Detective Agency...
...where we figure it all out!
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Case Of The Mystery Parade Issues: When? Best Guess 1954? Who are these people? What stores
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Evidence: - Found six rolls of exposed film in attic--five bad -Sixth almost gone--saved a few--50 Years old -Enhanced them in software and did blowups -Subjects: Toaz/ Simpson Bands--But who?
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Photo # 1: Main St. looking at north side of NY Ave. and Main--Simpson Band and Majorettes.
Hartman's on far corner--Near corner blowup shows "Army-Navy" on awning--But what's name of store?
Next store is Guckenberger's Ice Cream Parlor--Shows better in pics below
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Sorry About Picture Quality But This Was 50 Year Old Film--Consider It Part Of The Mystery! -Jack |
Photo # 1 /Blowup A
If year was '54, then these are
probably seniors.
I've seen these faces. Who?
Photo # 1 / Blowup B
A little harder to make out faces
Photo # 2: Main St. between NY Ave & Wall--North Side
Girls in front probably 9th graders-anybody know 'em? See blowups
Note Colonial Inn--more detail in photos below
Photo #2 Blowup
A
Left Side
Note The kid on the bike--
--They seemed to
get into every parade!--
Photo #2 / Blowup
B
Right Side
Is that Barbara Nelz?
On the right end?
Photo # 3: Still looking at north side of Main bet. NY Ave and Wall--store to left of Colonial Inn is Singer Sewing Center--kids look like Toaz band--don't remember them having uniforms
Photo #3
Blowup A
Left Side
Looks like Dick Norkaitis on left with Trombone--what
looks like a big ear is the kid behind--
Photo #3 Blowup B--Right
Somebody ought to recognize the three band members with instruments...
Stores from right are Cuttings Drugs, Rusk's Mens Wear, and can't get the leftmost--was there an Eileen Sands?
Other photos have clearer store images--
The girl behind the center band member looks like Fran Trainer. Did Frannie play an instrument ?
Photo #4
Blowup A/ Left Side
Not good facial shots
But who's that teacher on left?
Note girls in shorts-(right rear). Memorial Day?
Photo #4 Blowup B Right Side
Faces clearer--know anyone?
Stores from left:
Army/Navy,Guckenberg's, Real Estate/Insurance (name unclear), Western Union Office (clearer in another pic), part of Johannesson's Music Store--
Stores From Right:
Colonial Tavern, Singer (can just make out the name)
Anybody with little sisters in this crowd?
Photo #5 Blowup A/Left Side
...any little sisters now?
Stores: white bldg
to left of US flag is on far corner of Wall St.-think it was a liquor store.
Painted wall high up on next bldg away says: "Edstrom TV"
Photo #5
Blowup B/Right Side
...More little sisters
stores: Colonial Tavern on right, Singer sign clearer, and on left can make out Cuttings Drugs sign...
Note guy in Colonial upper window watching parade...
Photo #6
...And another Troop (does one call them troops if they're girls?)
The Stores from the NY Ave corner: Army/Navy store (not shown),Guckenberg's, Real Estate/Insurance Office (whose?), Western Union (sign hanging out over sidewalk), Johannessons music store, Cardinal Jewelers-- I remember Western Union was very small and carved from Johannessons floor space, so that the music store was wider in the back.
The Cars: '49-'51 Ford on right---- Lincoln(??) on left
North side of Main bet. NY Ave and Wall St.--showing Wall St. corner...
I think this was a liquor store...
Photo #9: Simpson Majorettes--
But Who?--
See Blowups
Photo #9 Blowup A-Right
...WHO DAT?
Photo # 9: Blowup B--Far Right
A Little Bigger...Who Dat?
Note store on right just visible---Country Togs--was next to Hartman's...
then Colonial Tavern, Singer Center, and an unknown store before Cutting's Drugs-
I remember a bar I think was on this block--"Bird And Bottle"-- it had neon
signs outlining a bird and a bottle in high windows--front was a kind of gray fieldstone--
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