Hackettstown Retail trivia

Nerbak Jewelers. DOnt know of any others. I have been here 42 years.

Christine
Nov '08

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Nerbak's and another business (Prudential?) were next to Bach's Drugs and after knocking down a few walls that space became part of Bach's because the surgical section was running out of room. And they moved the pharmacy over to the new section as well.

L. Martin
Nov '08

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Towne Jewelers used to be across the street from star dust diner.

BigDeal
Nov '08

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Also on the Main St. block was a hardware store.

copygirl
Nov '08

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And we had two pharmacies when I came to town -- on Main Street that is.

Dolly
Nov '08

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Who remembers the name of the women and children clothing stores that were on Main Street until the early 90's? Started with an "L"

Dolly
Nov '08

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Scary....Dolly is playing with herself!

Jan
Nov '08

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And there was a terrible fire in the apartment above the bakery and the Farrells lost their home. And I think the bakery and the dress shop closed after that? Is my memory any good?

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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how about Burkes Office Supply

Dadof2
Nov '08

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There was also Leonard's that had children's clothing on Main St. about 30 something years ago.

The Cottage- our dentist used to give us coupons for a free ice cream after every visit & you got to go sit on the bar stool and eat it.

Not Main St. but Mall Theatre.

anonymous
Nov '08

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I remember the jewelry store Alston Beck used to me on Main St. I think that's what it was called, he also owned the Alston Beck in the Rockaway Mall and a store in Livingston Mall. Not sure it they were all called Alston Beck but it was the same owner.

jenninjgirl
Nov '08

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Your Grandmother probably shopped for sewing stuff at Newberry's - one whole side of the store was devoted to fabric, notions, etc. At least that is the way I remember it! We moved to town in 1966 and that is where my mother shopped for such things, and then me for HomeEc classes.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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The dress shop next to the bakery was The Genevive Shop (SP?). My mom bought me lovely Kate Greenaway dresses there.

lilindependance
Nov '08

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OH LIL! Thank you. The Genevieve Shop. That was going to make me nuts if I could not remember. And I do remember the Irish Setter, probably was Mrs. K's dog, (Rusty) because he used to sit in our driveway and wait for our dog to come out. He was a lovely dog, and really had the run of the town. Everybody knew him, and he was quite the gentleman, as I recall.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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not too far from hackettstown pet supply

L. Martin
Nov '08

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Mrs.Kostenbader told my husband that she would take the day's money, put it in a case and tie it around the dog's neck and send him to the bank on the corner of Main and Grand to make a deposit. He knew when he had that case on his neck, he was supposed to go to the bank. Someone in the bank would take the money and make the transaction, putting the receipt back into the case. The dog did this everyday to get there before the bank closed and she said no one ever touched that money. We had just moved here from Essex County and thought that was about the coolest thing we'd ever heard.

Tanya
Nov '08

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Don't forget Milton Thorpe's bookstore ! I leached all information I could from the Tiger Beat magazines...What has happened to downtown Hackettstown? yeah I know it's been going on for a long time....

lilindependance
Nov '08

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OK the trendy boutique/hair salon was called "The New York Connection" & it was owned by Karl Ballo, I believe. He left there and went back to Sucussuna to just do hair. I think I heard that he passed away a numbver of years ago.


Ok here's an easier one....name the 3 locations of Calicp Country Flowers or for that matter the two locations for Florist on the square or the two locations for Katarina florist.


and do you remember "Stop at 10" ??

L.Martin
Nov '08

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ooooo I know the answer to the calico question as I worked there back in high school and also I had my wedding floweres done by them.
1- in the strip mall on 46 by block buster
2- in the building by mountian ave quick check now bagels abroad.
3- on willow grove street by the hospital.

Cherie
Nov '08

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Florist on the square was once where Pandan Roo is now also.

Christine
Nov '08

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I thought the bear is because the owners name was Winnie like in Winnie the Poo, who was a bear. I dont know if that is the reason. I stayed there once, a really long time ago.

Justasking
Nov '08

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Florist on the square was not where Pandan Room was, it was a Flower shop called Primrose Lane or something like that.

Suz
Nov '08

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Justasking was correct...owner's name was (is?) Winnie


OK here's another....Where Marshall's is now was at one time a "bulk foods" store...actually way ahead of its time..considering BJ's , Sam's Club, Costco etc.

Anyway do you recall the name of this store?

L. Martin
Nov '08

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Basics

Carol Millett
Nov '08

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Remember Grants, Reynolds, Rockaway Sales all under one roof..

Johnny Walker Red
Nov '08

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I thought Basics was in the "old" A & P mall. There was a small department store before Marshalls and a Grand Union before that

Jersey Joe
Nov '08

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Before Basics and Grand Union, it was W. T. Grant's.

copygirl
Nov '08

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Mrs. Foster I loved her

Justasking
Nov '08

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I remember getting Tootsie-Rolls from the lady at the gas station. Also remember when McD. opened (I think it had just opened, could be wrong) and what it treat it was when we stayed home sick from school and had to go to work with our parents, we would get an Egg McMuffin for breakfast.

One of my favorite pictures of me and my Dad was taken at a picnic table along the river at the Orange Pit, early 1970's.

Jodee
Nov '08

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Mrs. Foster always gave us candy. She was just so nice. When I think of her I always think she was one of the stronger women I ever meant. She ran that gas station all by herself, most women still wont pump their own gas. I remember going into the house part of the gas station and I remember all the pictures of her children. But I dont remember ever meeting her children or anything about a husband.

Justasking
Nov '08

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Mrs. Foster was a widow. Her husband died and she took over the gas station. She loved kids. I really dont remember her kids though. My Dad was friends with her husband.

Christine
Nov '08

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There was a pool hall on Main Street in the 60's called "The Golden Cue"....I think it was where the bicycle store is now. Later, (70's or early 80's) there was a pool hall in the store which is now Achieve Fitness. anyone remember these? Also, anyone remember "Carl's Place" at the corner of Mountain Avenue and East Avenue?

deviljet
Nov '08

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Also Barbara's Pantry had a store on Main Street near the Strand, it was a little Ice cream parlor place. And she had another store in the middle of the Hackettstown mall.

Justasking
Nov '08

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For a while, the upstairs at Charlie Browns (aka the Clarendon) was also a pool hall.

anonymous
Nov '08

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Nick & Betty's was the ice cream place and Knapps was a shoe store. Also, Scott is Jack's son in law.

jane
Nov '08

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Sorry Jane, you've got it a little incorrect. Scott is Jack's son; if you don't believe me, stop in and ask him. Jack was the son in law of the original owner, Hank Tomainio.

deviljet
Nov '08

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thanks, jenn... i was beginning to think I imagined it, lol.

ianimal
Nov '08

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Sorry deviljet, I was quizing the "old-timers" at work and they got me confused. You are right...

jane
Nov '08

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Jane, Sorry to disagree but in the early 60's Knapp's was located where Plate Jewelers is now and it was a stationery store and had an ice cream counter in the back of the store where I went to get hand-dipped ice cream and chocolate sodas after a Saturday afternoon movie where I paid 45 cemts. Of this, I am totally sure!

lsricc
Nov '08

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taters. what was the correct religion and nationality at the time?

old man
Nov '08

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Yes, I do remember all that you mentioned and so much more. The Jigger Shoppe took over the location of Mick & Hedy's before moving to their location on the corner of Main and Moore. So does anyone remember Class and Hurley's Applicance Store located diagonally across from Hackettstown Ford?

lsricc
Nov '08

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I used to play at that arcade next to Mama's outside of the Mall.

Another thing I miss from times ago is having a wide-open Fish Hatchery. We used to cut through there everyday after school. You had full access to see all of the fish. The guys who worked there were always willing to show the hatchery part of it. They had fish food to feed. We also used to go out on the ponds when they would freeze over. They had an A-Treat soda machine that was cheap and I used to love getting those chocolate drinks, lol.

Hey, what was the name of that department store on Main Street, near where Verizon store is now?

Rich
Nov '08

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Yes...Basics Food Warehouse was where Marshall's is today.
You did have to bag (or box) your own groceries. I think they had some if you didn't bring your own. The A&P had a similiar concept but it was much later...and kinda non-sanitary?

Someone mentioned pool halls in Hackettstown...let's do this in reverse. Where would you have found "Slot n' Pocket in Hackettstown.......or "Cue Connection" ??

L. Martin
Nov '08

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Well, it was definitly Cue Connection, above the Clarendon.

And thanks, Isricc, for remembering Newberry's

Rich
Nov '08

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Oops, sorry about that last post - I forgot this was a RETAIL trivia thread - those locations were obviously not reatil, lol

Rich
Nov '08

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Does anyone remember the clothing store it was right next store to where Target is now. (where that electric supplier is now)? I know the name of it just wondering if anyone else does.

Christine
Nov '08

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It finally came to me!!!! Leonard's was the name of the clothing store just up the street from Newberry's! Phew!!!!!!!!!!!

lsricc
Nov '08

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What was the name of the drugstore on Main Street in Hackettstown? It no longer is there.

Jan
Nov '08

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Drugstore on Main St. was Kerr's Pharmacy. In the Dad and Lad block.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Kelly is right it is Robert Halls Clothing store. We would always get our school clothes there and at another place in town.

Does anyone remember the other big chain that was where Plates is now? (hint: You had to order it first!)

Christine
Nov '08

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Nope! But I remember that!

Christine
Nov '08

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Thanks....

