Name/Title
B&W photo of John Schisano in front of Central Market, 161 14th St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1940s or 1950sEntry/Object ID
2010.029.0003Description
Black-and-white photo of John Schisano standing in front of Central Market, 161 Fourteenth St., Hoboken, N.J. no date, circa late 1940s or 1950s.
Digital scan only; original print ca. 2-1/2" x 4", reverse blank. High resolution tiffs media archive. Reference print on file.
Listed in 1951 telephone directory as Central Fruit & Vegetable Market. Note the window has a neon sign - "Italian Heros." Also note Mother's Day Flowers sign.
Letter by Cheryl Petrignani Bracht, (niece of John and Paula Schisano) of Manalapan, N.J., written May 15, 2010, noted:
The small photograph is of my uncle John Schisano. My mother Geraldine Petrignani's sister Paula [Riccio] and husband John owned Central Market in the 1940s and 1950s. I am not sure of the exact location. It may have been Hudson or River Street. The store mad and sold Italian hero sandwiches, salads, fruit baskets and other items.
I do remember my Aunt telling quite often of stars Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint and the crew from the movie On The Waterfront buying Italian hero sandwiches and salads there while filming in the area.
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[Address is between Garden and Bloomfield Streets; next door was a restaurant where significant scenes were filmed for the motion picture "On the Waterfront." The location was later Frankie & Johnnie's On the Waterfront restaurant and at time of cataloging known as Dino's and Harry's.]Acquisition
Accession
2010.029Source or Donor
Bracht, Cheryl PetrignaniAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1945 - 1955Notes
Date: 1945-1955General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Digital copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-05-19
