Vintage Manville Films • Garages
Alright everyone, here is another great film from the collection of Gary Carmon, who has been digitizing and editing an old VHS handed down from Petey Semenick Jr. into these small clips. This one is pretty long in comparison to the previous ones, and it’s of the Manville auto garages. These films might be familiar, as I understand they used to be shown at Petey’s bar in Manville back in the day. There are more of these coming… stay tuned!
December 27, 2011 at 4:22 am
That’s a pretty awesome film; too bad there weren’t any wide shots to put the locations of those garages in context. The only shot I could place was the last one before the “Joey’s Motor Service” sign shot — you can see the old Main Street underpass in the background, so that must have been taken at the service station by JFK Blvd.
Wasn’t the building next to Ruzycki’s Pharmacy (where the Bongiorno Agency was once located) a garage, way back when?
February 12, 2012 at 5:09 pm
I have to correct myself — Bongiorno’s was not in the defunct garage next to Ruzycki’s. It was next door to Johnny’s Hillbilly Haven bar at Dakota Street.
January 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm
The building next to Ruzycki’s at one time housed a garage, Whelan’s garage. I remember filling up the gas tank of my Dad’s 1953 Plymouth Corona right there at he gas pump which was located right there next to the curbside. This occurred in 1959 when I was 17.
January 24, 2012 at 12:08 am
Hey Arthur, This is Mike that runs this site. I’ve heard by a few folks around town that you had one of the best collections of Manville photos around. Is that true? and if so you would mind showing me sometime? I know there are a few from your collection up on this site already… and they are great.
January 22, 2012 at 1:35 am
One of those scenes shows what I believe to be what became Golden’s Texaco, across from JR’s steak house,now a Krauszers.
Another shows,I believe- the Esso on the corner of Main & Knopf.
Thanks to everyone involved in the 16mm and VHS transfer.I know how hard that is,I’ve done it for all the Family films.
March 27, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Pete Whelan owned the Gas Station that Art is talking about. Pete was a former Fire Chief in Manville. After Pete died Andy Page owned it until his death.
March 21, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Golden’s Texaco Service Station was across from the Rolling Skating Ring owned by Chief John Jasinski. Migliore Bros Service Station was right before Railroad Ave. (J.F.K. Blv.) Before their was a Bongiorno’s it was J.R. Charneski Insurance also Max’s Tavern was their before Johnny’s Tavern. Pick my brain ….