tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post1271990528897870136..comments2024-03-18T21:16:33.009-04:00Comments on The Denholms Blog: A Tribute to Josephine CarboneDenholmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-50835190199790177792013-03-03T12:41:23.110-05:002013-03-03T12:41:23.110-05:00Thank you so much for writing! Yes it was a sad ti...Thank you so much for writing! Yes it was a sad time for minorities in the city and country. That is one thing I don't miss about the 60's. I have heard Elizabeth's name before, she must have been a great lady.Denholmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-37572077255698314272013-02-28T23:15:23.969-05:002013-02-28T23:15:23.969-05:00I remember Jo Carbone from my days at Denholm'...I remember Jo Carbone from my days at Denholm's ('55 - '57). She's one of the few names I remember - her, Paul Wolf, Russ Corsini, Chet Pikiel, Gladys Pikiel, Edie Safer, Midge (head of the record album department), Elizabeth Chatis, and of course my boss, Eric Hallback, head of the Display Department.<br />And my friend, Elizabeth Byard, the elevator operator (in those racist days in Worcester, a black woman could have had a Ph.D. and still not have been able to rise above the position of elevator operator; Denholm's was a great place to work - if you were white). When she found out I was a jazz lover, she informed me that her son was the well-known jazz pianist, Jaki Byard, who is now world-famous. I eventually got to meet him in NYC, from knowing his mother and father (who worked as a security guard at Worcester County Trust Co., where I also worked).<br /><br />JPFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-45345080976082060072012-10-24T17:22:52.324-04:002012-10-24T17:22:52.324-04:00Thank you so much Chris! I haven't been bloggi...Thank you so much Chris! I haven't been blogging much because of some other writing gigs but I hope to soon...<br /><br />EmilyA Lovely Inconsequencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609925729312148318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-39282579004085368572012-10-12T08:45:57.324-04:002012-10-12T08:45:57.324-04:00I was 5 years old when the store closed but I did ...I was 5 years old when the store closed but I did go to work with her often. After Denholms she worked at American Supply and then at Marcus Company. I often went to work with her, and thats how I fell into the retail trade as well. She influenced me greatly.<br />BTW your blog is so wonderful and I read every post that you write. Sorry I dont respond often as I usually am reading them in the am before work. I love them.<br />Thank you for always bringing wonderful memories and antidotes into my morning!Denholmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-15774605649442307222012-10-12T08:43:01.145-04:002012-10-12T08:43:01.145-04:00Emily this is so nice of you to write. I had no i...Emily this is so nice of you to write. I had no idea your grandfather was affiliated with Filenes!!! That was a great store as well. Especially the old one on Main Street. I hate to see it in the disrepair that it is in now. My grandmother was wonderful and I miss her greatly, but I know she is still with me. She lived outside of the city in Holden most of her Denholms years. <br />I still cant believe all of these great stores are gone....very sad.<br />Chris Denholmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-83329231466677375002012-10-11T17:04:26.515-04:002012-10-11T17:04:26.515-04:00Chris, was she retired when she was your grammie o...Chris, was she retired when she was your grammie or do you remember visiting her at Denholm's? You've done her proud!<br /><br />Emily at alovelyinconsequence.blogspotA Lovely Inconsequencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609925729312148318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-6355632857686128952012-10-11T16:34:17.354-04:002012-10-11T16:34:17.354-04:00Chris, What a lovely tribute to your lovely grandm...Chris, What a lovely tribute to your lovely grandmother! I, too, had a wonderful grandmother that was part Vreeland and part Auntie Mame (by the way, be sure and see the Vreeland film out this month). I love all the time you spent together. Where in the city of Worcester did she live? There are some terrific old homes in that city and I miss them. Our store was Filenes and my grandfather was General Manager of the entire basement in the 50's, 60's, 70's. My grandmother was the FIRST LADY! LOL! Why were there so many wonderfully dressed women back then and so few today? It is such a sadness! I espcially love the picture of her in her office, with all her important papers and sketches, etc. strewn about. That's exactly how fashion editors work! Chris, that story was marvelous! Keep telling us about her. Perhaps it will be your next book!<br /><br />Emily at alovelyinconsequence.blogspotA Lovely Inconsequencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609925729312148318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-45883949892381716022012-10-04T13:59:51.648-04:002012-10-04T13:59:51.648-04:00Hi there! Yes you are correct. When Denholms clo...Hi there! Yes you are correct. When Denholms closed they asked her to work at American Supply and set up the first floor for her. It was all labeled under "Jo Carbone Fashions". It was a large Lucite sign that was clear with white letters. You have a great memory!<br />Thanks again for viewing my blog.<br />ChrisDenholmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-84031817388968386402012-10-04T13:58:04.068-04:002012-10-04T13:58:04.068-04:00Thanks Charles, that is so nice of you to write!Thanks Charles, that is so nice of you to write!Denholmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-41456736463176572032012-10-02T13:00:51.243-04:002012-10-02T13:00:51.243-04:00Chris -
Did your grandmother have anything to do w...Chris -<br />Did your grandmother have anything to do with the American Supply Co. on Front Street after Denholm's closed? I seem to recollect seeing a sign in their windows trumpeting "Jo Carbone Fashions" on my way to Strawberries from the Galleria (and vice-versa)back in the late 1970s/early 1980s.Quiche Morainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126130313906196049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486909549628973637.post-17713525956663959352012-10-02T11:18:56.199-04:002012-10-02T11:18:56.199-04:00Chris, What wonderful tribute!! I am very moved!
Y...Chris, What wonderful tribute!! I am very moved!<br />Your grandmother is and always will be a HUGE part of who you are. Thanks for sharing with us lucky readers!<br /><br />Charles:-)<br />shoppingdaysinretroboston.blogspot.co.ukCharles Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278135552869321628noreply@blogger.com