Memories of Mahoney & Crossen


 

WASSAIC — It was called "The Big Store" and was the favorite after-school stop for children who bought candy there. It was a general store with tall shelves arrayed with bolts of fabric, cans of vegetables and even shoes. Families bought items on credit until the next milk check came in, and if a child were paying that bill, he or she could have a small bag of candy — free.

When the cans of milk were delivered to the nearby Borden Milk Condensery, the farmers stopped to pick up new groceries, a newspaper or the mail, since Mahoney & Crossen was also the Wassaic Post Office in those days. After being located in two other buildings, the post office today is located in the original Mahoney & Crossen building.

Tom Mahoney and his family recently donated a number of photos of his dad’s store and of Wassaic school classes in the 1930s, all labeled with names and dates. It is a note of interest that Tom’s mother was a much-loved teacher at the Wassaic school.

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