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#66: September 1, 2009 to September 30,
2009)
Date: 9/28/2009, 7:43 pm, EST
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: Another shooting in Hedgeville: 400 block S Jasckson St. What's happeniong to the neighborhood ? See Delaware-on- Line.
Date: 9/23/2009, 9:00 am, EST
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: I think, but am not sure if that Olivere was related to Dr. Pete Olivere who lived at one time near Sallies. I went to high schol with his son and dated both of his daughters, separately.
Date: 9/19/2009, 3:59 pm, EST
Name: william rogers
Location: belmont
Old Neighborhood(s): mdison st
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Wayne Ralph I remember the jazz cellar also Mr olivere.I also did electrical work when they built the Palm Garden
Date: 9/17/2009, 5:48 pm, EST
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): West Side
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: When I was a kid and lived near there (5th & West) and Grandparents @ 7th and Washington the Jazz Cellar as you call it was know as the Hotel Olivere. It was owned by a family with that name who also owned the infamous Deerhead hotdog place around the corner on Shipley. At one time there was a pass through from the bar in the hotel to the Deerhead as I understand it, and you could get the hot dogs at the bar in the hotel. That was upstairs (ground level). As a kid I remember the smoke and the sounds from the place as I would walk downtown to Market St early in the summer. You could do that then. I always wanted to go in but was way too young. You could tell even as a kid, just from the sounds, it was jumping. I always tried to look down into the place as I would walk down 7th but could never see a thing.
Date: 9/17/2009, 2:28 pm, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS , FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER, W.H.S. , V.F.M. A
Employers: DEPT. PUBLIC SAFETY., CHIEF SECURITY, GOLF RRESORT IN FL
Message: DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER THE OLD JAZZ CELLAR AT 7TH. SHIPLEY ST ? WHEN I WAS OFF DUTY AS A POLICE OFFICER IN WILMINGTON, DE. I MADE SIDE MONET PLAYING THE TRUMPET. I HAD A COMBO AND WE PLAYED AROUND DEL, MD AND PA . ----WHEN I WAS NOT PLAYING GIGS WITH PAUL RICHARDSON THE GREAT ORGANIST. I HAD PLAYED THE JAZZ CELLAR TWICE I BELIEVE. IT WAS ALWAYS PACKED ONE NIGHT AS I WAS ENTERING THE CELLAR I COULD SEE CIG. SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE JAZZ CELLAR WINDOW AND FRONTBDOOR . I THOUGHT SOME ONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD HAVE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THINKING THE PLACE WAS ON FIRE. PLACE WAS ALWAYS PACKED . IT WAS HARD TO PLAY WITH ALL THAT SMOKE ,EVEN THOUGH I WAS A SMOKER AT THAT TIME.MY FRIEND JIM TERMINE WAS CO. OWNER OF THE JAZZ CELLAR AT THE TIME. HE HAD ALSO TAKEN OVER JOE PYNES TALK SHOW AT W. I.L.M . AFTER JOE LEFT FOR CAL... THOSE CRAZY 50,S AND 6O,S
Date: 9/15/2009, 5:12 pm, EST
Name: Bob Wilson Jr
Location: SC
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th Ward
Schools Att'd: PS, UDel
Employers:
Message: Once, traveling through Delaware down I-95 from Connecticut in a borrowed car to pick up my son at Western Maryland U., I pit-stopped at the new-closed local "Delaware House" in the center medium of the highway, did what I had to do, and returned to the car, WHICH HAD DISAPPEARED. After 15 minutes of panicky searching, I suddenly realized that I had gone out through NOT the same door I had entered. That place was too too symmetrical for my addled and fatigued brain
at that moment in time.
Date: 9/14/2009, 8:29 pm, EST
Name: webmaster
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers:
Message: I just returned from the Polish Festival and I am stuffed. We had a dinner with Polish beer. We brought home a dozen of the Polish cream-filled donuts made by Kristina (sp). And yes, they had Duck Blood Soup, but not for me. 8) 8) :-)
Date: 9/14/2009, 8:04 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Email: sandybeach1@mchsi.com
Web:
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: At the risk of sounding old fashioned or corny, Wilmington, with all of its neighborhoods, was a great place to grow up and live in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and part of the way into the 70's.
I am really grateful to Harry and this site, enabling all of us to re-visit and re-kindle long lost times, people places and memories.
Date: 9/14/2009, 2:30 pm, EST
Name: webmaster
Email: webmstrhr@oldwilmington.net
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood(s): Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers:
Message: Go here for Delaware House Photos:
http://www.oldwilmington.net/oldwilmington/i...
Date: 9/12/2009, 8:11 am, EST
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: JACK RILEY : Marconi's, that's it. Thanks.
Date: 9/11/2009, 11:46 pm, EST
Name: Jack Riley
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): Union Park Gardens
Schools Att'd: St. Thomas, Salesianum, University of the Arts
Employers: Kaumagraph Corp., State of DE
Message: Jerry T.
I believe the restaurant that you are referring to at Lancaster and Lincoln in the 60's was called Marconi's. It is now Attilio's Ristorante.
