhood(s): N. Franklin St.
Schools Att'd: Tower Hill, Lafayette
Employers: WDEL, NBC
Message: That alley between Franklin, Broom, Pennsylvania and 11th Street was called Kennett Place. Our family's house backed up to it. At the rear of our property, next to the gate, there was a huge, beautiful weeping Willow tree. I have no idea what's out there now. The last time I saw the house, it was no longer a home, but some kind of an office. I-95 destroyed a wonderful neighborhood.
Date: 8/26/2009, 10:32 am, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Bruce - could that have been Kennett Place?
Date: 8/26/2009, 9:43 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N Franklin
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers: Wilm. Finishing Co.
Message: There was an alley in in the back of our house where garages or back yards were located. It was between N. Franklin and N. Broom and ran from Pennsylvania Ave. to 11th Street. It did have a name that I can't remember - something Place. A lot of football and baseball catches took place there. From the posts I've been reading about Wilm. I doubt you would want to park your car there at night and walk to the back og your house.
Date: 8/25/2009, 10:30 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: kILLINGTON dE.
Old Neighborhood(s): HEDGEVILLE
Schools Att'd: St. Pail's & WHS
Employers: City of Killington & Dupont
Message: Jerry T. Speaking of the Alley's In good old Hedheville Brought back a lot of memories. When we use to play Rleaveo or some called it Caughty caught caught. We use to use those alleys a lot, I know for a fact that one particular alley went from Adam St. all the way to Broom St. Between Read St. & Chestnut St.
And in those days you could walk through them without fear, I would not try that today.
Date: 8/25/2009, 5:22 pm, EDT
Name: Tom
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: For all that care to read it: http://www.helpself.com/love-poems/poem-7t.htm
Date: 8/25/2009, 4:25 pm, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: The poem I was referring to was written by Henry Carey. It is in "The Family Book of Best Loved Poems" published in 1952 and sold for $2.95.
Date: 8/25/2009, 12:13 pm, EDT
Name: Tom
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: I Googled Sally and got this return.:Results 1 - 10 of about 33,700 for Sally in Our Alley, poem.
Date: 8/25/2009, 9:32 am, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: JERRY - Alleys aren't a silly topic - they were a part of everyday life in the 50s. Someone even wrote a poem about "Sally in Our Alley."
Date: 8/25/2009, 7:36 am, EDT
Name: Orv
Location: Sussex County
Old Neighborhood(s): Montgomery St.
Schools Att'd: Wm Penn H.S.
Employers:
Message: Lazy Susan's in Lewes has cooked crabs for $36/doz . Look like #2's. Best deal in Sussex County though is "Old Mill Crab House" in Delmar. It's an
"all you can eat".
Date: 8/24/2009, 9:03 pm, EDT
Name: Mike Snyder
Location: Ct
Old Neighborhood(s): West St, Forty Acres
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart & WHS
Employers:
Message: I remember going to MD with a buddy in the 60's agot the Crabs for $13 a bushel.
Times change.
Date: 8/24/2009, 6:39 pm, EDT
Name: Patty Werkheiser
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Little Italy
Schools Att'd: St. Thomas, WHS
Employers:
Message: Does anyone remember what a bushel of blue crabs cost in the 1960's? I seem to remember that we got them for $17 - $25 a bushel, but that seems impossible compared to today's prices! As of 2 weeks ago, both Captain's Catch and Rascal's wanted $79.99 for just a DOZEN Jumbos or Super Jumbo's.
Date: 8/24/2009, 9:47 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N. Franklin, Woodbrook
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Springer
Employers: Wilm. Finishing.
Message: Catherine, I believe it was Michele who was in my class at Sacred Heart. I don't know where I came up with Linda , except I now remember a Linda Barlow in our class. Did the Maguires stay in the Wilm. area?
Date: 8/23/2009, 7:12 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: A silly topic, but I'll post it anyway. I used to love all the alleys in Wilmington. There were a lot in Browntown and Hedgeville. I used to love exploring them and using them as shortcuts from one location to another. Some ran through the middle of entire blocks, from one street to another, some went only part of the way through the block. When you went through one, you might meet some neighbors that you would not ordinarily see, if you didn't usually travel by the front of their houses. One of my favorites was the one I just recently mentioned in the Blog: the one between S. Harrison and S. Franklin Sts. When I was in 5th grade in St. Hedwig's, my classroom on Harrison St., faced this alley. I could look up the alley from the classroom and see people walking on Franklin St.
