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Carrick Building and Loan Association

2012-04-29T19:16:55Z

Jrudiak:

== This Carrick Building and Loan Association Ghost sign was discovered on the side of 2522 Brownsville Road, Carrick, PA 15210 during demolition of the building on April 26, 2012. ==

A ghost sign is an old hand-painted advertising signage that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time. The signage may be kept for its nostalgic appeal, or simply indifference by the owner.

== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_sign Ghost sign From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] ==

[[File:Carrick Building and Loan Association Ghost Sign rz.jpg]]

Photo submitted by Paula Chernotowich-Warywoda

== More on local "ghost signs" [http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/art-architecture/the-sign-painter-among-the-regions-many-ghost-signs-is-the-fading-legacy-of-red-odonnell-222686/ click here]. ==

Carrick Volunteer Fire Company

2012-04-03T02:54:26Z

Jrudiak:

== One of our most illustrious citizens, [[John M. Phillips]] was once a member of this fire company. Here is his paid up membership cards. ==

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[[File:Membership Card JMP Carrick Vol Fire Company.jpg]]

'''1924 Membership Card '''

[[File:JMP 1924 CVFC membership card.jpg]]

'''1925 Membership Card'''

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Carrick High School Reunion 1926-1976

2012-04-03T02:23:19Z

Jrudiak:

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Readshaw Funeral Home

2012-03-12T16:01:54Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "Readshaw Funeral Home located at 1503 Brownsville Road, Carrick has been located there since 1935. Founded in 1919 by Harry A. Readshaw, Sr. on the South Side of Pittsburgh. Th..."

Readshaw Funeral Home located at 1503 Brownsville Road, Carrick has been located there since 1935. Founded in 1919 by Harry A. Readshaw, Sr. on the South Side of Pittsburgh. The business was continued by his sons Harry A. Readshaw, Jr. and Ernest J. Readshaw and the third generation by Harry A. Readshaw, III (who has been a resident of Carrick for 70 years) all Licensed Funeral Directors by the Commonwealth of PA.

This year (2012) we are celebrating our 77th year in Carrick and our 100th year of continual service.

Sachko, Melody

2012-03-07T05:18:35Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "=== Melody Sachko === File:Melody Sachko.jpg CHS 1960 - 1956 NATIONAL Spelling Bee Champion - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee_cham..."

=== Melody Sachko ===

[[File:Melody Sachko.jpg]]

CHS 1960 - 1956 NATIONAL Spelling Bee Champion -

'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee_champions Wikipedia Spelling Bee Champions]'''

[[File:Melody Sachko article.jpg]]

She participated also in the 1954 event, but did not win

'''[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19540523&id=zakpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6267,2111087 Click Here for Google Newspapers]'''

'''[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,937400,00.html Time Magazine Article Click Here]'''

Kaskey Ray

2012-03-07T04:13:22Z

Jrudiak:

== Ray Kaskey ==

– Carrick High School graduate 1961 - sculptor

'''[http://www.kaskeystudio.com/bio.html click here]'''

Urban, Bill

2012-03-07T04:04:18Z

Jrudiak:

== Bill Urban ==

[[File:Bill Urban.jpg|500px]]

CHS 1960- VP 1960 Class and artist

'''Youtube Videos of Bill's Work can be found here '''

'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQJIgc1cUc video] or [http://www.billurban.ca/ click here]''' '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESs50zadW58&feature=related and here]'''

Skyliners

2012-03-07T04:02:02Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "== Jimmy Beaumont is the lead singer of Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners. == File:James Beaumont.jpg '''CHS 1958 - Jimmy Beaumont Skyliner Fame ''' [[File:Joseph Ve..."

== Jimmy Beaumont is the lead singer of Jimmy Beaumont and the [[Skyliners]]. ==

[[File:James Beaumont.jpg]]

'''CHS 1958 - Jimmy Beaumont Skyliner Fame '''

[[File:Joseph Verscharen.jpg]]

'''CHS 1958 – Joe Verscharen – Original member of the Skyliners (he is deceased)'''

They have been a force in the record industry since 1958. Their song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZh6ZSRoYg "Since I Dont Have You,"] is one of the ultimate songs of the 50s and 60s.

They still preform today. In fact, they celebrated their 50th year in music at the Roots of Rock and Roll Concert in February, 2009 at the Benedum Center Downtown Pittsburgh.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNFQ9GC4G3w&feature=related "MORE DOO WOP CLASSICS,"THIS I SWEAR" AND "SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU" RECORDED LIVE MAY 11 AND 12,1999 AT THE BENEDUM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBERG,PA."]

