(Google Street View)

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If one is moving west along the north side of

Main St., #9 is the first storefront beyond

the Washington Building; being located, rather,

within the classic theater structure of the

"Music Hall." Hosting the newspaper and candy

store "Leventhal's" in the 1960s, 9 Main St.

today houses "iFix4u," a computer & phone

repair place (above). In between, among other

uses, it served as an antique store (bottom

photo). Leventhal's mustn't be confused with

either of the Levitan's (one was on South

Broadway, and another, on Orchard St.).

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A lot of kids did not even know of it as

Leventhal's, as it seemed like a member of the

Murray Frank family was always on-duty

there. In fact, many townies today remember it

as an early version of "Murray Frank's," the

stationery store which, later in the 1960s,

opened for business at the north corner of

Central Ave. and North Broadway. Due to its

location, Leventhal's mission centered on

outfitting kids for the Saturday matinees.

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But there were no jumbo, theater-style candy

packages, to entice us to pay more for just a

few extra pieces. Plus--somehow--candy back

then just tasted better, compared to what one

might buy inside a theater today. (It must have

been that pure cane sugar!) On weekdays, I can

attest that it was also an excellent outlet for

such things as comic books and baseball cards.

Actually, we boys (and probably a few girls)

were buying packages of bubble gum, which

then included the sports cards.

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A personal note: Mrs. Frank would

save--for me, exclusively--the cardboard

containers out of which the baseball card

packets were sold. These made excellent (&

unique) card containers at home. So let's

"give it up" for the Frank family!

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As antique store, 1989

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Early on, long before the arrival of Mory's,

the building housed "Nann's Hat Store"; dur-

ing that era, it also served as a courtroom,

as well as a voting room. For many years

after that, it hosted "Flockhart's" (which sold

fabrics & women's clothing). One point remains

a bit of a mystery: after Urban Renewal had

commenced, but before Flockhart's had to shut

its doors, where on Main was Mory's doing

business?

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Both stores ran ads in the 1970 Tarrytown

Centennial booklet. Unfortunately, only street

names were listed for participating businesses

(there being no mention of street #). There is,

indeed, at least one photo posted on the internet

showing a Mory's awning installed at 35 Main

St. However, no such local has yet surfaced: one

who was paying attention to such details--circa

1970--and who remembers Mory's actually

being in business at that location.

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.After the move from Orchard St., Mory's

remained a vital business on Main St. for more

than 20 years (while Shubert's, after a number

of years on Main, reportedly moved its store to

Port Chester, N.Y.). Some of the brand names

stocked at Mory’s? Converse All-Stars, Dr. J's,

Lee's, Levi's, Nike, Pro-Keds, and Sweet Ors.

Also, a tee-shirt press was kept busy, shirts

being created--to order.

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Perhaps Mory’s reached its peak years during

the final, Janos-only period of ownership.

Reading published comments on the internet

(which seem to pertain mostly to these final

years), I find myself concluding that Mory's

had to have been one of the most beloved area

stores--ever (and we sure loved lots of them!).

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1991

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(On the right, Greg Fitzsimmons, another satisfied

Alma Snape's customer, on the way to his 1984

prom, complete with boutonniere; being paired

here with the author's would-be prom date.)

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While well-aware of the shop's fine

reputation, I couldn't quite fathom why

the Snape name had been retained. Irv

Siebrecht, a son of the owners (who

are pictured at bottom), eventually took

over the store’s management; so I called on

him to set me straight: “Our shop name

was unique,” Irv explained. “Back then, the

people in this town, everybody knew one

another--not like now. The Snape name

had such a good reputation, why change

it?”

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Although I am sure that Mme. Snape, in her

day, ran a quality establishment, why not

simply--"Siebrecht & Son"? Okay, I get it--Irv

was only age seven; and his brother, but

eleven--at the time their parents bought the

shop. Viva Alma Snape! For the record, the

building has by now been sold, and it presently

houses the "Canfin (Art) Gallery."..I only hope

that it includes a portrait of Alma!

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All red-tint photos are scanned from the 1970

Tarrytown Centennial booklet. Due to its use of

very pale ink, these photos must be processed

heavily here to be clearly visible.

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The written material on this site
has been borrowed from the book
G. Washington Slept Here:
A Sleepy Hollow Local History.
Copyright ©2021 Notary Sojak.
All Rights Reserved.
A free sample (including all of
Main St.) may be downloaded
 
HERE .

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1976

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"Arduino's Off-Broadway Deli, Bar &

Grill" (above) still gets wistfully mentioned

by Tarrytowners from time-to-time. The

proprietors? Frank, Nick, Joe, and John

(bottom, l. to r.): the Arduino brothers. If

you look, closely, their physical arrange-

ment was hardly happenstance; notice

Nick and Joe leaning, just a bit, against

one other. Grace, their mother--as well

as Nick's wife, Margie--were also parts

of the operation.

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Arduino’s was a contender in the local

competition among "wedge-makers," those

who produced that sandwich referred to

elsewhere--usually--as a submarine . It

offered a so-called "Thruway" wedge, as

well as a "Parkway" version (but if some-

one were to ask me to explain the differ-

ence--between them--I wouldn’t have the

foggiest!). For those tackling an Italian

recipe at home, essential supplies were

for sale there, such as pot cheese

(which came in a tin, as below) and

ricotta .

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This establishment used an interesting

contraction on its main sign--“B'way.” Back

then, this short-form was reportedly trendy;

furthermore, there was simply a shortage of

space on the sign. A supplemental sign--one

of a few allowed to extend out over the

Main St. sidewalk, at a right angle--con-

firmed that a bar as well as a grill were,

indeed, present there (through the deli, all

the way to the back).

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Additionally, there was a rather unique sign

hanging behind the lunch counter, reading:

“Village Hall South.” Perhaps the Arduino's

of local yore is best described by paraphras-

ing the theme song of that classic TV show

Cheers : "Everybody knew everybody."