Page 18 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 21, 2020 MALDEN: TODAY | FROM PAGE 7 ny started by Elisha Converse. • O.P. Doonan donated the fi rst American fl ag ever to fl y over the Converse factory. • Needless to say, the Doonan children never paid for sneakers or rubbers. • George A. McCormack was a big-time land developer in those days, his motto, “If you’re on earth, own a slice of it.” • He developed the land south of Devir Park. Built two streets there and named them after his parents: Julia and John Streets. • There were numerous football teams in Malden at this period; one such team was named the “Highland Rovers,” and they played their home games at Craddock Park (Devir Park). • Two stars on that team were Tony Gianquitto (Villanova) and John “Smut” Callahan (who played his ball at Holy Cross). • In 1925 “Pomp” Chu owned a market on Medford St. • In 1926 he sold the business to Joe Forgione Sr. and called it simply “Forgione’s.” • When Joe Sr. passed his two sons Vinnie and Joe Jr. took over the store – later it became the Imperial Badge Company. We miss you, Forgione’s! • Connie DiLullo owned a barbershop on the corner of Emerald and Highland Ave. • Charlie Gardner had a barbershop across the street opposite Charlie Kelley’s father’s market on Highland Ave. • Arthur Sbraccia owned a barbershop located upstairs near where China Garden is now located. • Frank Paul had a barbershop located between Charles and Commercial Streets. He had Ben Provitola working for him, who later opened a shop on Main Street. • George and John Benedetto operated their barbershop on Pearl Street between Louie DeMarco’s house and the now defunct Fire Station. • George later moved the shop to Medford Street before eventually being asked to move yet again due to the construction of a new road. • Former Mayor Walter Kelliher, former police commish John Sheehan and Supreme Knight of the Worldwide Knights of Columbus John McDevitt got their haircut at Cardozza’s. • There were two pool halls on Pearl Street at various times back in the day, one owned by John Rossi and the other by Joe “Maestro” Pisaturo. Speaking of Gary Cherone’s band, the Dream (were we?) ... the group, in its short history, were never considered “hip” – ignored mostly by the Boston musical cognoscenti, barely a blip on the skinny tie scene that hit Boston like a tsunami at the time. They survived by reaching out to the kids in the burbs: the ones that still wanted to hear some good old-fashREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 Lemos, Renata Chen, Yiwen Khodaverdian, Armen Vulaj, Luigj BUYER2 Dos-Santos, Yasmin C SELLER1 Santos, Rubens R Yang, Mei W Catherine W Hsu RET US Bank NA Tr OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY SELLER2 Brown, Rosimere Hsu, Jason ioned rock n roll. They released an EP which helped them get some airplay and exposure beyond Medford and Malden. At the time of the release, Gary was working at Record Town at the Meadow Glen Mall in Medford. He boosted sales of the album by featuring it on the counter as you exited the store. Remember that Barbara!? In 1984 the band was approached by the producers of some long-forgotten TV sitcom who wanted to buy the name “Dream.” The band’s name was sold to the highest bidder (or in this case, the only bidder!). I don’t believe the sitcom ever saw the light of day. The Dream became Extreme (get it, EX dream). From the Pegasus Lounge in Ipswich in 1979 to Fenway Park in 2020 it has indeed been a long, strange trip for Highland Ave.’s Gary Cherone. See you in September at Fenway, Gary. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end...” Whitman Street’s Joannie Fucci knew the late Jimmy Damiano, literally, her entire life. They grew up in the same neighborhood and became the best of friends. They loved and supported each other through thick and thin: “You were definitely one of a kind Jim. My Saturday & Sunday mornings just won’t be the same without your phone calls or the after-work visits just to say ‘hi.’ You had one of the biggest hearts and never hesitated to help anyone that needed it. They’ll never be another you. You were an angel on earth and now an angel in heaven. Always in my heart. You will be greatly missed. Rest easy my friend, you defi nitely earned it...fl y high.” Postscript: I love the 1950s cop show “Naked City.” Gritty black and white action fi lmed on the actual streets of New York City. Who can fi nd the quote I lifted in this article from an intro to one of the shows? Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. 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