PERTH AMBOY-The following is from Thomas Saboy after my Aug. 26, 2011 columns: "I remember the ‘Boston', my favorite was the banana royal. However, Mr. Bertekap may have confused it with the ‘Candy Kitchen’ located in the area of Smith and Maple streets. I remember the Crystal, west of the Roky and Coney Island,...
ELIZABETH-The following is from James D. Brewster II after finding my May 5, 2009 column online: "This is in response to a story written a couple of years. In the article the Halsey House was mentioned. It was in fact the house Admiral William F. Halsey was born in. However it was the Brewster...
ELIZABETH- An interesting story from the 1950s from Ed Levy: "When I was in high school (Jefferson High on Scott Place), in 1954 through 1957, there was a little known barber shop under the Arch around the corner from Feinswogâ's Newspaper Store (Feinswogâ's had magazines, cigarettes, cigars, and a lunch counter).
I am often give past material that I go through thoroughly, breaking it up into different towns and counties. Here are a few businesses I found recently:
SOUTH AMBOY-I'm sure most of you remember when Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, Feb. 12 and George Washington's birthday on Feb. 22 were both a holiday before becoming President's Day.
SOUTH AMBOY-Cleaning out some folders I found more wonderful memories from the late Adam Kierst: "In the early 1930s, we played a lot of sandlot football in the empty lot on Ward Ave. We did not have organized sports during the Depression.
ELIZABETH-More great past information from Robert Baptista: " Diane, Stockbroker John Fulton, Jr. built this beautiful home at 528 Morris Avenue, across from Parker Road, in 1896.
“Here are some odds-and-ends that I hope you'll find interesting: A toy store called Fun Town briefly occupied the space at Mid State Mall that ultimately became Border's. There was also a store in the mall called Plum, which, true to its name, was completely plum-colored inside.
ELIZABETH-The following memories are from Mrs. Morris: "In the early 1940s we would push our baby carriages (not strollers) up-town to Broad Street. I would take Elizabeth Avenue as there were stores along the way to shop.
ELIZABETH-More great memories from Ed Levy: "My friend Bill, whose family owned Roger's Clothes of New Jersey, had 22 stores in N.J. in their heydey. The store in Elizabeth was on Broad St, which was right across the street from Woolworth's 5 & 10. I used to get gold fish from Woolworth's which were...
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