@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@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?
@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.
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.
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.
my grandmother Sara Jane Hunt was from here and died in 1962. I wish I could find more info on her.
I love the images of First and Central and St Anthony's. Wilmington needs a hardcore rennaissance!
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.
MAGNIFICANT PS DUPONT HIGH SCHOOL.
Grew up in delaware. Now in Philly 💗🙏🔔
great video thankyou for mem
Thanks Ron, glad you enjoyed it, Bob
Love this! Thanks for sharing it.
I really enjoyed watching this video. Things have really change. Bread was 65 cents back then. Thank You for the upload.
the music is great.
I was born in Wilmington Delaware. Looking for History
My Father at 4.44 stil alive 91 years old
Uncle sonny
Thanks lots. 💞
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.
Thanx Harvey, just turn the music down and enjoy...
Bob
I like the music, Good Choice!
I loved it ... GREAT!!!!! Where's Grossman Electrical in the video? lol
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.
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.
some captions and history would have been nice.
Police dressed nerds and cruised in the coolest cars.
glad to see my hpme before i was born in fact 20 years before
They had full service gas just like NJ. or was it a drug deal like in Baltimore?
Same license plates!
back then it was nice now there is all these peaple who rob u and all destroyed
What is this music? Sounds like it could be McCoy Tyner, but both Shazam and MooMash are failing me.
:)..
Wilmington is pretty rundown now.
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
@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?
Quite the demographic change from then to now.
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