I remember before there was a Gino's/ Roy Rodgers, on the corner of Cottman + Torresdale, there was ALVA Chevrolet, later Matt Slap Chevrolet. Every year the windows were covered with paper before the new cars arrived. Our family lived on Marsden st. parallel to Torresdale ave. It was exciting during the 1958 ice storm to see the trolleys throw green sparks from the trolley pole as it cut through the ice. and the special snow brush trolleys that cleared snow. Then you could ride your bike down to the Studebaker dealer on Longshore street just off Torresdale ave. I remember afternoons in the library at Knorr st.
Bernie Kessler owned 4 stores/apartment units on Torresdale Ave between Disston St and Longshore Ave. My parents and I lived in the apartment above the store at 6924 Torresdale Ave in the late eighties and early nineties. It was a terrific neighborhood back then.
I drove for The PTC that became SEPTA in the coarse of my employment with them. I drove the Rt. 88 and the Y bus down Cottman ave. Use to have coffee at Lenard's diner when Lenard was alive.
Take the Y bus and hope that the 88 would get us to Fr.Judge in time for school. Sometimes Mr. Dan Mc Elhatton our geometry teacher would stop at Fleur' at Rowland ave. and Cottman st. And pick some of us up in his 1940 chevy we often had so many kids in the car, that many mornings we rode to Judge on the running boards. 1961-1962-1963
I used to take the 88 to Lincoln and later to Holmes circle to catch the 20 to Shallcross. Yeah, I was a bad boy. All the girls there except 2 were smoking hot and bad girls. I loved going to school there. 1987 19i8.
Does anyone remember the supermarket at Frankford and Robbins? I think it was a Penn Fruit. When I was a toddler I used to walk along the top of the brick wall going up or down Robbins. Back in the mid 70's.
Awesome historical video, I remember the Gino's @ Cottman and Torresdale, now a Boston Market. I am from "Mayfair", and remember the Jack-in-the-box @ Shelmire and Frankford, now a DD, and the Macedon Diner which was the Sattelite Diner back in the day..WOW, good job man, I don't know too much about Tacony,but Mayfair is a stones throw away, as you are aware of!! I love history and am still trying to find out when my house was built, think it was in the 30's!
This hurts, looking at what it is today, it's a shit hole, i try not to ever go that way because of what it's become, i use to be proud of Philadelphia, very hard to see what's happening to Philadelphia in past 25 years
I just don't understand what happened, what caused Tacony to go from beautiful, lively, and family-friendly to a cesspool of hatred, crime, and violence? I can't find any answers online. What do you think caused it?
@BeanBag343 in my opinion alot of people born in the 80's and 90s more than half of them have no education, places to work, wawa, berger king, Walmart, take home pay 150 maybe, 180, so people are pissed, but life is what you make it
As a youngster I walked from Mayfair to the Tacony Library frequently. It was quiet and during the hot summers cool. I loved the walk, the librarians, the books. Is the building still there?
Does ANYONE remember a SAINT FRANCIS CAMP that I believe was in or near this part of Philadelphia in the mid-1950s? When I was about 6-8 years old , my cousins and I were sent to this summer camp which was obviously run by the Catholic Church. I remember it being referred to as being in Torresdale, Pennsylvania. I can find no references to this camp at all online or anywhere else. I'm sure I didn't imagine or dream this. CAN ANYONE HELP?
I remember The Tacony Club at Marsden and Longshore, Wexler's Pharmacy on 6800 block of Torresdale, Beaches Variety/Card Shop also on 6800 block of Torresdale, The A&P at the corner of Knorr and Torresdale as well as multiple dentists and a crazy, overstuffed fabric store.
@@cathycarroll1600 My wife Maribeth Friel and I know/knew Diane well. Diane and my wife went to Nazareth Academy together, but that was long after they did the Girl Scout thing with your Mom as the leader. I was your paperboy in the early 70's and a neighbor of Jim and Linda McDonald on the 6600 block of Jackson St. How could you forget Dr. Gross, the Oral Surgeon? He was practically in your backyard. Then there was Dr. Feringo who was closer to Unruh Ave. The store next to Beaches was Bradley's Variety Store. The Bradley family lived on Glenloch near Unruh. We had a great neighborhood back in the day. I still get by there, but it has changed and not for the better. Do you still know anyone from the old neighborhod?
