Visitors Nostalgia & Memories

(Archive #60: March 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009)

Date: 3/31/2009, 3:56 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: B&O R.R.,Resilient Tile,U.S.Army,Equifax,State of De.

Message: I think the car dealerships were and still are on Cleveland Ave., just before the overpass.

Date: 3/31/2009, 10:19 am, EDT
Name: Mario Le Pera
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Old Neighborhood:
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Message: Al, the Chevrolet dealership in Newark was Porter Motors located on Capitol Trail just before entering Newark.

Date: 3/31/2009, 9:21 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood: N. Franklin
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers: Diamond cab

Message: Al,
Shallcross Chevrolet was located around Middletown and he did have a son (maybe 2) who drag raced legitamately at Cecil County drag strip and others in the area.
I remember drag racing in Brandywine Hundred on Mt Lebanon rd. They had the 1/4 mile marked on the road. The road narrowed quickly and went down a hill shortly after the 1/4 mile so it was very dangerous.
A lot of the drivers hung around the Charcoal Pit on Concord Pike. I don't remember any crashes.

Date: 3/30/2009, 12:30 pm, EDT
Name: Al Minne
Location: Temecula, CA
Old Neighborhood: 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: Hello Pat, Ok your on. Do you or anyone else rememeber the "Drag Strip" the Chuck Wagoners frequented. (Circa 1957-1962) I think it was on or near Milltown Road but I'm not sure. Fun times. We would caravan sometimes as many as fifty cars, park them in a near-by field then walk to an enbankment we used as bleachers to watch not one but sometimes a dozen or more race. We had race coordinators and starters. The police would join us ocasionally which would cause a grand exodus out the back of the parking field onto the dirt roads. Those that went out to the main road emnded up with tickets, mostly for trespassing and illegle parking. I remember it was rare for the police to be able to ticket the racers mainly because the crowd was so big or they were "gone" as soon as they raced. One the Corvette racers was a guy whose Dad owned a chevy dealership in Newark. I think the name was Shalcross. Wasn't ther a Shalcross Chevolet Dealorship in Newark?

Date: 3/30/2009, 12:01 pm, EDT
Name: Bill Fisher
Location: Westminster, CA
Old Neighborhood: 22nd & Monroe, 30th & West, Edgemoor Terrace
Schools Att'd: #30, P.S. duPont Jr High, Mt. Pleasant, U. of D.
Employers: American Airlines, System Development Corp., UCLA, Xerox Corp.

Message: Anybody a member of Boy Scout Troop 26, which met at St. John's Cathedral, Concord Ave and Market Sts? If so, when? I was a member in the late '40s and very early 50's, and rose to the rank of Life Scout. Never made the coveted Eagle rank... Had some great times at Camp Rodney, under the direction of Scoutmaster Frank "Efe" Davidson.

Date: 3/29/2009, 8:38 pm, EDT
Name: Pat LeVan
Location:
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Message: Hi all you old Wilmingtonians. Seems things are petering out. Where is everybody? How about some new subjects? Have we run out of the "old days' topics". Lets hear from all of you out there in internet land!

Date: 3/28/2009, 2:11 pm, EDT
Name: Sandy
Location: Claymont
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: wilm high
Employers:

Message: About the art of William F. Renzulli, PSA. I don`t know if this is the same Renzulli but their was a surgeon by this name and he left his practice to take up painting. he did surgery on my uncle and he told us he would no longer do surgery he was only going to paint.

Date: 3/27/2009, 9:20 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location:
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Message: to Joe Bubbles: Played there today, it was great to get back on the old course. I was getting a little worried that it might not open again. Read in the paper yesterday or today that the City will soon be taking it over, not running it but taking control of ownership. Not in too bad a shape either. Good thing the closing happened in the winter when it didn't need a lot of care.

Date: 3/26/2009, 1:45 pm, EDT
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood: Quaker Hill, Hilltop, Little Italy
Schools Att'd: Warner, Brown
Employers: Bancroft, Haveg, Du Pont, CitiBank

Message: To Jerry T. I remember the store at that corner. It was at the end of the houses there in Happy Valley. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name. I used to pass it everyday on my way to Warner. It was right outside that store that I first saw a 1956 Lincoln Continental. Dark blue. The most beautiful car I had ever seen. It must have belonged to a Doctor. I had a copy of Popular Mechanics at the time and they listed the cars and their cost. In 1956 you could pick one up for $9,507 list price. That was such an unfathomable figure at the time that I've always remembered it.

Date: 3/26/2009, 10:53 am, EDT
Name: Bob Wilson Jr
Location: Beaufort SC
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Message: In the early 1950's, Mason's Record Shop on the south side of 4th just west of Market was a treaure-trove for finding early Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n Roll 45rpm singles that you couldn't find in the shops up on Market Street or over near 9th and Orange. I remember finding the first Johnny Ray recordings there, as well as The Four Aces/Al Alberts record of "(It's No) Sin" on its original Victoria Records pressing out of Philly, several months before it was picked up by Decca (I think it was Decca).

Date: 3/26/2009, 8:06 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: B&O R.R.,Resilient Tile,U.S.Army,Equifax,State of De.

Message: Does anyone remember a small corner store( soda shop ?) on Van Buren St. across from the old Memorial Hospital in the 50's ? I can't remember the name.

Date: 3/25/2009, 10:42 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco island Fl
Old Neighborhood: 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending

Message: Ed,

Harry worked at Gewer's (I am sure of the Spelling. He worked there when he was in High School and continued to work there until the Son took over. He then went to work for Keils and the Wilmington Piano Co.
After that he opened up Chessman Home Decorators across from Wanamakers on Augustine cut-Off.

Date: 3/25/2009, 2:38 pm, EDT
Name: Orv
Location: Lincoln, DE
Old Neighborhood: Montgomery St.
Schools Att'd:
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Message: I remember L&H Sporting Goods on 4th St. How about Mason's Record Shop? I remember when it burnt down.... real big fire! As I also recall there was a nightclub above Masons but can't recall the name.

