Also tell us which business you miss the most. Here we go:
Carrol's Restaurant (now Burger King), Wenzel's Bakery, P&B Sporting Goods, Victoria Theatre, The Napoli, Anchor Deep Seafood, Roma Pizza, Paperman's Deli, Jamesway, Tobias's, Bargain Annex, Mitchell Furniture Galleries, Correll's Childrens Store, Joe Lopez Mens Store, El Jay Jewelers.
Kutcher's TV & Appliances, Texas Lunch, Blue Ribbon Sporting Goods, White Shield, Sear's Catalog Store, Palma Maria Restaurant, Fashion Bazaar, Golden Globe Travel, Nancy's Sewing Center, Schmauch's Market, Aiken Building Supply, Lord's Health & Fitness, Reinhart Beverages, Ferm Auto Parts, Jeff O'Lear's Magic Touch.
Took One Andrukaitis's Bar, Vogue Cleaners, Meredith Shoe Repair, JE Morgan Factory Outlet Store, JRS Sporting Goods, 5&10, Price's Shoe Annex, Sweet Treats/Party People, Gray's TV, Shirley's Childrens Store, The Feed Store, Weicker's Home Improvements, Erbe's Auto Parts, Genetti's Supermarket, Gem Jewelers.
The Coney Island, Hadesty's, Maff Motors, House of Wax, Adam's Craft Shop, Keller's Hotel & Bar, Eastern Home Care & Oxygen Co., Lutz News Agency, Bittner's General Store, Sean's Pet Supplies, Pizza Hut, Sourber's Jewelers, CVS, Digilog Audio, Dudley Motors, Donut World, Ann Ar Book Shoppe, Artcraft Upholstery, Village Interiors, Lee Mountz Creative Interiors.
Cassidy's/Michael's Photo Center, Uncle Milt Ziff's Auto Sales, The Bite Shoppe, Get Connected Cafe, L&G Photo, Hometown Video, Home Savings & Loan, Medicine Shoppe/Kennedy's Pharmacy, Keich Motors, Rubin's/Kellner's/Dietrich's Market, This & That Outlet, Whitley Kitchens, Rita's Lunch, Eames Bakery, A&P/Tamaqua Thriftway Grocery Store, Gerhard Furniture.
Bark & Purr Grooming Shop, Nanlee's Fine Apparel, Hosak Pontiac GMC Truck, The Acme (now Boyer's), Eames Bakery, Rita's Lunch, Fritz Spokas/Knowles Market, Frank Keip Insurance Agency, Meredith's Printing & Office Supplies, Betz's Store, Changes/Confetti Restaurant.
Pounding the pavements of Tamaqua for over 30 years selling advertising on WMGH/WLSH Radio, I got to know many of these businesses, the owners, store managers, & employees who worked there. Yes, I have many great memories of Tamaqua businesses-how about you? Let me know if I missed any businesses.
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