By Ricky Rieckert Last week, we were still on East New York Street coming up to Lincoln Avenue in the recapture of Aurora business in years past. On the northeast corner, in the Hill, was Don Walker’s Sandwich Center. It was built into the Hill. During the Winter, the large
By Ricky Rieckert Dear readers, subscribers, and patrons, Happy Fourth of July! This week, on East New York Street at Union Street, on the northeast corner, was Matt’s Texaco. Matt Monaco owned and operated it. He had a white flag outside of the station, for a Chicago White Sox win,
By Ricky Rieckert This week, I’m taking you west on East New York Street in remembrances of Aurora to Broadway, from my old homestead. But first, I wanted to tell you about, Harold O’Brien, who lived across the street from me. When we were 7 and 8 years old, we
By Ricky Rieckert This week I want to start out by wishing and hoping all the dad’s had a great father’s day. I ended last week in the history of Aurora places at State Street and East New York Street. In the middle of block between State Street and Union
By Ricky Rieckert This week, we’re starting off with our history of Aurora at East New York Street, west of Farnsworth Avenue. Many year’s ago on the south corner was Kilborns Gas Station and Automotive. On the north corner was Harpers Used Cars, now KFC. Heading west to Kendall Street:
By Ricky Rieckert Hello, faithful readers. I just wish my fellow writers on The Voice had more discretion on how they write, and their subjects. But sometimes you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Even a reader attacked prince Charles. Wayne and Bela have been at each other’s throats,
By Ricky Rieckert This week, I’m going to write on another meaningful thing that has been tearing me up. Politics, and the way fellow writers, both write for The Voice. Wayne “Wayne’s World” Johnson, Bela “Bill” “Wild Bill“ Suhayda, prince Charles Coddington, and now, Ricky “Tricky Rick” Rieckert. I hope
By Ricky Rieckert A big wish to all of the mothers to have a happy Mother’s Day Sunday, May 12. Continuing my narrative on Aurora in the old days from an earlier column: On East New York Street, west of Eola Road at Eastern Avenue on the north side was
By Ricky Rieckert This week I’m touching a bit to complete information on last week in Aurora history. The buildings on Broadway, from East New York Street to Benton Street had vaults in the front of the basements, that were right under the sidewalks, with steam pipes overhead, under the
By Ricky Rieckert As I enter the third week of writing, (It’s not a numbers game), I totally enjoy doing this writing. Another Aurora newspaper, stole my thunder on one topic. Seems, Aurora is in the process of covering up, what I was going to talk about, downtown sidewalks on
By Ricky Rieckert My condolences for the passing of Donna Crane. I know she’ll be missed by many, especially Carter Crane and Jason Crane. I sent an E-mail to Aurora mayor Richard Irvin, a couple of weeks ago, about bringing back, Main Street. No reply, yet. We haven’t had a
By Ricky Rieckert Dear subscribers, restaurant, and/ or business readers, and all: On behalf of this great newspaper, I welcome you, with open arms and, among other things, pleasant reading of the history of the great city, Aurora. Here we go: Brothers Joseph and Samuel McCarty, ages 24 and 22,
