ARCHIVAL VAULT: THE FIRST 50 MESSAGES
George Gumbrell Says:
February 16, 2008 at 10:00 pm eHello, My name is George Gumbrell and I attended both schools from K – 12 , I graduated in 76. It would be great to hear from any friends from that time. So please e-mail me at ggumbrell1@yahoo.com.
George
Ken Says:
February 16, 2008 at 10:53 pm eHello George, looks like the website is working, I must have fixed it. Thanks for posting. It will be nice to see others from Camden find this site. When we get some more people, we can start posting some memories and pictures. I think I have class pictures going all the way back to Mrs. McCarroll’s Kindergarten.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 17, 2008 at 10:22 pm eHey Ken, great photos, I can almost name everyone. It sure brings back alot of memories. Thanks for posting them.
George
David Nevius Says:
February 17, 2008 at 11:47 pm eGeat idea for a website! I went to H H Davis from kindergarten in 63 to 6th grade. Then went to WWHS from 72 graduating in 76. I turned 50 on Feb 15 what a great time to remember old friends and special memories. I can still name all my teachers from school although I will have to admit that some of my old classmate’s names seem to escape me. I lived in the big green house at 3426 Fairfax Drive. The backyard went to High Street, across from the entrance to H H Davis. I remember we had a big party in my backyard for my 5th grade class. The teacher was Mr. Horsley. I hope to read many other entries as word gets out about this site. In the meantime great job Ken! Dave Nevius
Paul Skeens Says:
February 18, 2008 at 1:40 pm eKenny, the pictures are great! This is a great idea to reconnect both with childhood friends and memories. I have already communicated with George and he refreshed some memories from our early days with some great laughs. I can name almost everyone from our second grade classs. Some names I stumbled with, like Diane Palumbo. It took a minute, but most like Kenny Hill, richard Brady, maryann Defrancisco, Peggy Norris, Gary Wright, John Haggerty, were all immediatley recognizable. There are 2 or three I don’t recall…the 2 girls on the bottom row with me and Warren everett, and Gregory Russell, and the girl on the 3rd row next to Dave Kovalevich….Anyway GREAT JOB KEN, I hope it grows Paul Skeens
Ken Says:
February 18, 2008 at 7:35 pm eWelcome Dave and Paul… Dave I remember your yard on Fairfax well. We use to climb up and sit on the roof of your garage. I’ve added our 5th Grade class Dave, check it out. Paul, the class pictures really do bring back many names and memories.
I’ve added some more pictures, and will keep adding as I find them. Credit for some of the Camden pictures should go to Phil Cohen’s Camden site. If anyone has pictures they want to post, just email them to me and I’ll put them in the proper format and post them here.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 18, 2008 at 10:26 pm eHey Ken, Thank you for all the work you are doing for this site! Also thank you for all the photos you have posted, especially the ones with olga’s diner and Hollingshead in the back ground. My Dad and your Dad sure spent alot of years working at Hollingshead, 40 plus wasn’t it? It’s great to see Paul post a message, I have been in contact with him, and fond memories are flooding back. Dave, it great to see you here! I often wondered how you were. The last time I saw you was at a party when you came back from Germany with all that good wine. Please post more, talk to you soon.
George
Ken Says:
February 19, 2008 at 12:46 am eGeorge, my Dad had a total of 42 years at Hollingshed’s, that includes a few before WWII, then he went back to work there after the war, and stayed till 1980 when they closed for good. He was the last litho press running when they closed. His father also worked there, for a number of years as a carpenter, and was at Hollingshed’s in the North Camden plant when they had the fire in 1940. My Dad worked there then too, but at the 16th Street plant. Also my Dad’s mother worked there briefly, before he was born. I know your Dad was there as long, if not longer, in total years, than mine.
Dave, why wasn’t I invited to this coming home party? Oh wait, I was in NC or Alaska at the time wasn’t I? I do remember you stopping to visit us in NC on your way to South Dakota, that was in 78 I think!
