Caption: The Isalys crew serves a busy lunchtime crowd at Isalys in Brownsville in the early 1950s. Brownsvilles Isaly’s store operated in the Neck from 1949 until the mid-1950s. The popular confectionary was located in the storefront at 24 Market Street, which later housed Ernie’s Hardware. According to the late Al Komacek, who was an Isaly’s employee as a teenager, the five pictured Isaly’s servers (from left) are Urethe Momeyer, 1st Assistant Manager; Sam Loy, Sr., owner; Helen Komacek; Al Komacek; and Bob Huston. The two young ladies being served were identified by Mr. Komacek as Helen Joseph (foreground) and Shirley Dando (behind Joseph). This photo is courtesy of Sam Loy, Jr. of Mesa, Arizona. The nostalgia-rich story of Isaly’s in Brownsville is told in Chapter 1 (“Skyscrapers and Chipped Ham: Remembering Isaly’s in Brownsville”) of the soon-to-be-released book, LOOKING BACK: The Best of Glenn Tunney – VOLUME FIVE. .............................................................................................................. Notes about the latest LOOKING BACK book, which will go on sale on Saturday, November 8 . . . * VOLUME FIVE is the final book in the 1,500-page LOOKING BACK collection, which features local history, plenty of nostalgia, and more than 500 historic photographs of the Brownsville area in the “good old days.” * VOLUME FIVE goes on sale this coming Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Brownsville Free Public Library in Snowdon Square, Brownsville, and can also be ordered by mail or phone. (Library hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) * Advance mail and phone orders are being accepted NOW. ... To order by mail, visit https://sites.google/site/lookingbackbooks/ and print an Order Form to mail with your check or money order. ... To order by phone (the quickest and easiest way to order), call 724-562-8886. * Need one or more of the earlier LOOKING BACK volumes to complete your collection? ... Volumes One through Four of the LOOKING BACK series are currently available for purchase at the Brownsville Free Public Library or may be ordered by mail or by phone (724-562-8886). .............................................................................................................. (Click on the Isalys photo to enlarge it.)
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