tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post8618749491553226504..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Mondo the MidgetBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-8928045943373038812017-04-14T08:36:26.364-07:002017-04-14T08:36:26.364-07:00Armando & his family were nice people, he suff...Armando & his family were nice people, he suffered from bad asthma. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-68947850835987712462014-11-10T17:37:00.839-08:002014-11-10T17:37:00.839-08:0099 President St was a butcher shop. I worked ther...99 President St was a butcher shop. I worked there from 1963 through 1967. I delivered meat to Dolly's Longshoremens rest weekly. Mondo and others spent relaxing times at Dolly's. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650883305704000217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-27220118163159465012014-11-10T17:33:16.898-08:002014-11-10T17:33:16.898-08:00Mondo did not live at 99 President St. It was a m...Mondo did not live at 99 President St. It was a meat market next door to Cafiero's. Mondo and others spent relaxing time at Dolly's longshormans rest. Just below Columbia St . On President. I worked at that butcher shop from 1963 through 1967.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650883305704000217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-59678915091135479112014-09-24T10:47:32.985-07:002014-09-24T10:47:32.985-07:00I have to agree with the above!
There used to be a...I have to agree with the above!<br />There used to be a feast once a year on President Street and my family and I would go, my Mom told me that on one occasion, at the feast there was dancing and Armando came over to ask my Dad if he could dance with my Mom which she did. They were very respectful of other members of the community and we never felt frightened. As a matter of fact Armando seemed to me to be a happy person just hanging around on President Street most of the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333652486242373069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-89838407117077005762011-11-10T20:07:22.938-08:002011-11-10T20:07:22.938-08:00One of the best things about my dad being friends ...One of the best things about my dad being friends with the Gallo's was Armando, he was not a scary guy. My brother and I still talk about joking with Armando because at 10 and 8 years of age we were taller than him. The Gallo brothers were men of their word. Uncle Joe died like he lived balls to the wall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-82995872109165816392009-09-21T18:15:28.849-07:002009-09-21T18:15:28.849-07:00The mans name was armando and by no means was he a...The mans name was armando and by no means was he an angry man....<br /><br />Alot of history on President Street. If you did not live it all please dont comment like you have.<br /><br />Thank You.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-60634701186424018042009-05-28T07:18:44.276-07:002009-05-28T07:18:44.276-07:00I believe there was also a gang called the Kane St...I believe there was also a gang called the Kane Street Midgets. Don't know if the name was related/a tribute.Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-83682366998505868512009-05-26T14:17:26.288-07:002009-05-26T14:17:26.288-07:00Just finished Folsom's book last night. Pretty goo...Just finished Folsom's book last night. Pretty good read, though it's written in a wise guy style that doesn't always work. Lots of short, tight sentences. But he definitely tells Crazy Joe's tale (Definitely not as good as T.J. English's "The Westies").<br />Thanks for tagging along, I was wondering if anything was left of President Street worth photographing.. guess not.Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.com