Date: 3/25/2009, 9:58 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land
Old Neighborhood: N. Franklin St.
Schools Att'd: S.Heart
Employers: Wilm. Finishing Co.

Message: Ray,
I'm glad to hear the old Greenhill/Oliver golf course will continue. I'm surprised a developer didn't snag the land for developement since it is in the high rent district. Some years a ago I was visiting my now late Father and he took me to a restaurant for dinner in the club house. I remember the food and service was very good.

Date: 3/24/2009, 9:45 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's & WHS
Employers: City of Killington & Dupont

Message: To Bruce from Sugarland : You mentioned Greenhill golf Course Known as "Ed Oliver or Porky Olivers". I have been playing on this Course at least twice a week now for the past ten years. However, it has been closed for about 3 Months looking for somebody
to manage same. I just found out last Wednesday while playing the Delcastle Course that it finally has a taker. The Group that Manages Rock Manor & Delcastle has agreed to take over Porky's and it will open soon, thank goodness, just in time for spring. The name of the group taking over management of Porky's is a well known Group but the escapes me at the moment, sorry, the old memory ain't what it used to be.

Date: 3/24/2009, 6:23 pm, EDT
Name: albert
Location: Lewes
Old Neighborhood:
Schools Att'd: Mt Pleasant Green Knights
Employers: DuPont

Message: That had to be next to Rocco's Hat and Shoeshine stand.

Date: 3/24/2009, 5:11 pm, EDT
Name: brownys828
Location: Prices corner
Old Neighborhood: Ardentown/wilmington
Schools Att'd:
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Message: 1671 Census of the Delaware, states
[ by Peter Stebbins Craig - researcher ], Bread and Cheese Island, junction of Christina and White Clay. Farthest known settlement from the Delaware. Residents
Family names-Thomas Jacobsson,Olaf Palsson,Thomas Snelling. Aug. 3, 1668-Oct.1 1669

Date: 3/24/2009, 5:06 pm, EDT
Name: wayne grogner
Location: Atlanta area
Old Neighborhood: Cooper Farm/ Sherwood Park
Schools Att'd: Conrad -1960
Employers:

Message: L&H was located on Fourth St. just off Market St. My father bought me my first shotgun there in about 1956. Still have it!

Date: 3/24/2009, 4:34 pm, EDT
Name: Jay Zehr
Location:
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Message: I remember seeing Bread and Cheese Island on maps when I was young. It's east of Delaware Park (I think.) I would guess it would have to be mostly wetlands.

Date: 3/24/2009, 12:43 pm, EDT
Name: Rob Rutkowski
Location: west side
Old Neighborhood: west side
Schools Att'd:
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Message: Can someone give me some kind of feedback regarding Bread and Cheese island?

Date: 3/24/2009, 11:40 am, EDT
Name: Mike
Location: Townsend
Old Neighborhood:
Schools Att'd: Sallies
Employers:

Message: Joe Pyne also had his show at Chef's Diner on Maryland Ave. in the 50's. He did it from the last booth on the left. We would go to the restroom, make some spit balls and throw them at him as we walked by. We didn't have a nickel and didn't care.

Date: 3/24/2009, 8:16 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood: N. Franklin st.
Schools Att'd: Sac. H. Springer
Employers: Diamond Cab, Mechtron, Wilm. finishing Co.

Message: Wayne & Connie,
Wayne I think you might be right about the L & H store on 4th of of Market. Maybe it became Goldberg's. I think it was a discount sporting goods store. As a young kid I bought a set of golf clubs there one club at a time. They didn't match, but I was proud that I bought them with my own money - paper route. I got a lot of use of them at the old Greenhill and Rock Manor golf courses.

Date: 3/23/2009, 2:01 pm, EDT
Name: Wayne
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood: West Side
Schools Att'd:
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Message: Connie, Could the store where you bought the tent have been L & H wonderland? It was the one that burned down in the mid fifties killing a fireman when a refrigerator fell on him in the basement level. And the Wanamakers thing, There was a men's clothing store across the street (on the hill side.) It was Mansure and Prettyman's which sold upscale mens clothes. Their main store was in the Du Pont building. Additionly, there was a small strip mall at the end of the bridge. I think Justis Brothers had an appliance store in there along with another merchant or two.

Date: 3/22/2009, 2:59 pm, EDT
Name: RALPH
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood: 9 TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER, W.H.S. V.F. M.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: BY THE WAY ED, GEWHER PIANO CO. WAS LOCATED AT 212 WEST 9TH .ST. .

Date: 3/22/2009, 2:48 pm, EDT
Name: RALPH
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood: 9 TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER, W.H.S. . V.F. M.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: HEY ED , THE PIANO AND ORGAN STORE HARRY SHEING AND PAUL RICHARDSON WORKED IN WAS ( NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING ) GEWHER PIANO CO. PAUL , HARRY AND I WERE GOOD FRIENDS, AND PAUL AND I PLAYED A LOT OF CONCERT,S TOGEATHER. AND THE STORE ACROSS FROM WANAMAKERS WAS HARRY,S STORE ,HE DID HAVE A PARTNER. IT WAS CALLED CHESS MENS OR CHECK MATE. HARRY LOVED THE GAME OF CHESS.

Date: 3/22/2009, 1:47 pm, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood: Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
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Message: BRUCE AT SUGARLAND - There used to be a Goldberg's on 4th Street just West of Market. We bought our first tent there.

Date: 3/22/2009, 12:49 pm, EDT
Name: Ed Begley
Location: Santa Fe,Texas
Old Neighborhood: 4Th &Madsion
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart,Wilmington High
Employers: Avisun,BP Amoco

Message: Jerry, do remember the Piano Co that Harry Sheing worked for.I do remember his car , Billy (his brother)
and I used to hand out together.I think the store moved later on across the Street for Warmaker.

Date: 3/21/2009, 1:51 pm, EDT
Name: oldeschool55
Location:
Old Neighborhood: little italy
Schools Att'd:
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Message: anybody here attend st anthony's grade school in the 60's????