Jan
Nov '08

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The furniture store was called Reliable(located across from Hometown Hardware) and was owned by Benny Kass. OK, please tell us what the chain store was that was located where Plate's Jewelers. It's making me crazy!!!!!

lsricc
Nov '08

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L. Martin, When that mall opened up, I loved it. Three floors of stores, of all different types. It was sad when that burned down. My friend and I rode out bikes up there when they were trying to put out the fire. Every time I smell that burning smell, it reminds me of that day.

As far as Stop at 10 goes, I actually worked there on weekends when I was in college. It was a pretty neat concept. They had silk ties and nice belts that were a great price for its time. The Men's dress shirts weren't bad, kind of like what you get at Marshall's. I don't know about the quality of the women's stuff, but maybe those were flimsy.

Rich
Nov '08

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Sears catalog store was where Plates is now.

PAM
Nov '08

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You are right! Sears it is!

Christine
Nov '08

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I meant The Orange Pit

Old Timer
Nov '08

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I don't know if it was the first pizza place, but just after we moved here in '72, we used to go to (I think) Luigi's. And if I remember right, it was a few doors down from the Strand movie theatre. And the funny thing was, everytime we went, he would charge us a different price. One time we went and bought a pie, and my neighbor went about an hour later and paid more money for the same thing. He then moved to the other side of Main Street, can't remember exactly where, but he didn't stay there long and went out of business.

Tanya
Nov '08

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I thought it was a small place called Tony's on the same side as Newberry's. When it first opened, there would be a long line of people waiting to order.

PAM
Nov '08

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I worked at K-mart in the late 70's and lived in Mansfield Village. Does anyone remember trying to pull out of that mall and go towards Mansfield on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I gave up trying to go home for lunch on the weekends.

Roxpat
Nov '08

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I remember that place and the Caputos. Went to school with one.

Christine
Nov '08

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My friend who grew up in Hackettstown back in the 50's told me there was a grocery store, (I think she said Safeway, but not sure) in the Knechel Ford location. Can anyone verify that?

Tanya
Nov '08

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Tony's by the Strand was a great stop for a slice if you didn't feel like riding your bike all the way to Leo's walk up window before that 25 cent addmission to the town pool in the summer! Anybody remeber that dry cleaner on main street that we all thought was a florist from the look of the front window? And for the really old people out there.....now it's time to date yourselves.......what make of cars were sold where Bagels Abroad is now?

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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Sorry, libraries give me the creeps! Anybody remember the Sears catalog store where Skylands Orthopeidics is now?

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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That's OK. I just happen to have an "inside" source for that one! Many moons ago it was a Ford dealership. Now that I gave that one up, can anyone guess what the Ford dealership's son ran in good ole' H-town?......Now that's prize winning trivia!

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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Not even close Christine. Shots in the dark don't count.

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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DTLB, If I recall it was Vey's Garage. At one time I think it was also an overflow lot for Kevel???

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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Wasnt VEY a Cadillac dealer??

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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I actually think the Ford question is a trick question. Ralph Knechel's father brought the Ford dealership to Hackettstown, which he expanded on Main/Valentine Streets.....so the answer is: the dealer's son ran a FORD Dealership! Do I win?????

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Cara Mias (Corner of Main & Church) was the Kam Fu Chinese Restaurant...
Strand Theatre $1 to see a movie & $1.50 to sit in the balcony...
Stewarts Root Beer on Route 46 east in the area of Sherman Williams paint...
Bonzana where Blue Mist & Stardust Diners were....
Bowling Alley in the Block Buster/ Skylands Orthopedics Strip Mall....
Kostenbaders Liquor Store in the Dominos Pizza location....
Welsh Farms Restaurant in PV Strip Mall....
Cohens where at the 2nd Time Around Consignment location....
"The Barber Shop" at the Hackettstown Mall...
Fat Cycle in Great Meadows.....
Shirley's Yarn Shoppe across from M&Ms
Krafts Paint Co. on Main Street

Down Town Leroy Brow
Nov '08

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I dont think there was a bowling alley there Leroy, there was a bowling alley at the park-n-ride located on the hill to budd lake between east and west bound. Could not remeber the name of Chinese rest...the first in town on the site of the former Danley's Diner.

lost towney
Nov '08

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In the area of Hometown Hardware or its parking lot, wasn't there a car dealership?

PAM
Nov '08

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wasn't the building that is now Cara Mia's also the location of the post office way back when?

Bgood105
Nov '08

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Tanktown was the name of the fish store on Washington St.

Kelly
Nov '08

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The clothing store where Girl Scout uniforms could be purchased was Leonard's. I remember it well.

lsricc
Nov '08

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Good call on the old coin shop next to Tank Town...I remember the smokey smell of that nice old guy who sold me so many coin holders for my collection. No trick question on the Ford dealership. His son "Norm" ran Norm's auto parts which was a NAPA dealer. Next question for those who doubt... What was the brand before NAPA?

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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I went to a source.....The very first Ford dealership in town was located in the building where Hometown Hardware is. The business did not do well, so Ford took it away. Mr. Ray Lemasters Sr. opened the dealership on Mtn. Avenue at a later time. The Ford dealership on Main St. became Rockaway Sales.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Thank you, thank you. But now I am pooped! Need a nap :)

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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And yes...for the record...I do remember that cool old dog Rusty who used to make the bank deposits. Try pulling that off now! Can't quite remember the name of the sporting goods place from Main St. Was it Holmes?

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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OK. here's a few to rattle your memories. What gas station was on the corner of Main and High Streets and who owned it? Also, what was the name of the two brothers that owned the Clarendon?

lsricc
Nov '08

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Everybodys was in the Ma owned by Bachs.....I think anyway.

Christine
Nov '08

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Mr. Hoover owned Bachs.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Les Smith owned it, then it was purchased by John Zellars, according to my source.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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What was the name of David's before it was David's?

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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What is the FULL name of the first owner's of Leo's?

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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You're almost right LVMomofboys. It was Les Smith that owned the Gulf station. One of my dad's best friends. I'm not sure about the Zellars purchasing it. So, any takers on the two brothers that were owners of the Clarendon?

lsricc
Nov '08

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Wasn't L. David's a furniture store called House of Wittig after the Warren House closed?

Tanya
Nov '08

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Cara Mias (Corner of Main & Church) was the Kam Fu Chinese Restaurant...was Danley's Diner before all the other's above

This is a long post so I am not sure if
"Class and Hurley" Furniture store was mentioned (they also sold bottled gas) on main or Victor's Drapery store or originally Plates Jewelers was on the corner where the vacuum place is and a greyhound bus stop was where Plates is - there was also a soda fountain in the bus station. The bowling alley was right next to the moose lodge where Osa's is or somewhere in that little area - Osa's was a soda fountain place (where I snuck my first cigarette)can't remember the name - I know there was pinball games in there and more of a 'bad' hangout. Next to Leo's was a "grange hall" not exactly sure what it was used for. The bank on the corner "the old People's bank" was a 'sewing notions' store on the first floor and where Tillie went to the show the night she was murdered on the second floor was a stage for theatre shows. If you are going back this far do you all know that Hackettstown was very famous for their horse buggy making over on Valentine Street - people would come from all over to buy them.

On the corner where Verizon on main used to be a hardware store called Western Auto, bycycle parts etc.

Kathy's Kove's was a grand union at one time but at one time there was a roller skating rink in there.

The house across from M & M's was a stage coach stop and inn, they had a tavern in the basement. Much later a librarian from Centenary bought it and lived there with his wife and mother (Howie or Huey??) and he or his mother/wife had a yarn shop in the back. He had a very large collection of statues.

Kathnolan
Nov '08

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Ed Huey had the Yarn Shoppe across from M&M's before he was robbed and beaten nearly to death and left hand-cuffed to the steering wheel of his car! He had quite a collection of valuable antiques and I'm not sure if anyone ever figured out who robbed him. He was a hell of a nice guy!

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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Here is one for you huys.

WHere was the Christmas tree originbally displayed. (no it wasnt near the gazebo)

Christine
Nov '08

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There was a small(island)at the Grand Ave.light,I think it was displayed there?!???

Kelly
Nov '08

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Kornell Davis owned the hardware store on the corner of Grand and Main.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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HackyTowny - Ed Hegeman owned the gas station (now the Shell Station) at the five corner intersection. Les Smith owned the Gulf Station on the corner of Main and High. Also, the Hardware Store where the Party Store is on Main Street was owned by the Fursick's (sp?). The Jigger Shoppe was owned by Charlie and Helen West in the 1970's.

lsricc
Nov '08

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The Christmas tree stood in the street on Grand Ave. So you are right LVMOM, Pam and Kelly. Guess that was easy.

Every year the girls and boys scouts would put handmade ornaments on them.

Christine
Nov '08

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Oops. The Buick dealer was on Valentine Street, not Stiger.

Whoda Thunkit
Nov '08

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Whoda, I will check back with my "source" (dont I sound like a CIA agent or something....) with what you have posted. Thanks for confirming that Vey was Cadillac - I was certain that was what I remembered. Kelly, I also thought Mr. Novak owned the Hardware Store. His mother used to work in their when I was very young, probably in the later 60's, and later, his son Mike. lsricc didnt give a timeframe for when the Fursicks owned it, if they did, perhaps it was prior or after Novak? Ibet Mr Lemasters, our town historian, could clear up a few of the foggy areas for us! (Wonder if he reads these posts??)

