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#88: July 1, 2011 to July 31,
2011)
Date: 7/31/2011, 5:22 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Check the date on Bancroft closing. My father was still working there in 1969.
Date: 7/31/2011, 2:54 pm, EST
Name: brownys
Location: Prices corner area
Old Neighborhood(s): Ardentown,Wilmington
Schools Att'd: Brandywine District
Employers:
Message: RE:Mill store
Bancroft mill closed in 1961, but I think the mill store stayed open for a few years after that. I don!t think the quality of material was as good then, as when the mill was open. Plus, the ladies that worked there knew the merchandise.Try to find that in stores today!
Date: 7/31/2011, 12:30 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: I remember a dark haired good looking guy with a beautiful car named Lamborn. What was his first name?
Date: 7/30/2011, 10:46 pm, EST
Name: John Smallwood
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Becker's Corner
Schools Att'd: WHS
Employers:
Message: I remember Lamborn. Maureen, are you related to John D. Kelley?
Date: 7/30/2011, 1:14 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: That was called The MIll Store. You're right about the location. I went there as late as the mid 1970s. Don't know when they closed but they were greatly missed.
Date: 7/30/2011, 11:21 am, EST
Name: Joe Mosbrook
Location: Cleveland Heights, OH
Old Neighborhood(s): North Franklin
Schools Att'd: t
Employers: WDEL, NBC
Message: I remember my mother taking me to the Old Mill where she bought sewing stuff. I believe it was down Rockford Road behind the art museum. As I recall, there was a string of old, almost broken-down structures there.
Date: 7/30/2011, 11:03 am, EST
Name: Budo
Location: N Wilm
Old Neighborhood(s): 34th & Van Buren
Schools Att'd: PS
Employers:
Message: To Lou Marzotti: You had asked about the book store in Bryn Mawr Shopping Center. There still is one that has been there quite a while and it's called "Round Again Books". Maybe this is the one you're thinking of.
Budo
Date: 7/29/2011, 9:44 pm, EST
Name: Jim Heimbach
Location: Port Royal, Virginia
Old Neighborhood(s): Cranston Heights, Roselle
Schools Att'd: Old Oak Grove, New Oak Grove, Conrad, Dickinson
Employers:
Message: Does anyone remember the old mill on the Brandywine somewhere near Augustine Cut-Off? My Mom used to shop for dress-making material there in the late 1940s and I would play outside in a little run-off stream that ran down beside the mill (yes!--there was a time when parents let their kids play outside while they were inside shopping). I'm sure it's long gone, but I wish I knew exactly where it was. Any help appreciated!
Date: 7/29/2011, 4:39 pm, EST
Name: Jim Kelley
Location: Pike Creek
Old Neighborhood(s): Cool Springs, Alban Park & Richardson Park
Schools Att'd: Conrad & Wilmington High
Employers:
Message: Chandelle, there is a lot of Wilmington High School pictures and info on our class website at http://www.whs79.com
Date: 7/29/2011, 4:38 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Ray, I am so sorry, I thought I read in the paper about George, and I am happy to hear he is alive and well :-)
Date: 7/29/2011, 3:47 pm, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON
Schools Att'd: WARNER , W H S , V F M A
Employers: WILM .DEPT . PUBLIC SAFETY. ETC. ETC.
Message: SOUNDS GOOD RICHARD, SINCE YOUR RETURN ADDRESS WILL BE ON THE ENVELOP , I WILL MAIL YOU A COPY (WISH IT WAS A BETTER PRINT )) OF THE 56 TROLLEY DRIVERS . TAKEN AT DEL. AVE. CLAYTON ST. FRONT OF MAIN OFFICE .. DRIVERS NAME ,IS BELOW HIS PHOTO. . THANKS AGAIN RICHARD , THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME AND THE FAMILY.
Date: 7/29/2011, 7:40 am, EST
Name: Richard Burton
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): The Flats
Schools Att'd: Lore, Bayard and Wilmington High
Employers: DART the First State
Message: Ralph Rroyor, I have a copy of the picture I need to send to you but I’m waiting for a co-worker to return from vacation so that I will be able to get the original and make a copy of that for you. The picture I have is from a picture album, and my copy shows the corners of the picture partially covered. Delaware Coach Company kept employee pictures in albums. As soon as I get it I’ll scan it and get the process of getting it to you started. I will be sending a copy of the original, album copy and the other reference of your father I found.
Date: 7/29/2011, 7:25 am, EST
Name: Richard Burton
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): The Flatts
Schools Att'd: Lore, Bayard and Wilmington High
Employers: DART the First State
Message: Ralph Proyer, Yes best to just send the picture to me. I’ll contact the Web Master and ask that he send you my Email address so that we can exchange personal contact information. I don’t have your phone number but I think it’s best not to exchange that kind of information here.
Date: 7/28/2011, 7:49 pm, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH, CLAYTON ST
Schools Att'd: WARNER, W H S
Employers: WILM, PUBLIC SAFETY
Message: RICH , DONT KNOW HOW THIS OCCURED, BUT PAGE # 2. YOU CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT MOST OF THE FACES. . BEST IF I MAKE A PRINT AT STAPPLES . AND MAIL IT TO YOUR HOME. I GAVE YOU MY PH. # BUT IF YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU , I WILL . . IF YOU WANT TO PLACE YOUR PH. # ON OLDWILMINGTON.NET. MAYBE THE WEBMASTER HAS IT ?
Date: 7/28/2011, 7:40 pm, EST
Name: ralph pryor
Location: TARPON SPRINGS,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER, W H S
Employers: WILM . DEPT.OF PUBLIC SAFETY ,ETC.
Message: RICHARD , THIS PHOTO WAS DONE ON A PRINTING MACHINE., . FOR YO\U TO BE ABLE TOSEE SEE THE FACES ,
Date: 7/28/2011, 2:28 pm, EST
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's & WHS
Employers:
Message: Maureen, I knew Sharky all my life, from the time we were kids. He came on the Force after I did and we worked together on stakeout teams. However, your wrong about George Lamborn being dead, He is alive and well.
Date: 7/28/2011, 2:11 pm, EST
Name: Richard Burton
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): The Flats
Schools Att'd: Lore, Bayard and Wilmington High
Employers: DART the First State
Message: Ralph Proyor, my father's name ws Richard Burton not Robert Burton. I would still like a copy of the picture you have. If you can't scan it in you could send it to me and I can get it done.
Date: 7/28/2011, 1:33 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Ray and Ralph, I may have asked you two before but asking again, did you know Sharkey and George Lamborn well? I know that past away a few years ago, good men and great WP officers. Sharkey was a friend of my dad's and George was my former husband's 1st. partner as a rookie in 1968 on WPD. George did a good job training him, they walked the beat in the Valley, lots of stories about that.
Date: 7/28/2011, 11:57 am, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: AL GRAHAM - If you're out there, remember Mr. Johnson's science class!