Another neat feature of Wilmington's row houses were the "alley" ways between two homes, which led from the front of the houses to the two neighbor's backyards. A buddy of mine, Marty, had one of these "alleys" in the 200 block S. Jackson. It was also covered on the top, usually with the same brick as the houses. When we were about 10 yrs. old, it was a great place to play when it rained. Moms made us use the alley ways to come through the back of the houses into a pantry or kitchen, rather than tracking dirt and mud through the immaculately clean living and dining rooms.
Date: 8/23/2009, 12:14 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: Dear old Wilmington, especially Hedgeville and Browntown : I never , in my wildest dreams ever thought, when I was walking the streets of my neighborhood and adjacent ones as a youngster, that I would ever see the day when I would see the murders, stabbings, shootings that happened in the parishes of St. Hedwig's / St. Elizabeth's at the intersection of Linden and Van Buren Sts., in the 400 block S. Van Buren St., at the intersection of Harrison and Elm Sts., at the intersection of Maryland Ave. and Anchorage Sts., on Connell St., and at 312 S. Jackson St., within the last 6 years that I have moved downstate.
Date: 8/20/2009, 8:48 pm, EDT
Name: webmaster
Email: webmaster@oldwilmington.net
Web:
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: For a better history of Lynthwaits's Ice Cream, Go Here:
http://www.oldwilmington.net/oldwilmington/l...
Date: 8/20/2009, 6:38 am, EDT
Name: Patty Werkheiser
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Little Italy
Schools Att'd: St. Thomas; WHS
Employers:
Message: For anyone who might miss it, there is a really good section in the News Journal that discusses Lynthwaits and other nostalgic memories. http://www.delawareonline.com/article/200908.... Enjoy!
Date: 8/19/2009, 4:36 pm, EDT
Name: Mike O
Location: Townsend DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Richardson Park
Schools Att'd: Salesianum
Employers:
Message: I remember Dr. Vincent Maguire because he was my Godfather. I did'nt really know him since he died at a
early age. Our family would visit the big house on Broom Street in the 50's. I ran into Nyra when she lived in the St Johns area. Her daughter and mine where in girl scouts together. I think the family had some ties to Archmere. I don't remember if we were related somehow or just family friends.
Date: 8/19/2009, 8:20 am, EDT
Name: webmaster
Email: webmaster@oldwilmington.net
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: In this mornings News Journal:
10 wounded in multiple shootings
Read here: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/200908...
Date: 8/18/2009, 7:08 pm, EDT
Name: Pat LeVan
Location: Port St. Lucie
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd and Tatnall
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Catherine, I remember a Dr. Vincent McGuire and a little girl named Nyra (spelling?). I went to Ursuline Academy in the early 50's and I believe Nyra was in the early grades at that time. One of my classmates used to walk her home from school. Would she be one of your sisters?
Date: 8/18/2009, 5:52 pm, EDT
Name: Catherine Maguire
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Broom
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, St. Elizabeth
Employers: St. Francis Hospital
Message: We lived on Broom St. Next to the Greek Church. If you were in 7th grade in '61 you might have been in one of my brother's classes... Vincent or Jack... Maybe my sister Michele's class... We didn't have a Linda. My dad was a doctor too.
Date: 8/18/2009, 10:20 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N. Franklin St.
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Springer
Employers:
Message: Catherine, Of course I remember the Maguire clan. My last name is Heather and my father was a Dr. as I remember your father was also. I know there was a Maguire in my class at Sacred Heart, (Linda?) I didn't go on to 8th grade I left after 7th in I think 1961. We lived on N. Franklin across from Ursuline Academy.
Sorry Webmaster this probably belongs on the blog
Date: 8/18/2009, 10:15 am, EDT
Name: Pat LeVan
Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd and Tatnall
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Jerry, I don't remember the cross-eyed bear, but I do remember Katie and Jerry the monkeys in the Monkey House.