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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The Opera House. The front windows are hinged so that they could open wide into the street to allow the crowds in.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Well, that is what Mrs. Harper told me.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Funny Mrs. Harper told me a carriage House and then a car dealership. Hence the hinged windows. LOL!

Christine
Nov '08

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Where carriages were made you know the ones that horses pulled. LOL! Ray Lemasters told them that.

Christine
Nov '08

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Actually, I think you both are right!!!The building was a carriage house in the 1800's and the Opera House opened there in the early 1900's.

Kelly
Nov '08

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Thats funny LVMom!

Christine
Nov '08

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Thanks Kelly! (Nice to know I am not crazy, at least some of the time) and, lsricc, do you think the Fursicks sold the hardware store to Mr. Novak? Or did Mr. Novak work for them maybe? I remember him being there in the late 60's and into the 70's. I remember Fiedler's Real Estate too.

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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I remember the hardware store. I went to school with the Novack boys. I loved the floor in there. It was wood and when you walked it creaked ALOT!

Christine
Nov '08

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My Dad liked it because you could buy 1 screw not a whole box.

Those were the days!

Christine
Nov '08

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I believe the lady real estate agent was Ann Bodine and I thinke the hooby store next door was run by her husband Bob?

lilindependance
Nov '08

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Exactly Bob's Hobby Store in the same building as Ann Bodine Real Estate...Near Kapper's!

Down Town Leroy Brow
Nov '08

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Now for the show stopper..........The first Ford dealership in town was not where any of you have claimed. The first was an agency located where Rich Fixit is now. That dates back before any of "us" would "remember". By the way.....did anybody ever play mini golf at Cactus Jacks?

HackyTowny
Nov '08

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Who owned the first Ford dealership, according to your source? There are a few different opinons floating.....I am very confident in my source....he had firsthand knowledge :)

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Is your source still alive? Or is he/she really first hand?

Bobby
Nov '08

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Oh, still alive, yes!

LVMomofboys
Nov '08

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Anyone remember the day old bakery @ the site of Safelite auto glass on Mountain Avenue?

PAM
Nov '08

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I know that this is a bit of a stretch but does anyone remember the candy store that was behine Hackettstown Middle School (then the K-8 school) back in the 1960's? I recall walking out of the back door and heading toward the high school. There was (and still is) a two family house and one of the sides was this cute little candy store where you could buy penny (yes, penny!) candies. I know that I'm dating myself but just had to ask.

lsricc
Dec '08

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Anyone recall Holy Bagel in the shop rite plaza in the early 90's? My uncle was the manager and would always bring my family free bags of bagels. Those were the days :)

roxy25
Dec '08

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Oh deviljet, I think you are right....I went to school with a Glover and they lived just behind the Middle School (not the MS at the time) and I kind of remember the store.

LVMomofboys
Dec '08

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Regarding Norm's Auto Parts, the brand before NAPA was American Parts.

Raymond Lemasters Sr. had the North Jersey Motor Sales & service & Ford Dealership on 150 mountain ave in 1949, per my uncle ray.

Grandma had the cleaning store.

Sorry, I cheated! I had inside connections.

DL
Dec '08

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Tanya - I remember Jean's and Bruno - and you were right the fighting was unreal but the meat was great. Did you grow in the meadows then? I am married to a meadows man and I grew in H'town.

No one answered my post about the Sand Bar and Sebers - did anyone walk the trek to and fro???

The corner where the Fix it station is was a Hotel VERY long time ago

DL are you a relative of Ray/Angie Lemasters?

Does anyone remember the bakery on main street and the night it burned down - we used to get the best cheese bread there. They would slice it on the machine - great stuff~

kathnolan
Dec '08

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Kathnolan
Yes, Ray and Angie are my Uncle and Aunt.

DL
Dec '08

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Farrell's Bakery had superb sticky buns too. (Sticky honey on top with nut) They lived in the apartment over the bakery and were out of a home with the fire. The Genevieve Shoppe was next door. Christine, growing up in Hack. we rode bikes EVERYWHERE and my mother never worried about where we were. There was always somebody around who knew who we were.

LVMomofboys
Dec '08

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Does anyone remember the Williams & Hibler Lumber Yard fire. Was in Aug. 1970. AT that time my parents rented the duplex whixh was owned by them. We lost everything from that fire.

Christine
Dec '08

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Anybody remeber the name of the original Grocery store in the Mansfield shopping plaza? (It wasn't Shoprite)

george
Dec '08

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Oh wow. I never knew that fire was arson. How did the culprit avoid jail time?? Wow. That must have been awful for your family Christine,.....and then for the guy to walk just adds insult to injury.

LVMomofboys
Dec '08

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Your story is shameful. Hard to believe that there are people like that in Hackettstown, but I guess they are everywhere. It reminds me of the story of the train that crashed in Mansfield, on the tracks back behind Donaldsons,I suppose it was back in the early part of the century. The train was carrying many German tourists - and the locals went through the train and looted the luggage rather than help the injured. Well, I am sorry that you had such an experience and I give you alot of credit for staying in town after that.

LVMomofboys
Dec '08

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Anyone remember how nice the town used to look at Christmas time back in the day? You had the town Christmas tree literally in Grand Avenue, and the firemen put up decorations from the Hess Station all the way to the Shop Rite (now Quick Check). Also, they weren't only snow flakes like we have now, but they were a mix of Christmas trees, candles, Santas, etc.

deviljet
Dec '08

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Is the Central House still there? Still a bar on the first floor?

salutatorian1968
Jan '09

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The original supermarket in the Mansfield Shopping was Falks if my memory is OK. The discount store was Jamesway. Those were the days.

Mikey07840
Jan '09

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So how many things burned down? I know of the mini-mall, Williams and Hibler, Shop Rite - anything else?

Rich
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Jack Burk`s bowling alley next to the moose lodge burned down but I don`t remember what year.How about warren retread tires or bucky`s wrecker service both on mt. ave. then there was Mr.Smale`s tailor shop on liberty st. and Tim`s sporting goods next to cunningham`s bar corner of moore and main

yogel
Feb '09

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Wait just remembered another one Williams music store on main st.

yogel
Feb '09

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the town christmas tree on grand avenue was fun until some jerk set it on fire on christmas eve...what about the christmas star and easter cross on buck hill...at least we can still enjoy that...

hack
Feb '09

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yes that is the original hackettstown railroad station...the picture dates from 1969...ps...who remembers Helens toyland at the corner of main and liberty streets...

hack
Feb '09

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any body remember al kings hot dog stand

yogel
Feb '09

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Don`t know how old you are but I`m talking mid 50`s to mid 60`s,maybe I`m too old for you guys ha ha ha ha

yogel
Feb '09

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Hack:
You are right,backed up to the top of budd lake hill.Island dragway was a big part of the traffic.People from all over the country knew Leo`s .

yogel
Feb '09

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Leos...the 15 cent hamberger...and a great cheesesteak... and milkshake... that was so long ago...Leos is still there with new owners...

hack
Feb '09

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Anyone remember when the Dentists office blew up in '87? I was living in Mansfield Village at the time, all the way in the back before all the new buildings were built and we actually heard the explosion.

Of course nothing beats going over the bridge on Allen Road back in '94 and seeing a glow of red from behind the mountain in the direction of Long Valley.. turns out it was when that chemical plant in Edison had a disaster.

Dave
Feb '09

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any one know the name of the studebaker dealer on main st. by rockaway sales back in the 60`s?

yogel
Feb '09

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Ah the orange pit,a chuck wagon sand. and a soda.we used to sit on the benches and feed the trout bread from the rolls,really made the fly fishermen mad.Sometimes at night(after you closed)guys from town would drag race on that stretch of 57. oh for the good old days!

yogel
Feb '09

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Barbara,do you remember the name of the littlt diner that`s the golden skilit?

yogel
Feb '09

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Yogel - River Edge

jettailgaiter - Yes, my uncle Steve drove a milk truck for Welsh Farms. As kids we loved going into the truck and getting choc. milk.

Barbara
Feb '09

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I remember Barbaras Pantry when I worked at K-mart in 1978. I used to go get lunch there all the time. Or at the K-mart Lunchenette or Diner whatever it was.

Roxpat
Feb '09

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I remember carl`s when I was a kid(early to mid 50`s)Carl,his wife and daughter lived in the back of the store,if you looked to the right when you walked in you could see their kitchen.directly across mt.ave was al chareek`s(not sure of spelling)nursery business.

Deb,the only store I can bring to mind is Curl`s on the left just before the top of the hill,n.main st.

yogel
Feb '09

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Yogel, you're right! Curl's Store it was!

Deb
Feb '09

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hell yes i remember monk carpenter...i helped clean out that garage...after it closed...i wish that junkyard was still there today...he had lots of old iron...heres one for you...i used to go up to kobers junkyard too...thats gone now too...

hack
Feb '09

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My uncle worked for Tom Whelan for years....Remeber when Whelan owned the bar, The Millstone (now the Pumphouse)?

deviljet
Feb '09

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My dad, Paul Solomon, also worked with Tom Whelan.

lsricc
Feb '09

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OMG... you folks are taking me back. I remember the dog that walked up town as a Irish Setter named Kelly & owned by the Kostenbater family who owned the Liquor store .

do you remember when williams & hibler burned down....you could see that for miles!!!

