tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post6449403246640644804..comments2024-02-20T10:34:28.922-05:00Comments on <center>Ambridge Memories</center>: The Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge: what's that building?Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67http://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-69099041161568195672019-10-14T12:08:12.789-04:002019-10-14T12:08:12.789-04:00If you click on "email" on "about m...If you click on "email" on "about me", an email window will pop up. <br /><br />That said, now your comment is here, it's more likely to get an answer to your question than emailing me, as I don't remember coming across anything about a plane flying over the Aliquippa-Ambridge Bridge. Sorry.<br /><br />If you are on Facebook, you might ask about the incident in the Ambridge PA History Group. Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-82696859113484343852019-10-13T18:19:08.199-04:002019-10-13T18:19:08.199-04:00Sorry, but I can't seem to find Nancy's di...Sorry, but I can't seem to find Nancy's direct email address via her profile page. I would like to find any information about "Red" Wall (sp?)'s B-51(?) plane that flew under the Aliquippa Bridge. Does anyone remember that? It happened many, many years ago.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805343040297692820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-2408580271866851992016-11-27T15:57:24.376-05:002016-11-27T15:57:24.376-05:00I do believe i told you this was a pump house when...I do believe i told you this was a pump house when you first asked the question and you Belittled me, no apology needed, Randy Burgess ambridge paAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979134373463143744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-32785819136828023522016-02-01T16:27:37.303-05:002016-02-01T16:27:37.303-05:00jd aka john domansky
haircuts OMGjd aka john domansky<br />haircuts OMGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-79593553239223271522016-02-01T16:25:30.962-05:002016-02-01T16:25:30.962-05:00oops forgot to put in address west side of 11 th...oops forgot to put in address west side of 11 th & merchant st end of block, across from the tv place in red brick building, would be called 12th & merchant i guess??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-85160352307460426142016-02-01T16:22:23.732-05:002016-02-01T16:22:23.732-05:00jd aka john domansky i just thought of the name ...jd aka john domansky i just thought of the name of the barbershops owner, it was a 2 or 3 chair shop w/these great old barberchairs, name of owner was nussbaum. 1st haircut 1 needed a booster seat a flat seat that went across the arms, after that they needed to drag me in to get a haircut cut, still hate haitcuts!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-60760352015269258662015-08-21T21:31:34.826-04:002015-08-21T21:31:34.826-04:00jd aka john domansky
never saw written, that the ...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />never saw written, that the building was based next to the pennsy tracks about 10 ft or so away from the north east side of all the tracks, as i recall there may have been 4 sets, been a long time & my total recall is getting less total every year. so it was about a 3 story building, i recall a door below too, never saw much activity there tho. do not recall if i saw it there last visit in ambridge about 7 yrs ago. used to fish under the bridge there too, catch was small. the area under the bridge was a hangout for hoboes & transients. not a good place after dark. cardboard shelters too.scary for sureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-26893721020905788982015-07-29T20:53:41.474-04:002015-07-29T20:53:41.474-04:00jd aka john domansky
i keep looking at the ambrid...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />i keep looking at the ambridge & aliquippa bridge PC & think i have missed making a remark about it, yes there is one thing, the hills directly behind the bridge west side, was a great spot to camp out w/the guys, over nite, small tents & all, fires & cooking too., also some shooting, there was a road just north of the bridge, going up in those hills, it stopped on top & there was kind of a small dump there too, some cars could make it up there & some bigger trucks w/low low gears also. spent quite a few times up there, good guy fun, mostly teenagers & one adult to keep them honest. you could hunt up there too, squirrels rabbits etc. one time we went 1/2 way up to shoot & someone shot back, wow!! oh yes other hangout was the new pittsburgh airport, no one was there, place was empty early 1950s, old airport was close to where the jet came dowm upside down a few years ago. never saw new airport tho. used to go to carnot roller skating & nearby towns to teen hangouts to dance & meet girls too. once to neville island to skate 1951, great skaters in those days too. i like ice skating more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-63764203275815751302015-07-06T16:50:17.466-04:002015-07-06T16:50:17.466-04:00SOLDRESSEN, SORRY JOHNSOLDRESSEN, SORRY JOHNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-76503078839638060242015-07-06T16:47:54.639-04:002015-07-06T16:47:54.639-04:00jd aka john domansky
