Monday, October 3, 2011

CROTON CHRISTMAS MEMORIES 1938-1950

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON. 

INTRODUCING CROTON MEMORIES, a new series that will focus on Croton from the 1940's through the 1970's, more or less. 

CROTON CHRISTMAS MEMORIES 1938 - 1950: There once was a time when you did all your Christmas shopping locally. Thanks to the Croton Historical Society, we know that you could get just about everything here. Click on the link below for some Croton Christmas Memories, Part One, 1938 to 1950. 

More coming soon. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157627810031344/

3 comments:

  1. Very cool ad for Picciano. Gene Autry, White Christmas, Frank Sinatra. GREAT series.

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  2. This is the best of Croton sites and our historical society is grrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeaaaattttt!

    Mary D

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  3. $375 for a television was a chunk of change back in 1949. It's amazing how the prices come down. Remember when the liquid crystal watches were so expensive. A few years later and you were finding them for ten bucks!

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