Fragasso Bob

2012-03-07T03:53:31Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "== Bob Fragasso == - Carrick High School graduate - local financial advisor - '''[http://www.fragassoadvisors.com/aboutus/Biographies click here]'''"

== Bob Fragasso ==

- Carrick High School graduate - local financial advisor -

'''[http://www.fragassoadvisors.com/aboutus/Biographies click here]'''

Kloss, Sherry

2012-03-07T03:45:32Z

Jrudiak:

== Shirley Kloss ==

[[File:Shirley Kloss New Archive.jpg]]

[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19750414&id=56lRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5061,1638351 click here],

== [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07168/794212-388.stm Little did Pittsburgh violinist Sherry Kloss know when she first heard Jascha Heifetz at the age of 8 that he would become a lifelong inspiration Violinist continues Heifetz legacy at local school] ==

Sunday, June 17, 2007

By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

It was a Heifetz recording of Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 that first inspired Sherry Kloss. Here he plays the work with the London Symphony Orchestra under Barbirolli in a recording from 1937 (Allegro Records).

[http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20070617Heifetz2.mp3 Listen In:Violinist Sherry Kloss' musical connection to Jascha Heifetz],

Heifetz's love for transcriptions extended beyond Romantic music, to pieces such as Gershwin's Prelude No. 3 from "Three Preludes." Here performed with pianist Brooks Smith in "The Supreme Jascha Heifetz" (RCA Red Seal).

[http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20070617Heifetz.mp3 Listen In:Violinist Sherry Kloss' musical connection to Jascha Heifetz],

In transcriptions and arrangements, Heifetz did not restrain himself to works for strings. Here Kloss performs Heifetz's transcription of Debussy's famous "Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun" (Kloss Classics).

[http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20070617Kloss2.mp3 Listen In:Violinist Sherry Kloss' musical connection to Jascha Heifetz],

Kloss performs Heifetz's transcription of Rachmaninoff's song "Daises" (Kloss Classics).

[http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20070617Kloss.mp3 Listen In:Violinist Sherry Kloss' musical connection to Jascha Heifetz],

One day, her parents came home with a recording of Jascha Heifetz playing the Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2. She listened, mesmerized, and then diligently played the recording over and over and learned to play along with Heifetz -- by ear.

It was only the start of coincidences that would lead her to the legend himself, who died in 1987.

When he was a teen at the Juilliard School, fellow Pittsburgh violinist Regis Iandiorio contacted Kloss to go hear Heifetz at Carnegie Hall. Standing at the back of the hall, she heard him play the Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello with Gregor Piatigorsky as the cellist.

"It transformed me," says Kloss.

While on a trip to Europe several years later, she played for violinist Franco Gulli, now a distinguished professor at the University of Indiana at Bloomington. "It sounds like Heifetz," he murmured.

Kloss took the final step when she became a winner of a competition in Palm Springs, Calif. Grant Beglarian, a member of the jury and dean of the University of Southern California School of Performing Arts, asked out of the blue in August 1974, "How would you like to meet Heifetz?"

She nervously went to Heifetz's Malibu house for an audition and was placed in his master class at USC's Virginia Ramo Music Building. "I knew I had found my home," she recalls. After three sessions, she went to his desk ("NO one approached his desk") and announced, "I love this class!"

Kloss studied with Heifetz for five years, became his assistant and has virtually dedicated her life to him. She wrote a book, "Jascha Heifetz Through My Eyes," and recorded two albums of his violin transcriptions.

"He handed me a mission, and that's what I'm doing," she says.

Part of the mission is to pass on his teaching legacy. In addition to her private students, Kloss established a summer camp 14 years ago in Oregon, the Music Institute for Development of Personal Style, in memory of Heifetz. She moved it to Pittsburgh three years ago. Now located at Shady Side Academy, it will offer more than 30 students lessons on the art form of the sonata, Heifetz transcriptions and chamber music. Faculty members will include Don Freund, Pittsburgh native and professor of composition at Indiana University; Sidney Harth, Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne University faculty member; Gerald Robbins, co-founder of the Lyric Piano Quartet and artist in residence at Queens College; Roy Sonne, former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violinist; and Liz Seidel, founder of Pianoforte Inc.

Voices tend to get hushed, almost reverential, when speaking of Heifetz. Robbins calls him "the greatest of all violinists of the 20th century. The reason for this is that he absolutely set the standard by which all violinists were measured -- and they were the first to admit it."

When Heifetz made his debut at New York City's Carnegie Hall at age 16 in 1917, legend has it that Elman turned to pianist Leopold Godowsky and said, "Do you think it's hot in here?" Godowsky replied, "Not for pianists."

