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Paul. Was the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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Yes the building has been torn down and
yes the drunks had to be careful not to “stumble” out the front
door only to be run over. When they would hang out over that front rail on that
porch, they could almost touch the vehicles going by. And of course, no red
light in Toughkenomon then. FYI, it was a rough bar but Frank, because of his
easy going personality had some trouble but when Frankie got to running it and
was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day(old grand-dad I believe), it got a
little more troublesome. One day, while old Frank was waiting a table, the
nasty customer put a knife into his belly causing 40 stitches to be used to sew
Uncle Frank back up. He did not realize that he had been cut until “Capra”
his bartender, tenant and friend; saw the blood coming through Frank’s
white apron. But old Frank could fight because as a young man it was reported
that he had done a little boxing. I can still see him walking up that steep
hill to see his sister Aunt Millie. He was distant from the rest of the
Ruggieri clan and some thought it was because of his wife Mary. She was from West Chester. But there are many on this chat line that
knows more about that deal than I do. Somebody else chime in.
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Paul. Was
the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank
and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the
second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was
so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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Thanks Paulie Gosh sakes somebody continue?
Question: was someone named Rocco?
JLR
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Yes the building has been torn down and
yes the drunks had to be careful not to “stumble” out the front
door only to be run over. When they would hang out over that front rail on that
porch, they could almost touch the vehicles going by. And of course, no red
light in Toughkenomon then. FYI, it was a rough bar but Frank, because of his
easy going personality had some trouble but when Frankie got to running it and
was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day(old grand-dad I believe), it got a
little more troublesome. One day, while old Frank was waiting a table, the
nasty customer put a knife into his belly causing 40 stitches to be used to sew
Uncle Frank back up. He did not realize that he had been cut until “Capra”
his bartender, tenant and friend; saw the blood coming through Frank’s
white apron. But old Frank could fight because as a young man it was reported
that he had done a little boxing. I can still see him walking up that steep
hill to see his sister Aunt Millie. He was distant from the rest of the
Ruggieri clan and some thought it was because of his wife Mary. She was from West Chester. But there are many on this chat line that
knows more about that deal than I do. Somebody else chime in.
?
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Paul. Was
the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank
and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the
second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was
so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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Paul. ?I had forgotten about the stabbing. ?It's a miracle he survived. ?He really was a gentle soul, at least to us. ?Remember he lived at 405 ?until 1929 when he married Mary so he knew Rosalie, Mimie. Arch, and me from the time of our births. ?Raymond and Frank had a bedroom on the third floor of 405 and in the summer it was hot, hot, hot! I was only 3 when he married so I don't have any memory of him then but Rosalie and I always stopped in to see him when they lived on State Street. ?Dino and Frankie were the same age and Mom and Mary would push them in their baby carriages all the way to the cemetery to visit Melania's grave. ?Frank always referred to his sons as #1, #2, and #3. ?Another memory coming back. ?He took each one of those boys to Boves's Quarry and threw them in so they would learn to swim. ?Frankie learned to dive out there and became a great diver as he grew older. ? ?
I'll probably spend the rest of this rainy day reliving the past! ?Lonie
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Thanks Paulie Gosh sakes somebody continue?
Question: was someone named Rocco?
JLR
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Yes the building has been torn down and
yes the drunks had to be careful not to “stumble” out the front
door only to be run over. When they would hang out over that front rail on that
porch, they could almost touch the vehicles going by. And of course, no red
light in Toughkenomon then. FYI, it was a rough bar but Frank, because of his
easy going personality had some trouble but when Frankie got to running it and
was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day(old grand-dad I believe), it got a
little more troublesome. One day, while old Frank was waiting a table, the
nasty customer put a knife into his belly causing 40 stitches to be used to sew
Uncle Frank back up. He did not realize that he had been cut until “Capra”
his bartender, tenant and friend; saw the blood coming through Frank’s
white apron. But old Frank could fight because as a young man it was reported
that he had done a little boxing. I can still see him walking up that steep
hill to see his sister Aunt Millie. He was distant from the rest of the
Ruggieri clan and some thought it was because of his wife Mary. She was from West Chester. But there are many on this chat line that
knows more about that deal than I do. Somebody else chime in.
