Jersey "Institutions" of Yesteryear...Ahhhh (Passaic, Bloomfield: buying, mall)

[cari2]

Speaking of Seaside, I remember trying to win cartons of cigarettes on the boardwalk. That's one thing I don't miss...

[nicolem]

Places that I really miss:

Mr Creamee Ice Cream and the Go-Carts on Rt 37 in Toms River. This was one of the biggest treats we had all summer.

The drive inn movies off of Rt 37 by Fisher Blvd-now houses. I remember crying when it closed. We used to have a great time-wear your pj's, play on the swings before or between movies.

Pizza King on Fisher Blvd in Toms River- and I am talking the real one before they opened the resturant and became Baoimonte's and then Mugsy's or whatever. They were great when they were just Pizza King. I remember we got to go to Pizza King once a month on payday and I would get a Pizza Burger and two slices. Occasionally I would switch out the Pizza Burger for an Italian Dog.

Burger Chef and Geno's fast food places. I also remember a pizza place called Genos on 37 in TR in the 1970's. They had great pizza and also great zeppoles!

I remember the Toms River Haloween parade before TR became really overbuilt. You would go and probably end up next to someone you know. The people weren't as rude as the past few times that I went.

Although TR always had a population-growing up it was hard to go to a store or elsewhere without running into someone you knew.

I miss the many places that I used to run around Toms River that are now stores and housing developments.

I also miss how Toms River used to be. Not as built up-still quite a few farms-before all the 55+ developments came in and really started the out of control crazy growth. I remember as a kid once Labor Day came-it would be very dead as all the tourists would go home.. Many of the houses on my street were summer houses. I cannot believe how different Toms River is from when I was a kid. However, that happens everywhere

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by cari2

Speaking of Seaside, I remember trying to win cartons of cigarettes on the boardwalk. That's one thing I don't miss...

lol - that's where you could find my parents if we ever got lost!

[Bored2Day]

Originally Posted by wileynj

lol - that's where you could find my parents if we ever got lost!

Mine too! And they could actually win at those wheels back then!

[Bored2Day]

Originally Posted by Calico696

Really? Wow, I haven't been to one in about 25-30 years, plus I don't eat red meat any more. Do they have chicken?

I thinks so...but it is all about the beef at Stewarts! Nothing better than a chili dog and rootbeer except maybe a hamburger and rootbeer...I'm getting hungry! Remember going there after baseball games! Aaaahhh Good Times

[Machinist]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

My favorite memory from the Route 1 flea market is the pickles- big 50-gallon drums full of huge sour pickles- you just reached in with the tongs and wrapped one in some wax paper, and walked all over the flea market dripping pickle juice on the floor, yourself, and anything that got in your way......lol.

How about the mini donuts. They used to float in the oil and then move to the conveyor belt. Powered sugar or cinnamon.

[fischfan13]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

I think it was Roosevelt Stadium. But it was most commonly called Giants Stadium.

It was always called Roosevelt Stadium.

[desertsun41]

Anyone remember Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips? I used to work up in Lodi where they had an Arthur Treachers location and I ate there often.

This was the first fast food seafood joint.

[DonnaP1024]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

Yes I remember Robert E Lee restaurant. We ate there plenty of times and also caught plenty of Blue Claw Crabs right below it in Morgans Creek. Remember all the Horse Shoe Crabs down there during mating season?

Speaking of Robert E Lee. Just across the street and down the road does anyone remember the old Smorgasbord on the corner? The dinner/show place? What was the name of that? We seen some good mini concerts there while having dinner.

Club Bene, it's gone now too

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

Anyone remember Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips? I used to work up in Lodi where they had an Arthur Treachers location and I ate there often.

This was the first fast food seafood joint.

There's one in the Rockaway mall. There's also a Nathans Hotdogs. Old style fast food joints are making a come back!