Big Boy
Feb '09

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oh crap!I meant to post here but started a new topic by mistake!

yogel
Feb '09

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by the way..... Great Thread!

deansangie
Feb '09

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the liquor store you mention...on the musconetcong river...that was johnsons...it is now bottle king...there was also the Pub...that was turned into the bakery that burned down and is now the japanese steakhouse...then there was the old Mansfield Inn...i was there the day of the shooting...enough said ps kostenbaders dog used to take the liquor store money to the bank...the dog was that well trained...

hack
Feb '09

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hack

when was a shooting at mansfeild inn?

wasen`t strikes body shop on that same stretch?

yogel
Feb '09

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Hack - yes, that's the name. The mind is going. Had many a good time at the Mansfield Inn.

Yogel - Strike was a hoot. His place was on that stretch.

Barbara
Feb '09

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My great grandmother worked at the hotel claredon till I think the late 50`s and the owners at that time were willie and arthur putz.anybody remember the christmas parties they had for the town kids,first time I tasted pumpkin ice cream.

lvmomofboys
leo lomason owned leos.

how about a place called sol braggards ice cream parlor?

yogel
Feb '09

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now if you remember strikes body shop...he was ok...i remember he had a sign in his office...Helen Wait Is our credit Manager...if you want credit go to helen and wait...

hack
Feb '09

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there was two places..there was a gas station in stephensburg...which had 33 cent per gallon gas price signs on rt 57 for years after it closed...and bathgates garage near the mansfield school on rt 57... bathgates now sells used cars ...

hack
Mar '09

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OMG I remember Jimmie the fish. Us kids actually did Idive into our pool when we saw him pull up. LOL!

Christine
Mar '09

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that was Seagraves gas station...i knew joe seagraves...he was a great mechanic...now lets ratchet this up a bit...who remembers Butler Park Amusement Park...along the musconetcong river...by Mansfield TWP...i have already included a picture of the butler park merri-go-round on this thread...start scratching your heads...thanks

hack
Mar '09

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YEA butler park,went there a lot as a kid,it was a great little park.too bad all the small ones faded away ya didn`t have to wait hours to get on a ride like at dorney.they`re trying to bring back bushkill in easton but it`s not looking good.

ever go to bertrands island park,a lot bigger than butler but still small enough to do in one day.

yogel
Mar '09

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hi yogel...you got me there...the budd lake merry-go-round...was that part of the old night club...thats was recently torn down...that served as the police station...tell me more...hell yes i went to bertrands many times right up until it closed...got to www.youtube.com they have videos of the park when it was still open and after it closed

catholic by family
Mar '09

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Where was that bar located cbf?

Seein the Reality
Mar '09

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Aw I really liked that Gravatar but it's so small ya cant even tell what i is.

Seein the Reality
Mar '09

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Wasn't there a bar right on the lake and then it was up on the hillside?

What was the name of the hardware (?) store on Willow Grove just at the bottom of the hill before you turned off to go to the football field and the Sand Bar.


Barbara

Barbara
Mar '09

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Has anyone mentioned Hoff's Auto Electric??

jettailgaiter
Mar '09

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Does anyone remember the name of the funeral home where Scala's currently is? Scala took over in the early 70's, but before that it was owned by someone else. Metzger's...... I think. Can anyone verify my memory?

Tanya
Mar '09

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I do rememer Hoff's. Johnny sponsored our softball team. Also remember Class & Hurley and of course the ice cream truck. We'd be at the softball games under the lights and always looked forward to the ice cream truck. It never came by our house but I could hear it over at Kenwood Village. I suppose Kenwood Village is not considered a subdivision anymore.

Barbara
Mar '09

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Bud Class and Jack Hurley (Class and Hurley) were great family friends. They both still have children & grandchildren in the area. I'm lucky enough to have them as part of my life. Bea Class lives in Florida but comes up to Great Meadows regularly to visit her daughter, Mim Gulick (whose husband, Jack, just sold his service station a short time ago which was located across the street from the old Class and Hurley location). Small world!

lsricc
Mar '09

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the picture of the bar i posted is still there and a still a bar in budd lake...right next to the budd lake motel...i think the name is now the log cabin...who remembers when stiger street near the auction market was still a dirt road...who also remembers the candy store that was on liberty street across from the knights of columbus hall

hack
Mar '09

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Wow, I do remember Glover's. Used to stop there after school and on the way to Morgan's Tract.

Barbara
Mar '09

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any body remember the of the only cab co. in town back in the day

yogel
Mar '09

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and there was the hackettstown taxi...with a stand right by bachs drug store...

waybill
Mar '09

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My family's house used to be where the Shell station is on Mt. Avenue right now. My father sold the property to Shell Oil Company in 1954. He put the house on a flatbed truck and moved it to its current location on Pine St. I bet no one remembers that!

Uncle Ronnie
Mar '09

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I remember morgan`s green houses on washington st.hill,walked by them every day on the way to school. we used to sled between sharp and lafayette st can`t remember if we went down cook or franklin st.if you got a good run you could fly off the bank go all the way through the field,under the barbed wire fence and into the second field.after my first time down I learned to lay down on the sled or get closelined off,

yogel
Mar '09

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yogel, My mom is 76 and she lived on liberty st. when she was a kid, talkes about it all the time. My great grandfather owned the ort building (gone now) on main st. It was a candy store in the 20"s, and the local bootlegger outlet. Most public officials were there patrons. Dirt streets, real Hackettstown history. I know of women who would come to Centenary by horse and sled in the winter, no cars at the time. They came from Milford PA. And I remember the fields of Morgans was where the HHS football field is .

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Mar '09

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aka? on a good day with a spotter you could cross Willow Grove Street on your sled and go down Pine Street.

BeenAround
Mar '09

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Cool stories. And the pictures here are great!

deansangie
Mar '09

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aka

where on main was the ort building???

yogel
Mar '09

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i remember morgans greenhouses and they also grew plants on bells lane...formerly a part of the bell farm...and yes i sledded down hospital hill...and valley view hill also...valley view street was cordoned off by the town foe all the local kids to sled down...years ago....the ort building was on the corner across from rockaway sales...next to where chics barbershop building stands today

hack
Mar '09

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OK, I do not recall how to spell this but...Does anyone remember Dr. Shevitz (sp.)? He practiced here in the late 1950's and into the 1960's and had an office on Grand Avenue. I recall him coming to our home. What a memory...a doctor that made house calls!!! Dr. Minier (sp.) took over his practice when he retired.

lsricc
Mar '09

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Mr and Mrs Glover have both passed away...in missouri...i am a friend of the family...

hack
Mar '09

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Thats what I thought. I had the priveledge to go inside that bridge once. It was awesome. Being a history buff it was really cool to see something like that up close. Im not sure if you can get inside anymore, as some stupid kid jumped off there and ruined it for everyone else. But if its still possible its an adventure worth taking.

Seein the Reality
Mar '09

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Dr. Stanowicz was the Dr who was on Grand Ave. and did house calls.

Christine
Mar '09

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If I remember right there was dr.stanowicz,shevitz,miller,hall and dr.harmon.
doc harmon delivered me and stayed my dr.till he retired.I think they all made house calls and rotated being on call for the emergency squad.

yogel
Mar '09

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Christine, which house was Dr. Stanowicz in? Our home appears to have been used as offices and I'm curious if it was the one he used.

Agust
Mar '09

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dr.stanowicz lived in and had his office on the corner of grand ave.and washington st.directly across from the post office.

yogel
Mar '09

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Thats right yogel. It is now a dental office.

Christine
Mar '09

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The Davis family owned the Western Auto - later True Value - hardware store at the corner of Grand and Main from the late 1950's into the early 1980's. Wooden creaky floors, you coudl buy screws / nails individually or by bulk, auto parts (when the store closed the auto part inventory had filters, and parts going back to the Model A - an antique car owner's dream - bicycle repair.

On the corners opposite the Western Auto Store were "People's Bank" (Grand & Main), Gulf Gas Station and full service Auto Repair, Knapp's Drug Store. (High & Main). Clarendon Hotel was located directly behind the Western Auto Store.

Rusty - Irish Setter - that ya'll talk about was owned by the people that ran the liquor store at the corner of Liberty and Main, and yes, Rusty was given the daily receipts to be carried to People's Bank for deposit. He crossed only at the intersection, and actually waited for the appropriate light to change. After his daily chore at the bank, he then used to stop in and visit several other store owners to receive "other" treats.

Trapper
Apr '09

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hi Yogel, yes that's right. i remember that!

NJ2FL05
Apr '09

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knapps was around where the chinese is on main st. kerr's was the drug store next door.
Bachs was on main and high where the trading post/furniture is.

lost towney
Apr '09

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I went to school with a Ronna Phoebus,don`t know if she`s any relation or notthough.

yogel
Apr '09

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who remembers the old Central house when Bill Dougherty owned the place...Jackpot Ryan hung around there then...the Central House dated to 1860...before they tore it down...

hack
Apr '09

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Yes, I took piano lessons from Mr. Phoebus. It was a wonderful experience taking lessons from a man who had played in theaters for silent films - which he demonstrated if you happened to ask! I think that he also wrote at least one popular song way back. Thanks for letting me remember!

lilindependance
Apr '09

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Anyone remember the salesman in Dad & Lad's, I think his name was Louie? Very persistent! If you bought boots he would try to sell you socks, if you were buying a pair of jeans he would try to sell you a belt to go with it...he was hilarious.

deviljet
Apr '09

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you are talking about louie lusardi..he was a great salesman...he had an ice cream shop before he worked at dad and lad...he lived on prospect street...he was one of a kind

waybill
Apr '09

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We also remember Leeters. There was a ladies side and a mens. Actually they started in where my store is now and then moved down to where Trading Post clearance center is now.

