Brentwood Historical Society: 2211/2213 Brentwood Blvd.

Press release from the Brentwood Historical Society:

April 23, 2021

These two old houses were razed recently. Back in the day, there were plenty of homes on Brentwood Blvd. Not many of them remain. Both of these homes were built in 1926.

The original owners of this home were the Charles Gualdoni family. Charles immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1885. He lived on The Hill. Later, his family owned a store on North and South Road (now Brentwood Blvd.) The store was in the current location of the White Building. At that time, there were many Italian families living on Evans Ave, around the corner from the store.

Later, the Gualdoni family would open a market on North and South, at the current day location of Frank Papa’s, just a block south of their home.

Charles Gualdoni died in his home at 2211 Brentwood Blvd in 1949. His wife, Rose (Brusatti) Gualdoni had died there in 1944. There son Angelo lived in the home until around 1950. Gualdoni Market was sold in 1963.

The original owners of 2213 Brentwood Blvd was the family of Angelo Ravezzani. Angelo, and his wife Louise, arrived in the United States in 1911 from Italy. Angelo was a foreman at the Evans Howard Brickyard, where many of the Italians on Evans Avenue also worked. The Ravezzani’s lived in this home until around 1940.

This press release was produced by the Brentwood Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author’s own.