I excitedly write this review as I believe I have finally found the LAND of my Greatgrandfather,…read moreAntonio Lanzaro of Elm, New Jersey. He and his wife Josephina Lanzaro in late 1800's owned both a farm of 20 acres and adjoining Gas Station/Store. See below picture!! He owned the property from 1890 - 1926 until they relocated to Stamford, CT....a manufacturing hub along Long Island Sound where they purchased a large tract of land for $3000.00 eventually selling a parcel to Atlantic Refining Company by 1933.
The name of the Elm Gas Station was "ELM SERVICE STATION".
"That Good Gulf Gasoline and Supreme Auto Oil." (I wonder where the sign is?) (Note, Elm was absorbed by Hammonton eventually.)
The picture shows the Gas Station and building and Antonio Lanzaro!
Thank you for this opportunity!! The picture shows two pumps with the glass cylinders, an auto bay and a storefront window.
Note: In the 1920's, their Gasoline sold for approximately $0.16 per gallon. Of ten Lanzaro children, the girls worked on the farm and the boys ran the gas station and store. When I interviewed the farming generation, John Lanzaro dob 1913, he relayed memory of he and his older brother Jim working on a car that exploded and burned his hand.
Email me at suelschroeder@gmail.com or see Commodore Hull B&B Inn and Outdoor Treks. I would love to have you look at the picture :) to see if I am correct! Take care and thanks for listening to my rant, lol!~
Susan Lanzaro-Schroeder
April 2018