Date: 7/28/2011, 11:53 am, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: W H S. V.F,M.A
Employers: WILM. DEPT .PUBLIC SAFETY
Message: RICHARD , FOUND THE COPY OF THE OLD PHOTO..THERE ARE 56 TROLLY DRIVERS IN THE PHOTO. ( NO BUSES THEN ) AS I SAD ,ITS NOT THAT GOOD . EACH TROLLY DRIVER HAS A NUMBER BY HIS NAME AND PHOTO...GUESS WHO IS # ONE ? ROBERT B. BURTON. MY DAD IS # 22 RALPH E. PRYOR
Date: 7/28/2011, 11:39 am, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TAERPON SPRINGS .FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: LORE ,WARNER , W H S , V.F.M.A
Employers: WILM. DEPT. PUBLIC SAFETY, ETC. ETC.
Message: SOME WHERE ,( HOPE I CAN FIND IT ) I HAVE A PRINT OUT OF MY DAD AND ABOUT 20 OTHER DRIVERS IN FRONT OF THE OLD PORCH THAT LEAD INTO THE DEL. COACH CO. OFFICE . NOT VERY GOOD PHOTO . BUT WILL TRY AND FIND IT WAS TAKEN ABOUT EARLY 40,S. .IF I DO , WILL MAIL YOU A COPY. . RICHARD , I WILL BE 79 YRS. OF AGE THIS AUG. 16TH. ..BY THE WAY , MS. DUGAN HAD TO PUT UP WITH A LOT UNRULY KIDS , I WAS ONE OF THEM.
Date: 7/28/2011, 10:09 am, EST
Name: Richard Burton
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): The Flats
Schools Att'd: Lore, Byard and Wilmington High
Employers: Dart the First State
Message: Hi Ralph, I started Lore school in the 3rd grade. I am now 68 and will be 69 in August. I don't know if you went there when I did but I can still remember Mrs. Dugan's purple hair with a pencil stuck in it. Ralph do you have any old bus photos?
Date: 7/27/2011, 8:35 pm, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS, FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: LORE ,WARNER , W H S
Employers: WILM.DEPOT. PUBLIC SAFETY, ETC.
Message: HI RICHARD , YOUR DAD AND GRAND FATHER WORKED FOR THE PHIL. PA TRACTION CO. WELL SO DID MY DAD ! ---HE HAD TO KNOW THEM . I JUST KNOW IT .AS FORA BROAD BAND , IF THAT MEANS E- MAILING ME A PICTURE TO MY COMPUTER , THEN YES. I AM WITH VERIZON . BUT AS I STATED , MY PRINTER IS OUT OF ORDER. WOULD ALSO LIKE A C D . ,AND RICHARD I WILL PAY FOR THE C D AND POSTAGE. ITS A SMALL WORLD . IF MY FATHER WAS HERE TODAY , I KNOW HE WOULD BE ASKING ABOUT YOUR DAD AND GRAND FATHER . HE STARTED WORKING THE TROLLY,S IN PHILLY HAD THE CHESTER TO PHILLY RUN . THEN MOVED TO DEL. AND SPENT THE NEXT 38 YRS. WITH THE DEL COACH CO.. BY THE WAY , I WENT TO LORE ALSO. MS. DUGAN WAS OUR PRINCIPLE. THEN TO WARNER IN 1946.
Date: 7/27/2011, 1:16 pm, EST
Name: Richard Burton
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Old Neighborhood(s): The Flats
Schools Att'd: lore, Bayard and Wilmington High
Employers: DART the First State
Message: Ralph Proyer,
I’ve also found another reference for your father. Do you have a broadband internet connection I can electronically send it to you, it’s not a picture. If you don’t or don’t know I can send you a CD of it through the mail.
I am getting the picture printed and will send it to you shortly.
My grandfather worked for Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company and maybe Delaware Coach Company. My father and brother both worked for Delaware Coach Company and DART. I have worked for DAST and Dart the First State.
Your father most likely knew my grandfather and father.
If you have any old pictures of buses around Wilmington I would be interested.
You should have your picture in 2 weeks or less.
I just saw your posting and will email as you request, allow about two weeks. Also let me know when you received the picture via the mail.
Date: 7/27/2011, 12:49 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: WILM .DEPT. PUBLIC SAFETY. ETC ,ETC
Message: RICHARD , IN REGARDS TO MY DADS PHOTO AND SOME OF THE OTHER OLD BUS DRIVERS DURING THE 40,S . IF POSSIBLE COULD YOU E MAIL ME THE PHOTO SO I COULD KEEP IT IN MY AVORITES ? BUT WOULD STILL LOVE TO HAVE A PHOTO MAILED TO ME . LIKE TO FRAME IT. PAY FOR YOUR TRUBLE OF MAILING IT. THANK YOU.
Date: 7/27/2011, 11:32 am, EST
Name: Lou Marziotti
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): N Wilmington
Schools Att'd: Concord
Employers:
Message: What was the name of the bookstore in Branmawr Plaza, by Petersen's ice cream and Brandywine Sports? All help is greatly appreciated!
Date: 7/27/2011, 11:31 am, EST
Name: Ralph Pryor
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST
Schools Att'd: WARNER W H S
Employers: WILM. DEPTY. PUBLIC SAFETY, ETC. ETC.
Message: HARRY THE WEBB MASTER, COULD BE A NICE PHOTO. FOR OLD WILM.NET ? RGARDING THE PHOTO OF MY DAD AND OTHER Wilm. Bus driver.
Date: 7/27/2011, 12:30 am, EST
Name: John Smallwood
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Becker's Corner
Schools Att'd: WHS
Employers:
Message: I went to Govato's a few weeks ago and was disappointed. There's nothing downtown anymore. I only go down about once a year and now we travel to New York to find some of the old sections that were like Wilmington. Yes I'm doing well. John Washington and I were talking about you a couple years ago and I hope you and the family are in good health. Hope to talk to you again.
Date: 7/27/2011, 12:24 am, 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: WILM. DEPT. PUBLIC. SAFETY. .ETC..
Message: JOHN SMALLWOOD , YES I KNOW YOU , HOPE YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH . AND YES I ATE MANY A DEER HEAD HOT DOG ON SHIPLEY ST.. ----LOVED THEM ! ENJOYED THEM EVEN AS A KID , GOING IN THERE ,RIGHT BEFORE A MOVIE. AND ALL THOSE POLICE OFFICERS NAMES YOU MENTIONED , GOD BLESS THEM . AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THOSE GOOD OLD MEMORIES !THIS IS THE 2ND. TIME TODAY . THAT SOME ONE FROM GOOD OLDWILM.NET. HAS MADE ME FEEL GOOD.
Date: 7/27/2011, 12:09 am, EST
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER, WHS V.F.M.
Employers: DEPT. PUBLIC. SAFETY.WILM.. ETC.
Message: RICHARD . MY DAD RALPH PRYOR SR. WAS A BUS DRIVER WITH THE OLD DEL . COACH CO.. HE PASSED AWAY 20 YRS. AGO.HHE RETIRED AFTER 38 YRS. WITH THE COMPANY. ---FIRST AS A CONDUCTER ON THE TROLLEY,S, THEN ON TRACKLESS TROLLEY,S. THEN THE BUS. WHEN HE DROVE THE BROWN TOWN TO THE MARINE TERMINAL RT. HE WOULD ALWAYS LEAVE THE ELDERLY WOMAN OFF IN FRONT OF THERE HOUSE, ON HIS B/DAY HE CAME HOME LOADED WITH CAKES , POLISH SAUSAGES ETC. SOME OLD PASSENGERS CAME TO HIS FUNERAL. RICHARD ,I KNOW THAT IS A PHOTO . OF MY DAD , PLEASE , HOW CAN YOU MAIL ME A COPY . . I WILL GLADLY PAY THE POSTAGE. MY PRINTER IS SHOT ! HOW CAN I GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU ? BY THE WAY , THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING ME ON OLD WILM.NET.IN REGARDS TO THE PHOTO...I COULD CALL YOU . OR YOU COULD JUST MAIL THE PHOTO. MY ADDRESS, 1406 HOLLOW OAK LANE ,TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689 .AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT THE PHOTO. .
