Business in Brunswick, MD

 

during 40's and 50's
Map showing Brunswick business downtown in 40's and 50's

Click here www.alumnibhs.com to access the Alumni site home page
Where did they all go?
Please let me know of any business not shown below that was open during this period or spelling errors of  names
Any photos of business to display would be welcome
Ask an old geezer about these business, I did, they will tell you about them.
Click here
to read some history of many of the business by Fred Brown
Click here to read some clarification to history of business in Brunswick by Judge Bill Wenner

 

   
Coal/ Oil *
Gross Bros
S & W George & Co
Haze Halley
Weil Bros
Brunswick Co-op
Boots Barger
 
Grocery Stores **
Acme
American Store
Bill Wenner store on the hill
Roelky & Dixon
Roelkys Triangle Food Market
Molers
Nuse
Hoffmaster
Pink Nalley
OK Market
Westend/Harrison
Burgee
Hilda Barker
Calhoun
Harrington
Claude Porter
Dewey Hickman
Beattys Meat Market
Wenner's City Meat Mkt
Conway Grocery
Harry Schamel
 
Hardware Stores
Swank & Son
Harry George
Peoples Home and Auto
 
Bakery ****
Smittys
 
Clothing
Kaplon Clothing
Werntz Clothing
J J Newberry
Lace Store
MarBax Fashions
 
Denist
Dr Watson
Dr Stanley Meadows
Dr Lloyd
 
Doctors
Dr Levin West
Dr William Schnauffer
Dr Thomas G Strother
Dr Charles Pruitt
Dr Talbert Brice
Dr J G Fowble Smith
Dr Arlington Grove Horine
Dr Thomas Carpenter
Dr Werner Orrison
Dr Cowl
J B Mc Clean
Dr Edmonds
 
Hospital
Schnauffer's Hosp
 
Plumbers
Newton Cooper
Need names
 
Contractors/Carpenters
Lee Keller
Lee Cooper
W.P. and W.W. Demory
 
Bulk Milk Haulers
B & B Milk Transportation
Boyers Milk
 
Meat & Sea Foods
Eagle's Meats and Seafoods
City Meat Market (Wenners)
 
Nursery and Shrubs
Brunswick Nursery
 
Auto Body Work
Littens Chevolet
 
Pawn Shop
 
 
 

* Coal was carried from truck to cellar window in coal carrying bags and dumped in window to coal bins in cellar or bins outside

Ration stamps during ww2
Taxi Cabs
Fosters
Peg Ayers
Metropolitian
Buck Merriman
 
Drug Stores
Watson Cut-Rate
Barnett later Fribush Pharmacy
Horine
Mills
 
Banks
Bank of Brunswick old
Bank of Brunswick new
Peoples National Bank
 
Jewelry Stores
S & N Katz
Hardings watch repair
Ed Moores watch repair
 
Florist
Donald Darr
Brunswick Florist Shop
 
Garages
Litten Eastend
Litten Chevrolet Sales Westend
West Schnauffer
Cage Bros
Bill Care
Grams
Chaney
 
Dry Cleaner
Bill Utterback
Shelly's Dawson's Dry Cleaning
Ideal Cleaners Stines
 
Night Clubs
Hawaiian photo after 40's
Coates Corner
Potomac View
Compher
Swing Inn
Salty Dog
 
Dance Halls
Picnic Woods
Rod & Gun Club
Moose
Brunswick Fire Hall
City Park Pavilion
SCOB Park
 
Bus Service
L & L Motor Lines
Summers
 
Ice Cream
Tates Ice Cream
Nicodemus Ice Cream
Hershey's
Mains Ice Cream Middletown
Humpty Dumpty Ice Cream Truck
Variety of ice cream, fudge and popsicles (Curbside delivery)
 

Appliance Dealer

S. W. George
Harry Y George
Litten Eastend during WW2
Gross Bros
Potomac Edison
Ralph Mulkey's
Peoples Home and Auto
 
Radio Repair
Mulkey's Radio Repair
Weller's Radio Service
 
Shoe shining/bicycle repair
Marion (Shake) Swope
Billy Merriman
 
Orchards
Smiths Orchards
 
Soda Bottling Co
Gateway Soda Works
 
 
 
 

 
** Groceries were delivered to homes by larger stores

 
Bowling/Pool
Kaplon's
 
Pool/Billards
Parson
Eddie Payne's
 
Bowling
YMCA
Mason's Bowling Alley
 
Furniture Store
Potomac Furniture
Peoples Home & Furniture
 
Movies
Imperial Theater
 
Football Field
City Park
High School / old Sheers Stadium
 
Baseball Field
New Addition
Scheers Stadium
High School
 
Ice Company ***
George Taylor & Son later Phleger Brunswick Ice
 
Lumber Company
J P Karns Lumber
Heffner Lumber
 
Shoe Repair Shop
Bill Harrington
 
Milk Delivery  ***
Souders later Souders & Chick
Richard Summers
 
Dance Studio 
Betty Lou Darr
 
Schools
Westend Elementary
Eastend Elementary
Catholic
High School
High School hill
BHS corner stone
 