Date: 3/21/2009, 11:14 am, EDT
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS , FL
Old Neighborhood: 9 TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER ,W.H.S., V.F. MILL.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: IN REGARDS TO W.I.L.M. RADIO TALK SHOW HOST. AFTER JOE PYNE LEFT FOR CAL. MY CLOSE FRIEND JIM TERMINE TOOK OVER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS . HE WAS VERY POPULAR. JIM THEN MOVED ON TO APACHE JCT., AZ. JIM PASSED AWAY ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO. HIS WIFE SPREAD HIS ASHES IN IHE NEAR BY DESERT., JIM WAS A GREAT GUY . AND IS MISSED BY HIS FRIENDS.

Date: 3/20/2009, 8:26 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco Island Fl
Old Neighborhood: 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending

Message: Joe Pyne and Bill Frank were good friends with my Brother-in-law Harry Sheing. Bill Frank took a picture of Harry's Car that was parked in the Alley by the News Journal that had about at least 50 tickets on it and put in the Paper.

Date: 3/20/2009, 7:52 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco Island Fl
Old Neighborhood: 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending

Message: I don't remember all the people that were on talk radio but I think tha WILM had more people on than any other station.

Gen Joe Scanlan was one of those peole who I brought to Fla in the Early Seventies to see one of the Deltona Communities was had a commercial on his Program.

Another one was mitch Thomas and I believe his Daughter is Lisa Thomas Laurie on TV.

Date: 3/20/2009, 12:09 pm, EDT
Name: Albert
Location: Lewes, DE
Old Neighborhood: Penny Hill
Schools Att'd: Mt. Pleasant (Duncan Rd)
Employers: duPont

Message: A lot of the scribes at the Journal used to hang out at Ackie"s Cafe on 8th Street.

Date: 3/20/2009, 9:56 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: B&O R.R.,Resilient Tile,U.S.Army,Equifax,State of De.

Message: After just reading the " History of Talk Radio in Wilmington ", I noticed that two of the moderators of " It's your nickel " were Bill Frank and Harry Themal. I met Bill Frank once when he worked for the Journal and was covering a "strike" by workers at the Bridge House Juvenile Detention Center on 25, 9th Ave., Wilmington in the mid 70's. Harry Themal also worked as an editor for the Journal and may still be on their staff. His parents owned a Liquor store on Jackson and Elm Sts. A very nice,respectable, friendly family. They also rented out the house attached to it. When I was a small kid in the 50's, the Smiley family was renting.

Date: 3/20/2009, 3:53 am, EDT
Name: webmaster (Harry)
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood: Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers:

Message: For Joe Pyne and the "History of Talk Radio In Wilmington", go HERE:
http://www.oldwilmington.net/oldwilmington/r...

Date: 3/19/2009, 10:50 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco Island Fl
Old Neighborhood: 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending

Message: Joe Pyne was very good friends with my Sister and Brother-in-law Harry Sheing.

He worked for WILM on the talk Radio show it's your nickel.

One thing that a lot of peple didn;t know abouut Joe is that he went out of his way to visit kids who had lost limbs.

There was a kid in the early sixties lost his leg from climbing an electrical tower in back of Holiday lanes and Joe Pyne went to visit him and changed his Life for the better.
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Date: 3/19/2009, 9:06 pm, EDT
Name: Joe Bubbles
Location: 6th st. between Lincoln & Union
Old Neighborhood: Little Italy
Schools Att'd: Lore-Bayard-Brown Voc.
Employers: retired

Message: RUDY'S Ice Cream store was at Howland & lincoln streets....only lasted a few yrs. is right , he did have good ice cream....RUDY ( CASTELLI ) passed away a few years ago at a very young age....RUDY was a good & easy going guy

Date: 3/19/2009, 6:11 pm, EDT
Name: oldeschool55
Location: wilmington
Old Neighborhood: little italy
Schools Att'd:
Employers:

Message: does anybody remember "rudy kazudi's" ice cream store @ holland and lincoln streets in the late 60's???
it only lasted a couple of years at most, but it had a huge selection of ice cream and shakes!

Date: 3/19/2009, 2:26 pm, EDT
Name: Butch Schilling
Location: Aiken, SC
Old Neighborhood: Windybush, Happy Valley
Schools Att'd: Alfred I, Silverside, Mt. Pleasant
Employers: DuPont, Snow White Ice Cream

Message: I also remember this coming up as a topic previously; some of my memories include his calling everyone a "meathead," particularly Dave Winger of the Tender Made Donut Shop, which I think was on Market St. near Becker's Corner. I also remember that he once told George Lincoln Rockwell, head of the Amrerican nazis to "go swallow razorblades!"

Date: 3/19/2009, 11:51 am, EDT
Name: Bob Wilson Jr
Location: United States
Old Neighborhood: Fairfax
Schools Att'd: PS, UofDel.
Employers:

Message: We've talked about this before, but Pyne once lived in a house on Murphy Road on the fringes of Fairfax back in the Fifties. Someone set off a bomb at that house which did a lot of damage, but no one was injured, as I recall. Joe's heyday in Wilmington was at the English Grille, although other local venues followed.

Date: 3/19/2009, 10:49 am, EDT
Name: Albert
Location: Lewes. DE
Old Neighborhood: Penny Hill
Schools Att'd: Mt Pleasant (Duncan Rd)
Employers: duPont

Message: Pyne also broadcast from the Town House on Shipley in the mid-fifties. He was more or less a pioneer in that type of radio format and ventured out to the West Coast before he passed.

Date: 3/18/2009, 4:26 pm, EDT
Name: Jack Riley
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood: Union Park Gardens
Schools Att'd: St. Thomas, Salesianum, University of the Arts
Employers: Kaumagraph Corp., State Children's Dept.

Message: Orv,

Joe Pyne didn't broadcast from Goldberg's. Goldberg's was one of his regular sponsors. If I'm not mistaken the plane on the roof was once owned by him.

