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South Broad Street Stores

South Broad Street Stores

South Broad Street was always the central business district. Formerly Greene St., it also housed a Farmer’s Market.

South Broad St. heading north from market St. across from the Court House; Jahos Brother's men store, Amorosa Florist, Jersey Hotel.

O'Neal's shoe repair corner of Livingston, Cohen’s Tuxedo, Van Sciver Furniture, New Jersey Plumbing supply (later to become Mrs. G's) the Workingman’s Store, (Irv Goldberg's) NJ floor covering, Original NY furriers, also I think Rifkin and Grannick furriers, Silbros, Hamilton Jewelers, A S Beck shoes, a women's store, Goldberg's and later Swern's and Lit brothers. across front street (same side) was Gimbels, Loebels, Daily's, and Learner's The alley, the Capitol theatre and Harry the Hatter men's furnishings.

Opposite of Broad same block was of Course Court House, some sort of stove store, the Protestant church, a hair dresser. The Washington Luncheonette run by Mrs. Manukas and her son Dr. Alex.  Simon Shankman's men store, Maury Robinson's men store, Harold's Men Store, Hymie Gerofsky's ‘bucket of blood saloon,’ Dr. Fier's optical shop, a factory, St. George's men shop, a jeweler with a big clock on the side walk, Treadeasy shoes, Kahn's men's store, and Swern's which would later switch stores with Goldberg's.  

The only place I remember from Lafayette to Front St. was Sun Ray Drug, where Ben Berkowitz worked the food service after his Deli was sold to Lenny and Herbie.

From Front St. North to State St. was a notions store that sold lace etc. a Methodist church, and Fein's (sold communion suits),  a ‘Cheap Johns,’ a shoe store, and a hot dog shop at the corner of State, that sold "Organge Julius, and "spudnuts" doughnuts.