I lived on 5834 N howard st 1943 until 1950 moved to Nebraska what a culture change.. From peg pants with tunnel loops and Flagg Bros square toed shoes To Levis
My Aunt was a English teacher at Olney high school taught there for 30 years

In the fourties there was a Veggie and fruit market at 2nd and masher The garage was a fish Market and the owners lived in house above i believe there name was wiemers not sure on name. Mother wold buy all veggies and fruit there until Acme opened up catty corner from that store. I was a bag boy who would haul home groceries in my wagon for a nickel or a dime and carry inside for people. I also during the summer time had a frozen water ice business. Made cones with hand scrapper and block of ice from ice house. Used soda bottles with pourers from Bar bottles to keep flavors in all hand mixed with Grape,Cherry Rasberry Vanilla,orange and rainbow flavors.Had a home wagon I halled alll this in was a great business.

great how you remember things for only being in olney for a small amount of time. i hear it all the time from my mom about her time spent in olney. she was born in the late 20's and spent her baby years living at my great grandparent's german bakery on 2nd & nedro where dr. leopold had his doctor office for years. moved to spencer st. where she spent her youth years growing up and ending up at hope & nedro for 41 years, where i spent my 27 years growing up. had a great time. wouldn't trade it for anything. my mom is 81 now and she can tell you how olney had dirt streets at one time to war drives, to fishing at fisher's park!
she may not remember everything but i'm sure if you bring something up to her, she'll remember it. i had a sister diane who graduated from olney in '66. maybe she had your aunt for a english teacher.

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dave

Where did he live?

Where did his father work?

Does anyone remember playing tire ball in the alleys? All the fathers played as well as the kids.

When a bar was called a Tap Room?

Used to go to Tony Spinias and get veal cutlets for dinner i remember him pounding them flat on the butchers block.

That Bakery on 2nd and Nedro i bought bake goods there many times . I can right now taste and smell that place, cinnamon Buns Crumb cake etc etc

Hoggies every neighborhood had a corner store that sold them.

Also penny candy stores, where for a dime u got a bag full.

Soft Pretezels only in Philly

Bryers and abbots ice cream

Penny pretzels

I could go on and on as i said before Olney was great place to live.

Sneaking on trolley car on olney ave then sneaking on subway at olney station was last stop in those days

My Dad was a on the road salesman and i lived on Howard st between Grange and Nedro

Does anyone remember playing tire ball in the alleys? All the fathers played as well as the kids.

When a bar was called a Tap Room?

Used to go to Tony Spinias and get veal cutlets for dinner i remember him pounding them flat on the butchers block.

That Bakery on 2nd and Nedro i bought bake goods there many times . I can right now taste and smell that place, cinnamon Buns Crumb cake etc etc

Hoggies every neighborhood had a corner store that sold them.

Also penny candy stores, where for a dime u got a bag full.

Soft Pretezels only in Philly

Bryers and abbots ice cream

Penny pretzels

I could go on and on as i said before Olney was great place to live.

Sneaking on trolley car on olney ave then sneaking on subway at olney station was last stop in those days

My Dad was a on the road salesman and i lived on Howard st between Grange and Nedro

You are all bringing back great memories. The Schwartzwald had great food, I worked there as a busboy in the early 70's. Does anyone remember Fath's they had steak sandwiches grilled . The old SunRay at 5th and Olney and Jerry's Market at 5th and Fisher.

The Schwartzwald Inn had great food and always seemed to be busy. On their menu they usually had an entree called "The Frugalizer" which was usaually a chopped steak. The owner Anna was always present in the front of the restaurant overseeing everything.


I remember "Fath's", it was right next to the stationary store. The restaurant had those cool looking green kid size tables with the seats attached to them. Before Fath's was in business Bill Fath was the manager of the Rifle Club at 8th and Tabor Rd. later on he and his wife opened the Olney Book exchange on Olney Ave right next to Chris Lunch.

Tanski-I lived at Front and Roslyn-Tina Maciejewski-who are you?

I remember Whithams store at Front and Roselyn-the Mitze shop on 5th St below St. Helenas. How about James Minervas hair salon at 2nd and grange?