Kloss now plays on the violin, a Tononi, Heifetz played in that debut. He designated that she have it in his will.

Heifetz brought the same talent and discipline of his solo career to his teaching studio.

"He stands alone," Kloss says.

So they come -- all ages, all levels, from all distances -- to help perpetuate the Heifetz legacy. Marilyn Hammond, 70, a retired teacher and administrator at the University of Nebraska, has attended the institute several times and is an avid Heifetz aficionado. It's important to her that "we don't forget to look backward. There is a danger today, because we are so enthralled with the latest person. He had a facility beyond belief, but [at the Institute] you learn to cultivate the gifts that you have."

Erika Pinkerton, 17, a Mt. Lebanon native who is home-schooled, plays both the violin and piano and knows about Heifetz only what she learned from Kloss' book. She will return for a second time to the institute because she likes the way Kloss works. "It's very interesting to learn how to interpret different pieces ... to think of different ways to interpret things ... to work on style. We seem to connect."

Hammond adds, "There's a little family of players that keep coming back, so it's a friendly environment. And since Heifetz has left us now, it's basically Sherry herself and the fact that she's a marvelous teacher. Sherry makes [the institute] what it is."

The public can attend half-day sessions for $7, payable at the door, at 2 p.m. tomorrow through Friday. Participants will present free concerts at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. next Sunday and will participate in a service dedicated to Donald Wilkins at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church next Sunday at 10 a.m. More info at klossclassics.com.

First published on June 15, 2007 at 8:47 am

Jane Vranish can be reached at jvranish@post-gazette.com.

Music Preview

What: Music Institute for Development of Personal Style presents a benefit concert dedicated to the memory of Jascha Heifetz.
When: 7 p.m. today.
Featuring: Violinist Sherry Kloss, cellist Jeffrey Solow, pianist Gerald Robbins.
Where: Shady Side Academy's Hillman Center, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel.
Admission: $10 at door.

Wightman, William

2012-02-21T01:25:36Z

Jrudiak:

'''This information is from Mary Pierotti'''

William Wightman, settler by 1789, was married by the Rev. John McMillian to his much younger wife, Mary Henderson. Wightman was born about 1745. His wife, Mary, was born in about 1764. Mary was the daughter of William and Jane Henderson of St. Clair Township. Wightman served under Colonel Marshall and Capt. Evans. He was drafted. At this time the unit went through "Hollidays Cove" and part of Virginia. He states that they were chasing a man named Girty--a traitor. They went up the Allegheny river to Girty's camp. He also served with First Company of the Second Battalion of the militia under Col.Vallandingham. Wightman was a ruling elder of the Presbytery of Redstone.

Jimmy Adler

2012-02-14T23:03:50Z

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== [http://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/an-interview-with-pittsburgh-blues-guitarist-jimmy-adler An Interview with Pittsburgh blues guitarist Jimmy Adler: Listening to blues is a spiritual experience.] ==

Posted by Michalis Limnios BLUES blog @ GR on February 7, 2012 at 11:30pm

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"Blues music expresses the emotions of the human condition and makes one feel good."

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Jimmy Adler: Absolutely Blues!

Jimmy Adler is a live-wire entertainer who packs passion and energy into every performance! His music is a blend of Chicago Blues and West Coast Jazzy Jump. His passionate, powerful vocals compliment his spirited playing.

The Jimmy Adler Band plays regularly at a multitude of clubs throughout Western Pennsylvania. The band has also performed at a variety of outdoor festivals. Whether he performs as a trio or includes the addition of barrelhouse piano, honking saxophone, or harmonica the Jimmy Adler Band channels the essence of the blues with Jimmy’s clean fat guitar tones always in the forefront. Jimmy Adler always delivers great performances in a professional manner! He is a great entertainer and easy to work with.

Jimmy’s talents have also been recognized outside of the area where he has played on stages in California, Chicago and Mississippi and has had radio airplay throughout the United States, as well as in Belgium, France and other parts of Europe.
Interview by Michael Limnios

When was your first desire to become involved in the blues, who were your first idols & what does Blues offered?
Hearing B.B. King’s live recording of “How Blue Can You Get?” was explosive. I played that record over and over again.

What do you learn about yourself from the blues, what does the blues mean to you?
Listening to blues is a spiritual experience. Blues music expresses the emotions of the human condition and makes one feel good. When I play blues I am always reaching for that special feel good place.

How would you describe your contact to people when you are on stage?
I try to play well enough for the audience to be able to get some of those good feelings through the music. I am a bit of an animated player but it’s only because I am physically reaching for that special place through the playing of my guitar.

