jeffinfla

New Kensington, PA

Remember New Ken nightlife

If my recollection is correct, Sam and his wife Rose lived in a house at the corner of Elizabeth St and Highland Ave.  (Nov 15, 2009 | post #2445)

New Kensington, PA

Remember New Ken nightlife

Hardy's Barber Shop was owned by Juby Hardy. It was also a hangout for Juby's Syrian friends to chew the fat and play Gin Rummy.  (Nov 15, 2009 | post #2444)

New Kensington, PA

Remember New Ken nightlife

I remember skiing at at the Oasis, it must have been around 1973. They also rented showmobiles, I think it was owned someone named Burghart(sp). He must have done well in the summer because he had snow making equipment, all that for the Oasis...  (Nov 14, 2009 | post #2443)

New Kensington, PA

Ridge Avenue and Victoria in 1914

I like the saplings at the curb with the wire cage around them. I was born in 1954 so I saw those trees when they were full grown and shading the streets. Fire Hall # 3 is there in the background, boy how I remember how the clock used to sound off the hours with a clang of the bell. We used to know they time by that bell. I remember running over to the fire hall after the engine left for a fire to check the ticker that punched out the code for the location of the call and look at the charts to see where the engine went and if it was close, we would run there to see the action. Who can forget seeing Eddie Saliba run to the hall! One time I got in his way and he picked me up and gently tossed me into the grass by the sidewalk. Eddie didn't play when it came to getting to the fire.  (Nov 9, 2009 | post #3)