Date: 8/17/2009, 10:01 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: MARCO ISLAND
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending
Message: CATHERINE MAGUIRE
I GRADUATED FROM SACRED HEART IN 1951 MY SISTER GRADUATED IN 1945 AND MY YOUNGEST SISTER GRADUATED IN 1958
JERRY LANK
Date: 8/17/2009, 9:03 pm, EDT
Name: Joe Mosbrook
Location: Cleveland
Old Neighborhood(s): Franklin St
Schools Att'd: Tower Hill, Lafayette
Employers: WDEL, NBC
Message: When I was a kid, my favorite at the Wilmington Zoo was Gladly, the cross-eyed bear. Anybody else remember him?
Date: 8/17/2009, 9:01 pm, EDT
Name: Catherine Maguire
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Broom
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, St. Elizabeth
Employers: St. Francis Hospital
Message: Bruce... I am on of the (12) Maguire's from Sacred Heart! My sister found this site and sent it on to me. She thought you might want to hear from one of us! What year did you graduate from 8th grade? I could probably tell you which one of us you might have been in class with.
Date: 8/17/2009, 5:58 pm, EDT
Name: Bill
Location: Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th &n Harrison
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Webmaster:
On the 13th, the NJ published an article by Ken Mammarella that visited the origins of Wilmington's and the local area's street names. You can find it in a search on their website or email me and I'll forward a copy. Leery of posting due to copyright.
Date: 8/17/2009, 12:02 pm, EDT
Name: Joan H
Location: N. Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th & Rodney
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's, WHS
Employers:
Message: Took my granddaughter there during Easter week. Did not feel unsafe or uncomfortable. Of course, it was during the week and not crowded. Very few animals there now, but it seemed clean and kept up.
Date: 8/17/2009, 10:25 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom , Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: BRUCE : I'm not sure about about how safe it is to visit the zoo. I think anyone has to be cautious when visiting any part of Wilmington, nowdays. RAY JUBB, lifelong resident, might be able to give us a better perspective. Personally, I wouldn't.
Date: 8/17/2009, 10:16 am, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Here's the official Brandywine Zoo web site - http://www.brandywinezoo.org/
Date: 8/17/2009, 9:16 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land
Old Neighborhood(s): N. Franklin St., Woodbrook
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Springer
Employers: Wilm Finishing Co.
Message: Since I haven't been to Wilm. in a few years - Is the Zoo still in operation? I remember the big cages with the bears before you entered the zoo. The park across from the zoo by the Brandywine was always a cool place to have a picnic after a visit to the zoo. With all of the posts about problems in Wilm. I wonder if it is still safe to visit that area?
Date: 8/16/2009, 9:30 pm, EDT
Name: brownys
Location: Prices Corner
Old Neighborhood(s): Wilmington,Ardentown
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: If you check out bing.com/maps and put in Wilmington,De. ,you can zoom in on the arial or bird!s eye view around Brandywine Park,
Stadium Dr., Monkey Hill and the pavilions,where I think, are the grills andfireplace.
Date: 8/16/2009, 8:46 pm, EDT
Name: Bill McGonigal
Location: Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th & Harrison
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: For Jim Brady III:
I have a copy of the article that I cut and pasted into a wordpad document. I will email it to you, since I probably shouldn't post it on the site. Email me at mcgonigal9@verizon.net.
Date: 8/16/2009, 5:43 pm, EDT
Name: Jim Brady III
Location: Elkton, MD
Old Neighborhood(s): Meeting House Hill
Schools Att'd: St. Mark's, UD
Employers: JPMorganChase
Message: Where in the 8/13 paper was the street article? I bought a copy and went through it 2x but am not seeing the article.
Date: 8/16/2009, 4:34 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom , Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: CONNIE : Thanks. I forgot about Street View. It's still there.
Date: 8/15/2009, 4:58 pm, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Jerry - If you have cable internet service - check out Live Search Maps Microsoft 3D - website might be maps.live.com . The street might be Park Drive between N Park Drive and 18th Street - or - it might be Van Buren at 18th Street. It will show anything that's been there within the last few years.
