Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of
all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our
schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
A
BIG EVERYTHING CROTON SHOUT-OUT TO MIKE AND ANNALIE BISCHOFF OF CROTON
DELICATESSEN AND PASTRY--A.K.A. MIKE'S GERMAN DELI--one of Croton's
original businesses. They recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary! Congratulations guys!
JULY 2017: RETIRED http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-bischoffs-croton-delicatessen.html
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things
Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our
houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
Courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of The Croton Historical Society:
1971, CROTON COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL, A COOK BOOK, & ALLEN FUNT'S BREAD RECIPE - Click on the photo--with mention of illustrations from local artists too--i.e. Winifred Lubell, Henry Kearsley, etal.
For more about the Croton Community Nursery School--and their free TODDLING TOTS class on 9/30/15, visit https://www.facebook.com/CrotonCommunity
For more about Allen Funt, a Croton notable, click on the link http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/09/remembering-crotons-allen-funt.html
Welcome to Everything
Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues,
our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
A LOOK BACK @ PERRY LIPKIN 1981. Click on the images below. Since Expo '67 is also mentioned, you may also enjoy some additional photos and articles from the archives.
Please take a moment to read an important letter from Bob Anderson, Croton United candidate for Trustee.
Please note the following facts:
THE EXPLOSION OF DEBT UNDER THE WIEGMAN DEMS
Mr. Anderson's letter was published in the 9/24/15 edition of THE GAZETTE.
To the Editor, I was surprised that in his letter last week, Croton Dems Chair Paul
Rolnick did not offer an apology to Croton taxpayers for writing one of
three separate letters to this paper falsely claiming that Croton’s bond
rating had improved under the Wiegman administration (the other
two were from candidate Andy Levitt and Trustee Brian Pugh). My
statement that the Wiegman Dems misled the voters regarding the
village’s bond rating is not an accusation; it’s a fact.
Rolnick is right that there are “challenges ahead,” but the most urgent
and important challenge will be dealing with the financial consequences
of his party’s explosion in borrowing. Croton United’s plan to end the
profligate borrowing of the Wiegman Dems and to bring sustainable fiscal
management back to the village is a true positive vision for the future
of Croton. READ MORE HERE http://on.fb.me/1YGpYqH
Welcome
to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes,
our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
COURTESY OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND AN ENTHUSIASTIC EVERYTHING CROTON ELVE , more from THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 1972, 1981 AND 1982.
Click on the images below.
You may also have an interest in http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/12/top-five-most-read-2014-shakespeare.html
With Halloween just about a month away, we continue our vintage Halloween coverage!
First up, an outstanding
1965 MUNSTERS lunch box, featured in a previous auction, (complete with
King Seely thermos not shown here), at Croton's own SeriousToyz.com. It sold for $172.50.
It's
followed by a page from the 1966 edition of MONSTER WORLD magazine,
Meet the Addams Family, also featured in a previous auction from
SeriousToyz.com - the magazine sold for $31.05
There's also a 1959
Kool-aid ad--come on, admit it, you liked it then--not so much now.
And
finally one of our favorite Halloween putz houses from Howard Lamey
(yes, it's true, we have so many)!
Click on the photos and enjoy.
And
of course - Halloween trains 'N Towns primer from Paul Race and...click
on the link http://halloweentrains.com/halloweentrains_primer.htm
MATCHLESS STAR Christmas lights--http://bit.ly/1L8OZGY
A simply fantastic collection of vintage imps and pixies—made in Japan, some never seen before http://bit.ly/1MLppIh
A
collection of record album covers you have seldom if ever seen before,
some guaranteed to make you smile...or say what were they thinking! http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/sets/72157622110489241/with/4197623095/
To the reader who asked about her latest tag sale find; you have a 1930's Cheer-O-Lite Christmas tree; click on the link https://www.flickr.com/photos/markdpodmore/3691611803/in/set-72157621045181150/
Want more vintage Christmas, feather trees, spun cotton ornaments and more? Go here http://bit.ly/1KEuqwx
And in case you forgot: Available for purchase now at Serious Toyz, the Millstream Matchbox Archive. Go here http://bit.ly/1K03qcB
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things
Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in
short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
Courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by The Croton Historical Society: October 1967-Cantor Thomas Schwartz Chants At Holy Day Services at Temple Israel. Click on the photo. For more about Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, visit their website at tinw.org
With Halloween just a month or so away, your editor and some friends
were recently waxing nostalgic about the good old days--and the
excitement that accompanied the hunt for that perfect costume--and the anticipated trick-or-treating quest for all the candy we'd think twice about eating now...And so, let's have some pre-Halloween vintage fun...To the right, a complete set of THE BEATLES costumes, 1964--and when you see what they recently sold for at Croton's own SeriousToyz.com, you'll find yourself longing for a time machine.
And check out all the costume options from 1971 too. Click on the photos and enjoy.
Click on the link for wonderful autumn and Halloween themed spun cotton mushrooms, foils, dresdens and more from 32 Degrees North http://www.vintage-ornaments.com/for-fall
Okay--so despite all that dental work you've had--you're in the mood for the old-fashioned candy you grew up with. Here are some options:
1950's candy http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-by-decade/1950s-candy/
1960's candy http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-by-decade/1960s-candy
1970's candy http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-by-decade/1970s-candy
1980's candy http://www.oldtimecandy.com/candy-by-decade/1980s-candy
Check out all the neat vintage--and vintage inspired--Halloween crafts, links, houses and finds at the forums: http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=28&sid=5a833da1da199d48e9eaaac19e3738ad
And a blast from Halloween "saling" past, courtesy of Rob & Monica http://ouradventuresamongsttheducks.blogspot.com/2014/11/halloween-weekend.html
Want more vintage? Christmas, putz houses and more? Go here http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/04/more-fabulous-vintage-websites-finds_30.html
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things
Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in
short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
We
love coming across old scrapbooks in the archives maintained by the
volunteers of The Croton Historical Society. Here's some scans, with
more to come, of a scrapbook compiled by Debbie Wieggel--these are from
MARCH 1974. Click on the images below. The American Field Service Fair is also mentioned, as well as a Daffodil sale to raise funds to fight cancer.
SEE MORE HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/09/more-croton-newcomers-club-welcome.html
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things
Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in
short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
And now a blast from Croton Rotary Past--1971--Special Guard for $34,000 Stamp--click on the images below, courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. You may also have an interest in: TOP 3 MOST READ 2013 CROTON ROTARY articles at Everything Croton; click on the link http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-croton-rotary-top-3-most-read-2013.html
Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things
Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in
short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
It was a packed house today for the opening reception of The Croton Historical Society's latest exhibit: "GET READY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW US ROUTE 9, THE DESTRUCTION OF CROTON LANDING."
Museum
curator, Thomas Simone, Dodie Pezanowski, Denis Lund, and the outstanding volunteers of The Historical Society have put together one of the best shows ever--an amazing portrait
gallery of Croton before the construction of the new Route
9, as well as a display of ephemera from businesses displaced by the road, and a
big screen multi-media presentation that recreates the old
Riverside Avenue Community. The presentation also includes aerial
photographs of Croton before the road was built, maps showing the
properties taken for the road, construction pictures and images of
Route 9 today. The entire exhibit is available on CD--as are some other past exhibits from the Society. For more info on that, click on the link http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/08/now-available-from-croton-historical.html
Lots of energy at the "Museum" today! Old and lots of new Croton residents too--and visitors from as far away as Banghor, Maine and would you believe, an ex-pat from Hong Kong too! Click on the photos below.
And congratulations to THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY for a super job well done.
