Listen to a replay of Jeff's
tribute to the nuns from the 2004 Reunion Dinner.
To listen, click on Jeff's picture.
The date was April 7, 1947 and
Camel cigarettes sponsored the Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Radio
Show.
I consider
them to be the greatest
comedy team of all time.
To listen
to that live broadcast featuring many of their skits including everyones
all time favorite "Who's On First",
click
here.......
As an added
bonus, I have added another original Abbott & Costello radio broadcast
featuring Lucille Ball click
here...........
By popular
demand, I have added a third Abbott & Costello original radio broadcast
bringing you another classic routine about race horses "mudder & fodder".
To listen click
here.........
Installment
number four, I've just added another hilarious original live radio show from
April 5, 1945 featuring "The Andrew Sisters" called "8 To The Bar Ranch".
To listen
to this live radio broadcast from 1945 click here............
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The original Hofffman soda bottle
Two neighborhood movie theaters.
The Essex on Springfield Avenue and The Central
on Central Ave.
See The Plaza below.
Remember Jimmy Buff's italian Hot Dogs?
Did you know it was written up in Gourmet Magazine?
There are several imposters but only one Jimmy
Buff's - simply the best !!!
We didn't have swimming pools in our yards back
then so we
made do with the
city pools.
(Rotunda Pool)
Remembering
TV in the 1950's.....Click on each of the titles below and see what we use
to watch.
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The A & P on Orange Street, around
1951, with Val Raab on the left.
Take a closer look at the prices.....Tomatoes 4 for .25, Apples....3 for
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My
old next door neighbor Katie Kerr crowned 1953 Snow Queen representing SRL
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1947 CYO Basketball Champs
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1947 Snowball Queen
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1947 CYO Play
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1948 CYO Play (Porgy & Bess)
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1951 CYO Snowball Queen
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1952 CYO Snowball Queen
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CYO Awards Ceremony
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CYO Boys Basketball Team
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Fatima Rally 1953
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Girls CYO Basketball Team
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1952 Haloween Parade Float
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Jack Wickens in 1951
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SRL& Student Body
1908 with Father McKeever
click on picture to enlarge
Peggy Sullivan and our own Carol Raab on Halloween
October 31,
1956.
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Remember the Holy Name Parade? As you can see
at the gathering on the side of our old school, this one took place sometime
in the 1950's.
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May 6, 1956, the Newark Evening
News (Sunday Edition) ran an article on my family and why we liked to live
in the Roseville Section of Newark. My father who went on to become a Chief
in the NFD before retiriing around 1976.
To read the entire article
click on the picture of my house below.
Time
tends to have us forget how beautiful our church is. I took these picture
at the first reunion weekend. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.........Jeff
Schick
To enlarge juct click on each
picture..........
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Ceiling above Altar
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Rose Window Choir Loft
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Main Aisle of church
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Large window left of Altar
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Stations of the Cross
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Hallway in the SRL School
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The
SRLAA has the pleasure of letting you in on a bit of St. Rose of Lima history.
Our new SRL
Archives section now includes the original contract and prices for the church's
stained glass windows and the 1961 Diamond Jubilee celebration.
To view,
click on the SRL Archives image on the right.
To go directly
to the Diamond Jubilee.........click here.
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One of the 4th Grade Classes
at SRL 1958........Jeff Schick appears in the top row, left, next to
the nun. She had to leave the school and the classroom later in the school
year because she needed a rest and never returned to the classroom.
How many of these faces do you know? I see Greg Greeley (dec.), Joe
Brown (dec.), Buster Marvel, Carol Modeski, Barbara Jennings, Paul Hotz,
John Zipfeld, Tommy Lawrence, Gerald Rotunda, John Castle, etc.
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This picture with Sister Anita Charles showing off the Nativity
scene made in a cigar box was taken at Christmas 1953
Students showing various Nativity creations
include...
Thomas Lawton
John Middleton
Ellen Hoey
Patricia Madera
John Beard
William Wynine
Joh Cavanagh
All were Richard Lorenzo's classmates in that 3rd grade class.
Other images from our past!
I'm sure that Palisades Park has a special place
in your memories.
For a real jolt, click
on each of the 3 photos
below and enjoy the fun.
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