Date: 8/13/2009, 9:57 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: This topic may have been covered before : the stone building, off Monkey Hill, with a built in place for grilling inside. I haven't been down Monkey Hill in some years now. Is it still there? Any old pictures ? I dated a nurse who graduated from the Nursing School at the old Memorial Division Hospital. The graduating nurses had a party there in 1968.
Date: 8/13/2009, 7:05 am, EDT
Name: webmaster
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Today, the News Journal has a short article about the origin of road names in north Wilmington.
Date: 8/12/2009, 1:42 pm, EDT
Name: Jingles
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Madison
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: for your information there is an excellent book available with many vivid descriptions of the city. You can read it either on the Internet or from a bookstore. History of Delaware : 1609-1888 By John Thomas Scharf. You will discover how many of our buildings, parks, and streets got their names.
Date: 8/11/2009, 8:31 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: Thanks Harry, for the explanation of the photos.
Date: 8/8/2009, 10:55 pm, EDT
Name: Lyn
Location: Ormond Beach, FL
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine
Schools Att'd: Shortlidge, Warner, P.S.
Employers: DuPont
Message: Does anyone know when The White Jewelry Store may have been at 705 Market St. (Checked the 1948 list of stores on Market St. and see that was location of W. T. Grant.) Trying to determine who a piece of (family) jewelry belonged to, by the date this store existed.
Date: 8/8/2009, 10:22 pm, EDT
Name: Liz
Location: hartly, de
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th and adams
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Ann Patton
sure glad you remember me, our families go way back, and had many good times. Unfortunately there is only 3 siblings left, would be Wanda, Butch, and me, of course I saw your Brother Dan at my sisters funeral, which was in 1990, no one else since then.
Date: 8/8/2009, 9:45 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson, S. Broom, N. Broom , Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: HARRY : I'm enjoying your new set of flashing pictures, and recognize most, but how do we find out what or where or when for the ones we are not sure of ?
Date: 8/8/2009, 9:08 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S. Jackson St., S. Broom St., N. Broom St, Klair Ests..
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: ANN PATTON : In your last post you mentioned Sunday dinners. They were special. Usually we had them in mid or late afternoon. From spring to fall, after these dinners, families used to sit out on their front steps or porches to " just enjoy " life, each other and chat with neighbors. Between Sunday morning Church and those Sunday afternoon dinners, it was so quiet in the neighborhood. Hardly anyone was up or about. I rmember that calm so vividly, and yearn for it.
Date: 8/8/2009, 12:07 pm, EDT
Name: Ann Patton
Location: Palm Beach Gardens Fl
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th and Adams Sts
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Liz I remember your family well. A great family and a great place to grow up. I recall your Dad hauling the kids somewhere in the company truck and your mother serving great Sunday dinners. Terry and I live on the grounds of PGA the home of the Honda Classic each spring. We both enjoy a round of golf and the 19th hole especially.
Date: 8/7/2009, 12:01 pm, EDT
Name: Dolores
Location: Everett. Pa
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
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Message: Saw Mary Sobocinski walking down the street in front of the Bartkowskis with parts of the old organ and she said they were putting the the wood out at the end of the driveway to be hauled away so I went up and got a short one. Can't remember when the marble came out though. It was still there when we came back and had my father's funeral there after '74.
Date: 8/7/2009, 11:32 am, EDT
Name: Dolores
Location: Everett. Pa
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
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Message: Phew! Thanks Jerry. Why would they take the marble out? I have one of the older pews made of oak and walnut with the cathedral arched and carved end faced the aisle.
Florence Sczesiak was in the Pulaski Legion band and her wedding reception was at the hall. My mom loved to dance the Oberek.
My son was in the naval scouts out of the Pulaski Legion.
Date: 8/7/2009, 10:36 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S.Jackson St.in Hedgeville,S.Broom,N.Broom,Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: It would be great for the membership's safety of Pulaski Legion if it moved, and I'm sure the membership would then increase, but the charisma and the ambiance of the old building will be lost to posterity. There was a certain smell, a favorable one, to me, of the old building. Maybe it was the old wood or flooring or just the entire building. I wonder what organization would buy it, as I am sure that the building would not be torn down.