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Date: 7/26/2011, 11:55 pm, EST
Name: John Smallwood
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Becker's Corner
Schools Att'd: WHS
Employers:
Message: I ate a lot of Deer Head hot dogs with Tom Lemon, Joe Gooslack, John Berry, Simon Edwards, Sam Collison, Shaggy Sharp, and George Farrell. I enjoyed having my banana splits at Govato's and dinners at the New York restaurant at Market, Hearns Restaurant at 20th and Market, Presto on Market St, and always great food at Robino's or Katie's.
Date: 7/26/2011, 11:26 pm, EST
Name: John Smallwood
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Becker's Corner
Schools Att'd: WHS
Employers:
Message: Ralph Pryor - when you were a cop, did you eat a lot of Deer Head hot dogs?
Date: 7/26/2011, 6:42 pm, EST
Name: Chandelle Phibbs
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): Windermere
Schools Att'd: Kirk, Stanton, WHS
Employers:
Message: Your very welcome, I'm glad that I was able find your site and spread the word. If you could help assist us with info for our website we would be forever grateful. We are looking for logo's, yearbooks, pictures and information about the school anyone has. Thank you in advance for your help.
Chandelle Phibbs
Date: 7/26/2011, 5:11 pm, EST
Name: Jim Kelley
Web: http://www.whs79.com
Location: Pike Creek, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Alban Park and Richardson Park
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Richardson Park, Conrad, Wilmington High, DTCC, UD
Employers:
Message: Thank you Chandelle for the WHS Reunion Info. I will post it on our class website www.whs79.com and email those in my class about it.
Date: 7/26/2011, 3:55 pm, EST
Name: Richard Burton
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): The Flats
Schools Att'd: Lore School
Employers:
Message: Question for Ralph Pryor. I have a picture of Delaware Coach Company drivers from 1940s - 50. One is of Ralpe E. Pryor. Any relation?
Date: 7/25/2011, 11:55 pm, EST
Name: Chandelle Phibbs
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood(s): Windermere
Schools Att'd: Kirk, Stanton, WHS
Employers:
Message: Hello, my name is Chandelle, I graduated from WHS in 95. I wanted to tell you all of a few things. One being that we have been in the process of planning a First Annual All Class Reunion Picnic to be held on Aug 13th at the Grandell Field. We are still working out some of the details. Second I would like to give you the link: www.friendsofwilmingtonhigh.org to the website we have been working on for WHS, it is a work in progress right now, but any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Last but not least if any of you have Facebook we have created a group on their for all classes of WHS, here is the link for that: WHS.REDDEVILS@groups.facebook.com. We are really trying to connect all classes of WHS and obtain as much information as we can about WHS so we can inform the community about what it was like going to school there. If you have any pictures or information please let us know. We would greatly appreciate any and all help.
Thank you,
Chandelle Phibbs
Date: 7/25/2011, 6:32 pm, EST
Web:
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: John, Try the blog site on oldwilmington http://users3Smartgb.com/g/g.php? It may sometimes get a bit political but it is not too much.
Date: 7/25/2011, 4:33 pm, EST
Name: John Leathem
Location: Prices Corner
Old Neighborhood(s): Prices Corner
Schools Att'd: McKean
Employers:
Message: Hi Maureen, Great party and good company! Did you get my email?
Date: 7/25/2011, 12:04 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Hi John, It was fun talking :-) to you at my brother's 60th. B- Day party, please tell your wife I will call her soon.
Date: 7/25/2011, 12:00 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: I recall my parents and I going outside in the evenings to watch the Telestar pass over. Wish they were here to see what's been done recently.
Date: 7/25/2011, 10:52 am, EST
Name: Bob Veazey
Location: Brookmeade
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd & Washington Streets
Schools Att'd: #30, Warner, PS, UD
Employers: Knowles Hobby, USAF, All American Engineering
Message: Al, You are correct, there were contributions by thousands to the success of the space shuttle. The general public has been more interested in Hollywood "artists" than in the efforts of people who actually create something. They forget that without the space programs, we would not have the computers we all enjoy, and some people use to listen to those "artists"!
Date: 7/24/2011, 10:48 pm, EST
Name: Al Minne
Location: Temecula CA
Old Neighborhood(s): Lancaster Village, Sherwood Park II
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, A.I. DuPont H.S., Conrad
Employers: F&M Scientific (Now HP Avondale), Spitz Laboratories
Message: BOB VEAZEY: Interesting story about the model you built and AAE's involvement in the Shuttle program. I too played a small part as did many. While at Martin Marietta I performed non-destructive testing on Carbon Composites used on the shuttle. Your story reminded me of how good the space race was for Wilmington's economy as well as for that of the entire nation. It was one of the few times when our prosperity was not due to our waging war! Many jobs were created both in aerospace and non-aerospace. In those days great efforts were made to retain "Brain Pools" but now our government seems content to just throw them away. The loss of 10,000 NASA jobs is inexcusable but small compared to the trickle down job losses it will cause in related industries. Thanks for your contribution!
Date: 7/24/2011, 2:03 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Old Brandywine Village, Inc. is preserving remaining structures which were part of the settlement on the north bank of the Brandywine which were built around the 18th century.
The house parallel to 18th Street was the “Lea-Derickson house.
Joseph Tatnall developed Brandywine Village into an important milling center. Edward Tatnall built his house which is now the rear wing of the house at 1807 Market Street. Other houses were built at 1801, 1803, and 1807 Market in later years by Tatnalls.
I recall, as a very young child (1940s) a row of clapboard row houses across the street from those stone houses. They were vacant and board up. I later remember them being gone.
Across the street from the Richardsons Variety Store near 19th and Market was an old building with store front windows. In one small windowed area was an original section of the log building which was there before. A friend’s relative lived in the ’newer’ building and one would walk through a hall a distance to the left, then a long distance back, then up another narrow hall to the apartment. I believe that building is gone by now.
Date: 7/24/2011, 11:15 am, EST
Name: jim rambo
Location: mexico
Old Neighborhood(s): 3rd and Connell
Schools Att'd: bayard/ conrad
Employers:
Message: I can remember when firemen were deemed heroes, not for running into burning towers to save people, but for turning on the fire hydrants to save us from the heat.
Date: 7/23/2011, 2:36 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: I remember one summer night so hot that the fan brought in hotter air than was on our 2nd floor. There was so much heat built up in the mattress that touching it felt like walking on a hot sidewalk.
Date: 7/23/2011, 9:53 am, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Cheer, cheer, for old ------ High,
You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye.
Send the Freshmen out for gin,
don't let a sober sophmore in.
We never stagger, we never fall,
we sober up on wood alcohol,
with our loyal teachers lying,
drunk on the bar room floor.
