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Circa 1950
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Louis J Gardella, Founder. 1905-1995
A rare photo to catch Lou sitting, for a staged pic, yet. He did recognize
the value of good promotion even though he seemed to prefer manual labor.
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A favorite, circa 1948 note the marine railway from long before that.
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Similar to another, circa 1948 , shows some Water St. Oyster houses, too.
The REX building shown was formerly home to the Sealship Oyster Co.
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Circa 1960; left to right: Bill Gardella, Sr; LJ Gardella, founder,
1905-1995; Tom Gardella, 1936-1986
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Another classic, circa 1948. Love those cars, too. The greatly enlarged
restaurant became "The Pier" and was a local landmark until closed for
building code non-compliance circa 1985- could not justify costs to bring it
up to modern codes, for a seasonal restaurant.
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Yes, that boat IS in a swimming pool , part of a boat show, at the pool
club Lou built, circa 1960. He had the WOW factor even before family friend,
Stew Leonard.
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The old Elco "Sheila" in the photo, partial view, stern-to, was the Coe family boat.
They would stay on her at Rex when they came up to visit family.
This photo is circa 1960.
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