Christine
Apr '09

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still no helens toyland store memories...that was quite a place..i bought all my kites and balsa wood gliders there when i had the money...who remembers when rockaway sales sold toys at the main street store...as well as military surplus...

waybill
Apr '09

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LV General Store is still open!!

lvmomofboys
Apr '09

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I used to go to the Schooley's Mtn store when it was owned by Charlie Skinner. We lived not far from there and we owned some donkeys who used to get loose now and then. Charlie Skinner would call our house and say "Virginia(my mother) your donkeys are loose again!" My mom would have to go there and get them and pay for the apples they would eat off the front stairs. I loved the penny candy...

How about K & K Fencing at the top of Hackettstown Mountain?? My father worked a second job there. It was where the Dodge Dealer is now. The owners father lived on Rt 24 in Schooleys Mtn. He was blind and used to sell apples off his front porch. We used to go and hang out there. Inside his house he had a player piano which was amazing...

jettailgaiter
Apr '09

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yogel wasnt that Mick & Hedy's?

Christine
Apr '09

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Yogel, Is correct, except neither Mick nor Hedy were related to Mike Bacon.
The original Mike & Betty's was on High Street, and then Mike and Betty Bacon moved it down Main Street across from Leo's, where Ishinru Karate is presently located. Hedy worked for Mike and Betty Bacon at both locations, and then in the mid 60's, Mick and Hedy bought the business from Mike Bacon and renamed it "Mick & Hedy's". The business existed there until about 1989, a year after Mick passed away; the owner of Hackettstown Auto Parts terminated Hedy's lease because he wanted to open a jewelry store for his girlfriend.

deviljet
Apr '09

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I see you guys are older than me. I ended up ay Mick and Hedys when I got lost in kindergarten! LOL!

Christine
Apr '09

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Waybill,

Is that the old Hunter's Lodge down on Rt 46 in Deleware? They used to have the deer in a pen outside? It looks familiar...

Lori...since '73
Apr '09

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yes thats the old hunters lodge sign..the new owners restored the sign but the deer are gone...the old saying is the more things change the more they stay the same...

waybill
Apr '09

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Good ole fella on 206 ....all he needed was a honk & a wave!!!

Begin Again Finnigan
Apr '09

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Wavin Willie he was called he used to work at the Tamarracks

thomasz
Apr '09

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Remember Dr. Silber the Dentist next door to Rockaway sales?

Dentistry has come a long ways since the time I sat in his chair...OUCH!!!!

Jac
Apr '09

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Waybill,

I knew the deer were gone...it's been a long time. I always felt bad for them in there.

I have another question for you. Not far from the Hunters Lodge there was another small Hotel, I have no idea what it was called. If you are at the Lodge and turn around to look at the hill directly behind you there is a building back in there. It can't be seen from the road, although once in a while, depending on the season, you can catch a glimpse of a chimney. At the bottom of the hill is an old chained off driveway that leads to it. When I was in High School (early 90s) I went up there with some friends. We snooped around a bit. There were some magazines laying around, all from the mid 80s. So it can't be more than 25 years since the place closed up. Does anyone know this place that I'm asking about? Aside from the kids I went there with everyone thinks I'm imagining the place...Do you know anything about it?

Lori...since '73
Apr '09

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WABBILL! I love your pics.
Got any of the Morris Canal about town stashed away?

deansangie
Apr '09

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There was a man that hung out in the parking lot of Dr's Laurara ( spelling?) and Dr Weideman's office and directed traffic. Anyone remember him?

Firefly
Apr '09

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morris canal...pictures...here is a shot of morris canal boatmen at smiths store...in Waterloo village from 100 years ago...enjoy...i have many more...enjoy

waybill
Apr '09

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Anyone remember the old Homefreeze building by Lafayette Street, and Pete Smith, the old guy who used to live across the street from it?

deviljet
Apr '09

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Waybill, YES, that is who I'm talking about! He lived next door to my father's uncle... He always had Yankee gear on and he used to tell everyone each year that he was going down to spring training to help them out.

deviljet
Apr '09

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love this thread.

I remember Wavin' Willie. When were young we would laugh at the old coot but soon realized that he was an integral part of the town (Andover, I think) and we looked forward to seeing him as we drove by. When he was gone we definitely missed him and, to this day, I still think of him every time I drive by.

Waybill, do you remember the college view section before the homes were built? Any pictures?

justintime
Apr '09

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Wow! Are the ladies having an outing on the morris canal boat?

deansangie
Apr '09

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heres another morris canal shot...this was taken near phillipsburg...heres what the boatmen looked like...by the way... the morris canal was called slack water navigation...

waybill
Apr '09

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I've seen that last one. Thats Flukes lock just outside of Stanhope. Very popular place... I think the Flukes had something like 7 daughters, a few ran the lock.

deansangie
Apr '09

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Waybill....My friends & I always swam, river tubed & fished those banks of the mighty muski especially during the summers & after baseball practice. Fond days & gone forever! Alas!!!

Begin Again Finnigan
Apr '09

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Anyone recall swimming at the lock ....Saxon Falls? People would take blankets & lawn chairs like the shore & swim. There was a snapping turtle there & my dad would advise that us boys should stay away least the turtle bite our weaners off...lol! That will keep you away!!

Begin Again Finnigan
Apr '09

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yes i used to go swimming at saxton falls that was the free place to swim until they closed it down...

waybill
Apr '09

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Waybill or anybody who might have...pictures of the boat next to the building on Stiger street. (Early to mid1970's) Greatly appreciated...

Thelma
Apr '09

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Oh, I know what boat you mean.....went to school with the kids....I wonder what ever happened to it?

LVMomofBoys
Apr '09

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wasen`t grogans "ark"concrete and steel?

yogel
Apr '09

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yogel: you are correct. which is why i am so curious as to how it was removed!

LVMomofBoys
Apr '09

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yogel: It took me a minute to remember what C.R.S. is. I suffer from it, too.

cbel
Apr '09

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the weathers getting nice how about a trip to the old swimming hole...Saxton Falls...

waybill
Apr '09

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yes i go by saxton falls on a regular basis...its not the same now that the swimming hole has been drained...but you can still fish in the river...here is a picture of first day of fishing season from years ago...

waybill
Apr '09

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the trolley was a part of the Easton & Washington Traction Co...the trolley came out of Easton PA...and ran to Port Colden NJ...the plan for the trolley line was to expand through Hackettstown and connect with the the Morris County traction line at or near Lake Hopatcong...but a very stubborn farmer near port Murray NJ named Adam Wandling...fought the trolley line that was to go through to Hackettstown...and the service ended at Port Colden...the trolley went out of business in 1925...if you drive along rt 57 some remnants of the old trolley line can still be seen...here is a picture of the trolley running down the main street of Washington NJ

waybill
Apr '09

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Suz - the name of the dress shop in High Street was Ann's Dress Shop. I remember when Mom bought me my first grown up dress. She usually shopped at Leonard's or the Sears catalog. I loved going in there.

Jac - I went to Dr. Silber as a kid. To this day, I don't like going to the dentist.

Barbara
May '09

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Ok, not right in town, but does any one remember Bayer's Store on Rt. 46 in Great Meadows? My mom used to take us there for jeans. It is where they have all the flags out for sale. Across from there was a place you could buy cases of soda in big glass bottles, but I can't remember the name of that. It was always a treat when we had summer picnics to go get the soda for the party!

Or the Villa de Rocco on 46 by St. Peter & Paul. We had a couple of family parties there too.

Mo93
May '09

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I know it`s not retail but all the way back on stiger st. during w.w.2 there was a place called essex specialty co. that made flares and other items for the military. My mom,grandmom and great grandmom all worked there.any of you old time h`town history buffs have any thing you can share about it?

yogel
May '09

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the beverage place you speak of was i think at one time Peters beverage...i think they sold hoffmans and kotts soda beverages and the Bayors flag lady is still there...

waybill
May '09

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We used to jokingly refer to Bayor's Store as the "Great Meadows Mall" !

I laso remember Benny & Pat from Villa Dec Rocco; great people! We ate in there almost every weekend, and had our rehearsal dinner there as well.
Always good food, and a lot of fun with them!.

deviljet
May '09

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Benny and Pat from the Villa De Rocco...were the kind of people that make this world right.... they were generous and honest...and you will notice that the restaurant has not been successful since they left...we used to call Benny ...Bennihana...like the popular japanese themed restaurant chain...nice people good food...and family oriented

wrecker
May '09

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i remember the Webers...i went to school with their children...and i remember when they owned the restaurant...that has to be over thirty years ago...

waybill
May '09

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You're right waybill it was definitely over 30 years ago that the Webers owned their restaurant. I remember going there in the early 60s. Wow, am I aging myself!!!! Great place, great people and really great memories!!!!

lsricc
May '09

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the tea rom was on the right side just before the top on the hackettstown side

yogel
May '09

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no ,a litle before you reach the top as youre going up the hil,if memory serves me there is a little bridge near the spot.

yogel
May '09

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closest i remember anything there...is skinners store...and i did some work at the christadelphian bible camp...they have a spring fed pool there...and the people at the camp were very nice...theres also the old mineral spring hotels in that area...U.S. Grant went there when he had cancer seeking the mineral waters as a cure anybody remember the Derribar...ice cream and candy shop...just down the street from the old hackettstown diner...that place was a treat...they had an ice cream sundae shaped like a pig trow...and if you finished the sundae...you got a button that said "i was a pig at the Derribar " here is a picture...long time area residents will remember this...

waybill
May '09

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I gotta be fair and tell you the tea room was closed when I was a little kid,early 50s,but I remember my grandmom talking about how nice it once was.

yogel
May '09

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LVM
you got it,thats the place.as for the bible camp I remember as a little kid going there to visit someone but it`s been so long and I was so young I`ve forgotten who now.also on the right before the turn to the camp there (is,was?)a mansion my grandparents always called ,if I remember right,the tearberry estate.ya know anything about it beautiful old place!

yogel
May '09

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sears appliance?

me
May '09

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How about K & K Fencing at the top of Hackettstown Mtn where Johnson dodge is now??????????

jettailgaiter
May '09

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I remember the sporting goods store. Dad use to bring us there.

