Banner Maid

submitted by Carol
The grandchildren remember Movie Star in the apartment basement. I remember Banner Maid on 808 Washington Ave. This was Uncle Jack's Company and Zazy ran the business, selling on the road, running the office and the factory. The factory was next to the Statler Hotel (across from the now convention center), next door to Popes restaurant. There was a little rickety wooden elevator, with a round metal seat and a man that ran it. The office seemed so big, and Uncle Jack had this beautiful office, there was also a showroom and the big factory with sewing machines, cutting tables....just like in the movie Pajama Game. Ella, Irv, Gene were some of the names I remember of people working there, Zaze gave Norm a job there too before he went to barber school. I can still picture it. We would take the bus downtown, shop and then meet Dad for dinner either at the cafeteria at Popes, or the Statler. For a treat we would go to the Chinese restaurant downtown where, of course, they knew Lou and Jack!