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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 07:17:09 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 01:35:29 2009. My Grandmother always considered a trip to S.Klein about a week before Easter to be a yearly ritual. |
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Posted by docstox on Fri Apr 10 07:29:02 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by BMTLines on Fri Apr 10 00:43:32 2009. Yes,I remember buying an uncirculated 1938 Buffalo Nickel at the Gimbels coin department around 1962 in Manhattan.It was excellent! |
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Posted by Dan on Fri Apr 10 09:08:11 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Fred G on Thu Apr 9 20:29:54 2009. There's a story about John's Bargain Store. They would scout new locations by looking for the neighborhoods without new cars parked on the streets. Don't know if it's true but the stores were never in the best neighborhoods.I think there was on Nostrand Ave near Newkirk Avenue, and one or near Columbia Street in Red Hook. 33¢ underwear (1st quality cotton) and 11¢ tennis shoes were dirt cheap even in 1963. Anyone remember any other Brooklyn locations? |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 11:12:01 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by LuchAAA on Fri Apr 10 06:25:01 2009. NO |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 11:37:04 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by LuchAAA on Fri Apr 10 05:53:20 2009. Maybe it was a Nedick's at the Grand Central shuttle platform when Doyle and the smuggler were getting on and off the shuttle. There was a hot dog stand there. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 11:50:00 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 11:37:04 2009. It was not a Nedicks. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 12:18:16 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 11:50:00 2009. Maybe. But there was a hot dog stand there.Or at least served hot dogs there. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 12:24:39 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 12:18:16 2009. There was a food stand there. It was not a Nedicks, no maybes about it. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Apr 10 12:48:43 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by LuchAAA on Fri Apr 10 05:52:07 2009. I remember Bohack and Packers also. Eventually (mid-70s?) they merged. One of them was near where I lived, in a strip mall on Montgomery St across the street from the Ebbetts Field (now Jackie Robinson) Apartments. |
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Posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 13:28:18 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by docstox on Fri Apr 10 07:29:02 2009. Another one I remember is Schraffts. Schraffts was featured in "Up The Down Staircase". The movie was filmed at the old Haaren High School in Manhattan. IIRC, there was a barber shop called the Dawn Patrol which used several barbers to stay open to around midnight. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 13:38:44 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 12:24:39 2009. It was a food stand.And I'm sure they also served hot dogs. |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri Apr 10 14:00:06 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by MJF on Fri Apr 10 05:51:12 2009. Yeah, the buns at Nedick's was great, but the franks sucked big time!! |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri Apr 10 14:06:11 2009, in response to Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Thu Apr 9 04:05:58 2009. Who remembers Snacktime in Midtown? I think there were two locations. It was exactly like Nathans, same hot dogs, fries, etc. It was owned by one of the former partners of Nathan Handwerker, I think a brother, who opened it up when the partnership split up.Another place I remember was a big kosher deli in Midtown, Deli City. I remember it was the only restaurant I know of that was actually Kosher for Passover. It was a block away from Madison Sq Garden on 34th and I remember going there after a Knick or Ranger game on Passover when I worked at the garden. Even though there were notices on the doors as you walked in a lot of people were pissed ordering hot dogs or deli sandwiches and getting it with matzah instead of bread.
