St. Anthony Parochial
School 8th Grade
West Warwick, RI 1965
(click on photo for a
larger view)
School was open from 1949 through 1969 and taught by the Sisters
of Mercy.
Sister Vivian Cronan, RSM, School Principal on Left
Sister Edna Lynch, RSM Eighth Grade Teacher
on Right
Father H. Moniz - Church Pastor
Please Visit: www.st-anthonyww.com
"I have lived in the
Midwest (Peoria IL) for 49 years. Met a handsome Navy pilot fell in love
, and followed him here. Discovered your site when I went looking for
Eclipse coffee syrup.
I was born at Miriam Hospital, my father was a Providence police
detective, went to St. Pius grade school and Bayview Academy. It was a
long ride to Bayview...bus to downtown, another bus over to East
Providence. Worked at WJARTV for Nancy Dixon. My claim to fame with my
children is that I worked with Ted Knight at JAR. I remember the kids
program that was on that station. Think it was Salty Sam, a clown and a
few other characters. Interesting thing is that some of the people who
played these characters were execs at the station. Loved working
there...every day was different and the people I worked with were great.
My grandmother had twin babies born prematurely in the very early
1900's. This was about the time of very early incubators.
The babies were placed at Vanity Fair and were tended by nurses around
the clock. The babies were one of the exhibits that people paid to
see. Evidently this was done at several of the old time parks.
I always thought it was very interesting. In doing some research
on early incubators I found out this really was true. Would really love
to know more about Vanity Fair....does anyone know anything else?
Does anyone else out there remember Nocero's grocery store on Smith
Street near LaSalle Academy? It was part of a tiny little
"mall like" area. This little mall had a dry goods store
and a place to buy PENNY candy. A drugstore was on the other
end. It was right near Nelson School and not far from what I
believe was the only farm in the city of Providence. The farmer
grew corn, sold milk, chickens and eggs. The cow barn was right
behind my house on College Road. I even got to milk a cow (not bad
for a city girl). When we were kids our favorite spot in the
winter was the grounds of Prov. College. It was a great place for
sledding...down the hills of the campus. I went to many a PC
basketball game at MT Pleasant High School to cheer on the Friars.
I can almost smell the ocean when I read some of memories from your
site.
Another memory I have is when I worked at WJAR-TV on the Nancy Dixon
Show. It was broadcast live from the Biltmore Hotel and called
"Breakfast with Nancy". The co-host was Johnny (?). In the mid
fifties there was a terrific hurricane and we all got stranded at the
hotel. The power went out and the water started coming up through the
sewer drains on the streets. This was when I had my first view of
looters at work. They were walking through the streets and diving in
filthy water to loot the stores. Hundreds of cars were in parking lots
in the city....needless to say they were not used after that. WJAR-TV
was located at the top of the Outlet Store and it was a while before the
elevators were working. I remember how long the smell hung around in
those elevator shafts. When I saw the devastation from Katrina I told my
family to watch for the looters and what lengths people will go to to
get something for "free". We stayed at the hotel until the
water went down and I had to walk home up by the capital and along Smith
Street to College Road (right across from Providence College)."
I just got through cruisin' your
website dedicated to that great "little" state - Rhode Island!
I absolute loved every second! I've shared the link with all of my old
friends who've moved away to other parts of the country, as well as
friends who are still close by. So many memories...made me long to see
RI once again. Its been 26 years since I last visited. I lived there
from the age of 6 months (moved there in December 1959) and moved to
Alabama in the Summer of my 15th year. It was one of the hardest things
I ever had to do! We lived those 15 years in the village of Georgiaville
(Town of Smithfield) right on Farnum Pike near the fire station and old
town hall. I attended I.S. Cook school, LaPerch (6th grade only),
Smithfield Memorial Junior High School and Smithfield High School. Best
years of my life.
Rocky Point and Cresent Park were my two favorite places on Earth,
followed by Jolly Cholly's. I was devastated to hear that Rocky Point
was no more! The rides, the chowder, the clam cakes! What a shame!
But I also fondly remember the New York System Hot Weiners. My dad would
often stop at the Smith Street location and bring home a sack! And the
Del's Lemonade??? What a meal!
This is the house/store/gas station where my grandparents lived from the
early 1930's until the 1980's - it is located on Farnum Pike in
Georgiaville (Town of Smithfield) about 1/2 mile from Georgiaville Pond
and Stillwater. It lost the porch in the Hurricane of '38, so this
pic was taken sometime before that. That's my grandfather in the
picture.
Thanks for helping me remember such good times. I am currently in
remission from a rare form of cancer I developed in January 2004. I've
been in remission for 8 months, and I guess that makes you think about
your life...it has me. So, thanks so very much for making my day!
