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Post by Pangolin on May 20, 2023 17:13:49 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on May 20, 2023 17:19:00 GMT
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 20, 2023 19:35:32 GMT
Land horseSea horse
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 20, 2023 21:22:05 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on May 20, 2023 22:08:15 GMT
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Post by Pangolin on May 20, 2023 22:25:14 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on May 20, 2023 23:57:29 GMT
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Post by lavel on May 21, 2023 6:29:25 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on May 21, 2023 13:32:19 GMT
The story: Small neighborhood stores were once very common in Bergen County in the days before supermarkets. Here we see “Teaneck Cash Grocer,” at 184 Forest Avenue, Teaneck, as the wagon says, “Cor. Forest & Madison Aves.” The proprietor was John Sitzmann, who was born in 1879, in New York, and came to Teaneck in 1894 where he set up his store in the front of his house. Home delivery of groceries is not something new but was once actually very common. When phones were available people could call in for a delivery or send a kid to place an order. Stores would often let people buy on credit with a running tab, kept in a store ledger (which was great for farmers who were often cash poor). But here, this store required upfront cash payments. Note the canned goods in the store windows (can you see the old woman in the store, which was likely Mary Sitzmann, John’s wife). It is unknown who the young women are, as Sitzmann did not have daughters. Note behind the horse is a sign for “Ice Cream” and “Soda Water,” this store had an ice cream counter inside. The gutter along the side of the street is more of a deep ditch and note the makeshift wooden bridge to allow shoppers to access the store. This business also acted in some ways as a general store where many items were sold, thus giving the convenience of not having to go to a bigger store in Englewood or Hackensack. In 1941, John Sitzmann was forced to close down the store as part of a criminal conviction. He plead guilty, and was convicted of making improper advances to a 9-year-old girl at the Ice cream counter. He was given a 2-3 year suspended sentence, and was forced by the judge to close the store, not leave the house unaccompanied, and to seek medical treatment. He died in 1954. Today, a ranch house sits on this site. – Tim Adriance
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Post by Pangolin on May 21, 2023 13:43:44 GMT
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Post by Pangolin on May 21, 2023 16:13:15 GMT
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Post by ghostintheshell on May 21, 2023 16:27:23 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on May 21, 2023 18:19:53 GMT
Looks like the Monty Python foot is about to come down.
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Post by NJtoTX on May 21, 2023 18:26:15 GMT
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Post by msdemos on May 22, 2023 12:28:31 GMT
SAVE FERRIS
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Post by msdemos on May 22, 2023 12:30:01 GMT
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Post by msdemos on May 22, 2023 12:31:22 GMT
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Post by msdemos on May 22, 2023 12:33:23 GMT
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Post by msdemos on May 22, 2023 12:34:40 GMT
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Post by msdemos on May 22, 2023 12:42:27 GMT
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