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Saturday, June 27, 2009

HISTORICAL MOMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER

DO YOU REMEMBER?


(These businesses were obtained from phone books and city directories from 1957)

S. Division St. - 1957

WEST SIDE OF STREET

EAST SIDE OF STREET

CAMDEN AVE.

108 W. Newton Jackson Ins.

113 Taylor’s Grill

110 Abbott Bros. (furniture)

115 Genny’s Sportswear

114 Shore Gas Sales

117 Blue Bird Beauty Shop

121 Professional Uniform Shop

127 Beauty Craft

CIRCLE AVE.

124 Armory

141-143 Fire Dept.

126-128 Cavanaugh’s Used Cars

MARKET ST.

200 V. L. Lewis Confectionary

207 Morgan’s Sinclair

204 Wicomico Theater

WICOMICO RIVER



CARROLL ST.

300 Veteran’s Cab

308 A. T. Matthews Confectionary

UPTON ST.

314 Delmarva Cleaners

315 R. H. Polliard Co.

316 Hawkins & Hopkins (yard goods)

318 A. T. Brittingham Confectionary

FOOKS ST.

322 Kitty’s Flowers

321 Peninsula Med. Bldg.

324 Peninsula General Hospital

LOCUST ST.

400 Peninsula Pharmacy

2 comments:

  1. Thanks George. At one time there was actually life downtown!

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  2. To All: The format I sent Joe could probably not be replicated. Just remember - the even numbered businesses were on the West side of Division St. and the odd numbers were on the East side.

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