?
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Paul. Was
the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank
and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the
second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was
so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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My father Dickie referred to his children as # 1,2,3,5and 6. His fourth child was his first son Rickie he was always called boy. Not sure why. ?Thank you for the ?stories about pop pop. I never heard the story about him getting stabbed.?
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Paul. ?I had forgotten about the stabbing. ?It's a miracle he survived. ?He really was a gentle soul, at least to us. ?Remember he lived at 405 ?until 1929 when he married Mary so he knew Rosalie, Mimie. Arch, and me from the time of our births. ?Raymond and Frank had a bedroom on the third floor of 405 and in the summer it was hot, hot, hot! I was only 3 when he married so I don't have any memory of him then but Rosalie and I always stopped in to see him when they lived on State Street. ?Dino and Frankie were the same age and Mom and Mary would push them in their baby carriages all the way to the cemetery to visit Melania's grave. ?Frank always referred to his sons as #1, #2, and #3. ?Another memory coming back. ?He took each one of those boys to Boves's Quarry and threw them in so they would learn to swim. ?Frankie learned to dive out there and became a great diver as he grew older. ? ?
I'll probably spend the rest of this rainy day reliving the past! ?Lonie
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Thanks Paulie Gosh sakes somebody continue?
Question: was someone named Rocco?
JLR
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Yes the building has been torn down and
yes the drunks had to be careful not to “stumble” out the front
door only to be run over. When they would hang out over that front rail on that
porch, they could almost touch the vehicles going by. And of course, no red
light in Toughkenomon then. FYI, it was a rough bar but Frank, because of his
easy going personality had some trouble but when Frankie got to running it and
was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day(old grand-dad I believe), it got a
little more troublesome. One day, while old Frank was waiting a table, the
nasty customer put a knife into his belly causing 40 stitches to be used to sew
Uncle Frank back up. He did not realize that he had been cut until “Capra”
his bartender, tenant and friend; saw the blood coming through Frank’s
white apron. But old Frank could fight because as a young man it was reported
that he had done a little boxing. I can still see him walking up that steep
hill to see his sister Aunt Millie. He was distant from the rest of the
Ruggieri clan and some thought it was because of his wife Mary. She was from West Chester. But there are many on this chat line that
knows more about that deal than I do. Somebody else chime in.
?
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Paul. Was
the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank
and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the
second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was
so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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Hey Donna cous! It’s funny your dad numbered his kids, the two cousins probably got it from your grandfather and maybe your grandfather got it from Charlie Chan!
Donna, Susan, Tina, Richard. ?Girl, girl, girl, boy. ?Maybe that could be why Dickie called Rickie, " boy.” ?Rickie is so much fun to talk to. ?I ran in to him last year and visited his pasta and wine making operation. ?He was talking about visiting Italy and maybe Sant Onero and said he’d keep me posted. ?I haven’t heard what happened. ?Did he go?
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My father Dickie referred to his children as # 1,2,3,5and 6. His fourth child was his first son Rickie he was always called boy. Not sure why. ?Thank you for the ?stories about pop pop. I never heard the story about him getting stabbed.?
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Paul. ?I had forgotten about the stabbing. ?It's a miracle he survived. ?He really was a gentle soul, at least to us. ?Remember he lived at 405 ?until 1929 when he married Mary so he knew Rosalie, Mimie. Arch, and me from the time of our births. ?Raymond and Frank had a bedroom on the third floor of 405 and in the summer it was hot, hot, hot! I was only 3 when he married so I don't have any memory of him then but Rosalie and I always stopped in to see him when they lived on State Street. ?Dino and Frankie were the same age and Mom and Mary would push them in their baby carriages all the way to the cemetery to visit Melania's grave. ?Frank always referred to his sons as #1, #2, and #3. ?Another memory coming back. ?He took each one of those boys to Boves's Quarry and threw them in so they would learn to swim. ?Frankie learned to dive out there and became a great diver as he grew older. ? ?
