Trivia

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People, places, and things

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The trivia questions are items that were sent in by WARRIORS.  Please send in trivia questions to (click) drdan@velocity.net.

 

 

PLACES: 10 Questions

Questions:

1.  Where was Adam's and Struber's?

     a.  What kind of a store was it?

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2.  What was the name of the Pizza parlor at 6th and East Avenue?

3.  What was the name of the pharmacy at East Lake Road and Dunn Blvd.?

4.  From Ben Preton:

What was the usiness at East Lake Road and Dunn Blvd before it was Erie East Pharmacy?

Hint:  The parents of a female classmate at St. Ann's ran it.  

Hint:  One of the siblings was Fritzy

ANSWERS:

1.  It was located at 6th and East Avenue

     a.  It was a pharmacy.

2. DiMichael's Pizza Parlor

3. East Erie Pharmacy (Pat Green worked there.  And Who else?)

4. Rosses ice cream shop.  Remember Shirley Ross?

 

 

What was the name of the Erie East Pharmacy before the name change.

Rosses I cream parlor.

P.S.----More trivia app. 1950 starting at Hess ave. on East Lk Rd. and going East.

Pennzoil station on the corner. (Slagters)

Smaller station next to it(about where the barber shop is now) Kubicki's remember Francis Kubicki?

Name of restaurant across st. from Kubicki's. Upper classmen used to sneak over there for coffee etc. Harry's owned by the Adelman family.

Sunoco station next. app. where Ziggy's car wash is now. I can't remember owner.

Across Payne ave.-DeBacker's- several of our classmates worked or hung around there. Remember Dick Harrington. He became a PA State Trooper. I used to get in touch with him while working. After retirement he became number 2 man at Hamot Hospital security. A guy named Eddie Gatty also worked there. I bought my house from him.

To continue - Ben