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Photo at top left of George Domchick in front of his butcher shop comes from Judy Domchick Hall. Also please visit the grocery stores page, because some grocery stores also employed butchers or in some cases were run by butchers, but sometimes they're not listed in the business directories that way. George Adamshack Meat Market - 350 Centre St. (formerly the David P. Jones Store) - fresh and smoked meats, canned goods, produce (1922 ad) - fresh fish, frogs, oysters (1925 ad) ![]() ![]() ![]() Baran's Poultry Market - 1138 Schwabe St. - "Open Thurs. & Fri. to 9:00 P.M." (from Ed Merrick, 1948 ads) ![]() Brueningsen Brothers - Birkbeck and Walnut streets (Harold Sr. and Walter Brueningsen) - I assume that this was a new or improved department in the Brueningsen's store that was built in 1900. (1922 ad from Ed Merrick) ![]() ![]() Citterio's - Woodside (Finest Quality Italian Style Meat Products) (from 1986 St. Casimir's booklet via Ed Merrick) ![]() De Milio's Food Market - 402 Washington St. - Fresh sea food (from Ed Merrick, 1948 ad) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Druian's Market - 346 Centre St., 301 Centre St., 421 Centre St. (has changed location several times) (Chas. Druian, prop.) - "Mike Kolochi, the well known butcher, has assumed a new position at the Meat Market ..." (1922 ad) - "We buy cow hides, calf hides, calves and chickens (from Ed Merrick, 1935 ad) - Hot sausage blended and mixed by Tony Guzzi (from Ed Merrick, 1947 ad) Dvorshak's Quality Market - 628 Centre St. (Steven B. Dvorshak, proprietor) (from Ed Merrick, 1922 ad) Thanksgiving ad featured poultry, fruits and vegetables, fancy cakes, canned goods (1924 ad) - And, in 1931 and 1933 ads it was called Dvorshak's Terminal Market (from Ed Merrick, 1931 and 1933 ads) Evancho's - Vine & Walnut Streets (Joseph Evancho, butcher) retail shop. (age 51 in 1940 Census) ![]() Evans - 705 Front Street, Jonah Evans, butcher, employer (age 70 in 1940 Census) J. Evans - 611 Centre Street. Fresh and smoked meats. Milton sausage a specialty. (Source: Catholic Reference Book and Parish Register, circa 1924) Faye's - Centre St., between Luzerne & Carbon Streets - see Joe Chaykowski's Meat Market, above - later run by Jack and Faye Cichy ![]() ![]() Freeland Poultry Market - 310 Centre St. (Charles Wroblewski, proprietor) - "Top quality, fresh-killed poultry" (from Ed Merrick, 1953 and 1954 ads) ![]() ![]() ![]() Johnny's Meat Market - 350 Centre St. Lenny's Cash Stores, Meats and Groceries Store - Fern St. (also his motor stores) (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program) Clem Lekitski's Meats and Groceries - 1133 Birkbeck St. (Clem Lakitsky/Lekitski, proprietor) (undated advertising picture poster, from Joe Moore) ![]() (From Ed Lakitsky: I notice your article on Hass Hall in Freeland. Andrew and Katie Lakitsky purchased the Cottage Hotel around 1917 (I have the deeds) and operated a rooming house, butcher shop and maybe a saloon. Before that a John Fisher owned what is now the garages which were horse and stables behind the present day cottage hotel, that I understand from my aunt is where they kept horse sleds for travel in the snow. The big dining room on the south side of the cottage hotel, from the Hass and Fisher days of ownership, was removed in a boundary dispute when Fisher sold the hotel to my grandfather around 1917.) Michael Masley, Groceries and cold meats - 457 Hemlock St., at South & Hemlock Streets (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program) ![]() 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.) See also the Tony Merrick page, final section, for more info and a photo of Billy Nitka. ![]() National Meat Retailers - 540 Centre St. (Anthony Valaika, branch manager) - (previously Peoples