spurt with help from ambridg...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />spurt with help from ambridge 1954 phone directory<br /><br />i knew i was right on the john w doldressen business address being on 12th st & merchant the book shows john at 1240 merchant st, don't know how they got the 1240 because it sat on almost or end of 12th st east side block, i passed by there many times Ks friend vince gennaro lived right behind johns RB in a red brick bldg. recall the gold lettering for the business always liked good artwork, i wonder who the sign painter was??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-46896224629529558652015-07-06T16:13:26.352-04:002015-07-06T16:13:26.352-04:00jd aka john domansky
at my age total recall comes...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />at my age total recall comes in spurts,<br /><br />here are a few more, i have not seen gunsmiths & gun shops in the business section addresses, i bought my 1st 22 a winchester 72 or 74 bolt action rifle mounted w/a scope from the gun & gunsmith/ gun shop shop 1952, the shop sat south of st stanislas church on that little hill, whole bill was about $40 or so, today its worth 20xs that, the owners name was steve ???, he set scope dead on for 25yrds & it was on, hunted squirells w/it<br />next gun shop & smithy was at 293 14th st after dad lost tailor shop in 1947 or so, they had the front room & we still lived in the back 2 rooms, & also lived upstairs for a few years in btween too. only heat was from a magic chef oven in winter, downstairs we had a coal burner, (got coal from the tracks near HH)small size. upstairs living room area had a gas space heater, that kind that kills people from lack of oxygen, a cold water building 2 floors<br /><br />another address not seen is the one in back of the bank on up 5th st east of bank & east of the alley, they had about 3 barbers working, do you have the rainbow room at 412 merchant st , cool place i knew the inside of every tavern & bar in ambridge from shining shoes at age about 12 or 13 & up a few years, shine was a nickel, most guys gave a 25 cent piece, got run out of a few of them, no shirt or shoes . the timchak shoe repair shop on 9th & merchant was were i worked a while too.<br /><br />more when another memory spurt hits meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-79565735780309866692015-07-04T00:10:38.164-04:002015-07-04T00:10:38.164-04:00jd aka john domansky
i slowly recalled the names ...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />i slowly recalled the names of the family that lived at 273 14th st where the hacker tailor shop was pictured at, the kostas family, mom & dad, oldest was a boy a marine in ww11, next was a boy gus, then i think lorraine then gregory, my age, i hear gregs mom calling him for supper, in greek, yo do gee gregory in greek, do not recall seeing anyone using the store entrance that was papered over , the door & windows.<br /><br />i see a guy asking about a blind alley, i wrote about, its on facebook area i can get, but not signed on to. a blind alley in ambridge talk is a space between 2 buildings,that is stopped by a connection in the buildings about 10 ft or more inset, therefore, its goes nowhere its blind. guys name was devon?? (almost like a chicago gangway, space btween 2 buildings), not called blind out here tho. its funny its so easy to spot anyone from pa, the accents stands out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-3456319807298389902015-06-28T15:57:17.578-04:002015-06-28T15:57:17.578-04:00jd aka john domansky
does anyone know if eddie dz...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />does anyone know if eddie dzubek is still around, he was a good friend in 40s 50s & up . he ran 2 gas stations 8th & duss & 8th & merchant , in the 8th & merchant station a dear friend was killed by a run away car that was parked running. it got loose & ran my friend down, his 2 girls may still live in ambridge & remember me from living on 19th & duss.?? one was doris & younger was ??? worked at hh w/me in the 50s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-32776538806395418242015-06-21T23:51:44.392-04:002015-06-21T23:51:44.392-04:00jd aka john domansky
right nancy, google maps sho...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />right nancy, google maps show sokol as 424 duss, but all other addresses on opposite side (east) are even #s & all west side are odd #s, figure that out, back door (melrose) ? of the church shows 424 duss too. google maps have a lot of errors in them tho. sometimes they will take you the wrong way, on the roads around here if you don;t know them, use garmin in car a lot. read about people getting lost in desolate places. as far as i see it tho,it should be 405 or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-12265147787820994882015-06-20T14:29:11.495-04:002015-06-20T14:29:11.495-04:00The mystery of the 424 Duss address continues. I j...The mystery of the 424 Duss address continues. I just looked up the address of the current occupant of the old Sokol's Hall, the Allison Park Church, on their website: the church says 424 Duss Avenue. <br /><br />So, although I have no explanation yet for the 424 Duss address, I'm going to leave it on the List of Lists.Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-51421005888733738962015-06-20T10:00:38.759-04:002015-06-20T10:00:38.759-04:00jd aka john domansky
