THE CONFECTIONARIES OF DOGTOWN: STORIES AND NOTES

• Fox's Confectionary

  The Confectionary a few doors north of St. James was owned by Mrs. Fox in the twenties. It was on the west side of the street and was moved to the east side ( perhaps about 1925 or 6). The next owner was Mrs. Fox's nephew Vince Keegan. It was still his in 1935.
  In an early note Sr. Duggan described it this way: There was a very small candy store on the west side of Tamm, owned by "Old Lady Fox" in the early twenties. When Miss Fox died, her Nephew (?) Vince Keegan took it over, and one day we were fascinated to see it being moved to the East side of the street onto a lot near Plengemeier's house which was the third house north of the old school. Vince earned many pennies and nickels from St. James Kids.
  Sister Thomas Duggan

  In the 1950s this was one of the places where Korean guys often came to demonstrate Duncan Yoyo's. Wow, these guys could do tricks the rest of us could only dream about. But, they sure sold a lot of yoyos for Duncan!
  
  This was one of my favorite places next to Mrs. Newroth's. I was addicted to their green leaf candies which were three for a penny and their orange slices which were 2 for a cent.
  Bob Corbett

• Kemper's
  

  They always sold great baseball cards. My little brother and I would walk up there from Glades and Blendon.
  Jim Glaser

• Mrs. Larrigan's

  Mrs. Larrigan had one on the south side of West Park, just west of Louisville and east of San Jacinto. The Larrigans had converted a garage into the store. The Larrigans lived on San Jacinto---the kids were Ellen, Tom, Jerry, Harry and a couple of others-and it was their grandmother's store. She lived at the southwest corner of Louisville and West Park.
  Ron Taylor

• Lynn's
  Lynn's Food Shop

• Mrs. Newroth's
  Mrs. Newroth's

• Pleezall's
  

  Pleezall's Confectionery run by two very patient ladies. Candy was displayed in a glass counter, and in our family each of us spent our "Sunday Nickel" there buying a bag of penny candies, e.g. 7 pans (mint squares) for a penny, 5 greenleafs. 2 Mary Janes, 5 "Nigger Heads"(licorice) (That was not politically incorrect at the time), 2 chocolate soldiers, 1 tootsie roll. I think we tried to see who could get the most for a nickel. Those ladies waited so patiently while we thought and thought before each penny selection.
  Sister Thomas More Duggan

• Phyles Confectionary
  

  Many Dewey kids would go there to get a sandwich for lunch. The gentleman that owned the store wouldn't allow more than a few kids in the store at a time. He watched very closely for theivery. I remember waiting in line, hoping everyone before me wouldn't take too long so I wouldn't be late getting back to school. He did make a pretty good baloney sandwich though and had a great selection of penny candy
  Jennie Gnau

• The Unnamed Scary Confectionary
  

  An old lady ran it and it was in a side entrance of a dark red shingled house. Next to it was a big vacant lot with a pond on it. We used to make forts and play in the pond.
  Ron Taylor

• Mr. Yaden's identified by Sr. Thomas Duggan
  

  This was a Market Street Car stop (later named Forest Park Street Car). A priest who visited us always stopped there, picked up seven icecream cones and carried them to our house on Victoria. They packed them for him on a cardboard tray with cutouts as the cones were delivered to the store. Of course the icecream was pretty drippy by the time he arrived in hot weather.
  Sister Thomas More Duggan

  Later additions:

  My sisters think the store on Hampton and Oakland was owned by Mr. Yaden who had a daughter named Pauline. The store they said was more like a deli. You could buy a sandwich as well as icecream. It was razed when Deaconess Hospital took over that corner. Someone else on your list may recall more about it.

  Sr. Thomas More

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