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‘Fragrance’ led patrons to lunch wagons
By Bob Cudmore
Historian Hugh Donlon has reported that two lunch wagons were popular in downtown Amsterdam from about 1900 to the 1920s. The wagons were operated by the McNally family who stored them during the day at sheds near what is now the post office on Church Street. Each night, teams of horses pulled one wagon to the corner of Church and Main and the other to Market and Main. The Church Street chef was Matty Curran and the Market Street cook was Allie Goffin.
“Wafted on the summer zephyr or swirled fiercely by the winter’s gale, the onionized fragrance of a McNally western egg sandwich could be sensed blocks way,” Donlon wrote. A western egg sandwich cost a dime, according to Donlon, while a piece of pie was a nickel.
MORE CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
Amsterdam native Donald Isburgh, who now lives in Rexford, responded to a recent column on holiday memories by recalling 11 p.m. Christmas Eve services at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church on Division Street.
“This was in the years before other local churches had their own Christmas Eve services, and the church was so crowded that the ushers had to set up extra chairs in the center aisle to accommodate everyone,” Isburgh said.
Hagaman native Elizabeth Russo recalled singing with either a Girl Scout or high school chorus at Amsterdam’s Coessens Park when that East End facility was used for Christmas functions.
Russo said, “I remember it was very cold and windy and ‘raw’ as my mom would have said. There were not many spectators watching!
RIVER ISLAND
Tony Pacelli, in his book “Past and Present,” recalled an island in the Mohawk River near Elk Street in Amsterdam: “A few local people had their rowboats anchored there. Every evening, they rowed to their gardens and worked until dusk. This island had many fruit trees and a shelter shack on it. Every Sunday, you could hear the strains of music up and down the river.”
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Mohawk Valley Weather, Thursday, July 13, 2023
70 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:23AM
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Thursday, July 13, 2023
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By Bob Cudmore‘Fragrance’ led patrons to lunch wagons
By Bob Cudmore
Historian Hugh Donlon has reported that two lunch wagons were popular in downtown Amsterdam from about 1900 to the 1920s. The wagons were operated by the McNally family who stored them during the day at sheds near what is now the post office on Church Street. Each night, teams of horses pulled one wagon to the corner of Church and Main and the other to Market and Main. The Church Street chef was Matty Curran and the Market Street cook was Allie Goffin.
“Wafted on the summer zephyr or swirled fiercely by the winter’s gale, the onionized fragrance of a McNally western egg sandwich could be sensed blocks way,” Donlon wrote. A western egg sandwich cost a dime, according to Donlon, while a piece of pie was a nickel.
MORE CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
Amsterdam native Donald Isburgh, who now lives in Rexford, responded to a recent column on holiday memories by recalling 11 p.m. Christmas Eve services at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church on Division Street.
“This was in the years before other local churches had their own Christmas Eve services, and the church was so crowded that the ushers had to set up extra chairs in the center aisle to accommodate everyone,” Isburgh said.
Hagaman native Elizabeth Russo recalled singing with either a Girl Scout or high school chorus at Amsterdam’s Coessens Park when that East End facility was used for Christmas functions.
Russo said, “I remember it was very cold and windy and ‘raw’ as my mom would have said. There were not many spectators watching!
RIVER ISLAND
Tony Pacelli, in his book “Past and Present,” recalled an island in the Mohawk River near Elk Street in Amsterdam: “A few local people had their rowboats anchored there. Every evening, they rowed to their gardens and worked until dusk. This island had many fruit trees and a shelter shack on it. Every Sunday, you could hear the strains of music up and down the river.”
Friday, July 14, 2023-Episode 483-WAMC radio film commentator, historian and archivist Audrey Kupferberg discusses pre-Hollywood filmmaking in New York State and other topics.
Saturday, July 15,-From the archives- Episode 201, February 9, 2018, Peter Betz, history columnist for the Leader Herald newspaper, has stories on the local impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic, some notorious Fulton County jail escapes, and the Airship Gelatin, funded by Johnstown’s Knox family.
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Focus on History-19th century bottlers drank more than soda plus Lurie’s Dept. Store
Mohawk Valley Weather, Thursday, July 13, 2023
70 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:23AM
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Thursday, July 13, 2023
Daily Gazette
Support Local Journalism
To subscribe https://dailygazette.com/subscribe/
Paper-Paper, On-line and e-edition
When Credibility Matters
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