Comments on: Five Things We Want To Buy In Verona

By: Ildeu Campolina

Ildeu Campolina — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:42:49 +0000

Rolfe,

I dont know if you remenber me. In 1971, I staied in Verona, as a Student Exchange, from Brazil.

It was a long time, almost 40 years, and I had never get back to USA.

The next Abril, me my wife Beth, and my son Breno, will travel to America, Orlando and New York.

Maybe we’ll have a chance to meet.

Ildeu

By: "Otto" Karl Schill

"Otto" Karl Schill — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:18:22 +0000

Rolfe, I don’t know if you would remember me but I worked for you and Don during the building extension into the Shop-rite. I really enjoyed working there and that was my very first part time job. I remember Gay Williams and I think his name was Nate? Anywho, How have you been? How’s everyone doing? E-mail me kschill@verizon.net

By: ken botknecht

ken botknecht — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:41:28 +0000

for some reason, i began thinking about the Evenson store in Verona a few weeks ago. I am glad I found this site. I remember Bonds (one of my neighbors, Rich Liedtke) held the record for drinking those huge shakes they made. I also remember Verona music as the site of my first guitar and drum lessons, the bike shop and most of the other places mentioned above. I always liked going into Evenson’s, since I was young, I remember the store as huge.

Thanks for the history lesson and bringing back some good memories

By: Rolfe Evenson

Rolfe Evenson — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:10:26 +0000

Hi Virginia, Thank you and your readership for the kind words about Evenson’s, it seems as if it was an eternity ago. By the way, Shop Rite was first a Kings Super Market and that building was erected before we built our building at 569 Bloomfield Ave. Evenson’s was originally at 555 where Salon 555 is now located and in fact was about one third smaller for a long time. Also, in the 1930s I lived in the back of 555 with my parents behind a curtain which separated our living quarters from the store itself. For those of you who remember, my mother Bernice Evenson is still going strong at age 98 and lives in Boca Raton, Florida. Continued success with your news articles and regards to the family, Rolfe Evenson

By: Virginia Citrano

Virginia Citrano — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:09:15 +0000

I have a vague memory of your store as a bike shop because we used the bike shop at the other end of town. (Can you believe it: Verona once had two bike shops). But I remember your store more as the doll shop that Mary Monaghan’s mom ran.

By: Debbie Curran Galife

Debbie Curran Galife — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:10 +0000

When I was a freshman at VHS I was a waitress at Bond’s – it then turned into the Charcol Pit – that’s when I left and gift wrapped for Jules Terry until I graduated. The store I own at 678 Bloomfield Ave. also has many memories for me – my Mom & Dad bought their house in Verona in 1953 out of that building when it was Cavalier Insurance & Real Estate – then I bought my first bicycle from Danny’s Bike Shop that was there- many years later my son frequented often (probably paid part of the rent!!) for the Sports Card shop that was there and now I own Main St. Cottage. Pretty amazing.

By: Mary Murray

Mary Murray — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:05:14 +0000

Trader Joe’s! Yes!
I also miss the Celentano store, but not so much after the appearance of Calandra’s right up the road.

By: Virginia Citrano

Virginia Citrano — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:15:57 +0000

It was 558 Bloomfield Ave. There was a doctor’s office there for many years after Bond’s closed, but it’s back again to being a restaurant: Avenue Bistro Pub (we’ll have a review soon). And there’s still a connection between Bond’s and ice cream in Verona. Jack O’Neil, who was one of the original Bond’s Verona waiters, was instrumental in the creation of Towne Scoop on Park Place. It even has Bond’s photos and memorabilia.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:50:29 +0000

What was the address of the Bond’s Ice Cream on Bloomdfield Avenue in Verona? Thanks!

By: Virginia Citrano

Virginia Citrano — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:13:18 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Karl. I find it funny that everybody remembers the ShopRite in the center of town but me. Maybe because my mom went to the A&P (now the big used car lot for all you newbies). And every time I have to go to the mall, I wish we had Evenson’s back.