Thank you for producing and sharing. Brings back a lot of fond memories of better days, neat places and great people forever past. Wilmington was home and a great place to live.
@4:49 Andrew MItchell is my grandfather and next to him is my uncle sonny who is still alive . My father is his youngest and still own’s and operates Mitchell mechanical and electrical in Vineland New Jersey. I opened Mitchell mechanical and electrical in south Florida in 2010. The original Andrew E. MItchell and sons opened in 1926. My grandfather immigrated here from Catania Sicily and changed his name to Mitchell before he opened up.
Great video! I love nostalgia. I wish the street names and areas were specified. I am waaay too young too know where most of these places are to compare the area today. That by the way would also be a great video (hint) lol. Thx.
That automotive radiator company was / is located in New Castle, isn't it, Basin Rd. and Christiana Rd.? About 25 years ago I had a gas tank replaced there, if so.
Hello Bob. Is this Bobby LaFazia who was on The Wilmington Fire Department in the 80's? If so, my uncle Herb Doughty introduced me to you in the ealry early to mid 80's at Station 8, 2Nd & West. And I played with Debbie LaFazia on Dupont Street in the early 80's.
I was ten years old and going to St. Thomas school. The nuns had over 50 kids in a class, but we learned double what kids learn now. We wore uniforms and didn't step out of line. We still had fun, but students' rights, ADHD, ODBD, ADD, using green ink to correct papers, and all the other educational nonsense had yet to be invented. So we actually learned respect, discipline, delayed gratification, algebra, poetry, grammar, spelling, history, geography, and music.
@dumnuts1 Care to substantiate that you learned more than myself, who went to St. Thomas in the 1990s? Care to take some comprehensive tests and see who comes out on top? I'll bet you walked 4 miles in the snow as well?
Thank you for producing and sharing. Brings back a lot of fond memories of better days, neat places and great people forever past. Wilmington was home and a great place to live.
Outstanding video. Brings back memories of what Wilmington used to be.
I remember Haldas and John's body shop.
Remember California Fruit Market? My grandfather owned it.
@4:49 Andrew MItchell is my grandfather and next to him is my uncle sonny who is still alive . My father is his youngest and still own’s and operates Mitchell mechanical and electrical in Vineland New Jersey. I opened Mitchell mechanical and electrical in south Florida in 2010. The original Andrew E. MItchell and sons opened in 1926. My grandfather immigrated here from Catania Sicily and changed his name to Mitchell before he opened up.
I really enjoyed watching this video. Things have really change. Bread was 65 cents back then. Thank You for the upload.
Great video! I love nostalgia. I wish the street names and areas were specified. I am waaay too young too know where most of these places are to compare the area today. That by the way would also be a great video (hint) lol. Thx.
my grandmother Sara Jane Hunt was from here and died in 1962. I wish I could find more info on her.
great video thankyou for mem
Thanks Ron, glad you enjoyed it, Bob
Love this! Thanks for sharing it.
I love the images of First and Central and St Anthony's. Wilmington needs a hardcore rennaissance!
I wonder if the Haldas New Market in the video was associated with Haldas Meat Market that was at Foulk and Silverside Roads
Grew up in delaware. Now in Philly 💗🙏🔔
That automotive radiator company was / is located in New Castle, isn't it, Basin Rd. and Christiana Rd.? About 25 years ago I had a gas tank replaced there, if so.
I loved it ... GREAT!!!!! Where's Grossman Electrical in the video? lol
the music is great.
MAGNIFICANT PS DUPONT HIGH SCHOOL.
Hello Bob. Is this Bobby LaFazia who was on The Wilmington Fire Department in the 80's? If so, my uncle Herb Doughty introduced me to you in the ealry early to mid 80's at Station 8, 2Nd & West. And I played with Debbie LaFazia on Dupont Street in the early 80's.
I was born in Wilmington Delaware. Looking for History
Thanks lots. 💞
My Father at 4.44 stil alive 91 years old
Uncle sonny
Thanx Harvey, just turn the music down and enjoy...
Bob
I like the music, Good Choice!
I was ten years old and going to St. Thomas school.
The nuns had over 50 kids in a class, but we learned double what kids learn now. We wore uniforms and didn't step out of line. We still had fun, but students' rights, ADHD, ODBD, ADD, using green ink to correct papers, and all the other educational nonsense had yet to be invented. So we actually learned respect, discipline, delayed gratification, algebra, poetry, grammar, spelling, history, geography, and music.
OK boomer
some captions and history would have been nice.
They had full service gas just like NJ. or was it a drug deal like in Baltimore?
glad to see my hpme before i was born in fact 20 years before
What is this music? Sounds like it could be McCoy Tyner, but both Shazam and MooMash are failing me.
Police dressed nerds and cruised in the coolest cars.
Same license plates!
6:55 Where Beau Bidens funeral was held
Great Jazz tune
Hope the black employees ,policeman and firemen were paid the same as the whites
Wilmington is pretty rundown now.
back then it was nice now there is all these peaple who rob u and all destroyed
Quite the demographic change from then to now.
wilmington,ca
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@dumnuts1 Care to substantiate that you learned more than myself, who went to St. Thomas in the 1990s? Care to take some comprehensive tests and see who comes out on top?
I'll bet you walked 4 miles in the snow as well?