Jack

Date: 3/18/2009, 4:18 pm, EDT
Name: Orv
Location: Lincoln, DE
Old Neighborhood: Montgomery St.
Schools Att'd: Sts. Peter,Thomas,Elizabeth
Employers: Dpont

Message: Jerry T.
I remember Joe Pyne broadcasting from the English Grill on Market St. He and Bill Frank always had
opposite views. I don't recall him broadcasting from the Gov. Printz location (although he could've)
Orv

Date: 3/18/2009, 1:10 pm, EDT
Name: Butch Schilling
Location: Aiken, SC
Old Neighborhood: Windybush, Happy Valley
Schools Att'd: Alfred I, Silverside, Mount Pleasant
Employers: DuPont, Snow White Ice Cream

Message: Ray - re: yours of 3/13 I attended Camp Arrowhead when Col.Ralph Sasse owned it from 1948-54 - it had a salt water pool with water pumped in from Rehoboth Bay so that "general swim" could take place at 4 PM. - they had riflery and horseback riding in additional to the usual summer sports stuff. "Stripes" for proficiency in athletics, crafts, aquatics, riding and being a gentleman were awarded by Col. Sasse at an indian council fire on Saturday nights.Some campers from this area included Virgil & Nick Romito and Ed Lieberman from Claymont, Frank Bunch, Pete Kortman, Tom Keller, Bob Burton, Richie Hagerman Jeb Charamella & Tony Undorf from Wilmington. I have many fond memories of those years at Arrowhead.

Date: 3/18/2009, 12:18 pm, EDT
Name: Shirley Hudson Jester
Location:
Old Neighborhood: Price's Run Area
Schools Att'd: Geo Gray, Warner, PS duP '51
Employers:

Message: I well remember Fred Millar as Scout Leader at Brandywine Church, and Eddie Carpenter as Sea Scout Troop leader. Brothers, Jack and Bob Hudson, were scouts there. I belonged to the girl scouts at Trinity because Brandywine did not have a girl scout troop. Mr. Xander was the head of Brown's Boys Club on 17th & Spruce. My brother, Jack, was the first boy to join, and had his picture in the paper. Shirley Hudson Jester

Date: 3/18/2009, 10:53 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood: N. Franklin
Schools Att'd: Sac. H., Springer
Employers: Diamond cab, Mechtron, Wilm. Finishing Co.

Message: I didn't realize that Goldberg's Army and Nave had a store on Gov. Printz. I remember one where the old Talley Ho was located on 202 and Naamans and I think one on Kirkwood Hwy. close to the old work house.

Date: 3/18/2009, 7:59 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: B&O R.R.,Resilient Tile,U.S.Army,Equifax,State of De.

Message: Re: Building with the airplane on it on Gov. Printz. I remember the building in the 50's. There was some association with it or another nearby building and Joe Pyne( radio show, " It's your nickel " ), but I can't remember the details. Was it a bar at one time ?

Date: 3/17/2009, 4:02 pm, EDT
Name: Janet F.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Old Neighborhood: Eastview
Schools Att'd: Harlan, PS duPont
Employers: Law Firm

Message: Lynn, don't know if this is the store but I used to live on 35th Street and accross Gov Printz was Goldenbergs Army Navy Store that had a bi-plane on the roof. Anybody remember that?

Date: 3/16/2009, 8:51 pm, EDT
Name: Joe Bubbles
Location: 6th. st. between Lincoln & Union
Old Neighborhood: Little Italy
Schools Att'd: LORE-BAYARD-BROWN VOC.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: RE.....CHARLES MESSINA........If you go on GOOGLE & type in Obama oil painting original Charles Messina You wil see a oil painting of PRES. OBAMA by Charles Messina...Priced at $4000

Date: 3/16/2009, 8:18 pm, EDT
Name: Joe Bubbles
Location: 6th. st. between Lincoln & Union
Old Neighborhood: Little Italy
Schools Att'd: LORE-BAYARD-BROWN VOC.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: DANNY......... CHARLIE MESSINA Did a lot of the pictures that you are talking about....His place is at 6th. & Lincoln st.... a lot of his pictures are about Little Italy area stores etc. etc., he also did some nice prints of Walkers Mill down at the Brandywine

Date: 3/16/2009, 6:01 pm, EDT
Name: danny
Location:
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Message: http://www.renzulliart.com/delaware_fine_art...

The link will take you to the site of an artisit known as renzulli a delaware artisit...i believe he is the artisit in question.

Date: 3/16/2009, 3:39 pm, EDT
Name: Danny
Location:
Old Neighborhood: Bancroft PkWy
Schools Att'd: St.A's, St.E's
Employers:

Message: It is not a larry anderson...It is by someone well known in that I have seen prints like it, showing 4 or 5 subjects in the art...for instance i saw one that had "the shops of union street" and another for "the bars" of wilmington. Maybe someone out there can comment until I get to the garage and see it again. I am pretty sure it is like # 200 something out of 1000, and It is sighned by someone...this is becoming the great art mystery

Date: 3/16/2009, 8:44 am, EDT
Name: Danny
Location: Wilm
Old Neighborhood: Bancroft PkWy
Schools Att'd: St. A's, St. E's
Employers:

Message: I am Still trying to part with a Wilmington High School print in my Garage...please e mail me if you are interested. It shows 5 buildings that served as wilm high over the years and is framed and numbered. I need to make room for the spring.
My email is drufo1@verizon.net

Date: 3/15/2009, 12:06 pm, EDT
Name: Chuck Wilson
Location: Bear De
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St Pauls and WHS
Employers:

Message: Mike Snyder Please E-Mail me, bigbasswilson@comcast.net I would like to talk to you about camp Mattahoon and your WHS days.

Date: 3/14/2009, 8:28 am, EDT
Name: Jingles
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood: 9th and Madison, New Castle
Schools Att'd: #24, Warner, Colwyck, William Penn "60
Employers: General Motors, Conrail, self-employed, retired

Message: Bill Fisher,Speaking of Forest Guth, he was a shop teacher in the old Colwyck Junior High School in the late 50s. I know this because one day I was making a complete fool of myself with a girl in the hallway between classes and he "straightened me out". I thought I was a big shot and was going to retaliate because I was with a girl. Boy, am I glad I did not. I thought about him many times over the years and the lessons he taught me that day. A great man.