What compliment do you appreciate the most after a gig?
I am first and foremost a guitar player so I am most appreciative when someone comments on how well they like my singing voice.

Which is the most interesting period in your life and why?

I suppose the most interesting period would be the here and now.

What experiences in your life make you a GOOD BLUESMAN?

The more one listens to the art form the more one is able to attempt to emulate the sound and capture the essence or spirit of the muse.

Any of blues standards have any real personal feelings for you & what are some of your favorite?

B.B. King is truly the king of the blues. When you consider all he has done for the blues, it is just immeasurable and will have ripple effects for all of eternity.

Where did you pick up your guitar style & what were the first songs you learned? What were your favorite guitars?

Like many of my generation, I learned by Rolling Stones records. The Keith Richard’s guitar solo on “Sympathy for the Devil” on the “Ya Yas” record is the first solo I learned by putting the needle on the record over and over again. Yet some of my earliest memories were playing along to the records of Jimmy Reed and Elmore James. I enjoyed Jimmy Reed because it was slow enough for me to follow and Elmore because it was that open tuned slide guitar sound. Yet B.B. King was always the most explosive sound.

What characterize the sound of Jimmy Adler?

I eventually got serious about the west coast sound that is derived from T-Bone Walker and I was blown away by the prowess of Little Charlie Baty who took that playing to a whole other level. The Jimmy Adler sound is a combination of all that I have absorbed over the years. Plus, I usually play without a pick and that gives a very distinctive tone to the guitar.

From whom have you have learned the most secrets about blues music?

I’m not so sure that I’ve learned any secrets. Having your guitar in a particular open tuning will make it easier to emulate certain slide styles. Studying with jazz great Jimmy Ponder was priceless.

What are some of the most memorable tales with Magic Dick? How do you describe him?

Magic Dick: a regular guy with a powerful and influential song. I met him at a festival in Wheeling and had the opportunity to play with him at a late night jam. Later that year, he was part of Tommy Castro’s Blues Review and I was selected by our local blues society to play a 30 minute set with the band where he remembered me from hanging out at Wheeling.

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What's been their experience with Willie Big Eyes Smith?

I was performing at the Pittsburgh Blues Festival on the same stage and went back stage to hang with Hubert Sumlin. Later that evening, we invited the band to come to Moondog’s for a late night jam. I had the opportunity to play several songs with both Hubert and Willie who was blowing harp and singing. I met him other times when he came to town and he just always seemed like a genuinely nice, down to earth person.

Are there any memories from Tommy Castro & Ronnie Baker Brooks, which you’d like to share with us?

When I had the opportunity to play the 30 minute set with the band, Ronnie was cool enough to have a little call and response segment between his guitar and mine. It was a real highlight. He could have slayed me with his chops instead he allowed me to shine as we went toe to toe on our guitars. He was also a very cool down to earth guy to talk to. Castro has often handed me his guitar during the last song of his shows at Moondog’s. I was honored to be able to open the show for him back in late 2011.

How did you first meet Hubert Sumlin, what kind of a guy was Hubert Sumlin?

I met Hubert at a festival and then I played a festival before his band and got to hang with him backstage. We played at a club that night and I met him several times there after. I drove him to the airport one morning after he played Moondog’s with the Nighthawks. I believe that he was genuinely nice to everyone he met. He was kind, enthusiastic, funny, and just a great person to talk to.

What’s the best jam you ever played in? What are some of the most memorable gigs you've had?

Memorable gigs were the times when I had the opportunity to play alongside people like Hubert, Willie Big Eyes, Eric Lindell, Tommy Castro, and many other great artists.

Some music styles can be fads but the blues is always with us. Why do think that is? Give one wish for the BLUES
The blues is the truth. It is pure and honest. I wish that it will last forevermore.

Is there any similarity between the blues today and the old days?

The blues has always had many flavors. I especially like guitars that are plugged straight into a Tube Amplifier without any effects. One should be able to play the blues on an acoustic guitar and still capture the essence and purity of the spirit.

[[File:Jimmy Adler 2.jpg]]

What advice would you give to aspiring musicians thinking of pursuing a career in the craft?

Practice everyday and keep listening to the sounds that inspire you. Listening is as important as playing. It is also important to a live show and see as many performers as you can.

Would you mind telling me your most vivid memory from “THE ROAD FOR THE BLUES?

My return trip to a festival in Johnstown, PA where the tent was filled with people who were appreciative of the music. It was a large crowd with great support.

How you would spend a day with the Four Kings: B.B., Freddy, Albert & Earl King)?

