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[Photos of Andy Hazara from John Gabuzda; photo of Spock's Grocery from Mary Ann Spock; photo of Freeland Dairy from Carol Jones; photo of Remak's Truck from Nancy Penn; photo of Spock's Truck from Ann Marie Spock; all other photos by Chuck and Steve Tancin.]
SUPERMARKETS
[Thanks to Ed Merrick for additions and corrections.]
A & P - Front & Washington Streets (previously at old PP&L site on Centre & Walnut Streets)
Genetti's - Centre St. (Genetti's: D. Genetti's Sons Inc., modern super markets, Hazleton-Freeland-Tamaqua (1954 Minamek); "52nd year in the food business." (1953 Minamek))
ShurSave Super Market - Front & Graham Streets
SMALL FOOD STORES
[Thanks to Charlie Reczkowski, Charles Rudewick, Mike Bobby, Denise Boyer, Jack Polachak, Ed Merrick, Don Snyder, Mary Ann Rosetta Schaeffer, Leslie Robin, Mark Sheaman, Jack Opilla, Carolyn Moering, Pat Ferko Miller, Ed Kushma, Austin Kerr, Barbara Opilla Gadola, George Feussner, Eddie Barna, Jolene Lavinka Szymanski for additions and corrections.]
Acme Food - Centre & South Streets
Acme Food - Centre & Main Streets
American Food Store - Centre St., between South & Main Streets
Andy's - near MMI, in the alley off Washington St. (?)
Andy's Foods - 615 South
St., ('53 Minamek), Andy Hazara
proprietor, and later Andy's Meat Market, same address, same owner ('64
Minamek, from Ed Merrick) (From Mike Bobby in 2000: My parents lived
next to the butcher shop at 615 South Street between Washington and
Adams. The gentleman's name was Andrew Hassara and his store was Andy's
Meat Market. Andy passed away in 1992 at the age of 86, but his
daughter still carries on the tradition.) (Photos from John Gabuzda.)Bove's Super Market - 501 Centre St. (From Eddie Barna: Another super market in town was Bove's Super Market at 501 Centre Street. Bove's also had stores in Hazleton during the 1950's. Prior to Bove's, there was an Acme Super Market at this location during the 40's and early 50's. After Bove's, the building was empty for a period of time and then opened as a laundermat and dry cleaning business by John Yagalla.)
Brantz's - 511 Fern St.
Brueningsen's -
800 Birkbeck St. Bobby Maso wrote an article about this business
for the Standard Speaker, published 1-11-2009. He noted that the store
on Birkbeck Street was built in October of 1900 and the store was
opened by August Harold Brueningsen. His two sons, Harold Sr. ("Pud")
and Walter ("Yop") worked at the store almost from its beginnings. Maso
said that August might have had a produce stand at the Central
Hotel as far back as 1896, and that Brueningsen's was the first local
grocery to have a store on wheels, serving Freeland, Eckley, Highland
and Upper Lehigh. They eventually opened a second, smaller store in
Upper Lehigh, which I remember from my own childhood visits there. The
Upper Lehigh store closed in 1982 and the main store on Birkbeck Street
closed on Sept. 20, 1986.Butchko's - South St. (Michael Butchko, proprietor)
Joe's Meat Market - Centre St.,
between Carbon &
Luzerne Streets (Joe Chaykowski, proprietor; later run by Jack and Fay
Cichy) (From Ed Merrick: This is from February 1964 and shows my Dad
standing in front of Joe Chaykowski's former store, then being run by
Jack and Fay Cichy. The old sign, Joe's Meat Mkt., is still up. In the
background is the sign in front of Ostroff's Groceries, Pennsupreme Ice
Cream. 18 inches of snow had fallen.)George Cheppa's - 1120 Walnut St.
Corner Store (C. & M.
Reczkowski) - 532 Ridge St. ('54
Minamek) (From Chuck Tancin: Charlie had the Corner Market there on
Ridge and Main
streets since 1951,
before he was married. He originally ran it with his brothers, then
later
with his wife Margaret with help from their children, and most recently
it was run single-handedly by daughter Mary Ann. Sadly, the store
closed in
January 2011. It was
the lone surviving small grocery from a time when there were such
stores in
every
neighborhood in town. Everyone will miss this longtime local landmark,
with its good catering, dependability and friendly service.)Citterio's - Woodside (Finest Quality Italian Style Meat Products) (from 1986 St. Casimir's booklet via Ed Merrick)
Juri Drauschak's - 925 Schwabe St.