I'll probably spend the rest of this rainy day reliving the past! ?Lonie
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Thanks Paulie Gosh sakes somebody continue?
Question: was someone named Rocco?
JLR ?
Yes the building has been torn down and yes the drunks had to be careful not to “stumble” out the front door only to be run over. When they would hang out over that front rail on that porch, they could almost touch the vehicles going by. And of course, no red light in Toughkenomon then. FYI, it was a rough bar but Frank, because of his easy going personality had some trouble but when Frankie got to running it and was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day(old grand-dad I believe), it got a little more troublesome. One day, while old Frank was waiting a table, the nasty customer put a knife into his belly causing 40 stitches to be used to sew Uncle Frank back up. He did not realize that he had been cut until “Capra” his bartender, tenant and friend; saw the blood coming through Frank’s white apron. But old Frank could fight because as a young man it was reported that he had done a little boxing. I can still see him walking up that steep hill to see his sister Aunt Millie. He was distant from the rest of the Ruggieri clan and some thought it was because of his wife Mary. She was from?West Chester. But there are many on this chat line that knows more about that deal than I do. Somebody else chime in.? ? ? ?? Paul. Was the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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Hi Donna. ?Great hearing from you. ?Hope all is well with all of you on Uncle Frank's limb of the family tree. ? ?Love, Lonie
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My father Dickie referred to his children as # 1,2,3,5and 6. His fourth child was his first son Rickie he was always called boy. Not sure why. ?Thank you for the ?stories about pop pop. I never heard the story about him getting stabbed.?
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Paul. ?I had forgotten about the stabbing. ?It's a miracle he survived. ?He really was a gentle soul, at least to us. ?Remember he lived at 405 ?until 1929 when he married Mary so he knew Rosalie, Mimie. Arch, and me from the time of our births. ?Raymond and Frank had a bedroom on the third floor of 405 and in the summer it was hot, hot, hot! I was only 3 when he married so I don't have any memory of him then but Rosalie and I always stopped in to see him when they lived on State Street. ?Dino and Frankie were the same age and Mom and Mary would push them in their baby carriages all the way to the cemetery to visit Melania's grave. ?Frank always referred to his sons as #1, #2, and #3. ?Another memory coming back. ?He took each one of those boys to Boves's Quarry and threw them in so they would learn to swim. ?Frankie learned to dive out there and became a great diver as he grew older. ? ?
I'll probably spend the rest of this rainy day reliving the past! ?Lonie
?
Thanks Paulie Gosh sakes somebody continue?
Question: was someone named Rocco?
JLR
?
Yes the building has been torn down and
yes the drunks had to be careful not to “stumble” out the front
door only to be run over. When they would hang out over that front rail on that
porch, they could almost touch the vehicles going by. And of course, no red
light in Toughkenomon then. FYI, it was a rough bar but Frank, because of his
easy going personality had some trouble but when Frankie got to running it and
was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day(old grand-dad I believe), it got a
little more troublesome. One day, while old Frank was waiting a table, the
nasty customer put a knife into his belly causing 40 stitches to be used to sew
Uncle Frank back up. He did not realize that he had been cut until “Capra”
his bartender, tenant and friend; saw the blood coming through Frank’s
white apron. But old Frank could fight because as a young man it was reported
that he had done a little boxing. I can still see him walking up that steep
hill to see his sister Aunt Millie. He was distant from the rest of the
Ruggieri clan and some thought it was because of his wife Mary. She was from West Chester. But there are many on this chat line that
knows more about that deal than I do. Somebody else chime in.
?
?
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Paul. Was
the building that housed Frank's bar and the apartments upstairs where Frank
and family lived for years in one and Katherine Piergiovanni lived in the
second one torn down when Toughkenamon was redesigned? The door to the bar was
so close to the road it's a wonder no one was ever killed.
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