I would thank B.B. for paving the way and teaching everyone how to act in a dignified manner both on and off the stage; I would love to pick Freddie’s brain about all of those great original instrumental compositions where he created timeless melodies and beautiful tension; I’d like to watch Albert bend the string down to just the right tone; I’d like to listen to Earl King’s stories about New Orleans and the “Big Chief.”

'''[http://www.jimmyadler.com/ Jimmy Adler’s website]'''

Photo Credits: JE Barnoff, Bill Rogers, Dan Catuara

Jimmy’s prowess on the guitar has also afforded him the honor of playing his guitar side by side and trading licks with national touring artists Tommy Castro, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Hubert Sumlin, Eric Lindell, Watermelon Slim, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Magic Dick (of J Geils fame) and other respected and legendary blues musicians.

Storch's

2012-02-14T20:57:30Z

Jrudiak: moved Storch's to Storch’s Electric Marble and Granite Works

== Storch's was a marble and granite stone works located on Brownsville Road ==

'''Conveniently it was located near South Side Cemetery at the present site of the Carrick Dairy Queen.'''

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Lobalzo's Cafe

2012-02-14T17:04:11Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "''' Lobalzo's Cafe is currently Bud's Place but with a different "modern" front. Located at 1128 Brownsville Road it is also the corner of Brownsville Road and Minooka Avenue '''..."

''' Lobalzo's Cafe is currently Bud's Place but with a different "modern" front. Located at 1128 Brownsville Road it is also the corner of Brownsville Road and Minooka Avenue '''

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Picnic Day Photo

2012-02-12T17:36:29Z

Jrudiak:

'''Photo of a picnic in 1913 on Louisa Street, now Lacona Street, and Laughlin Street Ext. in 1913. Can you identify these people?'''

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Italian Sons and Daughters of America

2012-02-10T03:36:14Z

Jrudiak:

== We all know their building as simply the "Italian Club", former site of [[Bucks Tavern]]. Although it is the Italian Sons and Daughters of America, it sometimes is confused with the Everglade Lodge 116. It is not the Everglade Lodge 116, but the Everglade Lodge did had some meetings there. ==

'''Booklet courtesy of Bernard Scarletelli '''

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'''Photo courtesy of Bernard Scarletelli '''

'''Photo title South Hills Italian Club Group 1952 '''

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Carpellucci

2012-02-09T19:51:53Z

Jrudiak:

== Carapellucci was a stone company ==

'''Photos courtesy of Bernie Scarlatelli'''

''' This photo appears to be at Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Nobles Lane and Colerain Street'''

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'''Carapellucci? '''

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Bowling

2012-02-09T19:39:18Z

Jrudiak: Created page with " == Bowling has been in Carrick over the years. Stanley Parlors, Carrick Classic Lanes, and others. Can you name them all? == '''Can you identify anyone here?''' [[File:Rz Bowl..."

== Bowling has been in Carrick over the years. Stanley Parlors, Carrick Classic Lanes, and others. Can you name them all? ==

'''Can you identify anyone here?'''

[[File:Rz Bowl League.jpg]]

Kraus' Carrick Isaly's

2012-02-09T19:33:58Z

Jrudiak: Created page with " == Carrick Isaly's was owned by the Kraus Family == '''Photo of the Isaly's Store after it closed and called Carrick Market''' File:Rz Isleys in Carrick.jpg '''The store ..."

== Carrick Isaly's was owned by the Kraus Family ==

'''Photo of the Isaly's Store after it closed and called Carrick Market'''

[[File:Rz Isleys in Carrick.jpg]]

'''The store has been under different ownership over the years '''

Ulman-Horne VFW 456

2012-02-09T19:23:04Z

Jrudiak:

== Many residents of Carrick belonged to the Ulman-Horne VFW Post 456 located in Mt. Oliver at Penn Avenue and Hays Avenue. ==

[[File:Rz 456 VFW 1943.jpg]]

Scarletelli Family

2012-02-09T19:15:17Z

Jrudiak:

== These photos of the Scarletelli family were donated by Bernie Scarletelli. These are very interesting because not only do they provide the family for a record of the Carrick family, but also sometimes the background is a record of our Carrick history. ==

'''Titled Parent's wedding, Aunt Dolly '''

[[File:Rz 700 Mom & Dad Wedding Aunt Dolly.jpg]]

''' Titled Paul and Angela Rosa's Wedding, Mom and Dad in Picture '''

[[File:Rz Paul & Angela Rosa's Wedding Mom & Dad In Picture.jpg]]

''' Mom and Dad Wedding June 5, 1919, one in Sepia, one not '''

