Redbank Cigarette Line-1945
Headline reads "Standing in Line at Redbank Store Is Popular Sunday Morning Chore"
Cigarette Line- Part of a crowd of 500 people who stood in line before Berry's Red & White Store In Redbank Sunday Morning where the week's supply of cigarettes was sold in about two hours starting at 9 AM.
According to the article which was incomplete, dated February 26, 1945, Berry's would sell two packs per customer and people came from all over beginning the line at 8 AM. "There are no strings attached but you must give up that Sunday Morning extra hour of sleep in favor of an excursion to Redbank." I found the surprise article at Westbrook Historical Society in their St. Hyacinth's Scrapbook Collection.
Very interesting picture Sue.I wonder if ther is anybody i knew in that line,That store must of became Robinsons later?Thanks for posting it,hope you are well.
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It became Robinson's much later after a large part of the store burned down sometime in the 50's(on a Thanksgiving weekend I believe). If memory serves me right, I believe the owner was a gentleman by the last name of perhaps Young. My mother worked for a year or so on the lunch counter before it burned. I can remember when the store first started to make Italian sandwiches: $ .25 for a whole sandwich and $ .15 for half a sandwich.
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Hi Larry, Thanks for the neat memories of the Redbank store. I think my father thought the owner's name was Gene Young. Interesting that your mom worked there. She probably knew many in the neighborhood. I knew so many in the neighborhhood as well as airport workers who came in at lunchtime when I worked at Savoy's Market then Mutt & Jeff's when I was a teenager, formerly Vigue's. It was fun working there making italians which were 1.25 by that time in the 70's. Now the italian sandwiches run about 3.99 each. In the words of Amato's.. "there's nothing like a real italian" Thanks for sharing Larry. Yes I would love to talk with you sometime.I am on Facebook under my full name Suzan Roberts Norton. My chat option is open whenever I check it. Take care-
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