They apparently are not around anymore, at least based on this piece below that I found...
“Many is the time that, happily laden with Dough, Chickens, Basil, Tomatoes, Olives, Olive Oil, Finocchio, Tonno, Zucchini and other luxuries of Italian comestibles, Nonna, Sis and I would walk over to the shrine of Italian Pastries — COLAVOLPE’S!!!
Sis and I couldn’t wait!!! Their lemon ice and Torrone ice was fabulous!!! A big (well, we were little kids and everything looked big to us) clean store with mirrors, glass counters, displays of wedding almonds wrapped in various types of lace and ribbons.. and.. the cannoli shells sitting on the counter. The man behind the counter would fill the Cannolis to order. They were the BEST!!!!
It was a rare day when the Cannolis actually made it home with us— we’d usually eat them on the way to the next store, or if Nonna was visiting our “aunt” Assunta (which she did quite often whenever we’d go shopping on Arthur Avenue) we’d proudly carry the Cannoli in a box to Assunta’s.
Sadly, Colavolpe’s is now gone, but it persisted well into the 80’s. It is a wonderful memory now.”
Thank You for the walk down memory lane. I was born in 1944 and lived at 185th and Southern Blvd, near the Bronx Zoo. Mt Carmel saw good and bad times for my family, with weddings and funerals. I had relatives who were vendors at Arthur Ave and we did much shopping there after a neat trolley ride, trolley tracks along Southern Blvd to Fordham Rd. Think it was a nickel ride. Most of my family, prior to their ‘exodus’ to NJ, lived in the Fordham Section, Belmont Ave etc... My parents came over from the other side, Central Italy, around the turn of the 20th century. Many great times back then.
Regards DM