Thank you for the correction. It was one of my aunts that said one of his sons made such a mess of that place...I will tell her it was a son-in-law that made the mess.I just went by there yesterday because my daughter and I had breakfast at the International House of Pancakes. I did not even notice any BUILDING 19 signs. Thank you for the INFO. Maureen >From: <[email protected]> >To: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon >Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:32:02 -0500 > >Hi > >Read you reply on Spag's. Spag had no son. When he died his 3 daughters >took over. They sold to Building 19 and stayed on for 2 years. Building 19 >now owns the store and has gone on to sell junk. I was in Shrewsbury last >week and saw they still have the Spag name, but with a building 19 notation >at the bottom in small print. > >It was sad to see a tradition for shopping go under due to greed in the >town and big business pushing out the little guy. > > > > From: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> > > Date: 2006/03/16 Thu AM 10:13:15 EST > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > Thats what it was!! Harry's Sandwhich stand with a smaller sign that >said > > Stand of 1,000 sandwhiches. > > It was actually across the street from White City Amusement Park.By the >way > > this is the corner of ROUTE 9. The International House of Pancakes is >right > > where Harry's use to. Across the street BUT the same siade as the >Amusement > > Park. Actually Across the other side of the street and down a little way >was > > the Famous SPAGS. That is still there but it is run by the original >owners > > son and he changed quite a few things. > > That was a beautiful post card of the Amusement Park. > > When I was growing up there use to be hundreds of sail boat in that >water on > > both side of Route 9 > > > > > > > > >From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > >Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:10:03 -0500 > > > > > >I never went to White City - I just knew it was there. > > >The info I sent earlier came from a booklet I have about > > >Jolly Cholly's - I got it from the N. Attleboro Historical Society. > > > > > >I haven't found anything about the stand of 1000 sandwiches, but > > >I did find a site with people's memories of White City and the area. > > >A couple of them mention the White City Diner, across the street > > >with great meatball sandwiches. Also mentioned was > > >Harry's Famous Pastrami which was also across the street. > > > > > >http://www.worcestermass.com/places/whitecity.shtml > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Maureen Cooley > > >To: [email protected] > > >Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:34 PM > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > > > >You know what Listers and Lisa.....There was a place to get a > > >sandwhich at > > >White City called: THE STAND of 1,000 sandwhiches.....They had EVERY > > >COMBINATION of ANY sandwhich you ever wanted your whole life.....IT > > >was > > >GREAT!!!!Let me know.....Mauren > > >Maureen > > > > > > > > > >From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > >Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:37:25 -0500 > > > > > > > >Maureen - > > > > > > > >White City was managed by a woman named Helen - first > > > >woman in the US to manage an amusement park, apparently. > > > >She married Charles Nasif, who started Jolly Cholly's. Jolly > > > >started as the Dairy Bar in 1954. He added miniature golf in > > > >1958, and the Funland in 1959. I think the White City carousel > > > >only had horses. > > > > > > > >The merry go rounds with other animals are called Menagerie > > > >carousels. The one at Goddard Park was was one, and the > > > >one at Slater Park is one. The one at Goddard park was moved > > > >there from Rocky Point - you might remember the zebra from > > > >there. > > > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Maureen Cooley > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 12:46 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > > > > > > > In Uxbridge, Ma. they had a go cart place. It also had the wooden > > >tracks > > > >you > > > > drove on. This place also had small real cars to drive.....That is > > >where > > > >I > > > > got alot of training for a real car(age about 8 or9 till about > > >14. The > > > > track is still there BUT this area is now being used by DIRT > > >BIKERS. > > > > The other place I got most of my drving experience from was a > > >Place > > > >called > > > > WHITE CITY in Shrewsbury. There was a very large amusement park > > >there. > > > >My > > > > dad started, that I can remember, I was about age 2. > > > > And there was an ARCADE and inside this arcade was a machine with > > >a > > > >steering > > > > wheel and in front of you was a screen....with a car traveling on > > >the > > > >road. > > > > The only other thing there was a gas pedal....My dad would work > > >the gas > > > > pedal at various speeds and I HAD to keep the car within the > > >marked > > > >lanes. > > > > Sometimes he would FLOOR IT!! And I would say...NO! not so > > >fast....He > > > >said I > > > > had to learn to keep the car on the road at ALL SPEEDS. > > > > The name WHITE CITY is still up there....It has changed about 4 > > >times > > > >since > > > > I was growing up.They tore down the amusement park in the 1960's > > >They > > > >made a > > > > very large PLAZA and had a Movie Cinama. It was the first in the > > >area to > > > > offer about 4 different movies at the same time. That was on one > > >end of > > > >it. > > > > The other end had a Bradlee's Store. If you go by there NOW it has > > >a > > > >SHAWS > > > > SUPERMARKET Friendley's Ice Cream and a BUGABOO CREEK.... there > > >are a > > > >few > > > > smaller stores as well. They tore the theater down about 5 years > > >ago to > > > >add > > > > the BUGABOO CREEK....This is a chain of a steak house from I think > > > >Canada? > > > > White City had a really nice Carousel also. I remember they had a > > >very > > > >light > > > > color PURPLE horses. It was the first time I saw the different > > >color. I > > > > think Mendon just had white tan and brown color horses. I cannot > > > >remember > > > > which park ALSO had Zebra with the HORSES....That might have been > > >WHITE > > > >CITY > > > > Also? > > > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Sheryl Romasco <[email protected]> > > > > >To: [email protected] > > > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:33:45 -0500 > > > > > > > > > >The Carousel is still open at Crescent Park in Providence. My > > >family > > > >goes > > > > >there during the summer. The brass ring is there in all it's > > >glory! > > > >My > > > > >grand daughter had her first ride last summer when she was 17 > > >months > > > >old! > > > > > > > > > >When I was growing up my aunt lived in Providence, My brother > > >and I > > > >use to > > > > >go for overnight visits. I can remember riding in some type of > > >open go > > > > >cart or car on a wooden track. It went up, down and around. You > > > >actually > > > > >drove the car - no tracks to guide you. I can still remember to > > >this > > > >day > > > > >the wooden rails all around the track. They were rickety and I > > >always > > > > >wondered how it never fell down. I can also remember thinking > > >about > > > > >getting nasty slivers from the wood. > > > > > > > > > >Sheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Mar 14, 2006, at 11:31 AM, AGFranks wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>Hi Lisa: > > > > >> > > > > >>The Merry -go- round I think is in the Riverside part of > > >Providence. > > > >I > > > > >>recall my sister mentioning something about the old carousel > > >horses > > > >being > > > > >>there. > > > > >> > > > > >>Alison > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > > > > >>Rootsweb list archiver: > > > > >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > > > > >Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? > > > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Dont just search. Find. 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