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Posted by f179dj on Fri Apr 10 14:22:40 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Newkirk Images on Thu Apr 9 19:42:45 2009. The Queens store, IIRC, was at (about) Merrick and Liberty, just slightly north of the Jamaica (TA) Bus Depot. Went there often with my father to test and buy "tubes," for those who remember those things. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 16:49:36 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 13:38:44 2009. True, but it was not a Nedicks. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 19:57:27 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 16:49:36 2009. It's been a while since the food stand was there.I spoke to a friend of mine who worked at a near by booth. |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri Apr 10 21:08:31 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 05:34:06 2009. Vornado Realty still owns all the property formerly used by Two Guys YEARS after Two Guys hit the dirt. |
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Posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 21:37:24 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri Apr 10 21:08:31 2009. Oh! I remember Two Guys! There was one in North Bergen. I also remember W.T. Grant, Woolco, J.J. Newberry and Joe Hug's Deli in Manhattan. |
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Posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 21:44:33 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 19:57:27 2009. Remember the Nedick's at the Roosevelt Avenue subway station and the Zagnut Bars from the vending machines on the platform? |
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Posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 21:53:39 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 16:49:36 2009. A couple of places I haven't thought about in a while are Chock Full O' Nuts, Mama Leone's and Small's Paradise. For a time in the 1960's, it was Big Wilts' Small's Paradise. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 21:54:56 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 21:37:24 2009. Where was W.T. Grant?The only store I knew of was on the west side of Main Street between Roosevelt Ave and Northern Blvd. Wasn't Woolco a varitaion of Woolworth's?. J.J. Newberry always seemed to have been a knock off of Woolworth's. Were there any of those stores in Queens? How about Joe Hug's Deli? |
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Posted by Karl B on Fri Apr 10 22:04:11 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 21:54:56 2009. Anyone remember S S Kresge?They were just like Woolworth in the old days. Kresge evolved into K-Mart, and the old Kresge 5 & 10's were sold to McCrory. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 22:06:18 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 21:44:33 2009. I remember passing by Nedick's at Roosevelt Avenue when I was a kid.But the store closed before I was able to eat there. What was the name of the hot dog place at Penn Station near where McDonald's is (was?) now. I think the LIRR ticket lines are there now and I think there's also a big mural on the wall there also. I don't remember Zagnut Bar vending machines on the platforn. I do remember on the platform at QBP there were penny vending machines that served little sesame candies. I never knew if the stuff was crunchy or just stale. Those machines disappeared about 1969-1970. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 22:10:39 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 21:53:39 2009. I ate at Mama Leone's once.Well worth the trip. Wasn't it in the Times Square area? The last I heard the store moved to the 14th Street area and promptly went out of business. |
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Posted by docstox on Sat Apr 11 08:18:38 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Karl B on Fri Apr 10 22:04:11 2009. Yes.There were a few in Jersey and I remember them back in the 60's.I havn't heard that name in 40 years! |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 08:23:41 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 05:41:48 2009. LOL, Carl and Dora'syour pal, Fred |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 08:28:22 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Fri Apr 10 13:28:18 2009. Wasn't Schrafft's as ubiquitous as Chock Full of Nuts coffee shops?your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 08:40:39 2009, in response to Old New York., posted by 67th Avenue on Thu Apr 9 04:05:58 2009. Sam Goody when it was just one store on W49th?your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 11:37:32 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Dan on Thu Apr 9 14:05:02 2009. How about The WIZ electronics chain? Like Newmark & Lewis, couldn't compete with the Big Box stores.What about Polk's Hobbies? Remember the great store on 5th Avenue just south of 34th Street? Sneaker Circus? (I doubt they still exist) The Azuma Shops in the Village? Boy, were those great! |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Sat Apr 11 11:48:21 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 11:37:32 2009. The WIZ sucked. Bunch of thieving bastards. They were purachased by cablevision and then completly went down the crapper. Good riddance. |
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Posted by rtype3995 on Sat Apr 11 11:54:03 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Sat Apr 11 11:48:21 2009. How about savemart(the electronics chain) and consumers(they sold jewelery,electronics,etc)...the savemart was in kings plaza,and consumers was at mill and ave u..... |
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Posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 12:00:46 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by rtype3995 on Sat Apr 11 11:54:03 2009. I remember a Consumer's on Avenue M. It was a catalog showroom. I used to like going there to look through the latest book of products. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:02:01 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 22:10:39 2009. You can still go to Pappa Leone's in Manhattan Beach.Just like although Senior's is gone from Nostrand Avenue, Juniors is still going strong. |
