2-8-0 90 EastBound, crossing Pelton Rd, entering L&HR yards, taken 10/13/40. |
Warwick Knife Factory, early 1900s |
This from Shirley O'Brien Leinweber, provides a touching glimpse of downtown Warwick in the forties.
WHEN LEON AND I WERE IN WARWICK LAST AUGUST, WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT BOB TOMS WAS THE ONLY ONE ON MAIN ST. THAT I KNEW. BOB AND I BOTH WORKED FOR ADAM DUGHI. I STARTED WHEN I WAS 15 YRS. OLD WHEN IN HIGH SCHOOL, LONG BEFORE ROBERT CAME UPON THE SCENE. THE ONLY TIME THAT ADAM EVER CLOSED THAT STORE WAS THE DAY THAT LEON AND I GOT MARRIED, BECAU ... read more |
Paulette at Akins, 1957 |
Intersection of Oakland, West and Main Streets |
The Warwick Novelty Shop (Heiblim's), 1949 |