Date: 7/22/2011, 2:58 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollenot his hot
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: In the 50 and 60's without air conditioners we sat on the front porch in the evening and talk to our neighbors till the bugs started biting. At bedtime if it was too hot and fans did not help we slept on the 2nd floor back screen porch. We had a large fan in attic that helped circulated air and fans in every window. I remember it was always hot in July and August but not this hot, fans are useless. I really feel bad for anyone that does not have air conditioning and has to work outside in this record breaking heat :-(
Date: 7/22/2011, 10:59 am, EST
Name: jim rambo
Location: mexico
Old Neighborhood(s): 3rd and Connell
Schools Att'd: bayard/ conrad
Employers:
Message: In that second floor apartment at 224 N. Connell we bought a window air conditioner and put it in the living room window. It was too small to cool the whole apartment so we closed the living room doors and we all slept in the living room at night! Cramped but COOL.
Date: 7/22/2011, 10:55 am, EST
Name: Bob Veazey
Location: Brookmeade
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd & Washington Streets
Schools Att'd: #30, Warner, P.S. UD
Employers: Knowles Hobby, USAF, All American Engineering
Message: Ref. the last Shuttle mission, most Wilmingtonians are probably unaware of the role All American Engineering played in that program. AAE developed an emergency runway net barrier to arrest the shuttle in the event of a pre-orbit or re-entry emergency that prevented a landing at a normal location. Up to 6 such systems were deployed on each launch. I ran a part time model building business and made the model (about 12 ft. wingspan) that was catapulted into a scale net. The model was delivered to Houston at the completion of the tests. A small contribution, but a contribution never the less.
Date: 7/22/2011, 10:19 am, EST
Name: Ed Simon
Location: Milford, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): W. 4th St
Schools Att'd: WHS, U of D
Employers:
Message: I was just thinking about how we handled hot weather as kids. It was tough without air conditioning but we did not know any different. Just about everyday we went to Canby pool. There was no charge in the morning and a .10 cent fee in the afternoons. Remember when the movie theaters advertised "Air Conditioning"?
Date: 7/21/2011, 6:49 pm, EST
Name: Bill m
Location: Wilm
Old Neighborhood(s): Elmhurst
Schools Att'd: St Matthews, Sallies, blue henville
Employers: Rice bakery
Message: Ralph, every thanksgiving, Sallies played Howard high at 10am; then whs played ps at 1pm. As I remember it, the ole ball park was at capacity for the Sallies game and usually half full for the ps game.
Reason might have been that Sallies ALWAYS had a great team. I grad in 57 so I might not remember too well.
Date: 7/21/2011, 3:23 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Capriottis is still located on Basin Rd Rt. 141 and has the best subs!!!
Date: 7/21/2011, 12:36 pm, EST
Name: jim rambo
Location: mexico
Old Neighborhood(s): 3rd and Connell
Schools Att'd: bayard/ conrad
Employers:
Message: I remember attending a whole lot of Sallies football games in the 50's, including vs. Howard H.S.. I was the only kid in the neighborhood who didn't attend Sallies but went along to the games for the fun. They were great games, especially when they would beat the "best of Philadelphia." We used to sing, "While our loyal faculty lies drunk on the bar room floor..." and that would always bring black stares from the many priests surrounding us. The other guys from my corner would pay for it later!
Date: 7/21/2011, 11:37 am, 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: WILMINGTON,DEPT. PUBLIC SAFETY ,ETC.
Message: BILL M. ,THATS A EASY QUESTION, AND I WILL SIMPLY ANSWER IT THIS WAY, ----WOULD NOT BE THANKSGIVING UNLESS YOU FIRST WENT TO THE W.H.S VS. P.S. GAME AT THE WILIMINGTON BALL PARK. BILL , THEY WERE THE GOOD OL DAYS ! ! ! DAMN, WE CANT BRING THEM BACK .
Date: 7/21/2011, 10:44 am, EST
Name: Bill m.
Location: Lewes, De
Old Neighborhood(s): Elmhurst
Schools Att'd: St Matthews, Salesianum, U of D
Employers: Wilmington Dry Goods
Message: Way back in the late '50's, does anybody go to the annual Sallies vs. Howard High football game in Wilmington Ball Park.
On a differing theme what do you remember doing on Thanksgiving day in the '50's and 60's???
Date: 7/20/2011, 6:11 pm, EST
Name: Robert McKelvey
Location: Cape May, N.J.
Old Neighborhood(s): Happy Valley
Schools Att'd: #24,Warner,WHS
Employers:
Message: I remember hearing the B&O steam engines in Happy Valley, especially the Royale Blue which had a distinctive sound. There were pleasant sounds that drifted from the ball field next to Warner school. Industrial League teams could be heard. The sharp crack of the bat and clapping and cheering of the crowd. Never knew which teams were playing, which team was up to bat. Didn't know which team won. No announcer or PA system back in the 1940's. Never knew someday I would miss these sounds.
Date: 7/20/2011, 5:27 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Oops!
I know there was a Capriotti's at that location on Basin Road in the 1990s. Don't know what was there before. It's a tiny place - like they use the front room of a small house for their shop.
Date: 7/20/2011, 2:51 pm, EST
Name: Joan H
Location: N. Wilmington
Old Neighborhood(s): 4th & Rodney
Schools Att'd: St. Pauls & WHS
Employers:
Message: Connie,
According to Wikipedia, Capriotti's was founded in Wilmington in 1976.
Date: 7/20/2011, 12:53 pm, EST
Name: Shirley Hudson Jester
Location: Newark DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Price's Run Area
Schools Att'd: Geo Gray, Warner, PS duPont '51
Employers:
Message: Ralph, I'll answer you on the blog. Sometimes I forget which one to use. Shirley
Date: 7/20/2011, 10:55 am, 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: WILM .DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY ,ETC.
Message: Dear Shirley, I envy you, just telling me what you enjoyed at mrs. RobIno,s Rest. made my mouth water. It has always been the best place for great ITALIAN food ! I always make It a must to have lunch there at least once when I fly up to dear old Delaware. have a great summer Shirley. we are melting down here, even the beach water Is like bath water !
Date: 7/20/2011, 8:20 am, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Capriottis
Date: 7/19/2011, 9:13 pm, EST
Name: tom
Location: georgetown de.
Old Neighborhood(s): browntown new castle
Schools Att'd: wilm. high william penn
Employers:
Message: does anyone remember the name of the sub shop on basin road in front of chelsea estates in the mid 1960s
Date: 7/19/2011, 5:35 pm, EST
Name: Dave
Location: Newark, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Shipside, Brooklyn Terrace, Naamans Rd.
Schools Att'd: #19, Marshallton, Claymont High
Employers: IPI, Witco
Message: Maureen, there is a Sonic drive in on Rte 40 in Elkton, MD right in front of the Big Elk Mall.
Date: 7/19/2011, 5:18 pm, EST
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood(s): 25TH & MADISON
Schools Att'd: BROWN
Employers: EHR & DUPONT
Message: MAUREEN
I REMEMBER THE CHUCK WAGON EVERY TIME THEY WANTED TO REMODEL OR ADD ON THEY WOULD HAVE A FIRE AND HE WOULD GET AWAY WITH IT.