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Posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 12:03:32 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Sat Apr 11 11:48:21 2009. Wow, I never had a bad experience at the WIZ. They even refunded me $20 from the price of a 25" panasonic tv I bought from them which a couple of weeks later, was advertised somewhere else for less.The tv lasted 10 years so I really can't complain. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:11:04 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Dan on Fri Apr 10 09:08:11 2009. Church Avenue near Utica was the one we went to. I think the old A&P on St Johns near Utica also became a John's Bargain Store. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:12:23 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SMAZ on Fri Apr 10 02:46:29 2009. And William B. Williams, the pitchman for Genovese. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:13:31 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 05:49:06 2009. "On the Square" |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:17:06 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Apr 10 05:49:06 2009. My father took me there all the time. It was such a dump.Look like it started with one store and constantly expanded doing as little renovation as possible, just breaking down one wall to get to the next store. Every area you entered, you encountered a ramp going up or down a few feet. It was actually at least 20 separate stores. At least they passed the savings of not fully renovating on to the customer. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Sat Apr 11 12:17:30 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:02:01 2009. Sometimes I get the impression Juniors is listed in foreign guide books about NYC. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:18:51 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 11:37:32 2009. My friend always dragged me to Azuma's on West 8th Street because he loved that place. I can't remember ever buying anything there though. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:23:20 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by AMoreira81 on Thu Apr 9 20:33:27 2009. Remember the Albee Square Theatre that predated the mall? |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:24:27 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by MJF on Fri Apr 10 06:20:44 2009. All the stuff at my Aunt's house in the Bronx was from Daitch Shopwell. I don't think they ever had any stores in Brooklyn. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:26:11 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 08:28:22 2009. When you were a kid you'd think those places would be around for ever. |
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Posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 12:28:57 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:26:11 2009. Speaking of being a kid - who remembers the original FAO Schwarz before they moved into the GM building across the street? They had a great train section where they sold those Marklin models. As a child, I oogled in amazement at it. And the layouts were great too. Much better than the store there today, but that's only my opinion. |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 12:30:16 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Dan on Fri Apr 10 09:08:11 2009. That makes sense. If I was going to sell stuff dirt cheap, I'd want my retail space rent to be dirt cheap too.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:30:16 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri Apr 10 14:06:11 2009. I think there also was a Deli City on 42 Street near Times Square.There also was a Hebrew National on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights that was open during Passover and served hot dogs on Matzah. I remember the strange looks on some of the people's faces when they were served their dogs, usually followed by a "What's this?" Then came the explanation. |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 12:36:40 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by daDouce Man on Fri Apr 10 21:54:56 2009. We had Grants up here in CT, Danbury and New Milford come to mind.Yes Woolworth mutated int Woolco. I dunno about the other ones you mentioned. your pal, Fred |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:38:32 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Dan on Thu Apr 9 14:05:02 2009. Bay Parkway Korvettes became Alexanders which became Cesar's Bay Bazzar, which became a K-Mart and is now a Kohl's.I remember buying a novelty record at EJ Korvettes on Fulton Street, the only store that had it. It was "Noshville Katz" by the "Loving Cohens" actually Myron Cohen, the comedian. It was about a Jew who opens a Kosher Deli in Nashville and is a huge success. It was a take-off of Nashville Cats by the Lovin' Spoonful. Korvettes became a Transit Authority location in the 1980s for about five years. I think the room where I worked was once the Automotive Department. Tracer Horn did well as one store on the Upper East Side for many years, but once they expanded, they didn't last long. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Apr 11 12:41:39 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Sat Apr 11 11:48:21 2009. I had a couple of problems with them involving bait and switch at two different stores. I even complained to Consumer Affairs about them who forced them to sell me what they promised for the price advertised. |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 11 12:50:50 2009, in response to Re: Old New York., posted by Jeffx on Sat Apr 11 12:28:57 2009. Yeah it was better, and for the reasons you stated.your pal, Fred |
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