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''' Titled Dad's friend from Philadelphia '''

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''' Dad by Car on Belplain Avenue '''

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''' Titled Mom and Delores on Belplain Avenue '''

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'''Tiled Mary Ann Heller, photo taken on Belplain Avenue'''

[[File:Rz Mary Ann Heller.jpg]]

''' Titled Dad and Old Plane '''

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'''Titled Cynthia and Helen on Belplain Avenue'''

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'''Titled [[Carapelluci]] 50th Anniversary'''

[[File:Rz Carapelluci 50th Anniversary.jpg]]

'''Titled [[Carapellucci]] Honor Group'''

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'''Titled Bernie and Mary Ann Haller on Bleplain Avenue'''

[[File:Rz Bernie & Mary Ann Haller Belplain Street.jpg]]

'''Titled Bernie and Mary Ann on Bike on Belplain Avenue'''

[[File:Rz Bernie & Mary Ann On Bike.jpg]]

'''Titled Vince Desalvo holding big fish on Belplain Avenue'''

[[File:Rz Vince Desalvo Holding Big Fish Belplain St 1940's.jpg]]

'''Titled Bernie Clarky Jimmy 6-23-54'''

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'''Titled Scarlatelli Family Belplain St Early 1940s'''

(Three story building at top of photo demolished in 2011)

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McGinnnis Sisters

2012-02-02T19:50:00Z

Jrudiak: Created page with " == McGinnis Sisters first store was located on Brownsville Road and Claus Avenue. It was a Mobil Gas Station before that and is now a COGOs Mart. == [[File:Rz Mobile Gas Statio..."

== McGinnis Sisters first store was located on Brownsville Road and Claus Avenue. It was a Mobil Gas Station before that and is now a COGOs Mart. ==

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GBU - German Beneficial Union

2012-02-02T18:42:17Z

Jrudiak:

== The GBU, or German Beneficial Union, originally began in Carrick with a great hall and building located at 2500 Brownsville Road and built in 1912. The building is currently an apartment building with 32 units. ==

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'''We begin this section with the current official website and their current status. '''

== [http://www.gbu.org/ GBU Offical Web Site] ==

'''WHO IS GBU? '''

GBU Financial Life (GBU) was founded as an ethnic German fraternal organization on April 13, 1892, by German immigrants who settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally named the Deutscher Unterstuetzungs-Bund or German Beneficial Union, the purpose of the society was to provide financial security, fraternalism and social activities to its members.

Today, GBU has evolved into a fraternal benefit society that accepts members from all ethnic backgrounds, while providing a wide variety of life insurance plans, annuities and fraternal benefits to its members.

GBU continues to promote activities and events that encourage community involvement with charitable, patriotic, recreational and social activities designed for the entire family.

'''GBU Building Rezoned for apartments'''

Article from South Hills Record December, 30, 1975

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'''The GBU building was also used by various groups for meetings and other ceremonies'''

Photo courtesy of Bernard Scarlatelli. Mr. Scarlatelli's grandfather is in this photo.

Photo is a Flag Dedication La Castell Del Guidica, May 1, 1926

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Photo courtesy of Bernard Scarlatelli.

Photo is of a "Party in Honor of Mrs. D. Carapellucci, July 25, 1925, Arranged by N. Scarlatelli."

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Photo courtesy of Bernard Scarlatelli.

Photo is of a "Surprise Party in Honor of D. Carpellucci, October 6, 1923."

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Partial List of War Memorials

2012-01-13T19:42:19Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "Known War Monuments in the general area that are either close by to point of origin and/or match the time period are as follows: Phillips Park Monument (1923) , Spokane Street ..."

Known War Monuments in the general area that are either close by to point of origin and/or match the time period are as follows:

Phillips Park Monument (1923) , Spokane Street , Carrick (wrong time period , but close to origin point)

Warrington Monument ( Allentown ) WWI and WWII at Warrington and Estella Streets

World War II Memorial (1947) at St. George Church at 225 Allen Avenue

World War II Monument in Beechview on Broadway Avenue

World War II Monument at Mt. Oliver Firehall— 120 Brownsville Road

World War II Honor Roll , Rt. 51 at Maytide

Brookline Monument and Cannon at Chelton and Brookline Blvd.

WWI West End Park , Wallbridge Street and Herschel Street (I don’t think this one fits the bill , but may be worth seeing)

Missing WWII Memorial

2012-01-07T02:17:12Z

Jrudiak: Created page with "File:Mrs. George Quel.jpg '''Mrs. George Quel (Mary Collins Quel ed. note), posing next to the WWII war memorial which is now missing.''' Made from wood, it was said to be ..."