(SURE SEEMED FUNNY TO ME AT THE TIME )
Date: 7/19/2011, 2:56 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Bruce, LOL, not so sure about the skates! I don't think there is a Sonics in the area. :D
Date: 7/19/2011, 2:35 pm, EST
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N Franklin St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Maureen,
Don't know if you have Sonic's up north, but they have the waitresses that come to your car with your food and hook a tray to the window after you order by intercom. Some of the Sonic's the waitresses are on roller skates. As a bonus, for fast food it's pretty good and the service is good and the people always are courteous.
Date: 7/19/2011, 1:27 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Remember the Chuck Wagon on Rt. 7 and Kirkwood Highway? The waitresses would come to your car take your order and add a tray to your rolled down window and bring your food. It was in the 50's and 60's and I was a kid, thought it was so cool, can't remember if food was any good, but a fun memory!
Date: 7/19/2011, 10:23 am, EST
Name: Shirley Hudson Jester
Location: Newark DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Price's Run Area
Schools Att'd: Geo Gray, Warner, PS duPont '51
Employers:
Message: Ramona, P.S. duPont School, 34th & Van Buren Sts. used to be a high school, then an elementary, now a middle school. Miller Road is just a block or two away from there. There was a girl in my class at PS, '51, named Ramona Scully. An unusual name. She was the only person I knew named Ramona.
Ralph Pryor, We were in Mrs. Robino's restaurant on Sunday , July 10th, Spaghetti and Lasagna as good as ever. Hope you are well! Shirley Hudson Jester
Date: 7/19/2011, 10:22 am, EST
Name: Swifty
Location: Middletown DE
Old Neighborhood(s): North Wilmington
Schools Att'd: MCIWilliams, Bayard, Warner, PS
Employers: Bank Of DE, Budd Co, Honeywell
Message: PS is P.S. duPont High School. I believe it's a elementary school now.
Date: 7/19/2011, 9:08 am, EST
Name: Ramona P.
Location: 10th Street
Old Neighborhood(s): Browntown
Schools Att'd: St Hedwigs
Employers: Dry Goods
Message: Alvie, what is PS??
Thanks,
Date: 7/18/2011, 10:36 pm, EST
Name: Albie
Location: Lewes
Old Neighborhood(s): W 29th
Schools Att'd: PS/Mt Pleas
Employers:
Message: Dick Clark's Steer Inn was on Miller Rd close to PS.
Date: 7/18/2011, 9:56 am, EST
Name: Bob Veazey
Location: Brookmeade
Old Neighborhood(s): Garfield Monument area
Schools Att'd: #30, Warner, P.S. UD
Employers: Knowles Hobby, USAF, All American Engineering
Message: One of the projects AAE worked on was a portable mooring mast for blimps. Also worked on winches used on blimps to hoist up cargo and people. AAE was a hotbed of projects for the military, many very hush-hush, like the aerial recovery of photo capsules from spy sattelites (CORONA Project) and others.
Date: 7/17/2011, 10:00 pm, EST
Name: Robert McKelvey
Location: Cape May, N.J.
Old Neighborhood(s): Happy Valley
Schools Att'd: #24,Warner,WHS
Employers:
Message: Year the blimp was landing on the large hill had to be 1946. Piper Cubs would not have been flying during the war. Did a little search and found that there was a patent for a high energy pulse generator for the purpose of stopping engines.
Date: 7/17/2011, 8:22 pm, EST
Name: Joe Mosbrook
Location: Cleveland Heights, OH
Old Neighborhood(s): Westhave
Schools Att'd: Tower Hill, Lafayette
Employers: WDEL, NBC
Message: I remember seeing a blimp land at the old DuPont Airport probably during World War II. It was in an area north of the hangar, not far from the entrance driveway from Center Road. But I don't remember any car problems associated with it. I known there were all sorts of aviation experiments going on at the airport. I recall they were testing glider pick-ups at one point. A glider that failed to get back to the airport crash-landed in our baseball field about half a mile away.
Date: 7/17/2011, 1:14 pm, EST
Name: Robert McKelvey
Location: Cape May, N.J.
Old Neighborhood(s): Happy Valley
Schools Att'd: #24, Warner, WHS
Employers:
Message: Watching planes take off and land at DuPont airport. While my father, brother and myself sat in Dad's car we noticed a blimp nosing down on a hill. We were on the shoulder across from the airport chain link fence. We urged our Dad to go to where the blimp was coming down, but the car did not start. I can't recall if the starter kicked over. There were two cars that stopped running on the road and another on the shoulder with the hood raised just like our car. These cars all got moving after just a few minutes. Never got to the blimp as Dad was afraid his car might stop again. I remember our father thought the Army and the Du Pont may have been working on a special project. Never knew if this was an incident or coincident.
Date: 7/13/2011, 8:43 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Maureen - NOW I REMEMBER - I saved the 1974 telephone directory because that was the year my father died and it would be the last record of his name and address in the book.
I also saved a copy of the last directory issued when I lived in the area before moving from the state for a time.
Date: 7/13/2011, 2:27 pm, EST
Name: Orv
Location: Sussex County
Old Neighborhood(s): Montgomery St.
Schools Att'd: Wm Penn H.S.
Employers:
Message: Thanks Jerry T. !!
Date: 7/13/2011, 12:45 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N.Broom, S.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Orv : in reference to my post #56, to you, you'll see that the address to the Blog is contained within the heading that says Wilmington Blog.
Date: 7/13/2011, 12:37 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N.Broom, S.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Orv : I can't retieve the whole address for the Blog, but if you type in, wilmington blog, on Google it will bring you to a page where the site is the 8th item down , and says Wilmington Blog. Just click on that.
Date: 7/13/2011, 12:01 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N.Broom, S.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Albie : Thanks, I'm almost positive that was it, Brandywine Beef and Beer. They had good steak sandwiches. My wife and I were riding up that way, one day, when she was pregnant with our son. She suddenly developed a craving for a steak sandwich, shortly before that location, so that's where we stopped.
Date: 7/13/2011, 11:53 am, EST
Name: Orv
Location: Sussex County
Old Neighborhood(s): Montgomery St.
Schools Att'd: Wm Penn H.S.
Employers:
Message: I've lost the address for the Old Wilmington Blog.
Can someone forward it to me?
Thank you
Date: 7/13/2011, 11:15 am, EST
Name: Albie
Location: Lewes
Old Neighborhood(s): west 29th
Schools Att'd: PS/Mt Pleas
Employers:
Message: Jerry, that location on Concord Pike was called Brandywine Beef and Beer back in the 70's and later Drexel Ale Hse among other names.
Date: 7/13/2011, 8:08 am, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: The 1974 issue is just one of a few oldies I saved. Don't know why I saved thm, but am now glad I did.
I'll look for more restaurants in that area later today and post them.
Date: 7/13/2011, 7:00 am, EST
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood(s): 25TH & MAD9ISON
Schools Att'd: BROWN
Employers: EHR AND DUPONT
Message: JACK IS RIGHT I ATE THERE ALOT.
Date: 7/13/2011, 1:55 am, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N. Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Jack Riley : the location may be correct, as I'm not sure if it was in De. or Pa., but that was not the name in 1973-1974. I'll recognize the name when I see or hear it. There weren't too many businesses in the median. One could enter from either the north or southbound lanes. Further up the road in Pa. was a beer distributor, also in the median. 'Polski Piwo' (Polish Drink), a beer, went for a little over $3. a case, and less if you brought the bottles back from a previous purchase.