Christine
May '09

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I believe Tom Krumm owned both the beer distributor and the Orange Pit at the same time.....Back to Denees on
Waterloo, was the owner's name Warren?

deviljet
May '09

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I went to school with warren denee ,his dad owned the store don`t know if his name was warren too or not.

yogel
May '09

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Deviljet & Waybill - My father Tom Krumm owned the Orange Pit. My grandparents had the Rheingold distributorship but had sold it to the Browns, parents of my uncle Fred.

Barbara
May '09

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Anyone remember Tim Swanson's sporting goods store on Main street in the 1950s?

Millie
May '09

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What was the name of the hot dog stand on Rt 46 in Independence (Its that old abandoned red building at the top of the hill just outside Hackettstown)

Joe
May '09

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The name of the small candy store next to the middle school was Batsons and she also made lunches I loved her Mrs. Batsons hamberegrs

Kloscall
May '09

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It was Glover's when I was in the middle school.

deviljet
May '09

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Speaking of candy shops, Does anyone remember the Jigger Shop Candy store. They sold papers, candy smokes etc. We went there every morning and spent our luch money on candy. LOL! It was always dark in there. LOL!Ah the memories.

Christine
May '09

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i remember the jigger shop very well...what a candy selection...and dont forget the packs of cards that came with a piece of gum inside...they also had a large greeting card selection...hard to believe that store is gone...

waybill
May '09

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the long gum you speak of was a big buddy...it was about a foot long...shaped like a ruler...and yes they had a large magazine rack...if only i could find some good old turkish taffy...by bonamo...they dont make it anymore

gtown
May '09

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Can't let this thread die! How many of you remember the common name of "Bower's Brook"? This is the brook that runs by M&M field then behind Park Avenue and eventually runs into the river by the Sandbar.

deviljet
Jun '09

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We used to capture turtles and salamanders out of that brook when I was a kid. Never knew the name of it though!

LVMomofBoys
Jun '09

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....you mean without a paddle????

LVMomofBoys
Jun '09

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the name of the brook was Sh*ts creek...everybody along there dumped their wash water into that creek...i remember seeing that creek run colored blue during the summer and it stunk...i would not play in that water...that creek runs from a farm that my family used to own...in independence twp...it starts out as pure spring water...there are old garbage dumps all along that creek...from maple street all the down to the river...at one time there was a pond behind where the old norms auto parts was located...it was called bowers pond...but it has been filled in long since...

hack
Jun '09

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The lady who owned Ann's Dress Shop in the 50's & 60's was Ann Sullivan.

Chester
Jun '09

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who remembers when the Henderson family ran the American gas station on main street next to the railroad tracks...thats going way back

hack
Jun '09

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lloyd had a yellow 57 chevy 2-door hardtop...that was sharp...i remember pappy too...lloyd had a brother...and i think they had a race car they worked on...it may have been a circle tracker...well heres an old picture...thats the old american station...viewed from the hackettstown railroad station

hack
Jun '09

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When I was a kid, in the late 60's, early 70's , Dad would send me down to Kostenbaders for a bottle.....once in awhile.......he would call ahead, I would bring the money, all done. !! My husband's Dad would send him out for "smokes" too. Cant do any of that stuff now!

LVMomofBoys
Jun '09

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o.k. do yall remember prall`s sweet corn stand in front of whats now riverside gardens.remember from where the apts. are now all the way to the river was farm land.

yogel
Jun '09

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Nostalgic for H-town - the owners of the Jigger Shoppe were Helen and Charlie West. I believe the prior owners were a family by the name of Shapiro (not absolutely sure about that one).

lsricc
Jun '09

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Sadly, Dean passed away last year. I was friends with him too. Does anyone remember Phill Quick? He used to sell vegetables from his truck.

Yessir!
Jun '09

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heres a blast from the past...the old Larisons turkey farm + restaurant...if you grew up in hackettstown you went there at least once...

oldman
Jun '09

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don`t know if they were related or not but my great grandmothers married name was quick,her maiden name was poyer and first name was mary,she loved to tell people her name, mary p. quick,she thought that was so funny and I guess it is.

yogel
Jun '09

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Name three places in the Hackettstown Mall where one could get G.I. Joe figures in the 1980's.

Erik B. Anderson
Jun '09

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BAF - you'll see whole stores in any German speaking country devoted to it.

Schmuck = decorations.

GC
Jun '09

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GI JOE: Kmart, The drug store (CVS?) and Rockaway Sales.

Just a guess. My memory isnt what it used to be.

LVMomofBoys
Jun '09

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To clarify the G.I. Joe question. What three stores "IN THE MALL" could you get the G.I. Joe figures in the 1980's.

Another clue: AT THE SAME TIME.

Erik B. Anderson
Jun '09

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Wasnt there a Rockaway Sales store in the mall for a short while?

I know my answer isnt correct, but now the question has me thinking, especially the last clue.

LVMomofBoys
Jun '09

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Farms are businesses too. McPeak's on Rt. 46, just east of town was a time capsule. At least up until the1960s they farmed with horses hitched to cultivators and wagons. They had property further up the highway, and went to it with horse and wagon right along with the regular traffic. Is the farm still there? Millie

Millie
Jun '09

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Mr.McPeak was also the justice of the peace back in the 50`s anyway.

yogel
Jun '09

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Oh wow, I dont remember Shelby's OR Shepherds in the mall. But 1990? I was living in Morristown then..........hmmmm......

I bought my son GI Joe one year for Christmas, because my brothers always had them.....and I was so disappointed. And he barely looked at it.

LVMomofBoys
Jun '09

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I remember Shelbys but not Shepherds. HHHHHHHHMMMMMMMM

Christine
Jun '09

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Bette Cooper
Miss America 1937
1937
Mrs. C.D. White, wife of the Atlantic City Mayor, accepted the invitation to serve as the first Chairman of the Hostess Committee. Also formed were: a Board of Directors, an Executive Board, a Finance Committee, and a General Committee. It was revealed that a leading contender Phyllis Randall, Miss California, had a marriage annulled. She finished among the top five. Seventeen-year-old Bette Cooper, who entered the Miss Bertrand Island (NJ) Pageant on a dare, took the national title. For reasons still unknown, Bette quickly left Atlantic City and returned home the next morning before her press conference, which was elaborately staged on the Steel Pier.

yogel
Jul '09

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Anyone remember when the Mr. Softee truck first appeared in town in the late 60's? We thought that was the coolest thing ever -soft ice cream from a truck! It put the Pied Piper to shame... Whenever we heard the music, everyone would RUN home for a quarter - that bought you a large half and half cone.

deviljet
Jul '09

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old man : can you tell me which bridge this is,I`m thinking the one on 46 but maybe i`m wrong

yogel
Jul '09

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who remembers dairy queen where hess is now first opening, first soft icecream place in town.
b t w what was on that lot before d.q. .damn c.r.s. again

yogel
Jul '09

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Oldman, Thank you for the pictures of the bridge. I too remember the Dairy Queen and laundry.
I also remember when ice blocks could be purchased at the mill by people who still had iceboxes. The man who ran it, I believe, was named Sal.
Millie

Millie
Jul '09

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a little out of town but there used to be a real small store back in the 50`s maybe even into the 60`s by lake tranquility.after you went right at the y on 517 the store was on the left.the two old folks that ran it were real nice.the lady was blind but would always take care of the money.anybody know the name of that place or even remember it?

yogel
Jul '09

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i am digging really deep here..when i was a child we had several people who would drive the streets of hackettstown trying to make money...there was hap...and his pal...and the old woman called the wood chopper...she drove an ancient station wagon...they would pick up old newspapers...and such...they all lived right near the intersection of mountain ave...and bells lane...the old wood chopper lady had some connection to the beattie grist mill on east avenue...my parents always let these folks bundle the old newspapers and take them away...

oldman
Jul '09

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after re-thinking and re-considering my comments in the previous post...i remembered the names of the two older fellows who had a route around hackettstown picking up old newspapers...their names were Honas and Ray...they lived in a house on mountain avenue...across from the current Quik-Chek location...if anyone else can recall them or what ever happened to them i would be interested in finding out

oldman
Jul '09

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oldman:if you remember those folks I have to think you must have knowen George the egg man.lived on mt.ave. across from were riverside apts. are now.he used to go around with a pullcart selling eggs,fresh killed chickens and some veg. funny we ate those chickens and never got salmonella.didn`t have them on ice,sun beating down on them,maybe we were just tougher back then,just maybe!

