On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:02:00 -0500, "TomR" wrote:




But, I spent the first 8 years of my life living in Philadelphia (Southwest,
near 56th and Springfield Ave), and I remember every evening someone would
come around with a small ladder and light the gas lights on the street.
That was before we got electric street lights on our street which was a big
deal. Also, my best friend's father delivered milk for Abbott's Dairy and I
remember it being a big deal when he got a regular truck -- he had a horse
drawn milk wagon before that. When I tell people that, they think I'm
crazy, but that's what I remember. Any chance you experienced any of the
same in the part of Phila where you lived?


I was at the other end of the city near Frankford Ave and Cottman Ave.
We had a gas light right in front of our house. The only thing
different was we had Sealtest milk, but still a horse and wagon.
Harbison was the other big dairy I recall. I remember getting a chunk
of ice from the milkman too since that is what kept things cold.

On Thursday afternoon the huckster came by and on Friday, the
Freihofer bread man came to get paid and had a tray of cakes and other
goodies for sale. Bond was the other big bread company and you got
either the morning Inquirer or afternoon Bulletin paper.