You Know You're From Long Island When... (Levittown, Freeport: nightclub, friendly)

[ClarkStreetKid]

New guy here. Former LIer, NBSH class of '77

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet but does anybody remember the Saint James Infirmary?

[bloodymary]

Sounds like All American to me. It had the big barrel of root beer in the middle of the store. Does anyone remember Rumbottoms in N.Massapequa? It was disco city. I miss LI.

[41Willys]

Originally Posted by robink40

My guess would be Riverhead (just because I can't think of any other race track on the Island, LOL)

True, W.Hampton raceway was the last 1/4 drag strip on LI. R.I.P.

[Dedalus]

The Dairy Barn on Old Country Road in Plainview folded.

Sorry to see it go. My girlfriend liked the fruit punch.

[JohnFS]

Natural Born Daddy

I Was Also Born At That Hospital --but It Was Called Rockaway Beach Hospital Then --not Penninsula (my Sister Worked There)
Think It Was On 88th Street ----playland Was 98th ---i Guess No One Rememered Dickie Mcquire (ny Knicks) Him And Brothers Had A Bar On 108th

[johnsro]

grew up in west babylon in 50's & 60's and remeber Vinnie's Happy Landing well !! Memory is hazy but also remember the following :

Codfish Bob's at Babylon Dock (best clams on half-shell !!)

The Bulk's Nursery Windmill

Jahn's Ice Cream Parlour

Belmont Deli (still the only non-residential spot on Belmont Ave between Sunrise Hwy & Southern State/Belmont Lake)

I live just outside Houston, TX now but do remember some of the "good old days" growing up on LI !!!!

[jgennaro]

Hey Rizzo...I'm only 33....my younger sis had such a crush on one of the guys in Suffocation (I think his name was Chris). I LOVED Sparx....my hubby played there along with the Roxy in Huntington. He was in Dyrect Hitt (Ha ha). My cousin did some naughty things with a couple of the bartenders in the back rooms LOL!!!! My most memorable shows at Sparx was Testament with Green Jello Jelly - whatever), Danger Danger...my cousin and her best friend got their butts signed by Ted Poley (singer)....ahhhh memories!!!!

[Jeffn]

Too many replies to read but how about the Big Bow-Wow or the zoo in Motzahpizza?

[41Willys]

Originally Posted by johnsro

grew up in west babylon in 50's & 60's and remeber Vinnie's Happy Landing well !! Memory is hazy but also remember the following :

Codfish Bob's at Babylon Dock (best clams on half-shell !!)

The Bulk's Nursery Windmill

Jahn's Ice Cream Parlour

Belmont Deli (still the only non-residential spot on Belmont Ave between Sunrise Hwy & Southern State/Belmont Lake)

I live just outside Houston, TX now but do remember some of the "good old days" growing up on LI !!!!

Do you remember the Bank that turned into a photo gallery?

[rizzo27]

NaturalBornDaddy- I totally had forgotten about Playworld being there before Pergament! One of the letters on the red sign out front was a Jack-o-Lantern, wasn't it? I can barely remember that place. Jeffn- wasn't there a Big Bow Wow in Howard Beach? They had a huge arcade in there. Haven't been that far down Cross Bay Blvd in many years. JGennaro- I believe that would be Chris Richards, Suffocation's old bass player. I have also seen them and several other bands play at The Roxy(Deicide, Bolt Thrower, Internal Bleeding). That was another cool place. I had always dreamed about my own band playing there. Sadly though I was never asked to autograph someone's bottom. I can't imagine watching Testament in a place as small as Sparx and seeing Alex Skolnick that close up