302 Franklin Avenue
The building that today houses Kimmels Bakery on Franklin Avenue was originally a grocery store and the home of Frank Bellissimo. Frank raised his family on the second story above his Clover Farm Grocery Store. When Bellisimo, who often traveled abroad, would go on an extended trip he would leave the Clover Farm grocery store and meat market to be managed by his brother-in-law Frank DeMauro.
We have had some difficulty uncovering when Clover Farm closed and Kimmels Bakery opened. If you may be the person to answer this, we would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below, or email us at info@ellwoodcitymemories.com
A personal memory I recall was during the summer Lincoln High School offered students the chance to take their History class during the summer and be done in six weeks instead of taking it all year long. To a tenth grader this sounded like a great deal and I jumped at the opportunity. Unfortunely it wasn’t until school started in the fall that I realized that history was one of the classes that helped me get through the typical school day. Back to my point, the entire summer we would get 15-20 minutes for lunch and none of us had a driver’s license so we had the choice of packing a lunch, Johnny’s if it was open, Four Star, or Kimmels Bakery. For one dollar and fifty cents we could get a couple long donuts filled with crème and covered in powder sugar and milk. I ate more donuts that summer than I have my entire life. Hmm, come to think of it, that might explain my weight problem.
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