Remembering the Family Store Trailer - Downtown Stamford, CT circa 1940-1965
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- The Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County, CT is producing a documentary featuring family stores in Stamford, CT from their peak years as the center of downtown business through the early years of urban redevelopment and its impact. Downtown businesses on Pacific Street, Atlantic Street, Main Street and Bedford Street were predominantly family owned. The shop owners knew their patrons personally and served a diverse cultural community. Usually the whole family was involved together in operating the business. There were bakeries, hardware/paint stores, shoe stores, stationery stores, fabric stores, jewelry stores, pharmacies, meat/fish markets, department stores, delicatessens/diners, and furniture stores to list only a few of the many businesses featured in the documentary.
The film is in the final stages of production under the skilled, creative direction of Marge Costa of Aries Production LLC. Marge and her production staff have conducted many engaging interviews with family store owners and family members, which bring those bygone days to life. This 3-minute trailer gives the viewer a hint of the story that needs to be told about the family store.
Beautiful story of a beautiful city that I
call my home since coming to town in spring of 1983 to leave in 2006 and return agin 2011
I can’t believe you made my whole day my whole miserable life and ❤❤❤❤ day those were the best days of our life we didn’t know each other especially on Thursday nights everybody would walk downtown and pay their bills and stop at the stores I still remember the families and their names
LOVE this video and remember each of these stores and families. I also dream regularly of being in my dad's store, St. John's Pharmacy on Cove Road. The foundation of our family for 40 years! These family business (many owned by immigrants) are such an important part of Stamford's history.
I worked for my first teen job in 69-71 for Syl May Drugs in Newfield Plaza but went to the Ridgeway and
Atlantic Ave stores . I remember the Smith Brothers and Ira Levin as owners
Will it be possible to see this movie online?
Hiya Sal!!! Kenny too? Omigosh, I remember "early Stamford". What a wonderful place.
I remember all of it that was the Stamford I loved and shop owners on W. Main St. head kitchens behind their store and I used to eat with the Jewish in Italian people every day I love the Jewish shopkeepers in the Italian ones that’s where my heart is in Stamford Connecticut not what it has become
Wonderful documentary about Stamford! Similar films have been made and more will be about the 1st half of the 20th century. Then was a time when people walked. Downtowns were bustling and one of a kind businesses were the hub of daily life. Then, the automobile and the desire for more and more and more... the interstate highway, the parkway, the mall, the chain store.... I hope your documentary addresses the downfall of the downtown as the center of daily life. That is a story too.
Come and see the documentary and see what we've included. There is a showing at the Avon Theatre on June 15th. Go to avontheatre.org to buy tickets and check for future dates.
Amen amen amen good people good stores good customers good shop owners just wonderful Stamford
Brings back so many wonderful memories of all of these shops and downtown area. Shopped at Frankels with mom. Worked at Fidelity Trust. Stores closed at 5 except on Thursdays. Mr. Grunberg would take his wife out to dinner every Thursday after locking up the jewelry store.
You need to put Sachs Pumbing & MarLe Electtic Supply on there - come on!!
We interviewed those that we could contact and were available at the time of filming. The documentary covers a wide scope of the time period and includes pictures of many stores, streets, etc. Hope you will come to the show.