Date: 3/14/2009, 7:00 am, EDT
Name: webmaster (Harry)
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood: Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers:

Message: There was a camp site by a stream located near the old Workhouse farms called "Camp Burky (sp)" that Troop 65 and other BS Troops would use for weekend camping. If I located it on an old map today, it probably has a housing development there now.

Date: 3/14/2009, 2:00 am, EDT
Name: Bill Fisher
Location: Westminster, CA
Old Neighborhood: 22nd & Monroe, 30th & West, Edgemoor Terrace
Schools Att'd: #30, P.S. duPont Jr High, Mt. Pleasant, U. of D.
Employers: American Airlines, System Development Corp., UCLA, Xerox Corp.

Message: I remember well Dr. Jack Ramsay coaching our Green Knights basketball team; needless to say, we did pretty well, since we were in such good hands. Another "celebrity" faculty member at Mt. Pleasant was Forrest Guth, who was one of the original "Band of Brothers", as featured on the HBO series of that name. He was one of the very few original members of "Easy Company" of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne who made it from D-Day in Normandy to Hitler's homeland without being wounded or killed. He's still alive and well, living in Hockessin.

Date: 3/13/2009, 11:55 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location:
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Message: You guy's bringing up the names of all the Camps for Kids made me wonder if anyone knows anything about a Camp near my Beach getaway at the Delaware Shore called "Camp Arrowhead". If you go West on Rt.#24 and turn left at Pedlers Village which puts you on Camp Arrowhead Road, that Road deadends into Camp Arrowhead. Anyone?

Date: 3/13/2009, 4:17 pm, EDT
Name: webmaster (Harry)
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood: Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers:

Message: For information about Rockford Tower, go here: http://oldwilmington.net/oldwilmington/rockf...

Date: 3/13/2009, 11:18 am, EDT
Name: albert
Location: Lewes
Old Neighborhood: Penny Hill
Schools Att'd: Mt Pleasant
Employers: DuPont

Message: Anyone know if they opened the observation deck at the Rockford Water Tower? Also, does anyone recall Dr Jack Ramsay coaching boys basketball at Mt Pleasant in the early 50's? He left a few years later for St Joe's and eventually led Portland to the championship over the Sixers.

Date: 3/13/2009, 10:50 am, EDT
Name: webmaster (Harry)
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood: Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers:

Message: I was a member of Boy Scout Troop #65 in Elsmere (Elsmere Presbyterian Church sponsored), 1952 to 1957. My father was the Scout Master 1955 to 1957 replacing a Mr. Bazzolli (sp). Every year, the troop stayed at Camp Rodney's Windy Point camp site, just behind the cliff overlooking the bay. I remember the pool being built my last year as a member (1957). When I became an Explorer, the group would go to Brown's Lodge for weekend retreats several times a year. I also attended the 8th World Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario in 1955.

I reached the rank of "Star, needing just one more Merit Badge, "Life Saving", to became the "Life" rank. Entering high school and 'girls' was cause for me to quit scouting, but it was a great experience. I still remember the Morse Code and once a Scout, you can never forget the Motto, Oath and Scout law!

Be Prepared!!!

Date: 3/13/2009, 8:30 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: B&O R.R.,Resilient Tile,U.S.Army,Equifax,State of De.

Message: Camp Rodney : I remember another campsite called Lone Pine. Anyone remember any other campsite names ? The Dismal Swamp ?
Camp Mattahoon : I remember hearing some old Mattahoon lore about a " Crazy Sam or Harry or some other name " who, as it was told at campfires, would come and chase campers with an ax. I also remember C. K. Xander as the Executive Director at the Jackson St. Boys' Club.

Date: 3/13/2009, 7:53 am, EDT
Name: joe bubbles
Location: 6th. st between lincoln & union
Old Neighborhood: little italy
Schools Att'd: lore -bayard - brown- voc.
Employers: retired

Message: OOPS.I left out FUSCO'S location it was at Union st. between 6th & 7th. streets

Date: 3/13/2009, 7:48 am, EDT
Name: joe bubbles
Location: 6th. st between lincoln & union
Old Neighborhood: little italy
Schools Att'd: lore -bayard - brown- voc.
Employers: retired

Message: ITALIAN WATER ICE....The first one to sell it in LITTLE ITALY was Pasquale Annone at 6th & lincoln he also sold slices of water mellon...next came Francisco (CHEECH) Fusco then John Campanaro(spl) at 5th & lincoln his son inlaw John Brown helped him...YATZ 'S water ice is still at his present location 7th & union st.His son now runs the sub shop & water ice stand

Date: 3/13/2009, 2:04 am, EDT
Name: Jerry Lank
Location: Marco island Fl
Old Neighborhood: 9th Ward and Madison St
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart, Salesianum, Goldey Beacom UOD
Employers: Lank's, Deltona (Remedio-Hearn), Gaylord's, Dursteins Vending

Message: The Water ice Place on 5th and Lincoln was Yatz's, It is now run by his son. He Started between 4th and 5th & Madison with his Dad.

Anyone out there Remember Mr Davitt from Troop 39 from Sacred Heart. I have a copy of the 75yr wear book which has a picture of the Souts that were in the troop at that time.

Date: 3/12/2009, 5:38 pm, EDT
Name: RALPH
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood: 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER, W.H.S. V.F. MILL.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: HI LEE, YOU MUST BE PROUD OF YOUR GRAND SON BEING A EAGLE SCOUT . MY SON GLENN WAS A SCOUT IN TROOP #19 WHEN IT WAS MEETING AT SILVERBROOK METH. CHURCH , HE MADE EAGLE SCOUT AROUND 1972. AS YOU KNOW, ITS A FAMOUS BOY SCOUT TROOP !

