TUNA CREEK: Some input today on a recent RTS subject, Bradford’s
flood control project. Terry writes: “The Tuna flood control
project, though it works, is not pretty or usable space. Bradford
could take a lesson from Denver in that arena.”
“We also have a flood control project for the South Platte river
that runs through much of Denver and its outlying neighbor
cities.
“Denver has over the past several years taken this unused
eyesore and created beautiful walking, biking paths; built man-made
white water for kyaking sports; and created pools where swimming
can be had. This has been a boom idea and I have always wondered
why Bradford does not try to do something with its river other than
run it down a concrete chute?”
LOCAL NOTES: That store that was in a pink house and sold
religious articles? It was Anne Carlin’s rosary studio. Jim
Belardia was one of two people who contacted us with the name of
the store mentioned in a previous column.
He also remembers that Water Street ran from West Corydon Street
to Barbour Street “through the middle of the high-rise.”
We had an email from M. Murphy who said the pink house was
actually the Carlin home. “In particular, Anne Carlin owned that
religious shop. She also taught religious education at Lewis Run, I
believe from the church’s inception, as she started when she was
very young and continued for decades even after her retirement from
the Bradford Hospital.”
MORE TODAY: Other tidbits about those old stores … June Lyons of
Bradford tells us about Cohen’s Store located on West Wash, at
Center and Howard streets. It was a grocery and beer business.
Don Smith called to tell us about a Kuality Markets (not
Quality) on East Main Street. The owner was Paul Rensel and
employees included Eddie Fabic and Helen Witchen.
John Cummiskey drops by with a post script to a previous item he
wrote about Lutman’s Doughnut Shop. “Bob would deliver each night
any doughnuts not sold that day to the Children’s Home so no one
had old ones to buy.”
Richard Milhollen of Bradford tells us about old Bradford taxis
– the Holley’s were blue, and the Emery’s were brown.
