You are the answer to my prayers!!I spent probably 10 summer vacations at Weiner's in the mid 50's to maybe 1965. I recall Milton & Pearl (the owners) and their 4 children JoAnne, Frances (aka Cissy), Bobby and Mickey (he's in the ad!). Turned out my late mother and Pearl nee Samuels attended Thomas Jefferson HS in Brooklyn together. They lost touch after they graduated in 1940.
So I'm told, one spring day, while cruising around the Moodus area, my parents in their 1952 Buick, happened to stop at Weiner's, looking for a place to spend their upcoming summer vacation.
My mom looked at Pearl, she looked at my mom and there was a scream of recogition from the both of them.
I have such great memories I could talk/write for hours.
If I recall correctly, Milton passed away from a heart attack while doing some work on the grounds and Pearl died not soon afterward from heart disease too.
This was maybe 1965? I recall my last visit was more than likely the Jewish Holiday period in the fall of '65.
I had the job of walking the property sounding the "meal bell" for the guests. It had been ordained I would return the following season to begin my "summer career"
bussing the long tables in the "children's dining room," which would eventually lead to waiting tables in the "adult's dining room". Alas, that never came to pass.
I recall a boy named I think Miles Baron whose mother was an accountant, living adjacent to the hotel maybe.
I'm sure the property is long since developed into a bunch of private homes but I feel this need to drive up and look.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Ira H. Rubin, Jersey City, NJ