Cash Market at this address, 1921 directory) - another National Meat Retailers store at 24 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton (from Ed Merrick, 1926 ad) Nemish Meat Market – Central Hotel building (John Nemish, proprietor) (from Ed Merrick, 1923 announcement, soon to open) Oslav's - 331 Ridge Street (Andrew Oslav, proprietor, butcher), meat market (age 55 in 1940 Census) Palsky's Meat Market - 723 Front St. (Anthony Palsky, proprietor) ![]() Nicholas Polachak, Groceries and cold meats - corner South and Hemlock Sts. (from Billy Kuklis, 1932 FPD Ball program) ![]() ![]() Stanley C. "Butch" Sosnowski'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.) - listed at 334 Washington Street in 1940 census, butcher, grocery. See the Tony Merrick page for more about the Sosnowski butchers and a photo. ![]() ![]() Harry J. Yoch Meat Market - 628 Centre St., next door to the Central Hotel. This image at right came to me from Ed Sharp. A friend of his had sent him a photocopy of an old photo of the Central Hotel, and in this detail shown next to the hotel is Harry Yoch's meat market, which was listed in the 1917 phone directory. How I wish we had a clear copy of this photo! On the building at right there are signs for "Mutt & Jeff - Mexico" and "Harry J. Yoch Meat Market". Yoch Delicatessen - 723 E. Front St. (Mrs. Harry J. Yoch, proprietor) - Grocery and delicatessen. Meat markets and butchers listed in directories and maps, 1900-1940 1900 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. map Armour's Beef Storage 1900-1901 city directory Meat stores in business listings: Evans, Jonah, meat market, Centre Evans, J., meats, Freeland Fisher, George, meat market, Walnut Freeland Beef Co., G. S. Christian, Mgr., cor. Washington and R. R. Hartman, Geo. H., meats, Centre Hudock, Stephen, meats, Centre Sosnowski, Jacob J., meats, cor. Luzerne and Washington 1905 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. map Armour's Beef Storage 1912 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. map Armour Chicago Beef Warehouse 1912 telephone directory Armour & Co, Geo Christian, Mgr – Washington Evans Jonas, Meat Market – Centre Millhopper Packing Co, Meats – Sandy Run Palya George, Butcher – Centre Silvasi Emri, Butcher – Centre 1917 telephone directory Meat stores in general listings: Dietrich, Wm. A. & Co., meats, 346 S. Centre Evans, Jonah, meats, 611 Centre Fox, Fred, meats, 732 N. Centre Gabuzda, Stephen, butcher, 902 N. Centre Palya, George, butcher, 452 Centre Silvasi, Emri, meats, 409 Centre Sosnowski, Jacob, meats, 355 Washington Yoch, Harry J., meats, 628 Centre 1921-22 city directory Meat stores in business listings: Druian, Charles, meats, 346 Centre Dvorshak, Steven B., grocery and meats, 628 Centre Evancho Bros., grocery and meats, 533 Fern Evans, Jonah, meats, 611 Centre Gabuzdza Bros., meats, Centre cor Chestnut Mellet The Meat Man, meats, 616 Centre Oleyar, Michael, grocery and meats, 427 Centre Palya, George E., grocery and meats, 452 Centre Pecuch, Michael, grocery and meats, 337 Centre Peoples Cash Market, meats, 540 Centre Yoch, Harry J., Mrs., grocery and delicatessen, 723 E. Front 1928-29 city directory Meat stores in business listings: Domshik, George, meats, 350 Centre Druian, Charles, meats, 301 Centre Dwodshak, Stephen B, meats, 628 Centre Evans, Jonah, meats, 611 Centre Lakitski, Andrew, grocery and meats, 559 Washington Oleyar, Michael, grocery and meats, 427 Center Palya, George E., meats, 452 Centre Silvasi, Emri, meats, 409 Centre Sosnowski, Stanley, meats, 355 Washington 1940 city directory Meat stores in business listings: Chaykowski, Jos W, meats, 353 Centre Evans, Jonah, meats, 611 Centre Gabuzda, Geo J, meats, 633 Centre Oleyar, Michael Estate, grocer, meats, 427 Centre Palsky, Anthony, meats, 723 Front |