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'''Mrs. George Quel (Mary Collins Quel ed. note), posing next to the WWII war memorial which is now missing.'''

Made from wood, it was said to be at Crailo Avenue and Brownsville Road for a period of time but then moved to Phillips Park. After that the trail goes cold.

Also see [[Quel Brothers]] for a photo of her 5 sons who served in WWII.

Colteryahn's Dairy

2012-01-06T01:56:07Z

Jrudiak:

'''Photo of the Wm. Colteryahn and Sons Dairy at 1912 Jane Street, South Side. Carl Colteryahn was one of the sons.'''

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''' Colteryahn Vehicle labeled "County Milk Depot" still at 1912 Jane Street'''

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'''This Colteryahn Dairy modified truck at Doerr Bros. photo was on Jane Street between 21st and 22nd Streets. You can see the spire of St. Casimer Church in the background.'''

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'''Many of the trucks on our roads were, and still are, modified by Doerr Bros. in the South Side. Colteryahn Dairy used them extensively.'''

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'''Photo of a truck labeled "Walt"'''

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'''Carl Colteryahn's Carrick store at 1614 Brownsville Road'''

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'''Article dated September 17, 1996, about Colteryahn Dairy of Carrick is the first major assessment of Carrick's Green Neighborhood.'''

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'''Article undated titled Colteryahn - The Little Dairy That Could and Did'''

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== [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_774670.html Colteryahn in the Tribune Review]==

== Colteryahn family's Carrick dairy owes longevity to diversifying ==

By Alex Nixon, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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'''Carl Colteryahn III, here in the cooler of the Colteryahn Dairy in Carrick, is the CEO of the last remaining dairy in Pittsburgh.'''

Photo Keith Hodan | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Colteryahn Dairy, a 94-year-old business in Carrick, is the last of its kind in the city of Pittsburgh.

The family-owned milk processing company, along with its co-family owned CoGo's chain of convenience stores, has managed to thrive as other regional processors closed or were gobbled up by larger competitors. The future is bright because it has diversified, said Carl Colteryahn III, CEO and grandson of the business' founder.

"I have a lot of the business that the big dairies don't want," Colteryahn said at the dairy plant's offices on Brownsville Road.

The 50-employee company started in 1917 as a bottler of milk, selling it out of a storefront beside the Carrick plant and delivering it to nearby homes. But that world disappeared as refrigeration allowed suppliers to take their milk farther and then as people shifted their milk-buying to grocery stores. And with those changes, the dozens of small dairies that once dotted neighborhoods around Pittsburgh also disappeared.

"It's so competitive that we got out of the street fights," Colteryahn said, referring to battling for shelf space in grocery stores. The company instead shifted its focus to packaging milk, milk products, juice and iced tea for larger chains and producing small batches of specialty milk products for small food companies. For competitive reasons, Colteryahn declined to release production or sales figures for the company.

The Colteryahn family started a convenience store business in 1962 to create a market for the dairy's milk, which the company still purchases directly from a handful of farmers in Westmoreland County. The stores originally were called Stop-N-Go and grew to about 70 retail locations around Pittsburgh.

In 1986, the Colteryahns changed the name to CoGo's, and today the chain has 44 company-owned stores and 13 franchise locations. CoGo's, which is family owned but run as an independent business from the dairy, employs about 475 workers.

Roughly 30 percent of Colteryahn Dairy's revenue come from sales of milk, juice and tea in CoGo's stores, Colteryahn said.

"It's what we all did to survive," he said of the move by dairy processors to open convenience stores.

A few convenience store chains owned by dairies remain in the state, including Rutter's Farm Stores, based in York, and Turkey Hill Dairy stores, based in Conestoga, said John Frey, executive director of the Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence in Harrisburg.

"The Pittsburgh area is considered one of the most competitive markets in the country" for convenience stores and gas stations because of the large number of chains that operate here, said John Kulik, executive vice president of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association. The Harrisburg-area association has about 300 member companies in the state.

The Circle K chain of stores said last month that it was expanding in the Pittsburgh market, which already has a heavy presence from Giant Eagle's 73 GetGos, Sunoco's 50 A Plus stores and 68 Sheetz operations in Western Pennsylvania.

To deal with that competition, CoGo's tries to "position ourselves as a neighborhood store," said Dave Heisler, chief operations officer for the chain. "You won't find us on the major highways ... we're in a lot of the small towns in the area."

Heisler declined to release sales or growth figures for CoGo's, but he did say the chain is always on the lookout for new locations to open stores.

