I was born and raised in Newark from 1952
to 1970. My father moved from Pittston Pennsylvania to Newark around
1950. He owned a TV/Radio repair shop on Bergen Street called Bergen
Radio.
Sometime in 1952 he moved his business (later called Star Electronics
Co.) to 527 Springfield Avenue on the great intersection of Springfield
Avenue, 18th Avenue and So 10th Street, just up the street from
Wilderotter's furniture store. The Boston Candy Co. was across the
street, as was Martinizing Dry Cleaners, and Vernicks Druggists
next door.
I remember the Beat cops walking us across the street to go to
So 10 Street School. There were quite a few bakery's, haberdashery's
on the way downtown which we used to walk to as kids. We did that
often unsupervised!
It was a great place to live at the time. A busy town. Who can
forget the cobble stone streets from the Irvington line all the
way downtown. I can remember going to sleep listening to the car
tires slapping the stones. There was also the Kent Bicycle Co. around
the corner on Kent Street. This is exactly where the small piper
airplane crashed a few years ago. How about the smell of the Tastybread
Bakery, who can forget that. Also, remember the Alderny Dairy Co
bringing milk to the foyer. Hard to believe all this went on and
has passed long ago.
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