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TAVERNS
Posted By: Mel B. <dkielbas@aol.com>
Date: Friday, 26 July 2002, at 11:17 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Ice Cream (rd)
I know the answer, see if you do. How many taverns were their on Jackson St,in the good old days.
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Friday, 26 July 2002, at 2:30 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (Mel B.)
In the block between Union St. and Valley St. I would guess about eight.
Posted By: Lenny <kappsin@yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, 26 July 2002, at 3:25 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (Mel B.)
Of course i am way to younfg to know this, LOL I think the number is 9
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Friday, 26 July 2002, at 4:47 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (Lenny)
When I was in Kindergarten and first grade, I would sometimes walk up Jackson St. from Union St. to get to Natchaug School. In good weather at lunchtime, there would sometimes be a drunk individual leaning against one or another of the taverns. One day when I was sniffling to myself on the way back to school after a lunchtime disagreement with my grandmother, one of these men said something to me (probably a kindly remark!), scaring me to death. I'm sure that I set a new sprint record running the rest of the way to school (there was so little traffic on Valley St. Ext. that I probably did not even look both ways before bolting across for the last block to the schoolyard). It never occured to me to count the taverns. BTW the large, old candy store on that block was great for penny candy, even for someone like me who did not have a sweet tooth. Does anyone know the proper name for the Indian nuts they sold? They were small, had a shell and were slightly sweet for a nut.
Posted By: Lenny <kappsin@yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, 26 July 2002, at 4:49 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (Ada Kerachsky Albright)
I forget the name of the nuts, but you are talking about paps right. (the name of the market. BTW, remmies had the best selection of penny candy as far as I can remeber LOL
Posted By: slug <wsledjeski@aol.com>
Date: Friday, 26 July 2002, at 10:15 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (Mel B.)
dkielbas the line was about convenience stores and ice cream, like Joe Osso's, not taverns.
Those of us living "across the river" were initiated into casino life at an early age by dropping pennies in Mr. Allen's gumball slot machine and being rewarded with penny candy. It was on South Park St.,the bottom floor of a three story house. I used to drive over there when I was about 14 to get veal loaf and blood tongue for my mom. The Dairy Queen on Main/Windham Sts., across from Raymonds Drive In, was there in 1952. My first encounter with nutmeg.
Lost 14 golf balls on 18 holes at the Village Links in N.C. two weeks ago; I'm trying Mel.
Posted By: Virginia Darrow <vadaro@cs.com>
Date: Saturday, 27 July 2002, at 6:05 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (slug)
Re: Jackson/Valley Street Convenience Stores. A family memory. My sister burst in from Natchaug School one afternoon in high excitement because a neighbor child had asked her to go to Jalasso's and Jalabbe's for candy treats. It took quite a few minutes to figure that one out because we had recently moved to the neighborhood and were not familiar with all of the stores. Finally, the neighbor child appeared and we determined they were going to the store for her mother - to Jo Osso's and Joe L'Abbe's. We still giggle about it whenever it comes up.
Posted By: ROBERT THOMPSON <THOMPSON.ROBERT@TUCSON.VA.GOV>
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2002, at 10:49 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TAVERNS (Mel B.)
I remember only 3. 2 of them were right across from Hickey's Drug Store on the Jackson St side.