Date: 7/12/2011, 9:55 pm, EST
Name: Jack Riley
Location: Wilmington, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): Union Park Gardens
Schools Att'd: St. Thomas, Salesianum, Univ. of the Arts
Employers: Kaumagraph Corp., State of Delaware
Message: I think the place you are thinking of was La Grande Salade Saloon. It was known for its large salad bar. It was in the median and over the Pennsylvania line. It is still there but under a different name and ownership.
Date: 7/12/2011, 6:19 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Connie, Wow :-) I recycle my telephone books, it drives me crazy all those books they send a year, whatever happened to one book a year? Where do you store the books? I use to save news papers that I bought in different places wherever I traveled. It filled up a hall closet and finally I needed more space for clothes, so put them in my recycle bin a few weeks ago, did not stress about it either :-) Now it is time to clean out my garage, throw everything I have not used for a year, including what my three sons have stored and left behind :D
Date: 7/12/2011, 4:50 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: They weren't the names of that restaurant. How long have you been saving phone books ? Good idea.
Date: 7/12/2011, 4:44 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Two restaurants in that area have large ads. Casa Mia Restorante 1 mile N of Brandywine Raceway, and Smitty's Sea Food at 5321 Concord Pike near the raceway entrance. If neither is the one, I can do a more intense 'search' in my 1974 telephone book.
Date: 7/12/2011, 3:10 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Does anyone remember the name of the restaurant(or restaurant/bar) on Concord Pike(202) which was situated in the median, between the northbound and southbound lanes ? I think it was still on the Delaware side. I remember having lunch in there once, aprrox. 1973-74, but can't remember the name now.
Date: 7/12/2011, 9:22 am, EST
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N Franklin St, Monroe Park Apts
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers: Wilm Finishing
Message: Dick,
I've been out of Del for awhile and can't remember if Shallcross is in 40 acres? Is the 40 Acres area still fairly safe? I worked at Wilm Finishing/Bancrofts in the 70's and always enjoyed the area and people living there.
Date: 7/10/2011, 12:52 pm, EST
Name: Dick cross
Location: Forty acres
Old Neighborhood(s): Richardson park
Schools Att'd: St Matthews, Sallies,
Employers: Benton Realty
Message: Hello, Bill B., I believe we were in Sallies '57grad class. Are you retired yet? To answer your question, the change is that the teenagers have gotten bolder. The families have broken down and now have become people wanting a free handout. And when they want even more, they try to take it. I, for one, am fully armed and will not hesitate to shoot. I also have a bumper sticker on the back of my car and one on my front and back door of my house on Shalcross Avenue. It reads: "BREAK INTO MY HOUSE AND I WILL PHONE YOU WIDOW"
...Bill, keep in touch. We ought to have a sphagetti at Katies.
Date: 7/10/2011, 12:45 pm, EST
Name: Bob Veazey
Location: Brookmeade
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd & Washington
Schools Att'd: #30, Warner, P.S. UD
Employers: Knowles Hobby, Eichbaum Models, USAF, All American Engineering.
Message: When busing started my daughter was attending A.I. duPont HS. A group of "bussees" held her and a friend in the girls room. When the principal came down on the "bussees", the first thing they did was call the ACLU. See a pattern here? Maybe Shakespeare had a great idea!
Date: 7/9/2011, 4:01 pm, EST
Name: Bill B.
Location: Still Woodcrest
Old Neighborhood(s): Woodcrest
Schools Att'd: St Matthews, SaiFerris
Employers: Tastykake
Message: :[ There was virtually no street crime in the 50's and 60's. That is until MLK started telling people they deserved better. What they did not understand was they had to work for it. The "great giveaway man", LBJ,made it worse when he thought he was Robin Hood.
Can any of you, my friends, from that period see what is the common thread among most of the street thugs???
I remember
Date: 7/9/2011, 12:16 pm, EST
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St.Paul's & WHS
Employers:
Message: No Norm I haven't forgotten those areas. As a matter of fact I could go on and on in regard to unsafe areas
in our City. It would be a lot easier to name the safe
(relatively)safe areas of our City,It would certainly be a much shorter list anyway. SORRY TO SAY. It saddens me to have to strap on old roscoe everytime I want to go somewhere in Killington.
Date: 7/9/2011, 11:22 am, 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:
Message: RAY, I THINK YOU AND I SAW THIS COMING WHEN WE WERE IN OUR FIRST FEW YRS. ON THE FORCE IN THE EARLY 60,S. THE YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY DONT KNOW WHAT THEY MISSED. ANY ONE 50 YRS . ARE YOUNGER. DONT KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE GROWING UP IN A BEAUTIFUL SAFE WILMINGTON,DE. I COULD WALK FROM MY HOME AT 9TH. CLAYTON ST TO THE GRAND THEATRE DAY OR NIGHT. AND COME HOME SAFE . A MURDER OR RAPE WAS VERY RARE , AND MADE FRONT PAGE HEAD LINES FOR DAYS IN OUR LOCAL PAPER. YES AS KIDS WE WENT EVERY WHERE , MOVIES, FISHING IN THE BRANDY WINE , DANCES ON FRIDAY NIGHT ETC. JUBBY , AS THE OLD SONG GOES ----WE WILL HAVE THESE MOMEMTS TO REMEMBER ! OH THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS !
Date: 7/9/2011, 9:41 am, EST
Name: Norman
Location: Newport area
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th.ward
Schools Att'd: warner,brown voc.
Employers:
Message: Ray,
The area you described is bad. Have you forgotten the murders in the ninth ward. Van. ave. north to city line, Price Run west to Van Buren St.
Date: 7/8/2011, 8:29 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Ray, I forgot it was St. Thomas that closed. I heard St Peter's Cathedral in Wilmington is also closing, not sure if that is true. I think all the Catholic grade schools will eventually close, hope I'm wrong, but with all the money troubles it may happen. I think the Catholic high schools may be safe for awhile because the church does not support them. :-|
Date: 7/8/2011, 6:50 pm, EST
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's & WHS
Employers:
Message: Ralph, my Friend your going to have to be a lot further West then Adam Street. Some of the badest of badlands is from Union Street to Adams Street.
There is no where I would venture after dark between
Pennsylvania Ave. to Lancaster Ave. and Union Street
East to the River unarmed.
Date: 7/8/2011, 3:05 pm, EST
Name: Ed Simon
Location: Milford
Old Neighborhood(s): 1316 W. 4th
Schools Att'd: WHS, U of D
Employers:
Message: Jim Rambo mentioned the freedom that we had as kids. It is amazing to look back and see some of the things we did. When I was ten a neighbor (Butch Smagala) and I went down and took a train up to the Phillies. His dad was supposed to take us but he was not around. We went anyway. We had no problems but I sure felt guilty!
Date: 7/8/2011, 2:49 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
Employers:
Message: HI JUBBY MY FRIEND, WELCOME BACK TO KILLINGTON .BEFORE THE SPINLESS STATE AND CITY POLITICIAN'S GAVE IT TO THE VIOLENT SCUM BAGS , IT WAS CALLED WILMINGTON. A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE CHILDREN. NOW IT,S A BATTLE ZONE ! ITS A WONDER THAT THEY STILL HAVE RESTAURANTS UP TOWN OPEN AT NIGHT , AND SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE WE MIGHT SEE WHERE THERE WAS A RIOT AT THE ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW !. OFF AND ON , I FLY UP TO DEL. TO SEE FAMILY AND FRIENDS ( BEEN A WHILE ) WHEN I DO I STAY WEST OF ADAMS STREET. AND VISIT MRS. ROBINOS REST.. I MIGHT BE COMING UP NEXT SPRING JUBBY. CAN YOU GET ME THE LOAN OF A FLACK JACKET ?
