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Vintage Totowa
page 3 Scroll down to see more. Photographs on this page are courtesy of Joe Mecca. email: jammermex@aol.com
Email your vintage prints from Totowa to llgg2@hotmail.com and I'll post them on this website |
| Entrance of Laurel Grove
Cemetery, circa mid-1930s/early 40s. "You will note on the bottom of the photo is the roof of Memorial School and in the left bottom, the beginning of Dr. Armand DeRosa's property where my wife, family and I lived from 1986 to 1998. Dr. DeRosa built the house in 1940 (he had his office from 1929 to 1940 on top of Doc's Pharmacy and the A&P which was at the top of the hill at the intersection of Totowa Road and Union Boulevard). I had my law office in DeRosa's house from 1986 to 2004. In 2005, the Borough of Totowa bought the property. Dr. DeRosa was an ob/gyn and many of Totowa's finest were born to woman through his office. He was also the school doctor for Memorial and Washington Park." ~Joe Mecca |
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| "This billboard was above Rickel's or Ice World circa 1982. Some funny Totowa characters climbed the ladders and personalized the TV ad with a little dose of Totowa ....you might even know the artists." |
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| "This shot of Angelo's Tryon Station was taken after he closed up shop in or around 1982, I believe. The tanks are gone and the pumps were removed as well. Tryon had the cheapest, off-brand gas around. I remember it costing 33.9 cents a gallon when I started driving in 1973. It went to 55 cents a gallon during the first gas crisis." |
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"This is the old entrance to St. James School
not long after the church it once was had been converted into the
parish school. I am guessing on the date. I started school there in
September 1961. The priest to the left appears to be Father Francis
Reilly, the pastor and founder of the modern St. James Church. The
Franciscan nun in the middle appears to be the principal, Sister
Francis Jerome, who I remember teaching third grade as well. I do
not remember the name of the parish priest to the right. The
students are not in uniform but it appears that they are dressed for
a special occasion, maybe the May Procession. In posting this, you
may find some former students who recognize themselves."  Click
this thumbnail image to see larger version of the photo. |
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