tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post5697515102468884346..comments2024-03-26T10:40:40.676-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: A Moment Back In Time: A Stretch Of Smith Street In The Late 1960'sKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-49379307722401428332014-07-19T10:51:35.836-04:002014-07-19T10:51:35.836-04:00Hi John and Christina,
Thank you for sharing your ...Hi John and Christina,<br />Thank you for sharing your memories. I remember the owners of the hardware store well. Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484246196723019291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-81807115231438721022014-07-19T10:19:18.195-04:002014-07-19T10:19:18.195-04:00I'm writing this for my wife. 351smith street ...I'm writing this for my wife. 351smith street that was my house. My name is Christina Annunziata. My grand farther my farther and my mother owned the hardware store. Those were the best times sitting in front if the store eating ice cream and watching my grand father water the flowers in April. I use to help him make the hand made palms for Palm Sunday and I remember checking the light bulbs and making sure they all work for Christmas time. My grand father made all of the Christmas ornaments by hand. Thank you for sharing your thoughts miss them very muchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565212513856420244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-56952359363421822862013-09-04T10:08:33.926-04:002013-09-04T10:08:33.926-04:00355 smith st was the martin j fiore post he was my...355 smith st was the martin j fiore post he was my uncle all the members got old and sold the building they sent the flag to the main post as a kid we use to have partys there once a year it was sad to lose the place my grand parents were hurtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-60286223484857885812013-03-05T15:13:02.615-05:002013-03-05T15:13:02.615-05:00Yes. Eileen grew up on Second Street. She was a ...Yes. Eileen grew up on Second Street. She was a terrific person and representative. Eileen and all her brothers and sisters graduated from St. Mary's school on Court Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-64956857987364714362013-03-05T14:48:27.403-05:002013-03-05T14:48:27.403-05:00Was this the family of Eileen Dugan, our former As...Was this the family of Eileen Dugan, our former Assemblywoman? That block of Smith Street is named in her honor.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484246196723019291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-66228871886795841962013-03-05T11:58:46.105-05:002013-03-05T11:58:46.105-05:00The current grocery/fruit shop on the corner of Se...The current grocery/fruit shop on the corner of Second and Smith Streets was originally Dugan's Bar. It was a beautiful 19th century building. It was owned by the Dugan family. The same Dugan family that contributed so much to the community, and continues to do so. It was altered by Frank of Frank's Deli. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-86431729800756104362013-03-05T10:50:12.385-05:002013-03-05T10:50:12.385-05:00Katia, I can only echo your comment about Venuti&#...Katia, I can only echo your comment about Venuti's. I also delightedly accept an offer of a holiday shot at Christmastime. It struck me as such an old fashioned, neighborly thing. You also just reminded be where I got my little toy wood airplane ornament.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534355765176140478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-48668245825133675872013-03-04T23:35:03.564-05:002013-03-04T23:35:03.564-05:00Anonymous 1 & 2, and Katia-- thank you!Anonymous 1 & 2, and Katia-- thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-46543142568811045002013-03-04T22:10:38.224-05:002013-03-04T22:10:38.224-05:00I grew up here, so I remember Smith St. back then ...I grew up here, so I remember Smith St. back then very well. When Franks opened, it was a little problem. When he opened later down Smith it wasn't at first a deli - it was a bar on the corner and a coffee shop next door. It became a deli later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-27009766732239113762013-03-04T18:47:28.929-05:002013-03-04T18:47:28.929-05:00Katia..the building at 355 was a American Legion P...Katia..the building at 355 was a American Legion Post..my Aunt lived right on top of it..in fact it's amazing that in the 60s shot she's in there alive again!!! We lived right round the corner at 260Carroll from 1961 to 1973. I can tell you stories of the most wonderfully strange events that happened here. It was the greatest childhood any kid could have!!! Joey Vento Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com