Date: 7/8/2011, 12:09 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND BRING THEM HOME SAFE!!!!
Date: 7/7/2011, 10:54 pm, EST
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Kilington De.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's & WHS
Employers:
Message: Well I'm back in Killington again, it was nice not having to wear the Kevlar while down in slower De.,
but got to put it back on now cause da Boy's in da hood is gettin serious now.
Date: 7/7/2011, 3:15 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S.Jackson), S.Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Tom K : You're right about the closing date of Connie Mack. I read the stats wrong. It was demolished in 1976.
Date: 7/7/2011, 2:44 pm, EST
Name: Tom Kolasinski
Location: Glendale, Arizona
Old Neighborhood(s): Elsmere
Schools Att'd: Oak Grove, Conrad, UofD
Employers: Honeywell (retired)
Message: Shibe Park, aka Connie Mack Stadium, closed offically as a major league baseball stadium October 1, 1970 when the Phillies defeated the Montreal Expos 2-1 in the tenth inning. I was one of 31,822 in attendance that night. The crowd grew increasingly rowdy as the night went on and plans to transport home plate after the game by heliocopter to the new Veterans Stadium were abruptly cancelled.
Date: 7/7/2011, 1:38 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: CONNIE MACK - Christened Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., died February 8, 1956.
Date: 7/7/2011, 12:04 pm, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S. Jackson),S.Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Just had my own question answered by Google : Shibe Park opened in 1909, was renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953, and closed in 1976.
Date: 7/7/2011, 11:58 am, EST
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville(S. Jackson),S.Broom, N.Broom, Klair Ests.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U. of D.
Employers: U.S. Army, State of De.(retired)
Message: Does anyone remember when Shibe Park closed and Connie Mack Stadium opened ? I remember taking a train from Wilmington to Phila. to see a Phillies game in Connie Mack, about 1965.
Date: 7/7/2011, 11:30 am, EST
Name: jim rambo
Location: mexico
Old Neighborhood(s): 3rd and Connell
Schools Att'd: Bayard/ Conrad H.S.
Employers:
Message: Ed Simon: I used to do the same thing with the #4 bus into Wilmington. Sometimes we just walked all the way to Market Street. When I was about 11, I was allowed to take the train alone up to Philadelphia's Shibe Park to watch the Phillies (and get some autographs) Never once did I have any problem. Real confidence builder too. If a parent allowed that today, he/she would be charged with a crime!
Date: 7/7/2011, 8:22 am, EST
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood(s): 25TH & MADISON
Schools Att'd: BROWN
Employers:
Message: HI RALPH
WE HAD A GOOD COACH ( JOE BRADSHAW ) NEVER DID LIKE BASKETBALL NEVER WENT TO ANY GAMES.
Date: 7/6/2011, 10:23 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 , WILM., DE ETC..
Message: HI DAVE , THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT ! I SEE YOU WENT TO BROWN VOC.. AS A YOUNG BOY OF ABOUT 14 YRS. OF AGE. I REMEMBER THAT BROWN HAD SOME REAL GOOD FOOTBALL TEAMS , AND EVEN GREATER BASKETBALL TEAMS !
Date: 7/6/2011, 9:44 pm, EST
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood(s): 25TH & MADISON
Schools Att'd: BROWN
Employers:
Message: WAY TO GO RALPH
Date: 7/6/2011, 12:50 pm, EST
Name: Ed Simon
Location: Milford DE
Old Neighborhood(s): W. 4th
Schools Att'd: WHS, U of D
Employers:
Message: On my previous post it should read: I was 7 almost 8.............
I lived at 1316 W. 4th and walked downtown as a child and was never afraid. My mother taught me how to ride the bus when I was about 6.
Date: 7/6/2011, 12:42 pm, EST
Name: Ed Simon
Location: Milford, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): W. 4th St.
Schools Att'd: WHS, U of D
Employers:
Message: I remember riding the bus by myself and going to the movies downtown. I was 7 (almost 8) when the "Creature from the black lagoon" came out in early 1954. I remember going to see it - by myself! It was nice as kids having the freedom to go places and feel completely safe. When my grandchildren are around I never let them out of my site.
Date: 7/6/2011, 11:23 am, 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: WILM. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY,ETC.
Message: MAUREEN, I AGREE , IT TOOK SO LONG FOR OUR BOYS WHO FAUGHT IN NAM TO GET THE PRAISE THEY DESERVED. IF GROUPS LIKE THE A.C.L.U ,AND ACORN . ( OBAMAS GANG ) HAD THERE WAY OUR TROOPS WOULD HAVE TO PAY THERE OWN WAY BACK HOME FROM THE FOREIGN SHORES THEY FAUGHT ON. AND ALL V.A. HOSPITALS WOULD BE CLOSED ! LETS GET OUR COUNTRY BACK.GOD BLESS AMERICA ! --------THEY HATE THAT WORD GOD . SO AGAIN , GOD BLESS AMERICA !
Date: 7/5/2011, 11:09 pm, EST
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De. & Lewes De.
Old Neighborhood(s): Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: ST.PAUL'S & whs
Employers:
Message: Don't know if you folks are keeping up with the Boy's
in the hood but they finally tied the shooting deaths of last year. Now on to bigger and better scores. I'm down in Lewes right now so I'm getting a break not having to wear my Killington Kevlar.
Date: 7/5/2011, 3:27 pm, EST
Name: Bob d.
Location: Forty acres
Old Neighborhood(s): Woodcrest
Schools Att'd: St Matthews, archmere
Employers: Tom's
Message: Maureen, all vn vets were not treated poorly when they returned. When my brother came back we held a homecoming part at Katy's Restaurant in little Italy. We had a large crowd including the head priest at Sallies (can't remember his name). Maybe Fr. Daugherty.
Date: 7/5/2011, 2:09 pm, EST
Name: Maureen Kelley Dunning
Location: Llangollen
Old Neighborhood(s): 9th and Jackson
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers:
Message: Ralph, I think the V. N. War veterans were treated with such disrespect, it was a terrible time for them coming home, it was so sad. It was my generation that fought this war, lost two close friends from high school and so many friends that fought in V. N. that were treated so badly. I know they are finally getting recognition for their brave service, but why did it take so long :-( ? I pray this never happens again to our heroes. Thank God for our Vets and all those who are still serving for our country, because without them we would not be celebrating July 4! God bless America, hope all had a great July 4th!!! :-)
Date: 7/5/2011, 10:44 am, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: BRUCE - just read the article in your post. Thanks for sharing it.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
WE ARE - ONE NATION UNDER GOD
Date: 7/5/2011, 8:26 am, EST
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood(s): N Franklin St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers: Wilm Finishing Co.
Message: Ralph,
The person in charge of the Vet. Cemetery is a woman, not that it matters, since this is an insult to all especially our military.
