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Section 25: Chit Chat Subject: How I Remember Baltimore Msg# 769340
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Johnny's Leone's was one of the best boy's baseball team on the East Coast. Matter of fact, Al Kaline, was a member of that team, they use to play at the old Swan Park, across from the Hanover Street Bridge. ( old home of Fox Chevrolet, before they moved to Security Blvd.) Right. Kaline went to Southern. He also played a lot of summer ball at Carroll Park on Washington Boulevard near the old Montgomery Wards (Monkey Wards). Some folks still tell tales of Kaline hitting a home run and the ball landing on top of the old car barns for Baltimore Transit across Washington Boulevard from the ball field. It would have been a mighty homer! Kaline was also a great basketball player. He was on Southern's team the year Southern and Mt. St. Joe played for the MSA Championship. St. Joe won, mainly because a St. Joe player named Gene Neiberlein played terrific defense on Kaline. Neiberlein went on to coach St. Joe for 20 or 30 years, where a couple of his sons eventually played ball. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: You could only buy a Volvo from Michaelson Motors on Reisterstown Rd.; the best place to become a Chevrolet owner was at York and Bellona; Johnny's on Harford Rd. was the Walking Man's Friend; Granny Packer was on Blair Road; and "Hey, Hey, Fox Chevrolet" was just as annoying then as the car ads these days. Of the 5 car dealership's above only 3 remain. Michaelson Motors and Johnny's on Harford Rd. are gone. Both were very involved in sponsoring men's and boy's athletic programs. Johnny's had a baseball team that was always a winner. Johnny's Leone's was one of the best boy's baseball team on the East Coast. Matter of fact, Al Kaline, was a member of that team, they use to play at the old Swan Park, across from the Hanover Street Bridge. ( old home of Fox Chevrolet, before they moved to Security Blvd.) Michaelson Motors sponsored a men's fast pitch softball team. I played for them for several years, while I was in High School. I would be playing baseball at Calvert Hall and then leave there to go and play fast pitch softball with men 10-15 years older than I was at that time. What an experience! Granny Packer is no longer on Belair RD. They have move out to Baltimore County in the White Marsh area and have dropped the Granny Packer Ad. Just Al Packer Ford now. Fox Chevrolet is still around with there 3 locations, however the Hurowitz Family sold the franchise to Auto Nations. Jerry's Chevrolet has moved from Bellona Ave many years ago. Now located on Joppa Rd right off of exit 30 of the Baltimore Beltway 695. Mr. Stautberg was the dealer principal and was a pure gentlemen and professional. When he came here from Ohio he and the Hurowitz's were neck and neck every month with the most car sales in Baltimore. They were icon's in Maryland and when GM was big and powerful many years ago the executive's in Detroit knew them well. Jerry Stautberg passed away several years ago and the Chevrolet and Toyota Dealership's are now being run by his son James Stautberg. They were the good old days..........Look how much things have changed, for the better or worse, everything moves on!! |
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