In the mid and late 30's we still lived
on Prince Street {odd #s west side} and had a small candy store
on Prince Street {east side}
To continue a few recollections about "third ward "
[in the 30s] these few came to mind, related to and "crossing"
Prince St .
Corner of Montgomery Street, walk west toward Belmont Avenue.
On the right side at Charlton Street, pass a magnificent brick building
{built to last a hundred years or more ,does it still exist ?} This
is/was the "public baths", where for three cents you would
get soap and a towel and a shower.
A block further west {on Belmont Avenue } look to the right, see
old Silpe Hall, used for meetings. Look to the left, see a larger
than life statue of a KING holding a stein of beer. This is Krueger's
Brewery and this is their "logo". The odor of beer brewing,
together with the odor of HOOTON"s Chocolate [a distance away]
was always there.
Walk east, down Montgomery Street to the corner of Charlton Street
again and experience Elving's Metropolitan {Yiddish} Theater. Here
is where I walked the aisles during intermission selling Hershey's,
Nestles, Baby Ruths etc. and saw Paul Muni {not his name then} in
one of the usual tear-jerkers, so popular in those days. On rare
occasions a "musical" might appear .
Continue down toward Prince Street, I recall, a glazier store
and on the corner of Prince Street, a small "hardware"
store. More in the future as thoughts and memories appear.
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