Evancho's - Vine & Walnut Streets
Faye's - Centre St., between Luzerne & Carbon Streets
Gallagher's - Centre & Luzerne Streets
Haines's - corner of Washington & Carbon Streets
Hawk's - Alvin Street (Charles E. Hawk, proprietor) (From his son, Barry Hawk: My Father had a grocery store on Alvin Street. I don't remember when he opened it, but I know he closed it around 1939, due to the depression. He had a lot of people on the books and just couldn't continue to let people charge. He opened another Grocery store in Conyngham, Pa. about 10 years later and operated it until about 1965, 364 days a year; he was closed Christmas Day.)
Herkalo's - 904 Center St. (From Billy Kuklis: They had good penny candy there, I used to stop there after school.)
Hoffman's - 997 Walnut St. (From Don Snyder, via Ed Merrick: The proprietor was Albert Hoffman, but the store was run by his wife, Sarah, and her sister, Mary Ann Davis) (From Jolene Lavinka Szymanski: When my grandparents lived on Walnut Street, my sister and I visited them in the summers and we played with many neighborhood kids who lived near or on Walnut Street. My grandparents were very strict about what we did. Hoffmanns or "Hoffies" was a hangout - great ice cream and "penny candy.")
Johnson's - 1129 Birkbeck St. (James M. Johnson, proprietor) (This store later became Spock's, probably in the 1940s.)
Kislan's - 308 Oak St. (From Billy Kuklis: Did you know there was a small grocery store located on Oak Street? It was owned and operated by Frank and Eva Kislan sometime in the early 1960's. I remember it because we used to live on Ingham Street.)
Krone's - 500
Johnson St. (From Ed Merrick: Grover Krone,
proprietor) (From Chuck Tancin: I loved this store when I was a
teenager. Mrs. Krone ran it at that time, and her sister (?) Gladys
would usually be there. They had great ice cream there and lots of good
snack foods. Mrs. Krone was friendly and interesting to talk to. I gave
her a lot of business.)Adam Latz's - 947 Ridge St.
Letchak's fruit store - 721 Main St.
Letchak's grocery store - 440 Cedar St., at Cedar & South Streets
Lenny Lenhart's - 443 Center St. (From Jack Polachak: building was previously Hymie Kline's clothing store)
Masley's grocery store - 457 Hemlock St., at South & Hemlock Streets, entrance on South St. (Mike and Mary Masley, proprietors) (From Mary Ann Rosetta Schaeffer: My Uncle Mike Masley lived at 457 Hemlock St. & South St. and he and his wife Aunt Mary had a grocery store at their home for many years. My Mom, Helen, remembers it as her family lived next door to them. My Mom then was a widow with a family. They used to help my grandmother out with food. My Mother remembers the store being there before l934 as that's when she got married and lived with her Mother there, I would think in the l920's)
Merrick's Food Market
- 355 Centre St. (Anthony Merrick,
proprieto. (From Ed Merrick: Before he opened the store in 1950, my dad
had a store-on-wheels and before that a store in the double home that
Butch Sosnowski owned at Washington
and Luzerne streets.)Mesko's - South & Hemlock Sts. (Steve and Mary Mesko, proprietors) (From Ed Kushma: There was a small food store - Mesko's … I worked there for a couple of years when I was in school during the late 50's. The store was run by Mrs. Mesko while Mr. Mesko drove a mobile grocery bus in the area.)
Neune's - Ridge St. below Luzerne St.
Billy Nitka's - South St., between Fern and Vine Streets was the most recent location before he closed the store. (From Ed Merrick: Billy Nitka's Quality Meats & Groceries, 511 Fern St. ('53 Minamek). My Uncle Billy had stores at various times all over the place, including one on the Airport Road in Hazleton.)
