Connecticut in the 80's-- Memories (New Haven, Hartford: shop, street , radio)

[cool_mommy]

I may be going in to the 90's as well here.

My favorite hang outs, In Hartford, Challenge's Sports Bar, Bourbon Street, & The Arch Street Tavern. I loved The Great American Cafe in Glastonbury.

Favorite Restaurant - Brown Thompson's in Hartford.

The Blue Fish Festival in Clinton was so much fun back in the 80s.

Favorite radio station 106 WHCN. I loved Picozzi (sp?) and The Horn.

I loved to shop at Poor Richards on the shoreline and in New Haven.

[ready2move]

[quote=pjacob23;4414913]Hi mlassoff.......North Madison wouldn't be Camp Laurelwood would it? I did a lot of time there. Well.......80's memories.......

/QUOTE]

OMG, born and raised in New Haven but moved to Florida in 1980. Went to Camp Laurelwood, but more like in the early 70's

My memories include but not limited too:


Toads Place/Billy Joel concert there. Spent the day in pursuit of tickets.
NRBQ
Jimmy's in East Haven and Hamden
Sallys/Pepes
New Haven Colliseum/First concert Earth Wind and Fire and cherry cigarette papers
Hanging out on the "Green"
Cheshire Academy
The Keg house when I was underage (cant remember the street)


This is a blast!

[OutlawSteph]

Anybody remember Joe Lemon Ice in Middletown? It was a big deal when he reopened for the summer.

[mlassoff]

Originally Posted by pjacob23

Hi mlassoff.......North Madison wouldn't be Camp Laurelwood would it? I did a lot of time there. Well.......80's memories.......

Yep Camp Laurelwood. I was ther '85 - '95... Any others?

[ready2move]

Originally Posted by mlassoff

Yep Camp Laurelwood. I was ther '85 - '95... Any others?

Yep, but late 60's early seventies

[StillLookingToo]

Moved out of Ct in '89, but what I remember:
Turbo Saabs
Skinny ties
Piazza and beer at the Keg in Hartford (off Farmington Ave)
Great sandwichs at the Riverton General Store after shopping at Hitchcock's
UB-40 @ Toads Place rocked
B. Heart
Fried Broccolli & Cheese, the magician and stuffed grisley bear at B.T.'s
Sears outlet in Bristol
Sweet Orange bread from the Sage Allen bakery
getting off in Hartford from 84 east to get 91 north
Tunxis Electronics

[mlassoff]

Turbo Saabs... LOL...

In 1985 we got an Audi 5000 "Turbo."
Of course, it was my mothers and she never went above 50 and didn't drive on highways. I'm not sure how much good that turbo did on the sides streets of Fairfield County.

[ShadowGod]

Originally Posted by OutlawSteph

Anybody remember Joe Lemon Ice in Middletown? It was a big deal when he reopened for the summer.

Hmmm I think a have a very faint memory of this place, was it in the north end by route 9?

[ShadowGod]

1) The arcade in Wallingford
2) 99 cent movies in Berlin
3) Going to Riverside
4) My first job, working at Caldor in Middletown lol

[Xrac]

-Central CT -
99 Cent movies in Newington
Cruising the Parkade in Manchester.
Cruising Bristol after manchester died.
Toads Place Rock Shows.
The Agora Ballroom in West Hartford.
Beach Runs to Rocky Neck (and occ. Misquamicut RI)
Drive Ins (Berlin, Southington, and Hartford on the Trn Pike).
First Job Bradlees on the Berlin Turn Pike.
Wifes First job Caldors (Bristol).
The arcade/pool hall in Southington.
Lake Compounce Where I met my wife.
Mount Southington (the ice sheet) and black berry brandy.
New Britain Res.