| Sentz Street was little more than an
alley that ran between Broad and Brooks Street. It was trapped
behind many businesses of the day, like the Pepsi Cola bottling company,
A&P, Rambler, Heck's, and others. It was just another enclave
of poor people that was hidden away from view. However,
there was one very nice home on Sentz Street that caught fire in the
70s in the middle of one of the coldest winters on record, and I had
the pleasure of helping to put that fire out as our hoses became locked
in the ice during the night. Sentz Street was one of the streets
that I covered on my paper route. Most of my route included
the poorer areas like Smith St, Baines St, Shrewsbury St, Bel-Air
Court, Egan St and others. In the photo below, you can
see the old Charmco Flour Mill in the background. The mill itself
shut down in the late 50s. The building still stands today on Brooks
Street across from Appalachian Power Park. |
