Sunday, October 7, 2007

Janice Yenosky's old homestead

photograph courtesy of Richard Nagle

Here is a photograph of Yenosky's Cafe in Schuylkill Haven, the home of classmate Janice Yenosky. This area at the time was referred to as "The Irish Flats." I think the street was called Jacques Street which is odd for a street in the Irish Flats that contained a Lithuanian bar. I guess that was one of the first glimpses of globalization. The area is now referred to as "The Island." Anyone interested in the history of Schuylkill Haven can see a lot more by surfing over to Richard Nagle's website at : http://schuylkillhavenhistory.com/
St. Ambrose School was located not far from this place, across the Broadway Street Bridge on Dock Street. The East Penn Bus Company used to transport students to and from Nativity in those green busses that emitted lots of fumes. The eighth grade nun was Sister Marie Sponsa, affectionately known as "Spongie." A bit of trivia: her surname was Noonan.