Dear Listers, Nancy has brought up interesting memories. I failed to mention the horse-drawn ice trucks of the 1930's, from which I would swipe a small chunk of ice on a hot day. Since each delivery method was slow, the delivery man covered only a few neighborhoods. Therefore, there had to have been many small vendors throughout Louisville and Jefferson County. What I now understand about those vendors and their deliveries is that they brought a rhythm and a social atmosphere to the day and to the week that we do not have now (except mail deliveries and garbage trucks). For instance, a small boy was used to hearing the clip-clop of a horse at four o'clock on a warm afternoon as a wagon came by with fruit. He knew not to wander off because dinner would be ready in an hour or two. Housewives somehow knew to be ready to go out in the street and to fill their family's needs. Few families had two cars; the husband used the one they had. Mothers, not wanting to walk long distances with grocery bags in their arms, made sure they turned off "Lorenzo Jones" or whatever soap opera was available on the radio so they would not miss the wagon. Neighbors talked to each other as they gathered around the cart or truck. There were other vendors and other vehicles, and they all punctuated the day or the week with brief interruptions they made. When a vendor was sick and unable to make his deliveries, nearly the whole neighborhood knew it. They were disrupted by the missed beat in the rhythm of their everyday lives. Tom, formerly of Louisville John Bishop wrote: > Does anyone remember the "Donaldson Man" or "Donelson Man?" Did they deliver baked goods to homes or local groceries? If so, what years? Were there any dairies in the 40's and 50's besides Erhler's, Haywoods and Plainview? Last, the man who sold strawberries and other fruits and vegs from his cart during the summer have a horse-drawn cart or was it a large flat wagon he pushed? Thanks, Nancy > >

Tom...You struck a memory cord. I remember a street vendor who walked through the streets of Portland in the early summer evenings. He carried a large basket and his call was a long drawn out "Charlotte Russe". What a delicacy.. A paper cup with a lady finger cake covered with custard. Jimmy O'Bryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <evytom@adelphia.net> To: <kyjeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Bread, Milk and Fruit > Dear Listers, > > Nancy has brought up interesting memories. I failed to mention the > horse-drawn ice trucks of the 1930's, from which I would swipe a small > chunk of ice on a hot day. Since each delivery method was slow, the > delivery man covered only a few neighborhoods. Therefore, there had to > have been many small vendors throughout Louisville and Jefferson County. > > What I now understand about those vendors and their deliveries is that > they brought a rhythm and a social atmosphere to the day and to the week > that we do not have now (except mail deliveries and garbage trucks). > For instance, a small boy was used to hearing the clip-clop of a horse > at four o'clock on a warm afternoon as a wagon came by with fruit. He > knew not to wander off because dinner would be ready in an hour or two. > Housewives somehow knew to be ready to go out in the street and to fill > their family's needs. Few families had two cars; the husband used the > one they had. Mothers, not wanting to walk long distances with > grocery bags in their arms, made sure they turned off "Lorenzo Jones" or > whatever soap opera was available on the radio so they would not miss > the wagon. Neighbors talked to each other as they gathered around the > cart or truck. > > There were other vendors and other vehicles, and they all punctuated the > day or the week with brief interruptions they made. When a vendor was > sick and unable to make his deliveries, nearly the whole neighborhood > knew it. They were disrupted by the missed beat in the rhythm of their > everyday lives. > > Tom, formerly of Louisville > > > > > > > > > > John Bishop wrote: > > Does anyone remember the "Donaldson Man" or "Donelson Man?" Did they deliver baked goods to homes or local groceries? If so, what years? Were there any dairies in the 40's and 50's besides Erhler's, Haywoods and Plainview? Last, the man who sold strawberries and other fruits and vegs from his cart during the summer have a horse-drawn cart or was it a large flat wagon he pushed? Thanks, Nancy > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >