You Know You're From Long Island When... (Hempstead, Islip: shops, exodus)

[Jdawg8181]

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

Billy Joel makes a reference to Flagg brothers in one of his songs..."only flagg brothers had 'em with the cuban heel...irredescant socks with the same color shirt and a tight pair of chinos..."

Keepin' The Faith

[woodturner]

Originally Posted by scammed

I grew up in Elmont and spent half my life there. I now live in Houston. I still maintain my N.Y. accent and as soon as I say something I am asked where I am from. I still support my N.Y. teams and say N.Y. there is nowhere like it.
My memories are of kids roller skating on ball bearings and you better have that key to make the clamps tight. Riding my Schwinn bike, using big chalk to make a hopsctoch and potsie in the street.
Gouz farm was down the road as was Jim Dandy Cleaners, Sally's Beauty Palor, Laura and Harold's Candy Store, Whelan's Drug Store.
Good Humor, Bungelow Bar, Hockey Pokey and Mr. Carvel came around to sell ice cream.
Tony would come around with his half-moon ride and the kids would pay their quarter to ride it.
It was a time when PTA meetings were SRO and parents were dressed in their finest. It was also a time when almost everyone on the block knew each other and cared about each other's kids.
Winter brought using snow from a can and stencils to make pictures on the windows.
We subscribed to the Long Island Press and listened to WMCA the Good Guys and Cousin BRUUCCIEE. Did not even know what country music was.
Even though we had a pool in the backyard it was running under the sprinkler in the frontyeard we loved.
We shopped at Green Acres and the Five Towns.
My grandmother lived In Long Beach and we would take the LIRR there to spend the day. We would walk for miles on the boardwalk, play skiball and accumulate tickets to buy prizes. No one ever saw cars on the beach.
Went to college at Adelphi and as soon as classes were over a group of us would drive over to Hofstra to watch the Jets practice.
I remember friends and I walking miles to the Argo Theater movie and buying a large frozen milky way on a stick.
Yes, we instinctively knew the Nassau County ,Queens border.
Great Eastern Mills was across the street from the Elmont Public Library.
I have read every page of this thread and all I can say is thanks for the memories.

i have lived away from ny since 67 and now live in san antonio. i still have some accent. enough to be noticed. when i get asked where i am from i just say i am a cajun. you would be surprised how many think i am. one was even a cajun herself and was thrilled to meet another. cause it helped that i went to tulane one year and have been in louisiana many times for work and play. then i admit i am a nyer and proud of it.

[judith1426]

oh my god!!!!!!! i used to live in hempstead on 140 east graham ave, hmmmm the memories, hanging out at the Chinese restaurant for lunch or the McDonald across the street. the heights verse the hills . going to the summer fest at the nassau coliseum.hanging at out at white castle in east hempstead(is it still there) going to rosevelt field mall,oh yea do anyone remember the coliseum ,go there to buy your gold(real or fake) hanging out on baldwin ave,going to jamaica ave to shop.. god i am getting old

[judith1426]

Originally Posted by Jake Ryan

How about Alexanders Dept. Store? I remember there was one in Valley Stream. It must be gone by now...

i used to shop there back in the days, i was in new york(old westbury ) last year for christmas i did not see it

[judith1426]

Originally Posted by NYer

or Service Merchandise & Consumers... you'd order from the calalogue & the stuff would be in the back, coming from the warehouse...

I thought there is one in old westbury

[woodturner]

Need I say more ?

[raceday]

Originally Posted by newyorkjetsfan74

i used to love the big barrys in lake grove. was a shame to see it go.

10-4 to that. My wife and I used to love Big Barry's. Tuesday "Wing Night". And "Bill the Bartender" was awsome.

[raceday]

Originally Posted by chevygirl6216

Ohh I Do Miss Long Island!!!!! It Brings Back Soooo Many Great Memories Reading All These!!!! Moved To Nc 10 Years Ago And Sure Do Miss The Island !!!! The People And The Food, But Do Not Miss The Taxes!!!! I Still Make An Annual Trip Into The City To Buy The Knock Off Pocket Books, And Buy My Black And White Cookies,bagels. Ohh How I Wish Someone From Longisland Would Move Around Here And Open A Real Bakery. I Loved Franks Bakery In Shirley/ Centermoriches Mmm The Bread Was Wonderful!!!! And Benkerts Bakery In Centereach.

It would be great to have a LI Deli here in Cornelius, NC too

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by raceday

10-4 to that. My wife and I used to love Big Barry's. Tuesday "Wing Night". And "Bill the Bartender" was awsome.

The Big Barry's in Huntington was a favorite lunch time spot for a company I worked for. Nothing beats trying to go back to work after a Shotgun Blast!

Before going into the steakhouse business I think Barry owned the Saint James Infirmary. Now that was a fun club.

[jfjoel1]

I remember all of the places mentioned...Link's...Rockaway Playland...for a few years I lived in Rockaway Beach then back to Long Island