Ken Says:
February 19, 2008 at 1:01 am eHey, you can post comments under each picture that has been posted. Maybe we can fill in the names on the class pictures.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 19, 2008 at 1:57 am eHey, does anyone else remember the ” ladies house”. She was a nice old woman who sold school supplies and candy from the front enclosed porch of her house. She was located on 35th st., a few house down on the right from Pleasant st.. Mark Donahue lived on the corner of 34th and Pleasant.
George
Paul Skeens Says:
February 19, 2008 at 2:29 am eWhat a shame about Bob”s Market…it looks like downtown Bhagdad now. Bob used to have Large fish tanks on the sides of the store only had like 1 or 2 fish in each and the fish were very plain like calico bass or such. Kenny…I think the store down from Bob’s was “Orloff’s” or something?
George Gumbrell Says:
February 19, 2008 at 2:36 am eHey Paul, The store down from Bob’s was Orlows, great penny candy selection, when it was a penny. Somethings were even 3 for a penny. A very nice old couple the Orlows were.
George
Paul Skeens Says:
February 19, 2008 at 2:42 am eI was close George, Orloffs, Orlows. My uncle lived on saunders St and we used to go in there (Orlows) and buy candy. Jacks at 36th and High was also another great candy place…..Looking back, I don’t know if I would want to buy lunchmeat or anything else at Jacks other than the candy
Ken Says:
February 19, 2008 at 2:06 pm eYes it was definitely Orlow’s… I remember Udzinskis, Nicky Hawk, Karen Karge, and John Wertz all lived down around there. There was also a little store at the end of High Street where it backed up to the Westfield Acres, at the bottom of the 32nd Street hill, can’t recall the name, but it closed one year after flooding, and never reopened. Also Charlie’s Luncheonette on the corner of 33rd and Westfield in Westfield Gardens. And Tippy’s up on Westfield. And Glad’s where Paul had a running account for Pepsi! I liked the frozen Milky Way bars at Jack’s on 36th.
George, I remember the store on 35th Street on the lady’s porch. If Bob Thomas ever checks in here, he probably will know the woman’s name. Also it was right across the street from a kid named Jeffrey , who had the big Great Dane dog named Lux. He also had a bunch of fish tanks in his basement. I think he moved away around 4th Grade.
Paul, I remember your uncle on Saunder’s, also your aunt and uncle up on the corner of 44th, the frame shop, we use to visit there and hang out sometimes, usually on our way back from bike trips to the morgue on Camden Avenue! Remember the toes and tag sticking out from under that blanket covered body in the medical examiner’s car??? HAH!
Bob Thomas Says:
February 20, 2008 at 1:41 pm eHi Guys,
Finally got some time to check in and do some reading/looking/remembering. I went to Davis from 9/61 to 6/70, then graduated WWHS in ‘74. What a great place it was to grow up. I take my kids back to the area every now an then, and all they see is a bombed out slum. (sort of gives me some “street cred” in their eyes). I still see the place where I grew up, played and had friends. I wasn’t invited to any Nevius parites either. Guess I didn’t have the firends I thought I had. I used the lot next to Dave’s house to cut through to Davis (and also to smoke and drink on the down low) Dave, you might remember Emlyn Cathers. His mom passed away last saturday @ 90 years. Gosh, I thought she was 90 way back then. I think the Candy Lady was Mrs. Berkowitz. She lived next door to Keith and Kenny Barr, and acrossed the street from the Mosser’s (Jeff, John and Gary). They had the big dog. They lived next to the Keebler’s. Down the street was Rich Fuscia. I still see him occassionally. He’s a house painter, lives in Sicklerville. He was a few doors from the Brill’s and acrossed the street from Emlyn. On the other end of the block (corner of 35th and Pleasant) were the Sim’s (Curt and Craig). I lived on 36th street, next to the Goebel’s (Ron, Dennis, Wayne, Larry and Diane). Nice people. For fun we’d go up to the train yards behind Campbell’s warehouse, and either hop trains or break into boxcars (what in the hell was I thinking bringing home 2 cases of V-8 juice? – I didn’t even like the stuff). Now it’s a train station for the Riverline. Actually a very nice setup. I really liked HH Davis School. For most of my years there, the principal was Harry Showalter. Only the last year was Rich Gondolf, who followed me to Wilson. (though his perception might be that he moved to Wilson for career development, not really to follow me…..though I’ve always thought that he did it just to