Lake Pontchartrain (Images of America)

1914 - Quarrella's Midway

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This circa 1914 photograph includes (left to right) Gennaro "John" Quarrella, his wife Marie Bonano, Gennaro's brother Joseph Quarrella, and Mr. Conti, the bartender. John Quarrella's business card included: "Eat at the Midway Restaurant & Saloon…Milneburg, (On the Pier)…DANCING AND ENTERTAINING EVERY DAY AND NIGHT…MIDWAY FAMILY BATH HOUSE…Regular Bathing Costumes…ALSO CAMPS TO RENT…All Trains Stop at the Door…Phone Hem. 2071

(Courtesy the descendants of Gennaro "John" Quarrella and Marie Bonano).

    

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