Date: 3/12/2009, 1:48 pm, EDT
Name: Jim Batty
Web: http://www.travelcompany.ws
Location: Wilmington DE
Old Neighborhood: Little Italy; Eastlake; The Flats
Schools Att'd: Lore; George Gray; Warner; PSduPont
Employers: The Travel Company

Message: Memory jog on the Boy Scouts. I was active in Troop 41 that met at Brandywine Methodist Church on 22nd (?) & Market. The scoutmaster was Fred Millar & his asst was a Mr. Turner. We spent at least 1 week every summer at Camp Rodney-great memories.

Date: 3/12/2009, 12:17 pm, EDT
Name: LEE
Location:
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Message: Boy Scout Troop 19 is still active

It meets Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church 2101 Lancaster Ave Wilmington Tom Dugan is scoutmaster

My grandson just became their 98 th Eagle this past Sunday

Date: 3/11/2009, 5:11 pm, EDT
Name: Mike Snyder
Location: Connecticut
Old Neighborhood: Forty Acres
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart , WHS
Employers: duPont & Allstate Ins

Message: I went to Camp Mattahoon as a camper for two years. The bus ride from the Boys Club seemed like a cross country trip. Then I worked there as a councilor for two years. As a councilor you were able to bring in the horses for the campers to ride. I have great memories of the Camp.

Date: 3/11/2009, 4:25 pm, EDT
Name: Al Minne
Location: Temecula, CA
Old Neighborhood: 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: Buster, Thanks for your post. I have been trying to remeber the name of the church we meet in when I was a member of Troop 19. What years were you a member? I was there in the early to mid 50s. Mr Barret was our scout master. He was a great mentor and an inspiration. He had recovered from polio and had bads legs but would always participate with us as best he could. Jerry T.: I too remember Shawnee Campsite and Brown's Lodge. All great memories.

Date: 3/11/2009, 3:14 pm, EDT
Name: Chuck Wilson
Location: Bear De.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: ST Paul's and WHS
Employers: US Air Force and Univ DE

Message: Orv, I also have fond memories of Camp Mattahoon. Went there several times as a camper. Then went to CI camp which was Counselor in Training and we stayed up in the Pioner Camp(Two large tents in the woods)away from the main camp. Spent one summer as a counselor and taught kids how to shoot on the rifle range. Mr Xander would teach Horse back riding. Great times they were.

Date: 3/11/2009, 1:42 pm, EDT
Name: Orv
Location: Lincoln, DE
Old Neighborhood:
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Message: Jerry T. I remember Camp Mattahoon. I went there for two weeks and had a great time! A Mr. Xander was the Director as I recall. I remember all the activities.... swimming, archery and sleeping in cabins!
You're right it was located off Limestone Road. Have nothing but pleasant memories there.
Orv

Date: 3/11/2009, 10:37 am, EDT
Name: Bob Crawford (Buster)
Location: Fayetteville, NC
Old Neighborhood: Little Italy
Schools Att'd: Lore, Bayard, Wilm High
Employers: Zappaterrini Bakery, US Army, BAE Systems

Message: Jerry T
I was in Troop 19 at Silverbrook Church. I remember going to camp at Camp Rodney. My Scoutmaster was Mr. Collins. We use to go for 2 weeks in the summers. A lot of fun and learn a lot also. I remember a story about some bears in the woods at camp.

Date: 3/11/2009, 9:42 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd:
Employers: B&O R.R.,Resilient Tile,U.S.Army,Equifax,State of De.

Message: As Boy Scouts we went to Camp Rodney in Maryland('59-61). 25 years later as a Denfather for my son's Cubscout Den, I went back. Many of the sites were the same. Even swam with him in the same pool. Anyone remember the Shawnee campsite or Brown's Lodge ?
My brothers went to Camp Mattahoon from the Jackson St. Boys' Club. It was located on and/or behind the present development of Arundel, off Limestone Rd. They described it as being " out in the country ", back then.

Date: 3/10/2009, 7:40 pm, EDT
Name: Orv
Location: Lincoln,DE
Old Neighborhood:
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Message: Anyone remember Camp WannaCome? This was a "daycamp" in the Mary C.I. Williams School.

Date: 3/10/2009, 5:55 pm, EDT
Name: oldeschool55
Location: wilmington
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Message: does anyone remember a day camp during the summer in the mid 60's at the old sacred heart school/church???

Date: 3/9/2009, 3:29 pm, EDT
Name: Danny
Location: Wilm.
Old Neighborhood: Bancroft Pkway
Schools Att'd: St.A's, St. E's
Employers:

Message: Johns...WOW.you got it...that water ice was good because sometimes you would get a harder chunk that was more dense, but full of flavor. My brother Larry worked at Fusco's as his first job...were talkin about 1973 or so...he would have to wear a red 'Diamond Ice and Coal" shirt, and most of his day revolved around chopping Ice...by hand all day...

Date: 3/9/2009, 2:48 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: S&H GreenStamps,Resilient Tile,B&O R.R.,U.S. Army, State of De.

Message: Sad to hear of Mr. Fusco's passing. I thought that his lemon water ice was the best. The ice was so finely granulated and you were almost guaranteed at least one piece of lemon in each cup. Does anyone remember when he started his business ? I remember getting them as early as the late 60's or early 70's. I wonder if the business will remain open through the family ?

Date: 3/9/2009, 1:45 pm, EDT
Name: Albert
Location: Lewes/Wilmington
Old Neighborhood: Penny Hill
Schools Att'd: Mt Pleasant
Employers: duPont

Message: At 5th and Lincoln was John's water ice. I miss him too!

Date: 3/9/2009, 12:36 pm, EDT
Name: Danny
Location: Wilm
Old Neighborhood: Bancroft PkWy
Schools Att'd: St A's, St. E's
Employers:

Message: You know I have never been able to find another Water Ice like fusco's from the old days...It had a "personality" that todays mass produces Italian Ice lacks...There was another GREAT Water Ice place on the corner of 5th and Lincoln...caddy corner from Petes 5 and 10...but I cant remember the name...I think a man and his son ran it, and I heard that the building was an old Masonry supply store also along time ago.