The tough economy has depressed milk sales this year, said Earl Fink, executive vice president of the Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers.

"Sales of milk is off about 3 percent this year," Fink said. "We notice a decline the last week of the month, which tells me people are just running out of money."

Colteryahn Dairy doesn't just rely on milk sales, said Colteryahn, a mechanical engineer by training who spent his first two years in the business in the early 1990s designing and overseeing a complete modernization of the dairy's production plant.

In addition to the CoGo's sales, the dairy derives about 20 percent of its revenue from the packaging business, Colteryahn said. An additional 15 percent comes from selling soft-serve ice cream mix to amusement park vendors in the summer and small cartons of milk to schools the rest of the year. The remainder is made up of various small accounts such as nursing homes, universities, jails and specialty food makers that buy Colteryahn's milk products.

Colteryahn sees particular potential in producing small batches of high-quality unflavored ice cream for shops that create their own specialty mixes.

"We're small enough to do small unique runs" of ice cream, he said.

The number of dairy processors in the state has dropped dramatically since the 1950s, when the Milk Dealers Association had about 300 member companies, Fink said. Today it has about 30.

But the companies that survive are doing well by exploiting niche markets and emphasizing their local brands, he said.

"It seems to work throughout the state," he said. "People buy from them because they're local."

Frey, of the Center for Dairy Excellence, agreed that small dairy operations across the state are benefiting from a resurgent interest in buying local food. And despite the drop in the number of dairies, Pennsylvania has more than many other states.

"Today's consumer is becoming increasingly interested in where their food is produced," Frey said. "We're pretty fortunate to have the strength of the processing industry we have here."

[[File:Colteryahn Chuck DiNofrio.jpg]]

'''Machine operator Chuck DiNofrio inspects the half-pint milk containers in the bottling room of the Colteryahn Dairy in Carrick.'''

Photo Keith Hodan | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

[[File:Colteryahn Jonathan Stanton and Shawn Dawson.jpg]]

'''Plant employees Jonathan Stanton (left) and Shawn Dawson work among the pasteurized product tanks inside the Colteryahn Dairy in Carrick.'''

Photo Keith Hodan | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

[[File:Colteryahn Devon Pachete.jpg]]

'''Plant manager Devon Pachete inspects milk gallons in the bottling room of the Colteryahn Dairy in Carrick.'''

Photo Keith Hodan | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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'''Plant manager Devon Pachete watches the process in the bottling room of the Colteryahn Dairy in Carrick.'''

Photo Mike Love | Gateway Newspapers

== Colteryahn and CoGo's ==

What: Family-owned milk processor and convenience store chain

Where: Carrick 1601 Brownsville Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Operations: Dairy plant in Carrick, 57 CoGo's stores in Western Pennsylvania.

Founded: Dairy was founded in 1917; CoGo's in 1962.

Employees: 50 at the dairy; about 475 at CoGo's.

Annual sales: Did not disclose.

Executives:

• Carl Colteryahn III, dairy CEO

• Dan Ennis, dairy controller

• Dave Heisler, CoGo's chief operations officer

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Quel Brothers

2012-01-06T01:17:16Z

Jrudiak:

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Photo submitted by THE Pfc. Franklin Quel above. Mr. Quel said that all the brothers made it back safely and at a higher rank as well. Dated 1/5/12

The left side of the scan submitted has been cut off so this will be as close as can be determined:

"Mrs. George Quel (Mary Collins Quel ed. note), who lives at 2214 Almont Street, is very proud of her five sons in service. She has chosen the Sun-Telegraph "Our Boys Honor Roll" as a mean of expressing her devotion to her sons in the Army. Tomorrow the five pictures will be published, side by side, and will carry to the boys the greetings of their mother.
Willard is a lieutenant; Jack a Sergeant and Walter, Franklin and Raymond are privates first class."

Pfc. Walter Quel - Army

Pfc. Franklin Quel - Army Air Corps

Pfc. Raymond Quel - Military Police

Sgt. Jack M. Quel - Army Air Corps

Lt. Willard Quel - Infantry

Charles Quel - Army Air Corps Served May 17, 1943 to December 25, 1945 South Pacific

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Note: A sixth brother Charles R. Quel also served in the Army Air Corps from March 17, 1943 to December 25, 1945, South Pacific

[[File:Mrs. George Quel.jpg]]

'''Mrs. George Quel (Mary Collins Quel ed. note), posing next to the "[[Missing WWII Memorial]]".'''

Made from wood, it was said to be at Crailo Avenue and Brownsville Road for a period of time but then moved to Phillips Park. After that the trail goes cold.