bug me…which he did) Favorite Davis teachers? Had to be Mrs. Samango (who ALSO followed me to Wilson……not that THAT bothered me….I’ve always had a penchat for hot Norwegian blonds) Worst teacher: Robert Mohrfeld. The guy just creeped me out. To add another layer to that, at one time he was engaged to my mother before she met my father. I always thought he was pissed at my father, and took it out on me. He was a lifelong, confirmed “bachelor” (not that there’s anything wrong with that!) and would walk to and from school right past my house. Often he’d knock on the door and see if he could walk me to school (a whole 300 yards). When I’d see him coming down the street I’d go out the back door, climb the fence and go down 35th street, cutting through the lot next to Dave’s house. Life was full of intrigue. Well, this is fun, bt work beckons. Can’t wait to log on again and see some more of the past come to life.
Ken Says:
February 20, 2008 at 2:26 pm eBob, it’s about time you found this place! Good to see you here. See your memory is not as bad as you think it is! I knew you would remember the lady with the store on her front porch. Thanks too, for the Mosser name. I was good friends with Jeff, maybe better friends with his dog Lux, as I recall sometimes riding my bike over to their house, not necessarily to see Jeff, but to pet the dog!
Someone might also remember where the house was on 35th where kids who delived the newspaper picked up their papers. As I recall it was in someone’s garage. I never delivered papers officially, though for some reason, I have a memory of being at that paper drop off garage a number of times in childhood. What I did do one Sunday was deliver the stack of Sunday Bulletins they use to leave on the corner of 32nd and Westfield for the delivery people to pick up. I must have been about ten, I got up real early, drove my bike to the corner, gathered up the stack of papers and drove around delivering them. Mostly in nearby Westfield Gardens. A lot of people got the Sunday paper that morning, who did not have a subscription to it.
George, you and I use to walk the tracks quite a bit, in all directions as I recall, North towards Palmyra and Riverside, East towards Merchantville and Maple Shade… didn’t we make it all the way to Moorestown once? We ate lunch at the mall then caught the bus home.
I’m going to add a picture of Davis 8-3 Class from 72 (George, Paul), and also a picture of the Davis teachers. Bob what 8th Grade class were you in, I have the yearbook from your year, I will add your class picture too, or I can add just your photo in a dart board size.
Bob Thomas Says:
February 20, 2008 at 4:52 pm eKen,
I think you are thinking about the Brown’s house. They were the drop off point for the Courier. I used to go over there to pick up my papers and hang out with Mr. Brown. He was a neat guy with a very finicky wife. Which is why he spent so much time in the garage with the paper boys. At least that’s why I think he spent the time with the boys. Jeff Mosser was a nice kid. His brother John was the Construction Permit person here in Marlton for a number of years. Now he’s in Trenton (I think). Jeff was a nurse in one of the Philly hospitals, I think. The Mosser’s dog had bright blue eyes, and was a “?” breed (had it in my mind when I sat down, but now it’s gone. It’s hell to get old!!!!) Does anybody remember “McCall Ball”? Played in the Davis parking lot most nights. How about the yearly fair in the playyard? Bought an old set of encyclopedias there one year for like $2.00. They saw me through high school (together with the World Book that my parents bought – but mine were better, because I bought them myself) Unfortuantely, they were missing the ‘C” volume. To this day I’m a killer on any trivia that doesn’t start with the letter C. I remember the train tracks well. I had a lot of friends in Mape Shade and used to walk them with great regularity. Always stopped in Merchantville and bought a soda from a little shop right near the tracks. Once I rode my bike all the way down the tracks to Maple Shade. (which probably explains the hemmorhoid problem I would develop later in life). Oh yeah, what about the big silos near 36th and the tracks.? Got in there one time (with Keith Barr I think) and couldn’t get out. Obviously by my presence here I DID eventually get out, but it took a long time and a little elbow grease. I was quite the porker then. Last time I ever climbed inside something without a handle or a window to get out from. I think they might have been coal silo’s at one time. When I was in there it was only pidgeon and rat crap. I can still smell it…..
