Tipperary Hill - Business District

Business District

Tompkins Street, Burnet Park Drive, and Milton Avenue were the center of the business district on Tipperary Hill. The green-over-red traffic light was once surrounded by Hennigan's Silver Star Grocery on the southeast corner and on the northeast corner, Groucho Hewitt's Fish Fry, which was later renamed to Casey's Fish Market. Because they were closed during the winter, the neighborhood anticipated their reopening each spring, and they were a local favorite all summer. Brigandi's Tailors were next to Hennigan's on Tompkins Street. Michael Callahan's Funeral Home on the northwest corner, now known as Callahan-Hanley Mooney Funeral Home, is still in business.

The James Kernan Theater was located on the east side of the block in 1924, and "once showed the spine-tingling adventures of Harry Carey and Tom Mix" while Kernan's wife, Ann, played the piano accompaniment. The name was later changed to Park Theatre. Next door, to the south, were Corbett's Hardware Store and Shanahan's Grocery Store. Dennis O'Riley's Ice Cream Parlor, situated at the top of Burnet Park Drive on the west side in 1924, was later replaced by the Shamrock Grill. It is known today as Stone Throwers Cafe. Isadore Wichman, a Jewish tailor, had a shop on the corner.

In 1968, Ralph DeGuglielmo's Shoe Repair was located on the east side of the Burnet Park Drive. He had been in business for 37 years in the same location, and could see the traffic light from his front window while he worked. O'Brien's Pharmacy was located on the west side of the street. Further down the block, at 500 Ulster Street on the northwest corner of Milton Avenue, F. J. Manton operated a corner grocery store by 1927. During the 1950s the store was known as Sam's Market, and was located next to MacVicker's Machine Shop at 214 Milton Avenue, owned by Frank MacVicker, who in May 1913 invented a bench grinding machine.