A fond memory : when I lived at 302 S. Jackson, just 6 doors up from the Legion, I remember looking out my bedroom window at nights when the Hall was occupied for either weddings, parties, reunions , meetings, etc., I could see the colored glass of the half moon window on the 2nd floor, on the north side of the building. It was also great to listen to the music, especially the Polka's and Obereks of the Polish wedidngs. I probably listened to the music of Harry's wedding there in ' 64. I was 16, then.
Date: 8/7/2009, 10:07 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S.Jackson St.in Hedgeville,S.Broom,N.Broom,Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: DOLORES : St. Hedwig's Church is still physically there, but certain items such as the marble and gold have been removed. The old pews which I vaguely remember, have also been replaced with a lighter type wood. The old pews were , I believe, a darker type of wood with some sort of higher type of siding attached to or part of the pew as you entered it from the aisle. I forget the name of this feature. I think these changes came about in the late 50's or early 60's when Father Ed Wisniewski came. I remember that I was in grade school when all the remodelling took place, especially all the scaffolding when the ceilings were being re-done.
Date: 8/7/2009, 9:22 am, EDT
Name: Dolores
Location: Everett, Pa.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd:
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Message: WEBMASTER: You say there is no more St. Hedwig's?
Date: 8/7/2009, 7:18 am, EDT
Name: webmaster
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd:
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Message: My in-laws told me that everything of great value has already been removed from St Hedwig's Church. Most of the marble was removed many years ago. The only gold left is whatever is gilded.
Date: 8/6/2009, 11:23 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St.Paul's & WHS
Employers: City of Killington & DuPont
Message: Jerry T.--Your right it would be a shame if the Pulaski
legion had to close down and/or move. But it is not IF, it is WHEN. I've belonged to the Defiance A.A. for too many years to remember. We Just moved to Boxwood Rd. & Boxwood Ave., Cattycorner from the old Conrad High School. This was our second move because of the animal element that has taken over our City. We were located in 200 Block of N. Jackson Street from as early as I could remember. We had to move from there because of Members being mugged right outside our doors and if they weren't mugged they had no car when they left to go home, or their tires were gone off the car. So we stupidly moved to Browntown where as a kid I knew it to be as clean and as safe as a Church. You should see it today, no I don't mean that, please don't go see it today, for if
you happen to be one who did know it when it was nice you will probably come away with tears in your eyes, that is IF you come away. And to Jerry Lank, Jerry the area of Sacred Heart is 10 times safer than Browntown or Hedgeville and the area of 4th Street from Washington to Lincoln is so unsafe that if I were still a Police Officer I wouldn't want to go there. I live in Union Park Gardens and I have for over 47 years & I take all the precautions possible and try to tell my neighbors that we have to look out for one another, we have to be constantly aware of who is in our neighborhood and report any thing the least bit suspicious, and we do, that is why this HOOD is still fairly safe.
Date: 8/6/2009, 10:01 pm, EDT
Name: webmaster
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd:
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Message: I did not want this day to end without showing a photo I took on Monday when we drove down to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian Institution next to Dulles Airport. It is a view of the Enola Gay that is on permanent display. Click on the photo to super enlarge it.
http://www.oldwilmington.net/Udvar-Hazy%20Ce...
Date: 8/6/2009, 9:10 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco Island, FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending
Message: JERRY T.
THAT HAD HAPPENED ALL OVER THE CITY. I REMEMBER STOPPING AT SACRED HEART A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN FATHER PAUL WAS STILL THERE. I ALWAYS GO INTO THE CHURCH WHEN I GET THECHACE. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. THEY LOCKED IT BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO THE CONVENT AND THEY HAD TO MOVE THE NUNS.
WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU WERE, YOU ALWAYS RESPECTED THE PRIESTS, NUNS, POLICE AND THE TEACHERS.
Date: 8/6/2009, 9:53 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S.Jackson St.in Hedgeville,S.Broom,N.Broom,Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: Harry : Since we moved down the shore a little over 6 years ago, I've been back more than several times, stopping at Frankie's sub shop on Union, Johnny's Market and attending funeral services at Yasik's with the Masses at St. Hedwig's. Each time I would drive down Jackson and didn't like what I saw. Even when I parked between Yasik's and St. Hedwig's, I would be looking over my shoulder, walking between the two. I feel sorry for those who can't afford to move out. One of my old buddy's mother still lives on Chestnut between Van Buren and Jackson.