Ken Says:
February 20, 2008 at 5:10 pm eThe dog Lux was a Great Dane! It’s funny, but dogs were such a part of some neighborhoods that you remember them as well as you do the neighborhood kids.
On 32nd Street, for a couple years, there was a stray brown lab mix, not sure whose dog it was, but he was always around, and very friendly.
Paul, remember that duck around the corner from your house? Hah!
George, do you remember that time we were riding our bikes out near Morrestown and that Doberman started chasing us. He might have gotten us if he wasn’t so old and obese, he was one fat Doberman, but as I recall, he did jump a fence in his pursuit of us.
Bob, you getting stuck in those old coal silos certainly explains a lot!
Paul Skeens Says:
February 20, 2008 at 5:45 pm eWasn’t the name STANLEY Morhfeld?
Ken Says:
February 20, 2008 at 8:32 pm eIn the old yearbooks, he’s listed as “R.Morhfeld”… there was a teacher named Stanley though, I think.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 20, 2008 at 9:02 pm eHey Bob, I use to live on Beideman Ave. an Lemuel, I too spent sometime at the warehouse, if you are interested, I have about 30 cases of V-8 in my basement. Bob I remember the fair, you could get all kinds of things, remember the vaudeville like shows in the auditorium? Ken we sure did walk the tracks out to Morrestown! The doberman, thankfully I think the fence tired him out.
George
Paul Skeens Says:
February 20, 2008 at 9:21 pm eThat’s right Kenny. I was thinking of “Morhfeld-Stanley” heating contractors ( at least I think they did heating and air conditioning.) I too remember walking the tracks. Didn’t we walk almost to Moorestown or something? I remember crossing the train bridge that had nothing under it…where you could fall through on the sides? I also remember that duck ken…poor thing I think he ended up dipped in sweet & sour sauce!
WELCOME Bob, I was telling Ken the other day I remember you and your dad at the Pinewood Derby Race at the little church next to St. Joes….Steve Parker, he always won that thing! It was sponsored by Pack 36. I remember Curt & Craig Sims They lived on High St when younger
Ken Says:
February 20, 2008 at 9:48 pm eBob, those were my encyclopedias you bought at the Davis Fair. I purposely kept the “C” volume, to throw you off in case we ever faced each other on Jeopardy.
My mom made hoagies at the Davis Fair for a couple years. I remember Diane Palumbo’s Dad use to bring her pony to the fair also.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 21, 2008 at 12:30 am eHey does anyone remember the clothes prop man? We all remember the Mister Softee truck, and the Good Humor man. But do you recall the Pizza man? who went around in his truck just like the ice cream guys.
Ken Says:
February 21, 2008 at 12:44 am eMy kid’s have no idea what a clothes prop is. I try to explain it to them, then I tell them I use to use it as a pole vault in the back yard, when my mom wasn’t using it for the clothes line, and they really get confused.
I remember “Crazy Ed” at the bus stop at the Cherry Hill mall, the guy who use to walk back and forth clucking like a chicken.
Was the Pizza Man from Jimmy Burgo’s? I recall they were the first pizza place in Camden to offer delivery, and they had that Ranchero with the small warming oven on the back. Tony Lope’s brother Dominic worked at Burgo’s and made a pretty good pizza when he was only like 12 or 13.