Sincerely,
Jennie Williams, AL
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Just got your web site emailed to me
and I went out of my mind. I grew up going to Olneyville - I lived in
the Hartford Avenue Projects as a kid - 2 Whelan Road in 10A (the 10
story monster that they could not implode and knock down a number of
years ago). It is always on those shows about stuff going wrong -
instead of falling down it just blew in the middle then the 2 sides just
fell against each other and did not go down. I remember when Benny's
hardware was next door to the Olneyville NY System - it is now the
parking lot. We used to go to the slot car track right across the street
from the NY System. Who remembers Kelly's hamburgers in Olneyville -
everyone seems to remember Burger Chef. I remember meeting Rico
Petrocelli from the Red Sox at Kelly's hamburgers - turns out he was
their spokeman and he also was a part owner, I believe. Other Olneyville
places - Star Market, Atlantic Mills, the Coin Shop, the 5 and 10C store
- think it was Woolworths maybe. The great ice cream parlor there too.
Industrial National Bank -- the "in Bank". Hospital Trust Bank
- remember the Flintstone's did their commercials. Pete's Tap - I used
to shine shoes there. There was the grocery/produce market that was
there before the Star Market. The Boy's Club was just around the corner
from the NY System. Just a few thoughts about Olneyville. Turns out what
a small world it is - when I first started practicing law in the
Seattle, WA area, a lawyer friend of mine mentioned about a park in
Bellevue that was being dedicated and he represented the family - he
mentioned it to me as he knew I was a Rhody Ram (those that graduate
from URI). He told me the family name was Olney, in fact Steven Olney
and that there was an area named after his family in RI. Can you believe
that - Olneyville strikes again. Amazing. Other RI things to mention
Uncas Manufacturing - world's largest ring manufacturor at one time -
now defunct. They were putting together some business park there last
time I was in RI. Rhodes on the Pawtuxet (sp?) - where I saw Haystack
Calhoun, Chief WildEagle, Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, Stan the
Man Stasiak and the like wrestle - and Vince McMahon was the travelling
announcer. The old RI Auditorium - where the RI Reds played hockey and
where old concerts took place - I remember seeing Ten Years After with
Humble Pie as the opening act not long after Woodstock (the original).
Custy's Restaurant down south - in Jamestown or some place like that
near Newport - all you can eat buffet with lobster and steak. Great
food. My dad was the bartender at the Arcade Tap in downtown Providence
where Jerry Kapstein would bring all his baseball clients when free
agency began - Vida Blue, Joe Rudi, Rick Burleson to name a few. Lou
Roth's tickets at the Arcade downtown - where you got your Red Sox
tickets or concert tickets and paid a handling fee of $1.00 or $2.00 per
ticket for
great seats - long before Ticketmaster and the like. My Brothers Pub
downtown. Going to the "Chink's" for Chinese food (not
politcially correct, mind you) - Chens or Lukes were the places. I could
go on and on but I won't as I need to get back to work. I remember
playing basketball with Ernie D at the Fruit Hill Avenue Playground -
they put in lights just for him, I think. Ricci's pizza was close by and
we
used to eat pizza then go shoot hoops at midnight on Fridays and
Saturdays. Oh, the memories of Mt. Pleasant High School - the Kilties --
my high school. I love reading the stuff others post so I had to sit and
write this.
God Bless you for doing such a fine job with the site.
Amazing what computers can do if it is done right.
Bob Adamonis - Seattle, Washington.
PS I'd order 3 all the way and my Mom would order 2 no onions. And of course - a coffee milk.
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Hey! Great site!
Also -do you remember the “5 W plan from Warren Jewelers?: Why Worry,
Warren Will Wait?! “
I remember that Warren Jewelers encouraged business by suggesting, on
its radio ads, that it was appropriate to get your girlfriend a
“pre-engagement ring.”
And also the Anderson Little song? (It’s Anderson Little, Anderson
Little, Anderson Little for you!)
Also, do you remember the Rumfudd Aquarium (Rumford Aquarium)?
They had a talking mynah bird called Sasha, who would whistle Yankee
Doodle. We used to visit every Sunday afternoon in the early
60’s..
By the way, our favorite restaurants were Alfredo’s, on Thayer St,
which had the red and white checkered oilcloth tablecloths, and the much
fancier Roman Gardens, on the hill, which had a fountain in the middle
of the dining room and murals all around the walls. I don’t
think either of them is still there –do you remember them?
And the best barber shop around was Albarunci’s (not sure of the
spelling, but that’s what it sounded like), which had a carousel horse
for the kids to sit on in the front window. I think that was also
on Thayer Street.
What a fun site – it certainly brings back memories!