Oleyar's - Centre St., between Luzerne & South Streets
Omaska's - 802 Ridge St. (Michael Omaska, proprietor)
Opilla's Fine Foods - 984 South St., later moving to 348 Park St. (From Jack Opilla: My Mother Elizabeth and Father Michael (aka Bucky ) operated Opilla's Fine Foods from 984 South Street and moved to 348 Park Street in 1953 ( technically Foster Township). There was a small grocery store and a bus my Father converted to a store on wheels. His route was Eckley and the Jeddo's. The bus was the first to have both a refrigerator and freezer. When he retired, he sold the bus but kept the store. He continued to make small deliveries by car to mostly his old customers in Jeddo.) (From Barbara Opilla Gadola: My uncle, Michael (Buck) Opilla, had his first grocery store that I can remember on South St between Vine and Fern St just below the St. John's Nepomucene RC Church. He then built a new home on Park St. and his grocery store was in the lower level of that house. He also had a store on wheels which was a converted passenger bus. He served many "patch" towns on his route and also made grocery deliveries in his station wagon to the elderly and shut-ins.) (From Pat Miller: Opilla....Small store on wheels. A converted bus...a big orange bus.)
Ostroff's Food Market
- 337 Centre St., between Luzerne
& Carbon Streets (Michael Ostroff, proprietor) ('51 Minamek)Palya's Butcher Shop - 452 Centre St. (George Palya, proprietor) (From Jack Polachak: Tommy Bzdil (who married Helen Palya) had Tommy's BBQ Restaurant in the same location prior to the flower store.)
Palya's - Centre St., between Front & Walnut Streets
Quinn's - Washington St., below Carbon St.
Ravina's - Ridge & Carbon Streets (John and Emma Ravina, proprietors) (From Eddie Barna: He was a brother to Leo, my wife's grandfather.)
Reese's - 901 Centre St. , corner of Centre and Chestnut streets (Catharine (Kate) Reese, proprietor) (From Carolyn Moering: Catharine (Kate) Reese, widow of David Reese, eldest daughter of Julius and Mary Fox, purchased the property at 901 Centre St. - I would guess early 1920's - rented out apartments and also resided there. They opened a grocery/general mdse store in the front part of the first floor, selling bakery items from J. Fox & Sons, penny candy, etc.)
Repetz's - corner of Ridge & Walnut Streets
Michael Robin's Corner Store - 604 Vine St.
Sandora Brothers Fine Foods - 984 South St. ('53 Minamek)
Stanley C. "Butch" Sosnoski's - 355 Washington St. (From Ed Merrick: He also delivered with a horse-drawn wagon. My dad rented this double house at the corner of Washington and Luzerne from Butch after World War II and operated a store there for a few years.)
John Spock
and Sons, Groceries - 1129 Birkbeck St. (John
Spock and Sons, Groceries ('53 Minamek), John Spock Sr.,
proprietor) (From Denise Boyer, granddaughter of John Spock: My
mom said Spock's grocery used to be Johnson's. Mom says they are from
Sandy Run and my grandfather took over the store about 1941 or 1942. He
used to help run Fox's grocery store in Sandy Run.) (Photo provided by
Ann Marie Spock.)CANDY, BAKERIES, SPECIALTY FOODS
[Thanks to Mike Bobby, John Gabuzda, Jack Polachak, Ed Merrick, Charlie Rudewick, Joe Zoshak, Carolyn Moering, Pat Ferko Miller, Sam Drozic, Jr., Bill Feissner, Peter Kundra, Barbara Nocchi Adomshick for additions and corrections.]
Andy's Meat Market - 615 South St., between Centre & Washington Streets, run for a long time by Andy Hasara, still open part-time, famous for their kielbasa.
Bott's - Walnut St. (butcher, sold chicken fingers, other meat products)
Capece's candy store - 451 Centre St. (Mary E. Capece, proprietor)
Carr's Bottling Works (soda) - Freeland/White Haven Highway; formerly at 818 Front St. (F. Carr, proprietor) ('52 Minamek)
B.F. Davis
& Sons Feed Mill - Johnson and Birkbeck
streets (Benjamin F. Davis, proprietor). This feed mill appears on
early
Sanborn maps under B. F. Davis's name, as on the detail from the 1900
map shown at near right. Note that it says that the building was heated
by steam and had oil lights. (The nearby Eagle Hotel in this 1900 map
detail is the site of what was later Krone's store.) By 1923 a new
building had been built on the
corner of Birkbeck
and Johnson streets, as on map detail at far right. The photo at left,
from Ed Merrick, shows the
aftermath of the devastating fire at this mill. 
DiSpirito Bros.