Ken Says:
February 21, 2008 at 1:05 am eWelcome Glen Cavallo, I see you have been here, and left your email address. Visit when you can and share some memories.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 21, 2008 at 5:13 am eHey, I used the clothes prop as a pole vault too, until you got splinters! I don’t know where the pizza man was from, but he went around in a truck like the Mr. Softee truck.
Glen Cavallo Says:
February 21, 2008 at 10:57 pm eWe all share so many of the same memories….when my kids were small, I would come home from work, open the front door and chant “clothes props….clothes props…clothes props for sale”…to this day they have no idea what a clothes prop is!
My memories of Davis are awesome….I remember 5th grade Mr. Stevenson…playing soccer outside in the playground all of the time….because he loved to play….and how much better some of the girls were than the guys!…I remember “Bird Dog” Burnett was my 7th grade homeroom but to this day I don’t know why everyone called him Bird Dog…Mr. Walters used to get his kicks rejecting everyone’s shots in gym class even though he was 25 years older and 8 inches taller….Mrs. Rifici the nurse…
I loved to eat (still do) and without a car, certain places stick out in my mind…Jimmy Burgo’s, I think also had Italian Ice? And then there was the Panzarotti Truck at Wilson…a panzarotti and coke for like $1.25?
Quick memories: Riots at Wilson when I was in 9th grade….bomb scares at Davis and we got to go home early….wheeling in the TV so we could watch World Series games in the afternoon….Davis fairs…Halloween parades…clapping out erasers and then later using the eraser machines that sucked the chalk from the eraser…my third grade teacher being arrested for soliticing…Millie’s before it became Glad’s….playing sports either in the Davis playground, parking lot or church on 39th street…
Being a safety guard at 36th and Westfield for about 100 years…our 8th grade graduation…
Fun memories.
Ken Says:
February 22, 2008 at 1:33 am eHey Everyone. Glen you have shared some great memories. Mr Stevenson was indeed, a great teacher, Most of “youse guys” had him in 5th Grade, then he switched to teaching 6th, and I had him. I thought I had located Mr. Stevenson teaching 5th Grade Social Studies at a predominantly Native American school in Oklahoma, but I received an email back today from the Okie Stevenson, and it was not the John Stevenson we had.
I’ve got a funny story about Nurse Rifici. It seems I spent a lot of time in her office in 1st and 2nd Grade. I was always getting headaches (I now know they were allergy related) or getting sick to my stomach for some reason, so I would go to the nurse’s office in hopes that she would call my Mom to send me home. Most times she would have none of that, and after letting me lay down for a few minutes, send me back to class. This one day, I was feeling really sick, so I go to the nurse, and she immediately starts telling me there was nothing wrong and she was not going to call my Mom. Well I was sick that day and I ended up upchucking all over her desk. She calls my mom and tells her to come get me. When my Mom arrived Nurse Rifici starts yelling about me throwing up on her desk. My Mom says to Rifici… well next time you will believe him when he says he’s sick! I was glad when Rifici left and we got that nice Nurse Peak! Unfortunately my headaches and upset stomachs had long since stopped and I seldom had reason to visit the Good Nurse.
Jimmy Burgo’s was great. I use to ride my bike around there on Friday nights and pick up a couple of pizzas and ride home holding the pizzas in one hand and riding my bike with the other. Mario’s by Rosedale and the railroad had some great Italian water ice. I hear Mario’s is still open!Anyone remember the Yum-Yum wagons?
Mr. Waters was a character, and he had his favorites. I remember if someone was not prepared for gym he would give you a choice, no credit or a whack with the wiffle ball bat. Some kids got the bat often. I remember being in the gym show in 8th Grade, and Reginald Wright hanging from the high bar by his toes, that was the featured act of the show. I also remember vaulting over the horse, and something went terribly wrong and I ended up flying right into Tony Lope who was spotting.
