The Candy Lady

Nannie’s job was better for her grandkids than for her.

Dorothy Stanaitis

The news was so exciting, so stunning, that we could hardly absorb it. Nannie, our beloved grandmother, had gotten a job. She would be going out of the house to work. And the job that she took was wonderful beyond our wildest dreams. Nannie was going to be The Candy Lady behind the counter at Crosskeys Theater on Market Street near 59th in Philadelphia. Along with the general World War II shortages of chocolate, sugar, coconut and butter, my sister and I suffered from a chronic shortage of funds, which made for a fairly sweet-starved existence. When we had enough money for the Saturday movie matinee at the local Frolic Theater, we seldom had enough left over for a treat unless we pooled our funds and split a 5-cent candy…

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Good Old Days (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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