Date: 9/11/2009, 10:43 pm, EST
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: Does anyone remember the name of the restaurant on the corner of Lancaster and Lincoln in the early 60's ? It was directly across from and on the same side of the bank (forget its name).
Date: 9/10/2009, 8:08 pm, EST
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): West Side
Schools Att'd: MCI Williams,24,Oak Grove,Warner Brown
Employers: Bancroft,Haveg DuPont,CitiBank
Message: The whole east side of Morrow Street was garages as I remember. The only houses were on the west side, backing up to Monroe. Like I said, I was only four when we moved at the end of the war. Scari's niece works at CitiBank. Her name is Angela. She lived on Madison St. and also remembers the Padavoni family. A friend of mine bought the corner house at eighth (800) gutted it and fixed it all up. That was 79 or 80. By the time his kid was a couple of years old he had to move out. No place to raise a kid today. Like anything else it's not what it was in 1950.
Date: 9/10/2009, 7:01 pm, EST
Name: bill rogers
Location: belmont
Old Neighborhood(s): madison st
Schools Att'd: st peters
Employers:
Message: Ed the Scaris lived at 800 madison st long long ago Madison st was once great
Date: 9/9/2009, 10:01 pm, EST
Name: Ed Begley
Location: Santa Fe,Texas
Old Neighborhood(s): 9 th and Monore St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart,and WHS
Employers: USMC,Rice Bakery,Speakman,Avisun
Message: For Wayne:
I knew two guys who liver on Morrow St. One was Frank Burns and the other was Rich Grissom.Across the St where they lived there were garage. I know that is where Scares Air freight had the office. And they had two trucks. We all went to Sacred Heart School
Date: 9/6/2009, 5:07 pm, EST
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): West Side
Schools Att'd: M.C.I. Williams, 24,Oak Grove,Warner, Brown
Employers: Bancroft, Haveg, DuPont, CitiBank
Message: Bill, I remember a lot but, was only four when we moved from Morrow St. The name John Smith (unless you're talking about Pocohantas) doesn't ring a bell. I do remember Victor and Alice Padovoni however. I was in his class at Warner. His sister was a year behind us.
Date: 9/3/2009, 3:33 pm, EST
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: BUZ PEOPLES : I noticed that you worked for the Div. of Social Services and Family Court. I worked for the old Youth Services Commission at the Bridge House Juvenile Detention Center on 9th Ave. in 1968. My buddy's wife was Judge Cobin's secretary in Family Court at the same time.
I posted this on the Blog yesterday, then remembered that you don't post on it.
Date: 9/2/2009, 9:18 pm, EST
Name: Joe(Bubbles) Pasquale
Location: little italy
Old Neighborhood(s): little italy
Schools Att'd: lore-bayard- brown voc.
Employers: retired
Message: Bll Rogers..........you had to live at 714 madison st. before the Padovani's..also did I go to bayard school with you..I remember a Bill Rogers with red hair in my room
Date: 9/2/2009, 7:35 pm, EST
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): West Side
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Bill K, Living at 714 you must remember the comic book trading store (most likely 702 or 4) I was just 6 or 7 (1947/8) and went to trade. They were closed and two kids from Eighth St.came by and told me they would get me a cowboy hat like thiers if I would give them my comics. I think they later became used car dealers. My Uncle came looking for me when I didn't come home in time and he tracked them down. We got the comics back. Life lesson number one.
Date: 9/2/2009, 2:28 pm, EST
Name: Buz Peoples
Location: San Juan Island, Wash. State
Old Neighborhood(s): Forty Acres, Bellefonte, Carrcroft, Faulkland
Schools Att'd: Harlan, Tatnall, U of D., Salem College, W. VA
Employers: Hist. Soc. Div. Soc. Ser, Family Court
Message: ANYONE REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE JAZZ CLUB/BAR, NEAR 11TH/12TH AND/OR MARKET/KING STS, FREQUENTED BY NEWS-JOURNAL AND DIV. OF SOCIAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, DURING THE LATE 60'S EARLY 70'S??? (BAR WAS TO RIGHT, AS ONE ENTERED, AND LIVE MUSIC IN BACK.)THERE AS A BAND, WITH BILLIE DAVIS ON DRUMS, PURCELL STREET ON SAX AND FLUTE, A GREAT BASS PLAYER , AND ANOTHER SAX PLAYER, (WHOSE NAMES ESCAPE ME, BUT WERE TERRIFIC), PLUS A SULTRY SOLOIST, WHO COULD BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES WHEN SHE SANG "SATIN DOLL" ??.....WAS THE PLACE CALLED THE ROUNDTABLE???
Date: 9/2/2009, 11:23 am, EST
Name: bill rogers
Location: belmont
Old Neighborhood(s): madison st
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Wayne pig alleywas really a one block street from 7th to 8th
Date: 9/1/2009, 12:49 pm, EST
Name: bill kogers
Location: belmont
Old Neighborhood(s): madison st
Schools Att'd:
Employers:
Message: Wayne pis alley did run into morrow There was a pig slaughter house there.I lived at 714 Madison and remember pigs being herded down 7th st