Date: 3/8/2009, 3:45 pm, EDT
Name: Joe Bubbles
Location: 6th. street between Lincoln & Union
Old Neighborhood: LITTLE ITALY
Schools Att'd: LORE-BAYARD-BROWN VOC
Employers: RETIRED

Message: FUSCO'S WATER ICE........(A LAND MARK IN LITTLE ITALY )....owner ROSARIO FUSCO passed away thursday...He will be missed..rest in peace... RO RO

Date: 3/7/2009, 2:42 pm, EDT
Name: Albert
Location: Lewes/Wilmington
Old Neighborhood: Penny Hill
Schools Att'd:
Employers: duPont

Message: Ray: My father would take me to the boxing matches at the Blue Hen Arena when I was a pre-teen (no TV) and also to Wilmington Park. I once saw Rocky Graziano fight there and numerous major league teams playing exhibition games versus the old Blue Rocks.

Date: 3/7/2009, 12:40 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's & WHS
Employers: City & Dupont

Message: Albert from Lewes & Harry : Don't know if either of you are old enough to have seen any of the fights in the old ring behind Defiance A.A. in the 200 block of Cherry St., Cherry Street only ran from the 1000 block of W. 2nd Street to the 1000 block of W. 3rd Street. As kids we used to try and climb the fence or get on the top of the houses directly across the Street to see them, and yes, I do remember the Blue Hen Boxing Arena, saw Ron Needles get the hell beat out of him there one night. Ron had to stick to street fighting, he was best at that because they wouldn't allow you to kick anyone in the head at the Atena.

Date: 3/7/2009, 11:41 am, EDT
Name: Jingles
Location: New Castle
Old Neighborhood: 9th and Madison, Minquadale, New Castle
Schools Att'd: #24, Warner, Colwyck, William Penn "60
Employers: General Motors, Conrail, self-employed, retired

Message: Parades. Someone mentioned them earlier. As a child I live on the 300 block of W. 11th St. The parades used to come up from either Market or King and go right past our house. We sat on the porch to watch them. The highlight for us was always the police brigade, the Conrad high school marching band and the PS du Pont marching band. Lots of horses in those parades as well. And lots of clean up afterwards, of course.

Date: 3/6/2009, 11:35 pm, EDT
Name: webmaster (Harry)
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood: Wood'n Flats, Willow Run, Oak Hill, Rich'n Park, Longview Farms
Schools Att'd: Lore, Oak Grove, Conrad (1960)
Employers: WDG, US Army, DuPont (Retired '91)

Message: I remember the outdoor Blue Hen Arena - Boxing events

Date: 3/6/2009, 10:12 pm, EDT
Name: Albert
Location: Lewes
Old Neighborhood: Penny Hill
Schools Att'd: Mt Pleasant
Employers: duPont

Message: Is anyone old enough to recall the Blue Hen or T&C Arena at 3rd & Scott Street back in the forties?

Date: 3/6/2009, 7:50 pm, EDT
Name: RAPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood: 9TH.CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: WARNER ,W.H.S. V,F. M
Employers: RETIRED.

Message: GAYLNN, PLEASE DONT LEAVE OLD WILM.NET. THE WEBB MASTER WAS ONLY EXPLAINING THE RULES TO YOU. YOU WILL HAVE MANY HOURS OF ENJOYMENT ON THE NOSTALGIA ETC.. YOUR A GREAT PERSON. SO STAY WITH US. RALPH

Date: 3/6/2009, 3:40 pm, EDT
Name: Orv Bursler
Location: Lincoln, DE
Old Neighborhood:
Schools Att'd: Wm Penn '58
Employers: Dupont, AGFA

Message: Anyone out there remember the fire in the old Savoy Theater on Market St. Can't remember what year, but it was refurbished (rebuilt) and re-opened as the
Towne Theater. I remember going to the Grand on Saturdays to see the cowboys and my sister going to the Savoy to see romance movies.
Thanks

Date: 3/6/2009, 12:18 pm, EDT
Name: Galynn
Location: bokeelia, florida
Old Neighborhood: wilmington
Schools Att'd:
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Message: :-| fine;

my email is
galynnm@gmail.com

Sorry I didn't understand the "rules"
Galynn

Date: 3/6/2009, 12:58 am, EDT
Name: webmaster
Location: Wilmington/Perryville
Old Neighborhood:
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Message: You CAN enter your real or alias E-mail address in the body of your message like this:

myname@yahoo.com

or

mypetsname1234@yahoo.com

Date: 3/5/2009, 3:39 pm, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: S&H GreenStamps,Resilient Tile,B&O R.R.,U.S. Army, State of De.

Message: The Pulaski Day parade in October was a favorite. As a member of Boy Scout Troop # 7 at Pulaski Legion, we marched in the parade. I can't remember the exact route, but we marched on Jackson, Linden and Harrison Sts. ending at Pulaski Park on Maryland Ave. for a ceremony. Afterwards there were ham and cheese sandwiches on Polsh rye bread and orange sodas at the Legion.
May Processions at St. Hedwig's and other parishes were favorites as well.

Date: 3/4/2009, 8:11 pm, EDT
Name: Ray Jubb
Location: Killington De.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville
Schools Att'd: St. Paul's & WHS
Employers: City of Killington & DuPont

Message: Bruce from Sugarland, When I was a kid my favorite parade was the Pulaski Legion Parade. I know they started in front of the Pulaski Legion Club located at Linden & S. Jackson Streets and came down past my house at 103 S. Jackson Streets, I guess it was my favorite because I never had to miss one since it came past my house. The parade was to celebrate the great Polish General by the same name, they also named the highway after him. Anyway it was fun.

Date: 3/4/2009, 3:29 pm, EDT
Name: Galynn
Location: bokeelia florida
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Message: :D Ralph P:

Thank you so much for the update! You are very special too, you are still in my life, even if it is just on this blog. Everyone I came in contact with about my dad has really just melted my heart! You guys are the best !!!!

Thanks for saying nice things about my father, I loved him and miss him very much.