Date: 8/6/2009, 9:23 am, EDT
Name: webmaster
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Jerry T::
I guess you have not been in that area over the last ten years. There is not a safe place to park your car or walk to and from it. My father-in-law, Sig, was president for a long time. His son Tom is the past president. Tom said that they are looking for a place to relocate and had their sights on a building near Boxwood Road, but someone else bought it.
Date: 8/6/2009, 8:50 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S.Jackson St.in Hedgeville,S.Broom,N.Broom,Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: It would be a shame if Pulaski Legion were to close down. So many things went on there. Band, Boy Scouts, the Club downstairs, parties, wedding receptions. I'll bet half of the weddings I ever went to were there, the other half at St. Stan's on the East side. The Niedbalski family lived upstairs. The entrance was from the porch on Jackson. Jack's ( Nibbles) dad, worked in the Club downstairs.
Date: 8/6/2009, 2:42 am, EDT
Name: Susan
Location: Washinton State
Old Neighborhood(s): 8th & Market?
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: I am looking for information on my great grandfather.
We think his name was Robert Delaney,but just came across the name Leavey. the story goes that he owned a beauty shop named Robert's in Wilmington. He died in Mar 1976 in Wilmington, but can not seem to find him anywhere. Robert possibly had a twin, not sure if it was a boy or girl. Can anyone give me any direction as to where I may possibly search for information. Thanks
Date: 8/4/2009, 10:32 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: MARCO ISLAND
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending
Message: ANN PATTON,
I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR HUSBAND TERRY, BACK AT SACRED HEART. I ALSO HAD A SUB SHOP BACK IN THE EARLY 50'S AROUND THE CORNER FROM YOUR BROTHER JOE. HE USED TO COME IN THERE ALL THE TIME. OUR SUBS WERE .35 FOR SOFT ROLL .50 FOR HARD ROLLS. SERPE'S ARE MY COUSINS.
Date: 8/4/2009, 1:52 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): S.Jackson St.in Hedgeville,S.Broom,N.Broom,Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: B&O R.R., Resilient Tile, U.S. Army, Equifax, State of De.
Message: Sweet relish has been my preference too.
Date: 8/3/2009, 3:01 pm, EDT
Name: Buz Peoples
Location: San Juan Island, Wash. State
Old Neighborhood(s): Forty Acres, Bellfonte, Carrcroft, Faulkland
Schools Att'd: Harlan, Tatnall, U of D., Salem College, W. VA
Employers: Div. Soc. Ser.; Family Court; Historical Soc.
Message: I remember Patsy's Sub Shop so well. My mother, "Tommy" Peoples, first brought me to his shop back in the early 50's. Ann, your Dad made the best. He was the one who first put sweet relish on one of my subs. I have never wanted them any other way since then. Though Penny Hill had good subs, Patsy's was my favorite place. The ambience, smell, cleanliness, plus your Dad's smiling face and banter, made a trip all the way into Wilmington worth every minute, until I could sink my teeth into one of his masterpieces. No hot peppers for me tho'...
Date: 8/2/2009, 3:02 pm, EDT
Name: liz
Location: hartly
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th and adams
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: you have to remember my family, 7 kids, al, don, jeanette, liz, wanda, butch and bill
Date: 8/2/2009, 2:58 pm, EDT
Name: liz
Location: hartly, de
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th and adams
Schools Att'd: mci, bayard, whs
Employers:
Message: I being from 4th and adams cannot forget the awesome subs we got at Patsy's sub shop, have found any to compare
Date: 8/2/2009, 12:15 pm, EDT
Name: ann patton
Location: palm beach gardens fl
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th and Adams St.
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: To Jerry T Thanks for your question. Sub prices during the fifties were thirty cents for small roll and seventy cents for the large crispy roll. The special with additional ham was five and ten cents more. During the fourties the price was twenty five and fifty cents. During a discussion with my older brothers they claim they were ten and twenty cents during the thirties Hard to believe! Dad had a wonderful way with people and we all loved him. So glad that you remembered the old shop What wonderful memories!