1957 Area Clergy List

1957 Area Clergy List Calvary Baptist/S Clinton....Rev Russell Martin St Johns/Butler....Rev Joseph Bolognese Christ Episcopal/Hamilton Av....Rev William Stutt Advent Lutheran/Broad...Rev Harold Getz St Barts/S Clinton....Rev C Wilfred Steffy St Johns Slovak/Adeline...Rev Louis Klesken Broad Street Methodist/Broad..Rev Edward Zelley Hamilton Ave Methodist/Hamilton...Rev Ralph Bates Penticostal Holiness/Whittaker...Rev Donald Wilkes

Hamilton-Chambers Shopping Village Sidewalk Sale, The Burg

Hamilton-Chambers Shopping Village Sidewalk Sale, The Burg This was October 9th 1972 and as you see there are folks marching down Hamilton Avenue for the Columbus Day Parade on that day as well:)

The Rossi Family 1980

The Rossi Family 1980 Here are Orlando, Mario, Alf, Gil, and Pete Rossi in 1980:)

Toni Gruerio 1979

Toni Gruerio 1979 Owner of the Gruerio Funeral Home which has been there in the Burg for decade after decade and remains there today:)

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Fulton Street On An Overcast Day, The Burg

Fulton Street On An Overcast Day, The Burg

The Columbus Day Parade 1969

The Columbus Day Parade 1969 A big part of the Burg calendar of life back in the day. God Bless The Old Burg:)

The Clinton Avenue Railroad Bridge 1980

The Clinton Avenue Railroad Bridge 1980 Remember when it was wooden planks? My Grandfather Urban Zorichak who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad his entire life was one of the work crew who fixed it at times. Later they modernized this bridge and made it a macadam road surface:)

Chic DiNatale 1979

Chic DiNatale 1979

A Steer Loose in The Burg

A Steer Loose in The Burg This was October 12th 1972. A steer escaped from Rocky Marvals place on Fulton Street, creating much amusement and mayhem in the old Burg:)

Centennial School, The Burg

Centennial School, The Burg

Cent'Anni, Genesee Street, 1972, The Burg

Cent'Anni, Genesee Street, 1972, The Burg I remember the painting of Felix The Cat outside the place and all the bikes parked near it back in the day :)

Dinger Brothers Iron Works, Liberty Street, The Burg

Dinger Brothers Iron Works, Liberty Street, The Burg This place now closed was across the street from our home in the Burg and was there for many decades. It survived a fire in the late 1970s when they rebuilt it to look just like it was :)

Saint Anthony's Church, South Olden Avenue, Villa Park

Saint Anthony's Church, South Olden Avenue, Villa Park Actually its in Hamilton Township at the Villa Park border. A pretty church:)

Columbus Day Parade 1968

Columbus Day Parade 1968 Hamilton Avenue in the Burg. God Bless The Old Burg :)

Sunshine on Franklin Street, Franklin Park

Sunshine on Franklin Street, Franklin Park

Rene Colleen Tuccillo 1968

Rene Colleen Tuccillo 1968

Happy Birthday Mom

Happy Birthday Mom Happy Birthday Mom. I love you and miss you. On this day in 1940 my Mom was born:))

Kimberly Radice 1968

Kimberly Radice 1968

Kent AA Columbus Day Parade 1970

Kent AA Columbus Day Parade 1970 The Kent AA members here are Richard Ababiti, Pete Rossi and Al Merlino :)

Blue Skies Over Brown Street, Franklin Park

Blue Skies Over Brown Street, Franklin Park

The Celebrity Room, Washington Street 1976, The Burg

The Celebrity Room, Washington Street 1976, The Burg:)

Vecere Jewelers Grand Opening

Vecere Jewelers Grand Opening Located on 900 South Clinton Avenue in the Burg. The grand opening was October 5, 1970 :)

James Giquinto 1970

James Giquinto 1970

Spring Sunshine On Chambers Street, The Burg

Spring Sunshine On Chambers Street, The Burg This is the Chambers Street approaching Hamilton Avenue:)

Tommy Chiacchio 1980

Tommy Chiacchio 1980

Trionfetti's Restaurant, The Burg

Trionfetti's Restaurant, The Burg This is 600 Chestnut Avenue back in the 1940s or 1950s when it was Trionfetti's Restaurant. Frank Sinatra once ate here. The corner of Chestnut Avenue and Roebling Avenue. God Bless The Old Burg. Thanks for this nice picture Tom Tighue:)

Weinbergs Store 1968, South Broad Street, The Burg

Weinbergs Store 1968, South Broad Street, The Burg At the corner of South Broad Street and Beatty Street. This building was torn down decades ago:)

Saint Bartholomew's Church, South Clinton Avenue, Franklin Park

Saint Bartholomew's Church, South Clinton Avenue, Franklin Park. I always thought Saint Barts was a cool looking church:)

Nick Tomasulo Real Estate Office, South Clinton Avenue 1968, The Burg

Nick Tomasulo Real Estate Office, South Clinton Avenue 1968, The Burg Later he had his office at Hamilton and Chestnut across from Columbus Park. In the picture : sitting Theresa Procaccino , Nick Tomasulo. Standing: Joe Procaccino, Joe Ciampa, William Vogt, Santo Fruscione, Connie Heller, Lillian Ronyack, Louis Sagedy, Victor Palmieri, and Dominick Granaldi :)

Merry Christmas From The Chiacchio Family 1976

Merry Christmas From The Chiacchio Family 1976 In those days they owned The Hudson Beer Garden, The Marroe Inn, and Buffstones:)

Clarici's Grocery Store 1945, The Burg

Clarici's Grocery Store 1945, The Burg Located on 598 Chestnut Avenue at the corner of Chestnut Avenue and Roebling Avenue in the Burg. This picture is from 1945 so it was Clarici's Grocery Store at that time. Thank you for this nice picture Tom Tighue:)

Bank, South Broad Street and Liberty Street, The Burg

Bank, South Broad Street and Liberty Street, The Burg I remember being here in the 1990s (as our office Appraisal Exchange was on this block) when Trenton Thunder baseball player Nomar Garciaparra was cashing a check. He went on to a major league baseball career mostly with the Boston Red Sox :)

Trenton Schroths 1948 Championship Team

Trenton Schroths 1948 Championship Team Thank you for this nice picture Robert Diszler:)

Peroni's, Chambers Street, 1970, The Burg

Peroni's, Chambers Street, 1970, The Burg God Bless The Old Burg :)