Hey, who was in Band? Mr Shaw, sadly, passed away a few years ago. He had retired from teaching, but was still playing the sax and clarinet professionally right up until a few weeks before he died. He was a great guy. I remember the band would buy him a big bottle of TUMs every Spring concert. I think he could teach anyone to play something, and the guy could play every instrument himself… and well. I remember when he went “electric” with his flute at one of the concerts.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 23, 2008 at 4:04 am eHey Youse Guys! Remember playing the never ending game of jail-break in the back play ground at Davis? Or wall ball?
George Gumbrell Says:
February 23, 2008 at 6:23 am eHey Ken, I was in the band. I played drums and yes Mr. Shaw was a great guy. I was lucky to see Mr. Shaw in about 80 or 81, I tended bar in a ballroom with big bands, and Mr. Shaw played in one. He was wonderful,he even remembered my name after all those years! He would let us at times , when we were having our lessons, play the full drum kit. One time while doing this, he said, what would we like to play, and being the times, we said lets do a Beatles song, and it is still funny to me today, he said, I think you should learn to play first! The large tums were funny, and I know he got a kick out of it. He was a great guy, great player, great teacher. RIP Mr. Shaw, and Thank You!
George Gumbrell Says:
February 23, 2008 at 6:40 am eHey! who got their hair cut at Henry’s?
George Gumbrell Says:
February 23, 2008 at 7:08 am eGlen, and others! Do you remember the little league parades?
( East Camden Marauders )
Ken Says:
February 23, 2008 at 3:49 pm eWhere did I get my hair cut? Isn’t it obvious from my class pictures? My mom cut my hair… hahaha! Some traditions go on forever, I still cut my own hair, buzz cut it every two weeks, whether it needs it or not! I haven’t owned a comb in years, and the last real barber I went to was in the Coast Guard in the early 80’s.
Paul we did spend a lot of time hanging out at Eric’s Barber Shop on the corner of 37th, but he never cut my hair.
I played clarinet in band at Davis, but not Wilson. All three of my kids have played in band – drums, clarinet, flute, but to be honest, band teachers in today’s schools cannot carry a note, compared to Mr. Shaw. None of my kids have learned to keep time with the Mr. Shaw foot tap method. My foot still keeps time to music today and my kids look at me like I’m crazy.
I remember the 4th of July parades in Dudley Grange Park. I’m married to “Miss Rays of Sunshine 1968″ – or one of those years. Lorrie rode in the parades, usually on that shiny convertible. I never played little league baseball, I was too busy trying to pole vault over fences with clothes props.
Ken Says:
February 23, 2008 at 4:43 pm eAnyone remember the name of the bakery on Westfield between 36th and 37th? I’m thinking it was Gardner’s? They had great sticky buns and crumb cake.
Also there was another little store on the corner of 37th and Westfield, on the side heading north. Can’t recall the name.
And I believe it was 37th or 38th between Westfield and Camden Ave., there was a house that was overgrown with a jungle in it’s yard… even had a bamboo grove, and all kinds of plants and trees. Anyone remember that?
George this one is for you, since you walked this route almost everyday… can you name all the streets going down 32nd from Westfield to Lemuel? Lemuel was the last right?
Paul Skeens Says:
February 23, 2008 at 5:08 pm eHey George, I was an East Camden Marauder, I was a green shirt. I remember there were green, yellow and blue, I think. I remember Eric’s barber shop Kenny. We did hang out theree an inordinate amount of time didn’t we? And Mr. Barrons. He gave us like 50 cents or a dollar for working for him a few hours. I saw Ken Webb at a Flyers game last year. He was donstairs in the Lexus Club. He seemed to be doing well. I remember Mr. Shaw very well. My dad had some conection to the Delaware Valley Musicians Association. They had a hugh Party once a year at the Holly House in Pennsauken. I would help my dad set up during the day and see Mr. Shaw there, years after Davis. He was a really really great guy. He Dated my aunt Ann, Ken, before she married my uncle Bob (from Saunders St.) I remember Mr. Stevenson too. The trip to Washington D.C. was great. We DID used to play soccer all the time. I remember going to his house several times after playing soccer. I remember playing “Let’s Make a deal in class in 5th grade. Stevenson was Monte Hall. I remember Richard Brady did his science project on porcupines….mounted a bunch of the quills on carboard.