@@Stephen2846 Hamills rings a bell but I can't remember it specifically? Anyway, I went to Nazareth too and remember MaryBeth both at girl scouts and school. I can't wait to tell my sister. I already have a call into her. She is a nurse with crazy hours. Has Marybeth been in touch with her over the years? Facebook?
great video and thanks so much for this. I love this area, in Philadelphia. Too, what is the songs' name it 9:09? I remember this when I was a kid and loved it
We really enjoyed this video and are interested in more if you have them.I am really interested in a single home which I guess you would consider Mayfair It was on Longshore and at the time was only single home in Tacony.Not too far away from Mannals' Funeral home. My husband 's family had a Western Union office with aa ice cream shoppe on Longshore in the late 1940's. If you have any info on that would be greatly appreciated.
The Former Northeast Catholic High School for Boys , now it’s a school where 99% of the students parents can’t speak English even though some of them have been living in this country for 10 years. If I moved to anywhere in the world I would learn the language to perfection so I wouldn’t be a burden to its citizens.
Why you only have history documentation of only certain parts of Philadelphia what about the rest of Philadelphia what about Mount Airy what about West Oak Lane what about Olney what about North Philly West Philly Southwest Philly
Tony's meats, liberty theater, Kessler's men and boys, church of holy innocents, Leonard's diner, Woolworths, food fair, duffs, doctor luinguettis office,
Home Box Office video, West Coast video, and Doms video. Athenian, Brooklyn Diner, and Foodarama were all great places too I remember in the 80s growing up there.
RIP Tacony
I remember before there was a Gino's/ Roy Rodgers, on the corner of Cottman + Torresdale, there was ALVA Chevrolet, later Matt Slap Chevrolet. Every year the windows were covered with paper before the new cars arrived. Our family lived on Marsden st. parallel to Torresdale ave. It was exciting during the 1958 ice storm to see the trolleys throw green sparks from the trolley pole as it cut through the ice. and the special snow brush trolleys that cleared snow. Then you could ride your bike down to the Studebaker dealer on Longshore street just off Torresdale ave. I remember afternoons in the library at Knorr st.
Bernie Kessler owned 4 stores/apartment units on Torresdale Ave between Disston St and Longshore Ave. My parents and I lived in the apartment above the store at 6924 Torresdale Ave in the late eighties and early nineties. It was a terrific neighborhood back then.
Thank you for sharing this bit of nostalgia with us. We appreciate the work you put into making this video.
I drove for The PTC that became SEPTA in the coarse of my employment with them.
I drove the Rt. 88 and the Y bus down Cottman ave. Use to have coffee at Lenard's diner when Lenard was alive.
Take the Y bus and hope that the 88 would get us to Fr.Judge in time for school. Sometimes Mr. Dan Mc Elhatton our geometry teacher would stop at Fleur' at Rowland ave. and Cottman st. And pick some of us up in his 1940 chevy we often had so many kids in the car, that many mornings we rode to Judge on the running boards. 1961-1962-1963
I used to take the 88 to Lincoln and later to Holmes circle to catch the 20 to Shallcross. Yeah, I was a bad boy. All the girls there except 2 were smoking hot and bad girls. I loved going to school there. 1987 19i8.
This was a wonderful presentation. It brought back so many childhood memories.
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION... THANKYOU SOOOOOOO VERY MUCH !!!😃😄🎁
Does anyone remember the supermarket at Frankford and Robbins? I think it was a Penn Fruit. When I was a toddler I used to walk along the top of the brick wall going up or down Robbins. Back in the mid 70's.
Awesome historical video, I remember the Gino's @ Cottman and Torresdale, now a Boston Market. I am from "Mayfair", and remember the Jack-in-the-box @ Shelmire and Frankford, now a DD, and the Macedon Diner which was the Sattelite Diner back in the day..WOW, good job man, I don't know too much about Tacony,but Mayfair is a stones throw away, as you are aware of!! I love history and am still trying to find out when my house was built, think it was in the 30's!
Thank you ...much appreciated !! ...great work !!
USMA41, still have a couple PTC tokens.
gop19136 me too wow!
Nice Job Lou on the voice over
I joined the channel Great job and information. #like150 Ttys God bless
This hurts, looking at what it is today, it's a shit hole, i try not to ever go that way because of what it's become, i use to be proud of Philadelphia, very hard to see what's happening to Philadelphia in past 25 years
Yeah its shitty
I was scrolling for a comment like yours.. Philly is a toilet with 💩 on the seat!..
@@dgenerated Philly once was a beautiful city in 30s-70s
I just don't understand what happened, what caused Tacony to go from beautiful, lively, and family-friendly to a cesspool of hatred, crime, and violence? I can't find any answers online. What do you think caused it?
