Mid-century Reading Road (Avon: legally, friendly, tree)

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by MiddleCincinnati

Does anyone recall a branch of Esther Price that was on Reading Rd.?

According to the 1960 City Directory, there was a branch just south
of Meadowbrook, not far from where Empress Chili and furrier
Stanley Rich had stores later in the decade. I cannot place it -
in fact, the store on Montgomery is the only one that comes to mind.

Yep, there was an Esther Price store on RR in Roselawn. Right where you said it was.

[Gerri Ann]

Originally Posted by MiddleCincinnati

Don't forget Al Morse's "Ribs King", which had that spot in the mid-1970's.

I thought that the Upper Krust was renamed to Meier's Place as a direct
consequence of the building's resurrection. Could be wrong ...

As for the August, 1969, twister itself, we had family friends who were in the
Upper Krust at the time. Unfortunately, one of that party died some time
later as a result injuries sustained. It was a very nasty episode.

I was telling someone about this site and he asked me if I ever heard of the "Stage Door" restaurant. He described the site as identical to the Upper Krust, and when I said the Upper Krust, he said Meir was the son-in-law of the owner and was a dancer - hence the name the Stage Door. None of this sounds familiar to me - how about the rest of you??

[boston supergirl]

Remember the candy store across from Bond Hill school? We used to walk by there on the way home and they had hundreds of candies to choose from.
The paint store was called Porter Paint (big orange sign). The best pizza was in Swifton Shopping Center - Pasquales. They are still around I think, but not as good as the original. We used to get 5 hamburgers at White Castle with a coupon and it cost only 24 cents. There was a place that sold little candy pies in metal tins next to the grocery store on Reading Road. And don't forget Betty's where you could get a cherry phosphate at the soda counter.

[goyguy]

There's a gold mine of Reading Rd nostalgia in this voluminous thread, AND there's a whole separate big healthy thread about the "old" Bond Hill and yet another focused on Swifton. Welcome, and enjoy!

[Gerri Ann]

Yep, I totally agree! I visit it often just to reminisce! You have all brought back so many memories....

Originally Posted by goyguy

There's a gold mine of Reading Rd nostalgia in this voluminous thread, AND there's a whole separate big healthy thread about the "old" Bond Hill and yet another focused on Swifton. Welcome, and enjoy!

[blockhead]

What is interesting to me is that many of us who follow this thread no longer appear live in Cincy. Maybe there's a reason for that...Sure is great to recall all the old haunts and stories

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by boston supergirl

Remember the candy store across from Bond Hill school? We used to walk by there on the way home and they had hundreds of candies to choose from.

Breitholles (sp?)

[Candie928]

Was wondering what your dads address was on Joseph St. I grew upon the same street. Was he in the apts?

[LavenderLynzy]

Originally Posted by Gerri Ann

My family owned Porfidio's Wishing Well from 1953 until 1980. Yes, it was a "pale green" in later years but it was beautiful in it's time and quite hip at the time also, mind you! ;>

My Dad, Dick Porfidio, set up an advertising campaign with the "lousy waitresses, etc. and I have matches, lighters and other memorabilia with this logo on it.

My Dad, Dick Porfidio, died an untimely death in 1959 at the age of 48 and my Mom, Janie Porfidio, stepped in and ran it until 1980. Quite a feat in those days and she was something else. All dressed in designer couture from Giddings Jenny and the best designers had to offer at that time.

I can answer a lot of questions about the "Strip" if you have them. That was what Reading Road was called at that time, because it was the entertainment area of the day. The Carrousel Motel was fabulous and the bar and restaurant within had top name entertainment. Larry Kinley, who is still one of the best singers in Cincinnati, and Frank Vincent played there. And Sal Barresi, before he bought the Italian restaurant in Deer Park, was the bartender in the bar there!

But the Well, as the Wishing Well was called, was THE place to be!

Hi all!

I've been reading this thread off and on for the last couple of years and finally joined the forum. It has really been a pleasure reading this thread, (I've laughed and I've cried). It brought back SO many memories of good times in all the places mentioned. Mainliner Frisch's, Chili Time, Ron's, Swifton Shopping Center, Perkins, Upper Crust, Carousel, etc., etc., etc. Thanks to everyone for posting.

Gerri Ann, I was one of the "lousy waitresses" at The Wishing Well! My sister worked as a waitress at Chili Time Restaurant. I live in Reading right now, but grew up in Butler County, and graduated from Mount Notre Dame H. S. as a resident of Butler County.

I am honored to make my first post to this forum in this thread!

Thanks everyone!

[Gerri Ann]

So do we know each other?