I remember the writing assignment Stevenson gave us….then gave us all “Roger’s Pocket Thesaurus” and we learned how to use them, then re-wrote our papers using all new words from the Thesaurus. (Good God…THAT was a LONG time ago!)
Paul Skeens Says:
February 23, 2008 at 7:22 pm eSorry, Roget’s Thesaurus
George Gumbrell Says:
February 23, 2008 at 7:51 pm eOk Ken, here we go. Starting at 32nd and Lemuel, heading toward Westfield, because thats the way I walked. Lemuel Ave., Remington St., Pleasant St., Pelham Place, Rowe St., Mitchell St., Saunders St., High St., then up to your house, and finally Westfield Ave.. Boy I really miss that area, that time. How I remembered, I thought of some of the people that were on that route I took everyday. I used to be able to go from alleyway to yard to alleyway almost all the way to Davis.
Hey Paul, I was a yellow belly then, (Yankees) as the kids would call us. On the greens,(Giants) I remember George Perkins.
Hey Ken, was that Kerners bakery shop? I might have spelled that wrong.
Ken Says:
February 24, 2008 at 3:43 pm eGeorge, I think you’ve got all the streets right! My sister Laurie actually lived on Pelham Place for about a year before she moved to Texas, I’ve sent her a link to this site, she has many memories of Davis; she was four years behind me. And she had Stevenson also!
You know, with the hill on 32nd, if you got up enough speed on your bike or roller skates you could almost glide all the way to Lemuel. I seem to recall we tried that one day George. I also remember riding all the way down High Street from Browning Road or Cover Road, with no hands, block after block.
Paul Skeens Says:
February 24, 2008 at 6:38 pm eIt was definately Koerners (pronounced Kern-ers) They had the best pastry. Also had the old fashion type soda fountain. I think the guy who bought Glads purchased the soda fountain from them (Koerners)and put it in his store. I think he called it the “Remember When Shop”…or something like that. He had the plyer piano in there too. (Glen could probaly answer that, he lived real close.) Pretty sure he had 2 hot looking daughters also….that’s why we OD’ed on Pepsi right Ken?
Ken Says:
February 24, 2008 at 7:07 pm eKoerners is sounding familiar for the bakery. The bakery over by Penn Fruit on Federal was Donut’s Galore, and there was another small family owned bakery on Federal up from Cartun’s. Some of us wrestlers use to go there on days we had meets and buy sticky buns by the dozen, and small one serving pies they sold.
Paul, we did buy a lot of those 16oz bottles of Pepsi. At least back then they didn’t have high fructose corn syrup in them! Remember also the table at the Burger King on Rt. 130 with the “reserved” sign we put there, which never seemed to disappear? We’d spend more time than we should have there, then wander over to Radio Shack.
Does anyone recall the name of the store/luncheonette on the corner of 37th and Westfield, same side as Glad’s? My sister and I were talking about it last night and could not come up with the name of it. She said Crazy Ed would sometimes find his way there, from the bus stop, and all the way from Cherry Hill Mall.
Paul Skeens Says:
February 24, 2008 at 8:57 pm eGot ya covered George….Her name was Mary Lynn. She was excellant in sports. She had blond hair a little on the shorter side. Yes, seh was in our 5th grade class, I forgot about that. I remember her parents sending stuff into the class. Kenny, you guys arn’t thinking of “Tippy’s” are you. He was on 38th and Westfield. Certainly recall the reserved table at Burger King too, I don’t think we ever sat anywhere else in that place. Remember Dot and Liz Ken? LOL LOL!!! Our girlfriends from Haddon Twp.
George Gumbrell Says:
February 24, 2008 at 11:18 pm eKen , with a bike or skates, after coming down from your hill, you sure would build up alot of speed. That small bakery by Cartun’s was Lynns, it was named after their daughter. Paul, help me with this, She was in Stevenson”s 5th grade class , and at times her parents would send over sheet cakes for the whole class to enjoy!