@BeanBag343 in my opinion alot of people born in the 80's and 90s more than half of them have no education, places to work, wawa, berger king, Walmart, take home pay 150 maybe, 180, so people are pissed, but life is what you make it
I remember Leonard too!! I think coffee was a nickel.
As a youngster I walked from Mayfair to the Tacony Library frequently. It was quiet and during the hot summers cool. I loved the walk, the librarians, the books. Is the building still there?
Does ANYONE remember a SAINT FRANCIS CAMP that I believe was in or near this part of Philadelphia in the mid-1950s? When I was about 6-8 years old , my cousins and I were sent to this summer camp which was obviously run by the Catholic Church. I remember it being referred to as being in Torresdale, Pennsylvania. I can find no references to this camp at all online or anywhere else. I'm sure I didn't imagine or dream this. CAN ANYONE HELP?
I remember The Tacony Club at Marsden and Longshore, Wexler's Pharmacy on 6800 block of Torresdale, Beaches Variety/Card Shop also on 6800 block of Torresdale, The A&P at the corner of Knorr and Torresdale as well as multiple dentists and a crazy, overstuffed fabric store.
Carol,
The A&P Store was on the Northwest corner of Torresdale & Unruh. It was next to Duff’s/Hamills Store.
Do you know Diane Carrol from Marsden St.?
@@Stephen2846 My sister! And I meant Unruh for the A&P. I remember Duff's -- I loved it. I thought Hamills was up a block though -- next to Beaches?
@@cathycarroll1600 My wife Maribeth Friel and I know/knew Diane well. Diane and my wife went to Nazareth Academy together, but that was long after they did the Girl Scout thing with your Mom as the leader.
I was your paperboy in the early 70's and a neighbor of Jim and Linda McDonald on the 6600 block of Jackson St. How could you forget Dr. Gross, the Oral Surgeon? He was practically in your backyard. Then there was Dr. Feringo who was closer to Unruh Ave.
The store next to Beaches was Bradley's Variety Store. The Bradley family lived on Glenloch near Unruh. We had a great neighborhood back in the day. I still get by there, but it has changed and not for the better.
Do you still know anyone from the old neighborhod?
@@Stephen2846 Hamills rings a bell but I can't remember it specifically? Anyway, I went to Nazareth too and remember MaryBeth both at girl scouts and school. I can't wait to tell my sister. I already have a call into her. She is a nurse with crazy hours. Has Marybeth been in touch with her over the years? Facebook?
great video and thanks so much for this. I love this area, in Philadelphia. Too, what is the songs' name it 9:09? I remember this when I was a kid and loved it
I’ve heard that Tacony was the first settled community in what eventually became Philadelphia. True?
Fire department outlawed sidewalk awnings. Said it impeded putting out possible fires.
We really enjoyed this video and are interested in more if you have them.I am really interested in a single home which I guess you would consider Mayfair It was on Longshore and at the time was only single home in Tacony.Not too far away from Mannals' Funeral home. My husband 's family had a Western Union office with aa ice cream shoppe on Longshore in the late 1940's. If you have any info on that would be greatly appreciated.
Is the funeral home at Torresdale and Magee Ave. still there? I think it was called Myers. They took care of my father's arrangements in 1973.
The funeral home is at unriuh and torresdale ave not magee and yes
Went by it yesterday, yes.
Are you sure it was Cascarelli's ARCO that had the Eagles bus and not Tony's Pizza/bar at Frankford and Stiriling? Or maybe it was both of them?
I remember seeing it parked on Stirling street and Frankford on the East side mostly.
any have photos of 4600 block of melrose?
No 1840 Torresdale Ave ? The Northeast Catholic high school for boys !
The Former Northeast Catholic High School for Boys , now it’s a school where 99% of the students parents can’t speak English even though some of them have been living in this country for 10 years. If I moved to anywhere in the world I would learn the language to perfection so I wouldn’t be a burden to its citizens.
Why you only have history documentation of only certain parts of Philadelphia what about the rest of Philadelphia what about Mount Airy what about West Oak Lane what about Olney what about North Philly West Philly Southwest Philly
Those sections don't matter. Why doesn't he have old photos of Oslo, Athens, Paris, Brisbane, Tokyo? Because this is the location that matters to him.
Some folks never want to let go of the past.............MOVE THE FUCK FORWARD!
Tony's meats, liberty theater, Kessler's men and boys, church of holy innocents, Leonard's diner, Woolworths, food fair, duffs, doctor luinguettis office,
Home Box Office video, West Coast video, and Doms video. Athenian, Brooklyn Diner, and Foodarama were all great places too I remember in the 80s growing up there.