you got me, i did not regist...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />you got me, i did not register in the other ambridge hertnicky site, but read most of it. i knew a few hertnickys, for some reason we never signed on to facebook. too many issues when we were thinking about it, all our family is on it tho, i can read only whats on FB from ur site. wish i could answer some of them, like the zassicks family, to tell them how great that family was to me. jim was a little older & frank was a little younger, mom & dad were like my family, spent much time in the big barn & they had some great pig roasts there too. softball was later on?? is that one lane bridge still there? back in the day, at night drivers would shut lites off for a sec on stone bridge curve to see if a car was coming at them, to take curve at higher speed, that road in from butler is where i learned how to curve drive, taught by cousin bert otrahalik in my 56 chevy. good ole days Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-77693151407673545012015-06-19T16:35:47.594-04:002015-06-19T16:35:47.594-04:00I have gotten a few spam comments, but I've re...I have gotten a few spam comments, but I've removed those. <br /><br />I thought more people might comment when I eliminated the registration requirement, but it doesn't seem to have helped much. Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-84358318839922103712015-06-19T16:25:35.148-04:002015-06-19T16:25:35.148-04:00You are right. 424 Duss makes no sense as the addr...You are right. 424 Duss makes no sense as the address of the Sokol. I should have caught that. <br /><br />After you pointed it out, I thought that would have been a fairly odd typo, so I wondered where I might have gotten that address. I since have found 424 Duss listed as the Sokol's address in at least two places: the Daily Citizen 1956 Trade Area Directory and a newspaper article about the "new" Sokol Hall's dedication in 1951. <br /><br />Still, the address doesn't make sense. Since the back entrance to the building is on Melrose, 424 Melrose would make more sense. I'm going to change the address to 4th Street and Duss Avenue until I understand the reason for the 424.Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-88273333015706988642015-06-16T17:27:44.914-04:002015-06-16T17:27:44.914-04:00jd aka john domansky
almost forgot go chicago haw...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />almost forgot go chicago hawks saw bobby hull & miketa early 1960s, been a hawk fan ever since, so is son & his son, favorite player marion hossa a czech.<br />another stanley cup, wow!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-28494478288334188302015-06-16T17:21:43.372-04:002015-06-16T17:21:43.372-04:00jd aka john domansky
in the 1930s & 40 & ...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />in the 1930s & 40 & some 50s there has not been a lot of words about the politics & police of ambridge. as much as i can recall politics were not to big of an issue like today, not sure who was democratic & who was republican, to the kids of that time, like it is today who cared? the town ran well who ever was in power?? public officials.<br /><br />as for the police department that was a well know fact, they got respect & earned it well. recall cops walking a beat & had call boxes I think those were on the poles on many corners, also a fire alarm box too, break the window & do something inside & soon the firemen were there. before the parking meters, cops walked the beat & marked the tire with white chalk, signs said 1/2 parking, as parking back then was a big deal too, us guys sat around on 14th st & watched parkers try to beat the system, rub chalk off, move cr a litttle bit, somehow the cop knew who was the bad guy. i am seeing a meter maid?? am i wrong??? for a short time only. the cops were rare intruders, unless the actions were bad enough for him to step in, that was rare. a fight btween 2 big guys, like a guy that worked for the fish soda fountain shop, b4 it was the steak house, recall fish as a big guy w/dark rimmed glasses. the fight tho was a premptive call from earlier in the day one big mihovich guy had words w/a blonde manager in the soda shop & said, see you after work, 10pm had a crowd waiting, a good fight for 2 minutes until cops broke in. fight was next to domansky tailor shop & tavern on corner of merchant 14th st. i think the mihovich was the same guy that had a military funeral at divine redeemer in a few years. holly & i were same age.<br /><br />i saw a cop fire his gun at least 3 times, to deal w/a mean or rabid dog. never draw on anyone, a big night stick was on belt too. once i recall a cop chasing a guy down a hill at fast speed, the guy had much loose change in his pants, when he left we picked up the change.<br /><br />oh yes, the police station was an every day stop for me coming home from DR school, they had a great cold water fountain.<br />the desk sgt had no problem showing the kids the desk room, where it all happened they had radio calls & a great display in cases of the guns thar had been taken away from the bad people. cops were always friendly & courteous. well dressed w/big black boots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-61091508620965905952015-06-12T16:07:53.961-04:002015-06-12T16:07:53.961-04:00jd aka john domansky
a note to nancy!