There was a very well attended and protest this week-end. Here's a link from the Houston Chronicle describing what is going on. God Bless America!!!
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/military...
Date: 7/3/2011, 10:25 am, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: I knew of a girl named Ronnie who lived on Mousely's row. She was at least several years older than me. I'm 72 now.
Date: 7/3/2011, 10:20 am, EST
Name: Ruth Corey
Location: Newark, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): E. 24th St., Millcreek Trlr Pk aka Murray Manor
Schools Att'd: Forest Oak, Heritage Elem., Stanton Jr. High, Delcastle
Employers:
Message: Pat,
I am so very glad that you responded to my message. I thought you had said you knew Jeannie as well and had forgotten about your mothers connection to Uncle Jim. The store was owned by my great grandfather Joseph Walsh and his wife Mary. I have heard from several people what a kind person she was, mom used to talk of having Pepsi and pretzels with her grandma late at night after the store closed. My dad actually worked for the Electric Hose as well, his name was Clifford Corey, Jim DeLacy worked there and later went on to work for the City of Wilmington. We've been in touch with Jean's children recently and are trying to fill them in on some family data. Your cousins name sounds very familiar to me, mom must have mentioned her over the years. These days we are so excited when we can find anyone who remembers the good old days and is still alive to tell about it. How I wish I'd asked more when I had the chance to do so. Mom worked for Katie's restaurant at Sixth & Scotts Sts. for 29 years until the Fugilino's sold the place.
I know somewhere I have a handful of pics mom had and seems to me there was one of Mrs. Mackey with a boy I don't know why but I thought I had it marked Mrs. Mackey and Ronnie, did Veronica ever go by Ronnie? I know the picture is not of her but thought maybe I lost something in the translation of marking the picture.
We have scraps of mom's yearbook from PS, the mice got to it when it was in storage but we were able to salvage her picture and comment. I loved that so many of the students signed the books. Wish we had the same for the other DeLacy kids alas we do not.
I believe Jean went on to live with my folks early when my brother was just a baby, not sure if that was right out of high school or under circumstances. I think their grandparents had died just before that time also.
If anyone has any other recollections of the DeLacy family or of the Corey's from E. 24th Street I'd sure love to hear about, any of the old gang from Electric Hose and Rubber or Katie's too. Grandpop Walsh's store was at 22nd and Market St. I'd love to hear about he and Grandma also. It's amazing what those old tales mean to you, it's a chance to touch the past.
Date: 7/2/2011, 4:21 pm, EST
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington Suburbs
Old Neighborhood(s): Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd: George Gray
Employers:
Message: Buzzy - years after I left Wilm. I heard your father was in city politics. What's he doing now?
Date: 7/2/2011, 2:41 pm, EST
Name: Pat LeVan
Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
Old Neighborhood(s): 23rd and Tatnall
Schools Att'd: St. Pat's, Ursuline, Goldey-Beacom
Employers: duPont
Message: Ruth, I do remember our earlier messages about your mother. I did not go to school with any of the DeLacy's; however, I do remember your mother, Marie, and her siblings, Jimmy, Jeannie and Eddie. My cousin, Veronica Mackey, went to St. Pat's with your mother through the 3rd grade. Veronica is 88 now and remembers your mother. My mother, Catherine Stillwell, worked with Jimmy at the Electric Hose in the 40's and 50's. I remember them all from the neighborhood and Welch's store. I called Veronica and she says she also remembers going to PS with your mother but couldn't remember who Marie married. Sorry I couldn't be more help, but maybe this will trigger some memories from some of the other "Old Wilmingtonians" who may have attended those schools in the 30'a dnf 40's. I might also add that they were a very nice family as were the Welch's. Many an extra piece of penny candy Mrs. Welch slipped into my little bag!
Date: 7/2/2011, 9:16 am, EST
Name: George
Location: Ocean View
Old Neighborhood(s): South Broom, Maryland Ave.
Schools Att'd: Home skooled
Employers:
Message: Jerry Lank I had not seen your postings for a while and did not know if you were still on line.
Please accept my condolences.
Take Care
Date: 7/1/2011, 10:59 pm, EST
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco Island Fl
Old Neighborhood(s): 6th & Madison and 9th Ward
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Sallies & Goldey Beacom
Employers: Lank's, Gaylords, Durstein's,Deltona corp. MBNAWell
Message: I want to bring your attention to a very good friend of mine, Colin Flaherty who has a radio Program on WDEL and has invited me to be guest to tell the people what Wilmington was like when I was growing up. I would probably tell them to hook up to Old Wilmington . Net.
My friends Ralph Pryor, Ray Jubb and Joe Miller could tell them quite a bit.
I am up in Wilmington for a little while visiting my kids and I went out to Lunch with my cousin Richard Serpe of Serpe's Bakery.
If you get a chance listen to Colin on WDEL.
A friend to all who remember, Especially the ones who remember
Lank's on Concord Ave.
Date: 7/1/2011, 9:06 pm, EST
Name: Buzzy Schneider
Location: wilmington,de
Old Neighborhood(s): 22nd& carter--& hutton st
Schools Att'd: st patricks
Employers:
Message: what a great neighborhood--lived there abour 10 yrs. my dad --snip schneider""charles" used to go to bluerocks tavern--
Date: 7/1/2011, 5:24 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.
Employers: DEPT. PUB. SAFETY,HEAD OF SECURITY LOCAL HOSPT.RETIRED.
Message: MAUREEN, SO HAPPY THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME OF US THAT ARE FLAG WAVERS ,ALSO PROUD TO SEE YOU GO TO PAY HOMAGE ,AND HONOR OUR WAR DEAD . I HOPE ITS THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WHO STILL BELIEVE IN OUR OLD WAY OF FREEDOM AND LIFE IN OUR COUNTRY ! WE SEEM TO BE GETTING A BACK SEAT ANY MORE, ONE OF OBOMAS HAND PICKED STAFF AT THE TEXAS VET. CEMETERY ( WAS ON MY HEAD LINE NEWS ON MY COMPUTER THIS A. M. ) SAYS , NO MORE HEAD STONES WILL HAVE THE WORD GOD , OR JESUS ON ANY HEAD STONE IN THE CEMETERY , HE DID NOT MENTION MOSLEM , BUT GOT MAD WHEN A REPORTER ASKED THAT QUESTION !, HE SHOULD BE FIRED AY ONCE . GOD BLESS AMERICA !
Date: 7/1/2011, 7:57 am, EST
Name: Ruth
Location: Newark, DE
Old Neighborhood(s): E. 24th St., Millcreek Trlr Park aka Murray Manor
Schools Att'd: Forest Oak, Heritage Elem., Stanton Jr. High, Delcastle
Employers:
Message: May I direct this to Pat LeVan please. Since it looks like we can't email directly anymore I was wondering if you might be able to answer some questions for me. I know you and I communicated some years back about my mom Marie (DeLacy) Corey, pretty sure you mentioned knowing the DeLacy kids.
I was wondering which of the kids you went to school with? Sadly all the DeLacy kids have passed on now so we're sort of out of people to ask about them.
My sister in law & I got discussing how mom met dad recently and we knew he was in the navy at the time, she was on a double date with her cousin (who was dating dad) but the curiosity of just where that all occurred had us stumped. This is just one curiosity among some others we could use some insights. Any info would be appreciated.