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New Castle downtown businesses of the past

New Castle once had numerous stores includling at least 3 each auto dealers, bakeries, barbers, drug stores, groceries, restaurants, shoemakers, taverns and variety stores.

Francis Pollard & Carl Witt put together a list of businesses they recalled in town, and then drove around to identify the addresses of 92 establishments! Added to this list are photographs of many of them as well as a few businesses that they missed which show up in the early photographs

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PhotoBusiness nameType#Street
. AMERICAN, ACMEGrocery210Delaware Sheet
. ARSENAL ON THE GREENRestaurantMarket Sheet
XBENNETT'S Florist5East Second Skeet
. BIGGSDry goods308Delaware Sheet
XBURRISTearoom208Delaware Street
. CAMPBELL ( Bill & TOBINBarber shop312Delaware Street
. CAMPBELL (Jim)Barber shop4West Fifth Street
. CANNONS Liquor129East Second Sheet
. CAROUTHER'SAntiquesTown Hall
. CARRICK INSURANCEInsuranceCourt House
. CHALLENGER (William,) COLLECTABLES204Delaware Street
XCHALLENGER'SDrugs11East Second Skeet
. CHINESE LAUNDRYLaundry123Delaware Street
. CLATON'S Grocery34East Fourth Street
. CLYMER'S Grocery124East Second Street
. COURT HOUSETearoomCourt House
. CRAMER, W.L. INSURANCEInsuranceCourt House,
. DAVISDrugs3East Second Skeet
. DEAKYNE'SCoalyardDelaware Skeet & Wharf
. DR. BACON (eyes)Doctor10West Third Street
. DR. BALLARDDoctor3East Second Street
. DR. BEATTYDoctorDalby Alley
. DR. BELLANCADentist?
. DR. BOOKERDoctorr2 East Third Sheet
. DR. CAMPBELL ( Dentist )Doctor179 West Fifth Sheet
. DR. CARLDentist116Delaware Street
. DR. DODDDoctor411Delaware Sheet
. DR. KOETHERDoctor3East Second Sheet
. DR, ? (Foot)Doctor38East Sixth Street
. DR. McGUIREDoctor25East Nth Street & 214 Delaware Street
. DR. MOSS (Eye)Doctor35East Sixth Street
. DR. REYNOLDSDoctor10East Fourth & 313 Delaware Sheet
. DR. RICHIEDoctor35West Fifth Street
. DR. ROSENTHALDoctor208Delaware Sheet
. DR. SILVERMANDentist37West Fifth Street
. DRISCOLL'S Tavern230East Second Sheet
. EAGLE DYE WORKSDry Cleaners126Delaware Street
. EARLE THEATER (Silver & Koezak )TheaterFifth & Delaware Sheets
. GOUDIS DRY GOODS9East Second Sheet
. GULF GAS STATIONGas619Delaware Street
. HAINES COLONIAL FOOD MARKETGrocery34West Fifth Street
. HARRINGTON GIFTS & ANTIQUESAntiquesCourt House
. HARTNER'S MUSIC STOREMusic411Harmony Sheet
. HENRY'S UpholsteryFourth & Foundry Sheets
XHOTEL LOUISEHotel224Delaware Street
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. HAUT'S (Henry) Appliances208 Delaware Street
. HOY'S 5 & 10 (2 Locations)Variety202&308 Delaware Sheet
. JOHN C. ROMANRealtor202 Delaware Sheet
. KEMERY'S (2 locationsGrocery'Third & Harmony & 18 East. Fourth Street
XPAUL KERN (2 two locations)Drugs3 East Second & Third & Delaware Streets
. KAISER - FRAISER Auto3 Delaware Street
. LAUTER 'S Drugs222 Delaware Street
. LENOIR'S Notions13 East Second Sheet
. McCAUGHNS GrocerySecond & Harmony Steels
. McKNITT, FLORENCE,GrocerySecond & Chestnut Sheets
. MITCHELL Contractor425 Delaware Street
. NEWSOM'S Drugs222 Delaware Street
. NEW CASTLE CLUBSheriff's House,, Market Street
. NEW CASTLE - PENNSVILLEFerryChestnut Street & River
. NEW CASTLE TRUST COBank220 Delaware Sheet
. O'DONALD'S Variety308/310Delaware Street
. PENN MART Grocery210 Delaware Street
. PHILLIPS GiftsCourt House
. PINDER'S601 Delaware Street
. POMPEI Restaurant702 Delaware Street
. PLATT'S GROCERY & SHOESGrocery122 Delaware Sheet
XPRESTON'S Barber shop115 Delaware Sheet
. PRESTON'S Beauty113 Delaware Sheet
. QUILLEN'S FORDAuto11 3/1 15 West Sixth Street Wilmington Road
XREESE (Jack) & TOBINBarber shopTown Hall
. SANTUCCI TailorFifth & Delaware Sheets
XSABITINO (father)Shoemaker113 Delaware Street
. SABITINO (son)Shoemaker412 Delaware Street
. STEELE'S Barber shop
. STOOPE'S Hardware312 Delaware Street
. ? SUB SHOPRestaurant406 Delaware Street
. SWANSON Florist202 Delaware Street
. THATCHER'S DAIRYDairySecond Street & Plum Alley
. THE GREEN FROGTavern114 Delaware Street
. THE LOG CABIN Tavern114 Delaware Sheet
. THOMAS Barber shop406 Delaware Skeet
. THOMPSONIce cream406 Delaware Street
. TOBIN'S Candy410 Delaware Skeet
XTOBIN'S Butcher414 Delaware Street
. TRAVERS CHEVROLETAuto401 Chestnut Sheet
XWALDMANSTailor116 Delaware Street
. WALKER'SBowling alley29 West Third Sheet
XVALLET'S Bakery51 East Second Steel
. WALZ Butcher110 East Third Street
. WASSOM'S Variety308/310 Delaware Sheet
. WHITE'S Ice cream204 Delaware Street
. WITT'SBakery200 Delaware Sheet
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XAmericanInsurance
XBoulden'sDry goods25The Strand
. EliasonLumberRte 9
XFarmers BankBank4The Strand
XGilpin HouseHotel, TavernDelaware Street
. GambacortaAutoRte. 9
XGeorge Co.Realtors
. GebhartFuneral home
XHatton's Meat MarketButcherTown Hall
XKingIceHarmony & The Strand
XJas.H. MallettDentistnext to George&co
XNC Cotton Glove & NC NewsManuf., NewsSouth & Fifth
XC.B.Weggenmann Boots & ShoesShoemakerEast Second Street
XWhalensCafe1Delaware Street
XSheridan's??Variety29West Fourth Street
. ?? Bakery25 West Fourth Street


Jim Meek '08
NC-CHAP