i went bac...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />a note to nancy!<br /><br />i went back into where this site started out, the 1st year, you decided not to have a registered site & let anyone comment, some said that is so wrong & all that would be in here would be spam, bad remarks & more .<br />i have read almost every word written here from start till today 6-12- 15, i have not found one word that was not kosher, in fact it has been a pleasure reading what others have written & thought about.<br />i just wish the face bookers would come back here for down to earth talk about ambridge, <br />i will answer anything asked of me if i can. anything!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-69111280952346677932015-06-11T18:41:04.520-04:002015-06-11T18:41:04.520-04:00jd aka john domansky
there was a pet shop on the ...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />there was a pet shop on the east side of 3rd st block, about 2 or 3 doors south of 4th st. every easter they had an incubator setup with eggs inside & the little yellow chicks would break thru & flop around a while & then get steady & walk around, pecking, maybe thats what they called pecking order huh?? they had dogs & cats & i think birds too, this had to be early 1940s into the 1950s or more, not sure., just up , north was a restaurant near penn movie house that, kids from divine redeemer would go & eat sometimes, once in a great while mom gave me 15 cents & that would buy a bowl of soup. at taylors you could but a scoop of mashed potatoes & gravy, 15 cents too. right across from DR was a family named pucci, close to the tire shop on corner odd numbers, i think the nuns home was 235 merchant, i spent a few hours in there trying out for the choir, boy altos were hard to find & i snag in many masses, could read latin very well santus was my favorite song in mass. agnus dei close 2nd. <br />oops there was a vegetable market near south end of 4th st east where we got indian apples & peeled & ate em there. 5 cents eachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-86070396690600931662015-06-10T23:24:16.237-04:002015-06-10T23:24:16.237-04:00jd aka john domansky
i see an address for the slo...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />i see an address for the slovak sokol club 424 duss ave, that would be on the east side of duss ave, no way!! i spent many hours in that club & tavern w/a nice dance hall for weddings & other occasions also. a 1953 news years eve party there i was with 2 girls, one i liked a lot & she was stolen by a leonard copus or kopus, they got married soon after & i waited about 6or 8 yrs to 1961, & going on 54 yrs married, same gal. 2 kids, & many good memories. my uncle on moms side was a class gymnist in the sokol club, have a postcard w/him on it. had many hot dogs w/mustard & sauer kraut, & lots of sodas at dances & weddings at the sokol club, one pic of the sokol & the hornak tavern on 12th & merchant are shown in the ambridge reprise website by walt wacht he was a 1949 AHS gradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-2469899156700300252015-06-10T15:13:38.560-04:002015-06-10T15:13:38.560-04:00jd test!!!jd test!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-38215757494594363032015-05-30T17:23:35.062-04:002015-05-30T17:23:35.062-04:00jd aka john domansky
just looking at sevices addr...jd aka john domansky<br /><br />just looking at sevices addresses pre 1971<br />an address for d'ambrsio shoe repair gives a 1305 merchant st, wrong ?? d'ambrosios was where mad anthonys was at in the 80s or 90s, i was in there & told them it was shoe repair shop. 1990s, (we lived upstairs for a few years) if you look at the stangls 12th pic showing north , d'ambrosios is the red brick on far left corner where 12th ends & 13th starts, 2 story red brick, 1303 address is wrong for soldressen, it was right across from shoe repair d'ambrosios on east side of 12th end & 13th start, across from the old ambridge hotel & moose hall in same location. there is a haig ---- tailor shop at 1199 merchant st , there was a barbershop there, where dad took me for haircuts, had to use the booster seat so i was about 5 or 6 yrs old, about 1938 or 39, beautiful barber chairs, w/names on footrests. name??? watched in awe as men got hot shaves w/straight razors. ouch, nancy, thanks for adding john domansky tailor shop 293 14th stAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com