Anybody remember these restaurants? (Cleveland, Cincinnati: sales, city hall, lawyers)

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by elston

.....was there an Alm's Hotel downtown?

The Alms Hotel was on Reading, at or near the corner with
William Howard Taft. My parents were married there, many
years ago. The hotel closed down in phases, a building or
two at a time. I cannot recall when it finally closed completely.
Maybe the early 1980's?

I did not realize that the Maisonette opened in the Alms. My
earliest memories of the place were from its downtown
location.

[elston]

Originally Posted by MiddleCincinnati

The Alms Hotel was on Reading, at or near the corner with
William Howard Taft. My parents were married there, many
years ago. The hotel closed down in phases, a building or
two at a time. I cannot recall when it finally closed completely.
Maybe the early 1980's?

I did not realize that the Maisonette opened in the Alms. My
earliest memories of the place were from its downtown
location.

I could be wrong.....I am straining to remember back to the early and mid 1950's and I was a child, back then. Maybe the Maisonette and the Alms were seperate memories. The mind does play tricks.....

[goyguy]

Point of info, the Alms Hotel building is still in existence. There's even a very old, no doubt burnt-out, neon sign on the north wall hyping the live WCKY broadcasts of their swing-band nights in the ballroom. The hotel is being used as subsidized housing of some kind now, but I bet if you were to go in and poke around some vestiges of its past could be found.

I believe there once had been a south wing where a McDonald's stands now. The main building still has an "Alms" sign on the front. It's located on the west side of Victory Pkwy immediately north of the intersection with East McMillan St.

While on the subject of old hotels outside the downtown area, has anybody been to the Vernon Manor lately? It got a radical makeover some time ago and is said to have recovered at least some of its past grandeur. Oak St and vicinity definitely ain't what it used to be, but that location so close to the universities and hospitals keeps rooms filled.

[goyguy]

Originally Posted by aquila

Don't know if they have been mentioned yet, but does anyone remember Jerry's on Glenway Avenue? ...

My mom would take me to Jerry's for my birthday when I was a kid. I'd get a free miniature birthday cake. It was always a special time I looked forward to.

That has to be the same Jerry's which also had a restaurant in Woodlawn. Kids were given blank paper placemats with pictures to color in, and crayons to do it with, how cool is that? I'd forgotten about the birthday deal they had - between us three kids, we scored a few of those lil' cakes in our time. Their Woodlawn location (next to Goodwill Industries) closed circa 1970, to be replaced by Mr Jim's Steak House, now also a thing of the distant past.

A dine-in meal of fast food, with table service, what a concept. Gotta love Frisch's for keeping it alive.

Here's another extinct eatery to recall: The Flaming Pit. If you got a straight-A report card, your dinner was comped - but I think the choices were limited. Also it could be that that was a parental thing about the dinner-for-grades incentive, LOL, maybe somebody can help out with that. The Goyguy family's "Pit" was next to what was then called the Princeton Cinema opposite Tri-County Mall.

[aquila]

Actually, now that you mention it, I seem to remember a restaurant that gave free meals to kids who showed a straight-A report card. Honestly can't remember the name of the place, and I'm sure it didn't happen often for me!

And yes, I do remember the placemats and crayons at Jerry's. Very cool. Frisch's used to do that, too. In fact, I think they still do. Makes it more fun for the kids while waiting for their food.

[Mikey1003]

Originally Posted by goyguy

Point of info, the Alms Hotel building is still in existence. There's even a very old, no doubt burnt-out, neon sign on the north wall hyping the live WCKY broadcasts of their swing-band nights in the ballroom. The hotel is being used as subsidized housing of some kind now, but I bet if you were to go in and poke around some vestiges of its past could be found.

I believe there once had been a south wing where a McDonald's stands now. The main building still has an "Alms" sign on the front. It's located on the west side of Victory Pkwy immediately north of the intersection with East McMillan St.

While on the subject of old hotels outside the downtown area, has anybody been to the Vernon Manor lately? It got a radical makeover some time ago and is said to have recovered at least some of its past grandeur. Oak St and vicinity definitely ain't what it used to be, but that location so close to the universities and hospitals keeps rooms filled.

We were there for brunch early this year. Nowhere as good as it used to be!

[Mikey1003]

Originally Posted by goyguy

That has to be the same Jerry's which also had a restaurant in Woodlawn. Kids were given blank paper placemats with pictures to color in, and crayons to do it with, how cool is that? I'd forgotten about the birthday deal they had - between us three kids, we scored a few of those lil' cakes in our time. Their Woodlawn location (next to Goodwill Industries) closed circa 1970, to be replaced by Mr Jim's Steak House, now also a thing of the distant past.

A dine-in meal of fast food, with table service, what a concept. Gotta love Frisch's for keeping it alive.

Here's another extinct eatery to recall: The Flaming Pit. If you got a straight-A report card, your dinner was comped - but I think the choices were limited. Also it could be that that was a parental thing about the dinner-for-grades incentive, LOL, maybe somebody can help out with that. The Goyguy family's "Pit" was next to what was then called the Princeton Cinema opposite Tri-County Mall.

Where was Flaming Pit?

[tntnb]

There was a smorgasboard place called The Wheel downtown -- had a big, neon windmill out front. My mom and I would eat there sometimes when we'd ride the bus downtown from Price Hill for a day of shopping. Or else we'd eat at the Newberry's Department Store lunch counter . . . now that was good (koff koff) eatin'!

There was also a hamburger joint out on Glenway Avenue called Sandy's. Any westsiders remember it?

Someone mentioned Jerry's earlier . . . I think there are still a few of those left in Kentucky.

I also recall a chicken place called The Red Barn -- you could carry out an order of chix in . . . you guessed it . . . a red, barn-shaped box.

[goyguy]

Yes! Its use has changed countless times, but the Red Barn on Seymour Ave is still there.

tntnb, what do you know of Maury's Tiny Cove? I was acquainted with the owners during our high school days, and have heard talk of their going out of business. No one has yet been able to confirm or deny the rumors.

[tntnb]

Hey goyguy, I hadn't heard that rumor myself but I'll ask around. What a shame if that landmark is lost . . . .