You Know You're From Long Island When... (Babylon, Massapequa: rent, school)

[41Willys]

Originally Posted by Amy Ressel

How about Adventureland Amusement Park in Melville, driving through Dairy Barn and does anyone else remember roller skating on Saturday nights at Jones Beach?

WOW! Thats something that I forgot! (Jones beach skating)

Originally Posted by Amy Ressel

The Bayshore roller rink was the best place to skate especially with the pom poms on your roller skates!

Ive been there a thousand X's. Remember the Drive In across Sunrise Highway?

[momix5]

Rosebuds! Wow I remember that! remember in the 70's and 80's the "strip" between smithtown and commack on Route 25? Remember Arby's in Smithtown then it became Beachtree?What about Heffrons in Hauppauge?

[ME43]

Does any one remember "Hamberger choo-choo" in Huntington, It was a diner kind of place and they had a train that ran around the counter and delivered your plate of food. I remeber going there as a kid in the late 60's / early 70's. Also does anyone remember the Pumkin fFarm on Northern Blvd, near Brookville? They used to have a "talking pumpkin" !!! I left LI many years ago and assume many of the things I rember are long gone, but it is fun to look back!!!

[Diane Giam]

Originally Posted by Amy Ressel

How about Adventureland Amusement Park in Melville, driving through Dairy Barn and does anyone else remember roller skating on Saturday nights at Jones Beach?

Adventure land isn't still there? When my daughter was born at Good Samaritan hospital in West Islip, my Husband took my 5 year old son there the next day.He's now 23.

Diane G
Nashville, Tn

[Diane Giam]

Originally Posted by jedwardjos

Gone but not forgotten:
My Father's Place in Roslyn
Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury
Motion Performance (owned by Joel Rosen) in Baldwin
Nunley's Carousel in Baldwin
Flagg Brothers in Hempstead

I used to go to Nunley's as a child in the 60s!!

Diane

[Diane Giam]

Originally Posted by Callie_D

There was a Cookies on Old Counry Road in Hicksville, my Dad loved that place (because of all the free shrimp)!

I went to cookies on my first date with my husband over 33 years ago, but the one on Sunrise Highway by the Green Acres mall. I think the mall was not enclosed then. There also was a Drive-in-Movie right near the Cookies, its now theaters unless that has changed.
Could you believe we still have some operating Drive-in-movies right outside the city limits of Nashville? One is brand new!

Diane

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by Diane Giam

Adventure land isn't still there? When my daughter was born at Good Samaritan hospital in West Islip, my Husband took my 5 year old son there the next day.He's now 23.

Diane G
Nashville, Tn

Still there Adventureland

Even has some new rides since I was there last.

[JustSayNo]

THE TALKING PUMPKIN!!!!!!!

Indeed, it was a VERY sad day when the last of those farms on 25A were ploughed for McMansions ((( Every time I drive by there, I always think of the TALKING PUMPKIN-Scared the poop out of me every damn year. Ah the long Island that once was......

And yes Hamburger Cho Cho, this has been mentioned in several threads, though Tomo, the place in its spot is darn good, but as ususal very crowded and loud.

Shout OUT to old-time LI'ers

[2goldens]

I remember the Aardvark in Levittown

[Elizabeth RN]

You Know You're from L.I. When ...
YourTaxes keep going up and your pension doesn't...

Greetings from a LIer who came to LI, the first time in 1939,
when IT was Heaven.
Boy have things changed.

I am writing to you to ask for your help please.

For Starters:

Can anyone tell me where/how I can get a Database copy of Annual School Taxes Paid by Corporations, Town, USA?

Database should consist of Minimum:
Name of Company
Address
CEO
Annual Company Income
School Taxes that should be paid.

Amount of Annual Taxes actually /never paid / Deffered.
Years of Deferment.

I wrote to the Town, County and NY State.
Each Representative said, They did not know and to call ...

Any suggestions from people who have been successful getting
Freedom of Information records would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You.
V
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Elizabeth