Gas Stations
Litten
Shell
Cage Bros
Bill Care
West Schnauffer
Wenner
Hoffmaster
Len Follin's Esso Service Center
 
Carpets/Flooring

Mace

 
Funeral Homes
Feete Funeral Home
Daily Funeral Home
 
News Paper
Blade Times
Nicodemus News Agency
 
Electricians
George R Albert
John D Wetnight
Need names
 
Manufacturing
Umbrella Factory
 
Insurance Agency's
Phillips Insurance
Kennedy Insurance House
Shafer and Bowers
Koogle Insuance
Jo Greenwood
Lutman Insurance Agency
 
News Paper Stand/Delivery
Claude Porter
 
Skating/Amusement
Bradock Heights
 
Fire Hall
 
*** Milk and Ice were delivered daily to homes and put on porches or in doorways. Ice put in icebox
Milk bottle
 
 
Potomac Edison
 
C&P Telephone Co
 
Restaurants
Maryland (Himes)
YMCA
Sanbowers Whistle Stop
Mike & Joe's
Foster's Hot Dogs
Potomac Restaurant (Shaff)
 
Bar/Liquor Restaurant
Nelsons
Darrs
Roma Inn later Metropolitan
Kehne
Burns
Ephriams
Crummitt
Harry Hahn
Sis's
John's Diner
Foster's Lunch and Cab
Han's Cafe
Bob Coate great seafood
 
Barber/Hair Stylist
Snoots
Wenners
(YMCA
Geo Merriman/Runkles)
Norman Runkles
Frans
Kitty Shaff
Bucky's
Cinderella (Mildred Dean)
Richard Magalis
Bob LaRue
Herb Price
Porters
Walt Ambrose
 
Churches
First Baptist
Lutheran
St Francis Catholic
First Methodist later First United Methodist
Church of God
NY Hill Methodist
Evangelical & Reform later
United Brethren Church called United Church of Christ
Grace Episcopal Church
Pentecostal
Christian Missionary Alliance
 
Lodges/Clubs
Eagles
Moose
Lions
Elks
American Legion
Rotary
Masons
Boys & Girl Scouts
 
Swimming Pool
 
TV Repair
Trudy Dawson TV Repair
Gross Bros
Weller
Peoples Home & Auto
 
Auto Dealers
Littens Chevolet
Grams Buick
Willard Motors
 
Rides/Entertainment
McLane Enterprise
 
Realtors
Tony Cincotta
 
Bread Delivery
Schmidt Blue Ribbon Bread
Bonnie Bread
 
Curbside Vender
Humpty Dumpty Ice Cream
 
 

 
****Smitty's  made home
deliveries

   I would like to acknowledge receipt of contributions for this project, from numerous alumni, all Old Geezers
  Some are Fred Brown, Richard Bowers, Elaine Koogle (Bowers)  Adelaide Webber (Bower) Dot Webber (Proctor), Bill Kidwiler, Harold (Slick) Summers, Jackie McIntosh (Ebersole), John Spitzer


Comments from some Old Geezers  that sent in information.

Jean Baker.  Did you forget Walt Ambrose the barber - who use to put a crock on the boys head when he cut it?  Betty Lou Darr and Mary Margrabe had a clothing store in the early 50's.  Can't remember the name, but it was the two of them put together something like MarDarr, or the like

Dot Webber (Proctor).  Betty Lou Darr had a store around the corner from her Dad's place.  Bill Care garage, Ed Moore Jewelry Store, Tate and Jean Rosen had a store on Wenner's Hill, Mace had a store for floor covering, Grimes garage, Mrs.  Himes had a restaurant  across from the American Store.

The policeman that rode the motorcycle with a side car was Officer Ambrose. Legend has it that a desperado was on the loose in town and that Chief Joseph E. Chew sent his deputy to apprehend the culprit with the stern order -"Go get him Ammy - I'm Chief".

I just had a loss of memory attack when I referred to Mr. House's first name as "Peg". I mistakenly had someone else in mind - he was known as "Brick" House.
I can still picture him - red faced, short and plump. Oh - how the memories flow

Photos furnished by those listed below
 
 Sources of some of the pictures John Spitzer posted
have been scanned from class 1956 year book,
"RAILROADER"

John Spitzer Class 1956

John Spitzer Class 1956 John Spitzer Class 1956 John Spitzer Class 1956

James  Barker Class 1948

YMCA Swimming Pool Cage Bros J J Newberry Evangelical Reform Church
Imperial Theater Follin's Esso Service Center Whistle Stop Bank of Brunswick Grace Episcopal Church
Littens Eastend John's Diner New Fire Hall J P Karns  
Eagle's Meat Braddock Heights Watson's Cut Rate/ Eagle's Club Moose Club  
Souder & Chick American Legion American Store Old High School hill  
B & B Milk Transportation First Baptist Church Horine' Corner Metropolitan Tavern  
Kaplon's clothing store Grace Episcopal Church BHS cornerstone    
Katz corner Bank of Brunswick corner