Date: 3/4/2009, 2:25 pm, EDT
Name: Connie
Location: Wilmington
Old Neighborhood: Brandywine Village
Schools Att'd:
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Message: To those of you who think your memory is going bad, Redd Green said, "People who think they're losing their memory have forgotten that they never had a good memory to begin with." ;-)

Date: 3/4/2009, 12:42 pm, EDT
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood: 25TH& MADISON ST
Schools Att'd: HARLAND WARNER BROWN VOC
Employers: EH&R DUPONT

Message: BRUCE- THEY STILL HAVE THE ST PAT'S AND LABOR DAY PARADES IN WILMINGTON.THEY ARE THE TWO I KNOW OF BECAUSE IN MARCH IN THEM.

Date: 3/4/2009, 11:19 am, EDT
Name: Bruce
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Old Neighborhood: N. Franklin St.
Schools Att'd: Sacred Heart
Employers: Yellow & Diamond Cab, Mechtron, Wilm. Finishing Co.

Message: Growing up in the early 50's on North Franklin St. I remember a yearly parade on Pennsylvania Ave. that I think was on either Fourth of July or Labor Day. I'm sure parades are a thing of the past in Wilm. these days, but wondered if anyone remembers this or other parades from "the good old days".

Date: 3/4/2009, 8:42 am, EDT
Name: Jerry T.
Location: at the shore, de.
Old Neighborhood: Hedgeville, S. Jackson St.
Schools Att'd: St. Hedwig's, Archmere, U.D.
Employers: S&H GreenStamps,Resilient Tile,B&O R.R.,U.S. Army, State of De.

Message: Galynn,
If it was Barbara who lived on Tammarack Ave. in the mid 70's ,then yes, I also met her. There were 3-5 small children in the household if I remember correctly, one being an infant. Both of your parents were very nice people.

Date: 3/3/2009, 9:02 pm, EDT
Name: RALPH PRYOR
Location: TARPON SPRINGS ,FL
Old Neighborhood: 9TH. CLAYTON ST.
Schools Att'd: LORE, WARNER, W.H.S.AND V.F.M.
Employers: RETIRED

Message: DEAR GALYNN, SMALL WORLD MY DEAR ! HERE WAS YOUR DAD AND I TALKING TO YOUR 5TH GRADE CLASS WITH YOU AND GLENN THERE. GLENN LIVES IN CANTERBURY,CT. HE DEALS WITH THE MENTAL PATIENTS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL. HE IS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL BAG PIPE PLAYER ! AND TEACHES THE PIPES, HE HAS PLAYED AS A GUEST ARTIST WITH THE CT SYM. ORCHESTRA, DOES COMMERCIALS ON T.V. , PLAYS WEDDINGS , FUNERALS ETC.. ! AND NEEDLESS TO SAY , HE IS WELL KNOWN AS A GREAT BAG PIPER IN NEW ENGLAND AREA. AND WILL BE MAKING A C D ( ALBUM ) SOON. GALYNN , I WILL TELL HIM I WAS IN CONTACT WITH YOU . AND AGAIN YOUR DAD WAS SOME BODY VERY SPECIAL ! NOT ONLY AS A POLICE OFFICER , BUT AS A GREAT HUMAN BEING, AND IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO HAVE KNOWN HIM. GOD BLESS.

Date: 3/2/2009, 10:29 pm, EDT
Name: galynn
Location: bokeelia florida
Old Neighborhood:
Schools Att'd:
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Message: Ralph P:
Yes, I went to to Lore and It was most likely me you came to see with your your son Glenn. I remember him too, boy, that name really took me back! I am so thrilled to see that so many people remember my father. After the divorce between him and my mother, I really didn't get to see much of him. What is Glenn up to these days?
Galynn

Date: 3/2/2009, 9:54 pm, EDT
Name: galynn stephey messina
Location: bokeelia florida
Old Neighborhood: wilmington
Schools Att'd:
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Message: Does anyone remember William (dixie) Lynch from the fire dept? It had to be in the 1940's-50's? I know that he worked at many of the fire houses in the city of wilmington? I have limited information on this, but he was my grandfather and I am trying to find out more about him. Thanks again.
Galynn

Date: 3/2/2009, 8:39 pm, EDT
Name: galynn (stephey) messina
Location: bokeelia, florida
Old Neighborhood: wilmington
Schools Att'd:
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Message: :D Jerry T:
Yes, Bill Stephey was my dad, I was his first born. I was a product of his first marriage with Barbara. My sister Gwinn is the Chief City Planner of Wilmington Delaware! I am now living in Florida, where it is warm! Did you know my mom too??

Date: 3/2/2009, 8:29 pm, EDT
Name: galynn (stephey) messina
Location: bokeelia florida
Old Neighborhood: wilmington
Schools Att'd: lore, bayard, whs
Employers:

Message: :@ George Johnson, are you out there any where?? Bill Stephey's first born is looking for you !

Date: 3/2/2009, 6:53 pm, EDT
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood: 25TH & MADISON ST
Schools Att'd:
Employers: EH&R DUPONT

Message: ERIK HEIM YES I WORKED THERE UNTILL I RETIRED.

Date: 3/2/2009, 6:20 pm, EDT
Name: Erik Heim
Location: Newark DE
Old Neighborhood:
Schools Att'd: AI Elem, Springer, Brandywine, UD
Employers: Delaware Park, DuPont

Message: Dave Cauffman - Are you the Dave Cauffman who worked in Facilities Services at DuPont's Corporate Data Center in Newark?

Date: 3/2/2009, 4:30 pm, EDT
Name: DAVE CAUFFMAN
Location: HOCKESSIN
Old Neighborhood: 25TH &MADISON ST
Schools Att'd: BROWN 54
Employers:

Message: JOE BUBBLES IF YOU WERE IN THE CLASS OF 1954 WE WERE IN THE SAME CLASS. JACK BOYD WAS ALSO IN THAT CLASS

Date: 3/2/2009, 11:46 am, EDT
Name: Lyn S.
Location: Ormond Beach, Fl
Old Neighborhood: 9th ward
Schools Att'd: Shortlidge, Warner, P.S. duPont
Employers: DuPont

Message: Does anyone remember the name of the discount store at 30th at Gov Printz in the 70's?? It was similar to Shopper's Fair.