You Know You're From Long Island When... (Deer Park, Stony Brook: build, pictures)

[GCGuy]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

Sure do, do you remember this?
Bungalow Bar taste like tar, the more you eat it the sicker you are.

Bungalow Bar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[tommyp]

Originally Posted by 41Willys

I lived in N. Massapeqau also, rite off Broadway on Baltimore Ave. My father use to work in that bowling alley as a kid before they had automatic pin resetters!

Do you remember the Sigillos who lived on Baltimore avenue?

[ClarkStreetKid]

Thanks for that GCGuy!

[SoCalDaveL]

Originally Posted by momix5

Remember Chevy's on Sunrise where Atlantic Auto Mall is now! Now even the Huntington Towne House is becoming Lowes. Remember

Holy crap this thread is bringing back some memories.

I'm living in sunny Southern Cal now, but was born & raised in Deer Park:

Chevy's???? wow. Been a LONG time for that one.
Huntington Town House... crap, I couldn't list all the events I've been to there.

Also mentioned in this thread... OBI - I've been and still remember years worth of "Save the OBI" bumper stickers.

I sorely miss:

• spending days at Robert Moses Beach (field #2) - even if it meant sitting in lots of traffic over the bridge.
• even Jones Beach (field #3)
• the countless number of Diners I ended up at late at night (Olympic in Deer Park, Dix Hills Diner, Embassy in Bethpage, Nautilus in Massapequa, Peter Pan in Bay Shore, Delphi in West Islip)
• Riding the LIRR (and hearing the stops called out: Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Amityville, Copaigue, Lindenhurst and Babylon)
• Gardner Manor Mall (in Bay Shore) - I used to ride my bicycle there to get Orange Julius and play in the arcade
• WBAB !!!! (which I grew up on and still listen to streaming online)
• WLIR/WDRE (screamers/shrieks of the week!!)
• The Boardy Barn
• Cruising 231 (DPA = Deer Park Ave) or "The Pike" (Hempstead Turnpike) when in high school
• White Castles (you don't get "belly bombers" out here in Cali - probably a good thing)

And yes... YEARS worth of Billy Joel. He still brings a smile to my face when I see him on TV and a memory whenever I hear a song on the radio.

[Ann1]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

Thanks for that GCGuy!

OMG Thank you for the memories. I can't wait to show this to my kids.

[SoCalDaveL]

Originally Posted by lilid

Does Anyone Remember The Name Of The "disco" That Was Either In North Or West Babylon And Was Located In A Strip Mall???

Wasn't that "Shalimar" or something (I'm sure the spelling is way off)... it was off Montauk Highway/Main St. and in the corner of the strip mall...

I may have the name wrong, but I DO remember it. I went there ONCE. Saw Rob Base & DJ Easy Rock play back in '88/'89... and there was a huge fight right after the performance... figures..

[SoCalDaveL]

Originally Posted by Barefootgirl55

That name...Bob Buchman - very familiar. Can someone refresh my memory? Was he a DJ?
BF

Bob Buchman was a DJ on a few stations, but most notably for WBAB.

[SoCalDaveL]

Originally Posted by BovinaCowHateWindTurbines

I kinda picture Zebra and Twisted Sister (remember when they were a zepplin cover band lol) as the same band don't know why - but good rats were good definatly better - they played on Sunrise hwy in West Islip I think all of the 70's lol.

No way. Twisted Sister (at least in the 80's) were more hard rockin'. I always imagined Zebra as the ultimate opening act for RUSH. I still love hearing those high pitched vocals from "Who's Behind the Door" and "Tell Me What You Want"

[SoCalDaveL]

Originally Posted by Lexusbella32

All American in Massapequa...Best Burgers Everrrrrr!

Agreed. Down on Merrick Rd. near Hicksville Rd. I only lived in Massapequa for 8 years, but grew to LOVE double-double's, fries & shakes. My kids were young, but loved it too. That place was ALWAYS crowded.

Originally Posted by Amy Ressel

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

Spent alot of time in my youth at roller skating parties in Bay Shore Roller Rink ... although I preferred Studio 109 in Babylon (before it became and ice rink)

[scammed1]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

Thanks for that GCGuy!

WOW!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
You just made my day CSK.
Fabulous find!!!!