Comments on: Hometown Meme.

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:56:23 +0000

HI,
I was in Kearny today with my 94-year old great-aunt enjoying some family history…she and my grandmother grew up on Lafayette Place. Her father (my great-grandfather) owned a small bar on Elm Street, right by the tracks. It operated through prohibition, and until his death around 1940. It’s the location that was later called the Blue Bar. I know that many of the customers would stop by after getting off the train…some people called it “Father Ike’s Church”, though that wasn’t the real name.
Also, his brother-in-law owned a place called the Columbus House, I believe it was on Midland and Elm, but again, very long ago. I have a photo, but know so little. Does anyone know anything about these two places back then? Thanks so much!! I am really enjoying discovering the town where my grandma was raised.

By: Lois Wadewitz

Lois Wadewitz — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:44:46 +0000

wasnt that Hanke’s not Nanke’s?

By: Lois Wadewitz

Lois Wadewitz — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:44:03 +0000

Wasnt that Hanke’s not Nanke”s

By: JACKIE BLACK

JACKIE BLACK — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:44:21 +0000

WELL, WE HAD OUR 50th REUNION, EACH ONE OF US
TRYING TO RECOGNIZE WHO THE OTHER PERSON WAS, THEN
READING THE NAME TAG WITH AN “AHA” ! EVERYONE LOOKED
WONDERFUL, THANKS TO OUR KEARNY UPBRINGING.
ELAYNE PERRY, TERRY OBLAZNEY, & ED GROSVENOR DID
A GREAT JOB OF ORGANIZING. MANY OF US REKINDLED OLD
FRIENDSHIPS, WITH PROMISES TO WRITE OR “E-MAIL”!
THERE WERE LOADS OF PICTURES, GOOD FOOD, AND A
GRAND TIME. GLAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE. JACKIE BLACHOWSKI
ZWINGIL.

By: BETTY SAVAGE VAMOS

BETTY SAVAGE VAMOS — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:39:31 +0000

hey barbara “boo”–i wish i could join you for the get together–would love to see you all, but i live in Florida now and still run a landscape business so have to take care of business while in the growing season. I loved you all-and was so lucky to have known a great bunch of friends to grow up with–hi to all, “chick”

By: steve beaulieu

steve beaulieu — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:39:42 +0000

i wrote comment 124forgot to leave e mail address bugginoutside@comcast.net thanks

By: steve beaulieu

steve beaulieu — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:26:24 +0000

hello,i did not grow up there but my parents did.i lived in the area until i was 4 but believe it or not i remember going to bunnyland and two guys.from what i remember there was a stream behind two guys where we used to catch kellies i think there was a parking lot for school buses also is this correct?i also lived in bellville on top of zig zag bar across the street from a park.i remember always getting golf balls.this was the late 60s my father henry beaulieu worked at reingold in orange. my mother was malvina miller.did anybody know them? just wondering.let me know thanks.

By: BARBARA HOGAN MARSH

BARBARA HOGAN MARSH — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:12:55 +0000

ENJOYED READING ALL THE COMMENTS, BRINGS BACK MANY GOOD MEMORIES. WE ARE HAVING OUR 55TH REUNION THIS OCT.15TH 2011, WOULD LOVE TO SEE SO MANY OF YOU. BETTY, JACKI, TERRY AND I WILL BE THERE. ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ELAYNE BLACK, ELAYNEB@OPTONLINE.NET, 973-601-9167. IT WILL BE A LUNCHEON AT THE KENILWORTH INN. I LIVE IN CHESTER NOW, A SMALL TOWN, BUT KEARNY WAS A LOT MORE INTERESTING. WE WALKED MILES EVERY EASTER, WE WERE VERY SOPHISTICATED IN OUR HATS, GLOVE AND HIGH HEELS. TAKING PICTURES IN FRONT OF THE BURNED OUT REGENT MOVIE. ALWAYS FELT SAFE.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:54:28 +0000

I’m not from NJ but we came across Thompson’s F&C in Sea Bright some years ago. We loved it and then they moved to Belmar. We went there again and they were gone. The son I think had taken it over. Anyone know why they closed?

By: BETTY SAVAGE VAMOS

BETTY SAVAGE VAMOS — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:07:52 +0000

JACKIE “SONNY”BLACK, OVER YOUR HOUSE AND YOU HAD A BAG OF LEFTOVER POWDERED SUGAR FROM DOUGHNUTS IN A BROWN PAPER BAG..YOU SAID IF I INHALED IT IT WOULD BE THE FUNNIEST THING SO I DID AND I AM STILL CHOKING!YOUR MOM CAME IN THE KITCHEN AND SMACKED YOU IN THE HEAD!!WE HAD SUCH GOOD TIMES IN THE WOLVERINES AND THE CRYSTAL PALACE AND THE TASTEE FREEZE.AS I LOOK BACK SO MANY WONDERFULL MEMORIES OF A GREAT TOWN AND A WONDERFULL PLACE TO GROW UP..BOO AND TEENA PIERZ AND MY BFF ANN “HONEY”COSTELLO, DADDY-O AND MURPHY AND JACK WHAT GREAT PEOPLE-SOME LEFT US TOO SOON BUT THE MEMORIES OF GROWING UP KEARNY HAVE SUSTAINED ME AND I WOULD NOT HAVE CHANGED A SINGLE THING!GOOD TIMES! FROM “CHICK”