The Story of Historic Kingston

The Story of Historic Kingston. Then and Now. , John Street, once called Middle Street, was in the center of the Stockade. Historian Ed Ford believed it was likely named for John Crook, Ulster County Clerk from 1746 to 1759, using his first name rather than giving Kingston a "Crook Street.", The Mohican Market was a chain found throughout the Northeast that followed the same model in every store: groceries and meats on the first floor and a bakery upstairs with a built-in oven where all the baking was done. The smell of jelly doughnut often wafted throughout the building. Originally on Wall Street, the Kingston location moved to John Street in the 1920s. The Gallo family bought the business from the previous owner, Paul Mula, in 1975, paying $100 a week for eight years in an agreement made with a simple handshake., John Street was packed with double-parked customers and Mohican Market and Schneller's delivery trucks picking up and delivering goods. Judges and lawyers from the nearby Courthouse came at lunchtime to get a newspaper and perhaps a sandwich. Holidays, whether Christian or Jewish, were especially busy. The market attracted many Jewish customers, who would buy special horseradish root with the whiskers on it for Passover. Staff unload a rented box truck in the photograph at right in 1975, having just returned from Hunt's Point Produce Market in the South Bronx, a trip they made two or three times a week. In 2000 the family sold the building and everything in it., Schneller's was started by Bob Schneller, who learned the meat-cutting trade as a young man and opened his own butcher shop in 1956. When his customers started asking for luncheon meats, Bob realized it was a positive addition to the business and began carrying Karl Ehmer's meats. Schneller's expanded to offer specialty items and became a popular spot in Uptown, even opening an authentic German restaurant and beer garden, Scheller's Garten, with an outdoor section next door. Bob was proud of his slogan, "The wurst place in town." Scheller's closed in the early 2000s and the building is occupied today by Win Morrison Realty., Excerpted from our 500-page book, The Story of Historic Kingston, featuring 950 images. The book is for sale online and at local shops, including this location. Information about all Blauweiss Media's books, films, exhibitions, presentations, walk, talks, and more can be found on our website (below).