Flour and Feed - south
Washington Street
at the railroad crossing. (Pasquale "Packy" and Angelo DiSpiroto,
proprietors) The building was still standing as recently as late 2010 -
is it still there? There's a faded ad for Ceresota Flour still visible
on the side, and as shown in the close-up at right you can barely see
the rusted remains of their slogan, "Prize Bread Flour of the World,"
which had been painted as shown on another copy of one of their ads
here. (From Ed Merrick: Pasquale "Packy" and Angelo DiSpiroto
lived with their mother, Fanny, in a big white house with a large porch
just south of our place
at 342 Washington. There was an empty lot next door, which they owned.
Fanny was the scourge of our alley baseball games because she wouldn't
allow
us to come in her yard to retrieve baseballs that were hit there.)
(From
Pat Ferko Miller: DiSpirito Feed and Grocery store. Washington
Street
at the railroad tracks. Train used to unload flour bags etc. at the
side
door.I think the building still stands or a part of it may still be
there.
Catty corner from that facility (across the tracks) was a lumber yard.
I
believe that it closed in the 50s.) (From Sam Drozic: It was down
Washington
St. by the RR tracks on the side of the street where Turri's Bar was.
It
was the last bldg. before the old train station. There was a gray,
wooden
stairway that took you to the actual store part which was on the second
story.
The first story, I believe, was used for loading and unloading grain
and
supplies by the tracks. When you walked in, you had to go towards the
rear of
the store and to the left side to pay at the register. It had a little
of
everything from hardware to candy.)Donut World - Centre St., between Luzerne and South Streets (From Mike Bobby: Sophie's Restaurant was occupied by a donut shop called "Donut World" in the early 1980s. My Mom briefly worked there. It is now the site of Northside Restaurant.)
Doynics' candy store - Dewey St. (Will Doynics, proprietor) (From Bill Feissner: I think this was before your time at Freeland High, but across the street in and empty lot was a small shack that had a candy store in it (now Gyp's parking lot). It was owned by Will Doynics. I believe it closed about 1958.)
Feist's Wholesale Confectioner - 818 Front St. (R. E. Feist, proprietor) ('51 Minamek)
Fox & Sons Bakery - 612 Centre St. (Julius Fox, proprietor) (From Carolyn Moering: As so many in Freeland, the Foxes came from Germany and were able to build their businesses after doing their turn as miners. Julius Fox bought the bakery/ice cream business of "Mr. Laubach" approx 1910 and located on 612 Centre St. "J. B. Laubach was the proprietor of the Vienna Bakery on Centre St...included a confectionery & ice cream parlor" ["Freeland", Charles Stumpf, p. 15] "The Julius A. Fox & Sons business expanded with the general prosperity of the country. A large new bakeshop was built at the rear of our property on Centre Street. It was considered to be very modern with larger ovens and bins." (Meyers, Dog, Deer & the Fox, p. 48). Ice cream was made at the 612 Centre location. J. Fox & Sons purchased another building, 435 Centre, about 1918-1920, an outlet for additional sales. "The large display room was equipped with glass cases for our bakery products and tables and chairs for yet another ice cream parlor." (Meyers, p. 48) The business dwindled in the 1930's, and the 435 Centre location closed. Partners in J. Fox & Sons: Julius A. Fox, Irving J. Fox, William G. Fox. A 1998 photo of the building where J. Fox & Sons was located shows it was then Whippet Pizza.)
Freeland Dairy -
Brengle St. (Louis and Albert Corazza,
proprietors) (milk, delivered to homes and stores) (Free-Land Milk and
Dairy Products ('51
Minamek) (Photos come from Carol Jones.)Gabuzda's - 899 Centre, between Walnut & Chestnut Streets
Gabuzda's Meats and Groceries - Centre St., between Front & Main Streets (Stephen A. Gabuzda, proprietor) ('53 Minamek)
Glen Almus Dairy - Pond Creed, Rte. 940, east of Freeland
Hazle Milk - Centre St., between Main & South Streets
Johnny's Meat Market - 350 Centre St.
Clem Lekitski's Meat Market - Birkbeck St.
Mom's candy store - Centre St., between Luzerne & Carbon Streets (From Chuck Tancin: This was the small penny candy store just up the street from our apartment on Centre and Carbon Sts. when I was little; it was a building or two up from Pappalardo's garage. Mom was a nice old lady who had infinite patience with kids who couldn't make up their minds about how to spend their nickels. And, even better, in the back corner by the radiator she had a stack of used comic books that you could buy -- I seem to remember buying 2 for a nickel, if that's possible. So that helped feed my reading habit, from Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash to Donald Duck, Ritchie Rich, Little Audrey, Archie, etc. -- I gave her a lot of business, if not a lot of money.)