yogel
Jul '09

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yogel...i barely remember the old eggman...he lived in a small house....that was all grown up with weeds...he was always called the catman...because he always had kittens to give away...i think his house must have been somewhere near where Burger King is today...in any event...enjoy the old pictures...because i am having just as much fun here as everybody else...thank you...ps heres a place i miss...they sold all kinds of hardware...if you lived in hackettstown you went here to the big hammer hardware...in washington nj

oldman
Jul '09

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I looked around the site but didn`t see this one if it`s already here sorry for posting it twice.
firehouse,police station,town hall and court all in one.paid a few traffic tickets here lol.

yogel
Jul '09

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Hey oldman ,if anybody knows this you probably do .there was a shop I think on the corner of main and plane st`s.did small engine repair along with other things.do you remember the name of the place or the man who ran it?He fixed a carb from a briggs & stratton for me once when I was a kid.

yogel
Jul '09

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deviljet...i remember Tom Kane very well...he mowed all the middle islands on prospect street as well as lawns all over the north part of Hackettstown...he was very quiet and as far as i knew him he kept to himself...he always wore a long world war 1 army coat...all year long ...he lived in a small house...on 5th street...while mowing lawns he would collect soda bottles and take them to Acme...for the 2 cents deposit...thats enough for now...

oldman
Jul '09

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old man, what is that image you posted, a two dollar silver certificate? AFAIK local currencies are/were illegal in this country. Wish I could read the writing.

That's cool though. Any idea of the history of that bill? Was it circulated in the 1800's?

justintime
Jul '09

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Snyder Motors was on thecorner of Main and Plane and then there was a Studerbaker dealer joining what is now part of Hometowne hardware...I think I can answer all of the questions asked....etting reall old...grew up on main St

Danny Fiedler
Jul '09

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I remember the Endicott Shoe Store. For a while it has a machine that allowed you to see your feet (bones) in the shoes you were trying on. Folks must have been pretty relaxed about x-rays (?) in those days.

millie
Jul '09

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for all you who have moved to hackettstown recently...here a shot of Htown when there were still farms in town...enjoy

hilly
Jul '09

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This thread should be printed and given to the Hackettstown Historical Society. Really -- accounts and memories of so many long-time residents are priceless! The thread and all these interesting town facts shouldn't disappear into cyberspace.

Rebecka
Jul '09

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Old Man, I live in Tom Kane's old house on fifth st. and I have heard so many really interesting stories about him and about the house! I have been trying to find out more and am very interested in seeing an old photo - I understand it was called the "haunted house" for quite awhile. . . It's actually quite nice now!

olivia
Jul '09

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The high school isnt there either!

LVMomofBoys
Jul '09

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notice that M&M Mars was not built yet either the picture is an air view taken from above schooleys mountain looking west...notice the high steeple of the presbyterian church and use that as a reference point

hilly
Jul '09

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Willow Grove park was a cabage patch. I was talking to my mom yesterday. She told me how and why willow grove street got its name. Willow grove street was lined with willow trees, both sides starting at main st. What a beautiful site it must have been.

auntiel
Jul '09

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there are still many willow trees on willow grove street...they are close to the American Legion Post..164...while on this subject...i remember...when Prospect street was lined with chestnut trees...and the Propane gas company ran a new line up the street and cut all the chestnut trees down...

oldman
Aug '09

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I remember Mr. Honas. We moved to Hackettstown in late 1968 when I was four and then to Schooley's Mt in 1977. In the mid 70s my mother took Mr. Honas as her "project" and would hire him to do odd jobs around the house. On a number of occassions I went with her to visit him at his house when he was sick and we helped him clean his house and bring him some dinner. (As a life-long bachelor the cleaning was nearly futile). He gave us a number of gifts during that time because of my mother and father's kindness including dandelion wine, blueberry preserves (which include a good rattlesnake story from collecting the berries out at the Gap), and fresh apples and peaches. In the year before we moved to Schooley's Mt he grew rather feeble with age, and eventually that year, if memory serves me, moved to live with a niece in Pennsylvania.

Nice thread - I've been gone from NJ since '84, and return to visit often, but rarely to H'town. Remember it as a great place to grow up in the early and mid 70s, hiking the old canal bed, poking around old factories and plenty of baseball and football at Tannery and Bergen fields. Funny, had a crush on girl from a Cuban family in the 5th grade and ended up marrying a South American woman. Guess you develop a lot of preferences as a kid that carry through life.

Stephan
Aug '09

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Answer to older question
Brookdale soda yes just a bit west on rt 46 on the right side you could get soda there or they would deliver it , the build did not suite the owners of the out let so they moved to water street in belvidere across from the old fire house they still sold out from the location and delivered as far south as washingtons crossing north to sussexs and east as far as newark afer time they added a truck that home deliverd snack foods pretzels and chips by groff
the Brookdale soda delivery was run by (Mountain Lake distributors )
as a kid i would go with my dad or uncles on the trucks on there routes

Claude
Aug '09

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claude...the guy who had the gas station at rt46 and east ave...was Marty Keegan...he was a great mechanic...and even better drag racer...Marty later moved on to the Hackettstown Tulsa...on north main street...the Monjack Brothers took over after him...Marty later had a garage in Portland PA...after that i dont know where he went...the Monjacks ran the Tulsa for several years...and left the area...the old Tulsa is still a car car repair shop...but no longer pumps gas...

oldman
Aug '09

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thank you yogel
my dad gave the Monjaks a 55 chey wagon to turn in to a drag car back in the day
Bill Skinner who owned the radiator repair shop behind norms auto parts and then on stiger st he was a good racer and had nice cars
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at the five conners light where the bank is there was a muffler shop and be for that a cheveron gas station who had the gas station and the muffer shop
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ok dose any one rember the Arnolds Bread Store on main street was on the same block that the jiger shop

Claude
Aug '09

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yogel-5 months later. the ort building was on the corner of main and plane st. it's a parking lot now. christine-i'll get back to you about the morgan girls. my mom lived there in the late 30's

aka?.
Aug '09

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claude...the ice cream shop you speak of was the derribar...they great ice cream...the gas station was Bill Fosters...he was a friend of my father...the building still stands but is no longer a gas station

oldman
Aug '09

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LVMomofboys - so sorry it took so long to get back to your question re: Orange Pit. I'm afraid why it was named that died with Dad. The Dairy-O, however, came from a play on words from The Farmer in the Dell.

Yogel - yeah there were great times at Mountain Lake! Long ago and far away.

Barbara
Aug '09

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What good or bad changes do you see happening to town
I went though washington and the new builds on main street looks ugly
for me its the loss of the stores sue to the mega department stores and that houseing project that sticks out like a sore thumb on the mountain

Claude
Aug '09

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We moved from H-town 30 years ago when I was a teenager. We've lived nearby, so I have enjoyed returning many times over the years. Recently, while my son was at the Tigers football camp, I spent a whole day immersed in my memories and then looked at the town with fresh eyes.

Walking from the high school to Hatchery Hill, I was sad that the Fish Hatchery is no longer open to the public. Hatchery Hill was the same quiet little school. Heading up through the tree lined path to the college, there was a lot of construction going on. Such is progress, I was just so glad the path between the trees remained.

The area around the college and Moore street, where I grew up, were pretty much the same. The town pool is exactly the same.

I felt like in some ways town had stopped in time. It still has that nice small town feel. The one thing I missed were kids out playing. Where are all the kids? Where are all the people for that matter? On my 2+ mile walk, I encountered a hand full of people out and about. I am happy to say, the people I did see were very friendly.

My last observation is about Main Street. LVMomOfBoys is right, the Main Street of our childhood was relevant and filled most of our needs. While Main Streets everywhere have changed, many towns have managed to sustain or bring back their downtowns.

I live and own a business in the Stroudsburg area. My office is on Main Street and have seen the struggles over the years to make it a destination spot. Recently they have revamped the sidewalks with brick, and bump outs at traffic lights for safer crossing. They've added flowers or other seasonal decorations to the poles lining the street. New businesses are coming in and not turning over as quickly.

Hackettstown is such a wonderful town, but the first impression to people entering the area is Main Street. I say this with love for the town, not to be critical. It's a great town that with a happening Main Street could be even better.

nostalgic for H-town
Aug '09

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claude...the three pines restaurant was a pizza /ice cream place...they made their money like anybody who had a business along rt 46 before rt 80 was built...the traffic jams on weekends were legendary...and the people stuck in traffic jams went into the bars and food stands...who remembers Al Kings hotdog stand......Hackettstown used to have Blue Laws ...that forbid the sale of alcoholic beverages...the town folk would head to taverns just outside the town borders...to drink...but it was forbidden to bring alcoholic beverages into town...the police set up checkpoints...ah the good old days...

greenstripe
Aug '09

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Does anyone recall the A&P grocery store being on Main St. before it moved out past East Ave. on Rt. 46? Also was there an Acme or Grand Union or some other large grocery chain store on Main closer to the railroad tracks? Two of the clerks on Main St. who transferred to the newer A&P were Arlene Bailey and a tall fellow named Obie. I don't think anyone has mentioned these stores so maybe my street memory is inaccurate.

Millie
Aug '09

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Does anyone remember the rendezvous motel being like a vacation spot? I barely remember my Aunt and Uncle when they came from NY, staying there.

