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RonP
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 Posted - 01/25/2008 : 10:08:04 AM
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| Burt it was funny to see today's history picture because I have the original in my house. My grandfather worked at O'Connors for years. I have pictures of it before,during and after a renovation they did, plus some inside pictures. |
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Burt
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 10:20:10 AM
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Burt it was funny to see today's history picture because I have the original in my house. My grandfather worked at O'Connors for years. I have pictures of it before,during and after a renovation they did, plus some inside pictures.
Oh cool... That's one of those places I'd like to step back in time and have a visit. If you can scan the photo's and email them to me, I'd love to include them in the daily newsletter and I think a lot of folks would be interested to see them also. Thanks! |
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oldnative
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 5:16:04 PM
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| RonP and Burt....me, too - re the stepping back in time to see the inside of O'Connor's News Store. Lots of memories about that place...99+% good...but a few are "little kid" weird. The times - 40's & 50's - were so VERY different from today. I truly do enjoy seeing the old pics and and to sort of eavesdrop on the current problem conversations. Since I don't live there, feel unjustified in commenting on some stuff, but for sure can say, "Be careful for what you wish!" regarding legalized gambling. If it sounds too good to be true, it very likely is! ;o) |
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Burt
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 6:09:37 PM
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RonP and Burt....me, too - re the stepping back in time to see the inside of O'Connor's News Store...
I'm starting to work on this with the historical society curator so I hope to have lots more interesting and rare stuff to show in the newsletter. A lot of things have been sitting in the attic gathering dust and I hope to help get everything catalogued and published. The Easton Journal contacted me recently and asked if they could start publishing the historical facts so you should start seeing them there soon. If anyone has any other old Easton photos they would like to share let me know and I'll arrange to have them copied. |
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Burt
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 08:57:15 AM
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Originally posted by RonP
Burt it was funny to see today's history picture because I have the original in my house. My grandfather worked at O'Connors for years. I have pictures of it before,during and after a renovation they did, plus some inside pictures.
Ron,
Thank you for sending those pictures, they were great. I put together a couple and sent it out on today's newsletter and I'll be working on the others too...
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RonP
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 09:16:09 AM
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| No problem Burt. I have a few more different views of Main st. I'll send you. |
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Burt
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 09:55:43 AM
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No problem Burt. I have a few more different views of Main st. I'll send you.
Here are the pictures you sent, all appear to be early 1930's downtown Easton area. Thanks for sharing them, these are the kinds of rare historical photos nobody else would ever see if it were not for your kindness to share them... 
Inside O'Connor's
Inside O'Connor's
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oldnative
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 11:44:34 AM
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| Burt & RonP....latest pics bring me serious flashbacks! Though they are just a tad prior to my early times - I started kindergarten at NEG in September of 1946 ;o) - not much had changed on Main Street between 30's and mid 40's. Interior of O'Connor's appears just as "cluttered" as I remember it...even as late as the 50's! But it was for sure and appropriately a "news" store for many reasons! Continued thanks for sharing. |
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Burt
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Posted - 01/30/2008 : 07:57:57 AM
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Ronp, thank you for sharing and sending the latest batch of photos, they are all priceless. I love this mid 1940's one, boy we just don't get snow storms like that anymore...
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RonP
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Posted - 01/30/2008 : 09:34:55 AM
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Ronp, thank you for sharing and sending the latest batch of photos, they are all priceless. I love this mid 1940's one, boy we just don't get snow storms like that anymore...
This photo is in the 20th century Easton book but it is dated wrong, it's my father in the pic. I think they have it as 1937 or 39 but he wasn't born yet lol |
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Burt
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Posted - 01/30/2008 : 09:50:41 AM
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This photo is in the 20th century Easton book but it is dated wrong, it's my father in the pic. I think they have it as 1937 or 39 but he wasn't born yet lol
I think what I might do is instead of sending out the photos and information via email, I'm going to post them here in a special section so we can have some discussion about them. I believe the historical society has many photos they can't identify so this will hopefully help solve that problem. Thanks again for sharing these. |
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jvankin
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Posted - 03/03/2009 : 11:30:10 PM
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Originally posted by RonP
This photo is in the 20th century Easton book but it is dated wrong, it's my father in the pic. I think they have it as 1937 or 39 but he wasn't born yet lol
I think what I might do is instead of sending out the photos and information via email, I'm going to post them here in a special section so we can have some discussion about them. I believe the historical society has many photos they can't identify so this will hopefully help solve that problem. Thanks again for sharing these.
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jvankin
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Posted - 03/04/2009 : 12:02:32 AM
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Originally posted by oldnative
Burt & RonP....latest pics bring me serious flashbacks! Though they are just a tad prior to my early times - I started kindergarten at NEG in September of 1946 ;o) - not much had changed on Main Street between 30's and mid 40's. Interior of O'Connor's appears just as "cluttered" as I remember it...even as late as the 50's! But it was for sure and appropriately a "news" store for many reasons! Continued thanks for sharing.
Have just been looking at the pictures posted. Lived in North Easton 1939-1943. I remember a wonderful snow storm like the one pictured (possibly the same one?) It was exciting to walk on top of the snow banks. I felt so high above my usual path!
Sure remember O'Connors. When I first moved to North Easton I immediately searched out the library and candy store (O'Connors). I well remember as the war started the size of the Hersey bars shrunk and the price went up from a nickel to a dime. Bought comic books at O'Connors. Loved all the superheros and Wonder Woman was a great treat for a girl. I really could not afford them on my allowance (10 cents a week) but then along came Bullet Man and Bullet girl at only a nickel and I could invest!
The wonderful Ames Memorial Library provided me with real reading. On my first exploratory trip there I took a wrong turn on the way home and became lost. I think I was crying by the road when two ladies in a very old car stopped and gave me a lift home after I told them I was the new Methodist ministers daughter. (North Easton had, to me, an amazing number of churches having come from a town where ours was the only one!)
I can't remember the name of the children's librarian but I used to think she was rather cross. The head librarian was a Miss Lamphear (?). I thought she had the best job in the world as it appeared to me that she had to read all the new books on the job. I thought it was wonderful to be paid to read!
This is undoubtedly somewhat off the subject and you are obviously much younger than I but the pictures set me off! |
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