Nicky Nocchi's hot dog store - Centre St., between Luzerne & South Streets (From Barbara Nocchi Adomshick: His first business venture began in 1939 in a building which was owned at the time by Marchetti's on the east side of Centre Street. It was here that five cent hot dogs, penny cigarettes, ice cream and onc-cent candy were the main fare. His second move was in the building formerly known as Nassan's. Because of his expanding business and his desire to have a larger store, he purchased his final location in 1951 at the corner of Centre and South Streets.)
Nocchi's Variety Store (candy, sundries, and later a pharmacy) - Centre & South Streets (From Barbara Nocchi Adomshick: A soda fountain, jewelry, cosmetics, children's clothing and cards were added as a few more offerings of the store. A Lucky Bucks Club was born in the mid-1950s. For each purchase, one was able to play a lucky bucks number and had a chance to win money. Everyone in the family at one point or another had the opportunity to work in the store.) (Please also see a special page on Nocchi's Variety Store.)
Novelty Corner - 305 Centre St. (Pete Kundra, proprietor) (From Ed Merrick: Pete sold mainly magazines and just a few food staples, such as bread. He was a teacher at Foster Township High School, and the store was his way of moonlighting.) (From Charlie Rudewick: My uncle, Pete Kundra, used to have a candy store, one or two buildings away from your family store. He moved to New Jersey sometime in the 60's but it was definitely there during your time frame of the 50's - 70's.) (From Peter Kundra: Actually the name of the store was "Novelty Corner". I still have a paper sign with its name in my barn. The origin of the store, as I remember from my Dad, was when John Tancin told my Dad that when he bought some property he was going to provide some space to him for a business. The day finally came when John bought the property on Centre Street and in fact asked my Dad to rent a store. Novelty Corner was a small shop that sold a variety of items: cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, candy, ice cream, soda, sporting goods like balls, bats, gloves, magazines, bread, and a sundry of other stuff. It was open on nights only during the week and during the day on Saturdays. Both my Mom and Dad worked in the store and I spend much time there at nights, and spent time watching your relatives make recapped tires, and door mats. They discontinued the shop when my Father took a teaching position with the Pennsbury Schools in Fallsington, PA. He also coached basketball in the disrtict and retired in 1983. My Father was a science teacher at Foster Twp and also served as the basketball coach for a few years, until about 1954. He was also head of the baseball league in Freeland. Baseball was a big thing in those days and the teams were comprised of guys out of high school and working in jobs in the area. As a basketball coach, some of the young guys he coached, as I recall, were Ron Rossi (now Sheriff in Lehigh Co.), Carl Dargi, the Falatko brothers, Antolckik, and many others. My father kept a scrap book of various sports events in Freeland.)
Palsky's Meat Market - 723 Front St. (Anthony Palsky, proprietor)
Palya's Butcher Shop - George Palya - 452 Centre St. (later given to his daughter, Helen Palya Bzdil; site of Bzdil's BBQ and later Bzdil's Florist Shop)
Pennsylvania Liquor Store - 249 Centre St. (before its present location on Centre St. above Main St.)
Pingar's Dairy & Bottling Plant - Washington St., near Carbon St.
Rocky Parris Candies - School & Walnut Streets, later moved to Ridge St.
Rodzewich's - Centre St., between Luzerne & Carbon Streets (was this the chicken store?)
Sharp's Bakery - 719 Front St., and on 940 across from the Foster Twp schools, where Citerio's is now (Ed Sharp, proprietor) (From Joe Zoshak: they had a luncheonette and retail bakery outlet; also, they had an outlet store on Front St., between Centre & Washington Streets) (From Pat Ferko Miller: Sharps original bakery was on Front Street behind the store prior to relocation in Foster Twp. In the 50s and 60s they used to hand out a cookie and a nickle to every "Halloweener" that sang a song . That was quite generous.)
Silvasi's Meat Market - Centre St., between Luzerne & South Streets (Emry Silvasi, proprietor)
Viola's (bakery? confectionary?) - Centre St., between South & Luzerne Streets
Ye Olde Bake Shop - Centre & Main Streets (From Mike Bobby: My uncle briefly ran a bake shop formerly occupied by Bertha's Gift Shop, at the corner of Main and Centre across from the Refowich, called "Ye Olde Bake Shop." It was there for about one year, in 1981.)