Check it out now! But Saxton falls used to be something too.

lost towney
Aug '09

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Ok greenstripe you got me with that last picture
I all to well know how rt80 changed the lives of people who had businesses on rt 46 i remember the back ups and lines of traffic out in white township my dad grandfather and uncle had a food stand and produce stand it was called Doc's Hut
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as you go out willow grove street just where it changes to water lou over the rail road tracks there was a dirt lane to the left abd back that road was some kind of factory that looked like it exploaded what was it

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there is that statue at five conners where was the old one and what happen to it

Claude
Aug '09

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I was reading the whole forum and have met a fue of the people we are talking about in there later years Mr McPeek the farmer who loved his farm and used horses to plow his feilds till he could no longer do it i remember watching him rake the hay the house still had a working hand water pump in the kitchen
Mr Babbson who was the founder of the bates company Mrs Tomeio who had the hair dressers shop Milton thorp and Mrs Knapp
Ok remember the John Deer tractor shop on stigher st
or the guy who put the harley motor cycle on the roof with santa
whats up with the statues of liberty at that drive way and will they ever put in the health food store there
OK next to the rail road track and rt 46 was a gas station i would like to know about that place

Claude
Aug '09

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Does anyone remember the Gulf gas station on the corner of Main and High Streets? The owner was a man named Les Smith. He and my dad, Paul Solomon, were best buddies.

lsricc
Aug '09

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Milton Thorp owned the stationery store on Main St.......his grandson Tom is the town attorney now. I remember the Gulf station at the corner of High and Main. Mrs. Freeman, my first grade teacher, lost control of her Cadillac and ran into the building, or maybe into the side of Dad and Lad......narrowly missing the pumps.

LVMomofBoys
Aug '09

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Claude, I recall a gas station by the rail road tracks and Main St. on the left leaving town. It was right in front of a large Purina feed, hay, straw and farm supply store named Tichnors. I recall it partly because my dad bought animal food there, partly because Tichnors burned down one summer in the 50s. The flames were huge and the smoke rose a couple hundred feet in the sky. The closeness of the gas station to the fire was a worry, but it did not burn.

Millie
Aug '09

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The last time i saw Red Grogan and his concrete sailboat it was on rt31s before flemmington

Claude
Aug '09

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Thanks for the email Claude about the photo!

LVMomofBoys
Aug '09

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LVMomofBoys
Thank you i will pass that on to my dad about Red


Question to all
Willow grove st 1960 and befor where the House of The Good Shephard sits once was a farm and also a small vaccation comunitty with a pool and a bar of its own dose any one remember this

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in the area of the ford dealer there was a long lost gas station where the pump was at the edge of the side walk and that is where you parked to get fuel
any one know this

Claude
Aug '09

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It's the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Does anyone remember what happened in Hackettstown during that weekend. The traffic. Most all stores closed on Rt. 46. Stewart root beer was roped off. I remember standing in front of Tony's shoe repair(harpers) and watching the HIPPIES. I think traffic was backed up from NYS to the Gap. No Route 80 then. I was thinking of my uncle at the time. He was 18, in the jungle fields of Vietnam.

whitey
Aug '09

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there are changes in town that i like and dont like but every thing changes one is that big scar on the mountain of a houseing project thank you mount oluve
Now we had small town Oil dealers Kappers Mayberry
My uncles brother Dean Sargent owned Sargents Oil what others are there ?

On another post the mention of a small mom and pop store near mt bethel road
there was sargents in vienna at the post office
Question at the top of the hill going east out of town at the sand shore rd lite there was a gerage who had that

Claude
Aug '09

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I actually do....vaguely. I was about 9. I don't think I remember precisely that the traffic was Woodstock related....but I do recall my parents discussing the terrible mess out there. :) That was the year AFTER the Williams and Hibler fire, yes?

LVMomofBoys
Aug '09

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as far as hackettstown...during and after Woodstock...i lived near main street...we never saw so many hitchhikers...and people just camping by the side of the road...they all looked like drifters...

greenstripe
Aug '09

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Does anybody remember? Conklins lumber on moore st. before that i believe it was a dodge/plymouth dealer that my father bought our 1966 plymouth. or hummindingers a.k.a cozy corner. we would sleigh ride down hospital hill right into the parking lot, get a hot chocolate and head back up the hill again.The u-haul dealership behind the methodist church,and the pool hall that the beattys owned downstairs, next to jack and jill dairy.

jamie
Aug '09

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I remember Conklin's Lumber , not sure of that being a car dealer . i remember no hospital i remember all the people standing on five conners raiseing the money to build that hospital and warming up at cozy corner store were was the u-haul dealer? I remember the pool hall

Main street #204
is now empty there was a pet treat store and befor was a kite wind socks store was a consignment store called the Cloths closet and befor that Brick oven bread store what other stores was at this location

Claude
Aug '09

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i was out there on the bucket brigade for hackettstown hospital...it was during the worst traffic jams of the early 1970s...before Rt 80 was built...it was hot and sweaty work to stand there with the plastic buckets...to get donations...they used to give us a free soda after the end of our shift...go to Hackettstown hospital now and tell them that...i guess they forgot all about the bucket brigades people who stood there and volunteered...they are too busy collecting paychecks and bonuses...and having coffee clubs...

oldman
Aug '09

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Hey oldman. My grandfather coordinated the bucket brigade. I would be out there too. I was about 7 yrs. old. At the end of every day my mom and grandmom and grandpa would sit at the dining room table and count the $ and roll up the coins. I got to roll the pennies! I think we donated the coin toss sign to the historical museum. My grandfather took the first shovel full at the ground breaking. I am still so proud of his hard work and all the Hackettstown residents who worked so hard to build that hospital! I do hope as the hopital grows the administrators don't forget how they got there!

suzique
Aug '09

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I remember, and all the people puting in their time and effort to build the hospital plus the money town resoidents donated only to have the S.D.A.C kind of take the credit.By the way wasen`t it supposed to be Hackettstown Community Hospital?

yogel
Aug '09

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besides the residents of Hackettstown...i must say that most motorists were generous to the bucket brigades...before rt 80 opened there was so much traffic on rt 46 / main street and many accidents...all Hackettstown had to offer were local doctors and the Hackettstown Rescue squad...if you needed a hospital..you had to go to newton or phillipsburg...or dover...

oldman
Aug '09

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waybill, thanx for the pic...brings back many memories... we used to go to the other side of the lake

NJ2FL05
Aug '09

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it was on main st.where the chinese place is or was,whatever.

yogel
Aug '09

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re: Danleys Diner...heres some trivia...Perry Como was a regular there...when his daughter attended Centenary college...back in the 1960s...

oldman
Aug '09

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I believe Red Kamprath owned R&K.....didn't Ralph Seagraves own Scotty's Muffler in what is now Camp's Auto Repair?

deviljet
Aug '09

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The Mansfeild Inn on rt57 any one remember it whats there now

Claude
Aug '09

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I came across this website and what a blast it has been reading all of the posts. I grew up in h-town in the 60's, moved away and came back for three yrs. 75-78. First let me say to Claude and yogel that my mouth dropped to see you mention The Monjack Brothers who had the Texaco station and the Tulsa station. I am Joe and Larry's sister. We are all in Calif. now. Actually Larry is a trucker so he is all over. Also way back in an early post there was mention of Tony's pizza on Main St. Well before Tony's I bet no one will remember that from about 1962 to about 1965 or 66, it was Theresa's Pizzeria. My mom and dad owned it. I remember having my birthday parties there. Thanks for the memories.

jlynn
Aug '09

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the mansfield inn is now a pasta restaurant...we used to call that place when Paul Hemphill owned it the Hog inn...i just missed the shooting that happened there in the 1980s by minutes

oldman
Aug '09

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Anyone remember delivering newspapers for Mr. Thorpe?

towny
Sep '09

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I worked for the Forum drove bulk delivery truck for them and helped at the press stripping the plates my route started in parsippany and though hopatcong as far north as ogdonsburg and had a 600 paper route in independance our wearhouse was first the old ice house in townsberrie then the old tip top bakery wearhouse on mountain ave

Claude
Sep '09

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brookdale man
maybe your question should be on a thread of it`s own since this is a trivia thread.j.m.o.

yogel
Sep '09

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there was a place to eat near hackettstpwn auto parts i know little just got a sandwich there

Claude
Sep '09

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dora cookie...nice trip down memory lane... i also remember Mr Plate...in his store he had a nickel...a dime and a quarter glued to the floor...i tried to pick up those coins...i guess that was his personal prank...they also made a very nice ice cream sundae at the Derribar...it was later sold and known as Mee-Mas...who remembers that...i remember bill Foster at his gas station...he was a friend of my dad...

waybill
Sep '09

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Hey Caged! My brother learned early about Grandma's Social Security check and around what the first of the month meant. If my mom cooked something my brother didn't like, Grandma would give him a little kick under the table and a nod, and not much later, off they would go to the Hackettstown Diner for a hamburger!

He would remember it well!

Peggy C.
Sep '09

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There was a laundramat and I think a house was torn down but I'm not sure.

Millie
Oct '09

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there's a dairy queen on willow grove now?

NJ2FL05
Oct '09

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the hackettstown diner burned down years ago...from arson...dairy queen left main street in 1967...it has been hess gas ever since...dairy queen has been on rt 57 for years...shelbys was a flash in the pan...they had about seven stores all total and did not last long...who remembers when marshalls was grand union...

waybill
Oct '09