David Nevius Says:
February 25, 2008 at 6:07 am eI think the place at 37/Westfield was called SAGGY’S. Could be wrong, its been awhile. Used to play pinball there and also at Tippy’s located on Westfield Ave between 34th and 36th Street.
Paul Skeens Says:
February 25, 2008 at 8:08 am eYou are right Dave, I got the two mixed up. Used to play pinball in the back at Saggy’s! You’re right! Tippy’s was down past 36th str. from me. There was the office supply place on the corner…Acme Craftsman…then the Choice Bar, Joe’s Market (Joe Bisirri) then a store or two then Tippy’s. And ending that row of stores was Reese & Wilden Hardware. Used to buy matchbox cars there..they had a good selection.
Ken Says:
February 25, 2008 at 8:59 am eDave, yes… Saggy’s was the name I was trying to think of. Miss the old family run stores on just about every corner, they sure beat the Wawas we have now. I remember Acme Craftsman – I use to go in there and buy different colored Bic pens, and index cards (long story). My sister Laurie, if she ever checks in here, will tell you she met her husband at the Choice Bar.
I liked Reese and Wilton’s also, especially around July 4th, they sold those bottle rockets and flying saucer fireworks. There was a parking lot with a realty office that sat back from the other stores after the hardware store, then you had the shoe repair shop with the big clown shoes in the window, then next to that was the original Rowe’s Stamp and Coin (before he moved up to between 36th and 37th).
I spent most of my allowance at Rowe’s as a kid, mostly on stamps, some coins, and View-Master slides (all of which I still have). He was a really nice man – Mr. Rowe. He would give me the tweezers and let me pull stamps from the albums, then ask me how many I had and give me the price (usually out of the “penny” stock books). He would always give me the outdated Harris stamp catalogs also, and once gave me an album I had been eyeing for months.
Ken Says:
February 25, 2008 at 10:38 am ePaul… 7th Grade??? Dot and Liz??? Our Haddon Township girlfriends??? A cold Winter’s day at Hardees on Haddon Avenue where I suffered from hypothermia??? The Beatles??? Realizing the identity of “The Walrus” in that Beatle’s song??? Sorry I have no memory of this. LOL
George Gumbrell Says:
February 27, 2008 at 12:27 am eIt appears after looking around, that Mario’s steakhouse on Westfield and Rosedale aves. is still open! Is it true after all these years!, that they are still there? If you have seen it, or heard it, let me know! And if they are, when I take my trip back home, we all have to have a mini reunion in front of Mario’s!
Ken Says:
February 27, 2008 at 9:29 am eGeorge, wouldn’t you rather meet at… oh the Mall? LOL Actually the entire neighborhood around Mario’s has changed. Westfield Acres is gone, 32nd Street has been torn down and rebuilt from Westfield towards High Street. Stockton Station Apartments – gone. I do know they built a new school/community center complete with pool right on Westfield where the front of the Acres stood. The tall senior citizens high rise at 32nd and Westfield still stands. I will try to find a picture of the new school and the still standing Mario’s.
Paul Skeens Says:
February 27, 2008 at 10:00 am eGeorge, Great Idea for the mini reunion….Don’t know if the Marios location would provide one with the warm/fuzzies one may be looking for. LOL!
We could do a bike ride to Cherry Hill news (remember those!) from 39th st. (Flyers didn’t get Forsberg George…lost out to Colorado AGAIN!)
Ken Says:
February 27, 2008 at 10:14 am eAhhh yes, the Cherry Hill News stand by the race track… we did ride our bikes out there often for Hockey magazines, Old West magazines, and the occasional National Lampoon magazine.
Paul remember the free giant “5-battery” flashlights from Radio Shack on Rt 130 we kept redeeming coupons for? We had about ten of those flashlights in our house. I think I still have one or two of them!