BUSINESSES THAT CAME TO THE CUSTOMER
In addition to their general customers, some of these businesses also catered to elderly and/or infirm people who couldn't walk to the stores; some had moved into town from nearby villages, no garden, no canning anymore ...
[Thanks to Ed Merrick, Ann Spock, Charlie Rudewick, Jack Opilla, Leslie Trau, Pat Ferko Miller, Marianne Marencin, Ed Kushma, Barbara Opilla Gadola, Tom Detweiler for additions and corrections.]
George Cheppa's grocery
Colangelo's grocery truck (From Hazleton)
Feeney Donato (rag collector) (From Charlie Rudewick: I used to wait for the Rag Man to come and connect our burlap bags to his scale and then let me know if I had enough money for a nickel popcorn and 15 cent admission to matinee at the "Ref" (Refowich), the "Rathole" (Rialto) or the "Greeks" (Saint Mary's).)
Hazleton Dairy truck/wagon (had horses)
Kobelka's milk truck
Jackie Kochie - North Side
Adam Latz's grocery truck
Joe Macko's bakery truck (Stroehman's???)
Mattavi Bros. beer distributors
Merrick's store on wheels (From Ed Merrick: We would alternate days between Highland and Jeddo. I can still smell the odor of the coal-oil stove my Dad had on the truck in an attempt to warm its interior on cold days ....)
Mesko's - South & Hemlock Sts. (Steve and Mary Mesko, proprietors) (From Ed Kushma: There was a small food store - Mesko's … I worked there for a couple of years when I was in school during the late 50's. The store was run by Mrs. Mesko while Mr. Mesko drove a mobile grocery bus in the area.)
Charles H. Moerschbacher - (From Leslie Trau: My great-great grandfather (Charles H Moerschbacher) is listed in the Freeland Business Directory 1884-1886. My dad tells me that Charles H. Moerschbacher had his own business and he used to sell pies and beer. His son Charles E would drive around town in his little horse drawn carriage and deliver the goods for his father.)
Ofstroff's grocery truck
Opilla's - 984 South St., later moving to 348 Park St. (From Jack Opilla: My Mother Elizabeth and Father Michael (aka Bucky) operated Opilla's Fine Foods from 984 South Street and moved to 348 Park Street in 1953 ( technically Foster Township). There was a small grocery store and a bus my Father converted to a store on wheels. His route was Eckley and the Jeddo's. The bus was the first to have both a refrigerator and freezer. When he retired, he sold the bus but kept the store. He continued to make small deliveries by car to mostly his old customers in Jeddo.) (From Barbara Opilla Gadola: My uncle, Michael (Buck) Opilla, had his first grocery store that I can remember on South St between Vine and Fern St just below the St. John's Nepomucene RC Church. He then built a new home on Park St. and his grocery store was in the lower level of that house. He also had a store on wheels which was a converted passenger bus. He served many "patch" towns on his route and also made grocery deliveries in his station wagon to the elderly and shut-ins.) (From Pat Miller: Opilla....Small store on wheels. A converted bus...a big orange bus.)
[Popcorn man] (also sold candy apples)
Remak's store on wheels -
709 Main St. (John Remak,
proprietor) (From Ed Merrick: "John Remak (my uncle), was the
proprietor. My grandfather, Mike Remak, started this business. Early
on, he also distributed beer from a horse-drawn wagon. My grandfather
also had two stores-on-wheels, which were
driven by my dad, Tony Merrick, and my uncles, Mickey and George … My
Dad
worked for his father-in-law, Michael Remak, on this truck until he
went to
work for Emro Silvasi)Sharp's bakery truck
Stanley C. "Butch" Sosnoski - 355 Washington St. (From Ed Merrick: He also delivered with a horse-drawn wagon.)
Spock's store on
wheels - 1129 Birkbeck St. (From Ann
Spock) (From Tom Detweiler: Especially loved his freshly baked goods. I
can still smell the various aromas that assailed one as you stepped
into his truck.. I believe that he (and his family) did bake the goods
since the breads and rolls were still warm. He sold many of the goods
that he had in his store from his truck. It was a great help for my
grandparents and probably others in Freeland to have him and his
rolling store in action. I believe his whole family was involved with
the store. He was a fairly large man, extremely jovial.)Mr. Softie - soft ice cream
Tancin's bakery
truck - (Lefty Tancin, Upper Lehigh)