Anyone From Rosedale, Queens? (best, Vietnamese, place)

[MartyF]

Originally Posted by Pat L

anyone remember Marty the butcher ???
Lived off of 259th St.

Yes, Marty's Market.
That was my grandfather, and my father, also named Marty worked there for many years. I lived upstairs from the butcher shop when I was a kid, we moved out to Nassau County when I was 5, but my father continued to work in the butcher shop for quite a few years after that.
The shop and row of stores - including a place named "Betty's" which was right next store to the butcher shop - was sold to another guy in the 1980's.
My dad switched careers at some point in the late 1970's, and my Grandfather died in 2004 after a long fight with cancer.
I've not been back to Rosedale for over 25 years. Last time I was there, it was a mess

Thanks for remembering my grandfather's shop.

[Tamijoy]

Originally Posted by MartyF

Yes, Marty's Market.
That was my grandfather, and my father, also named Marty worked there for many years. I lived upstairs from the butcher shop when I was a kid, we moved out to Nassau County when I was 5, but my father continued to work in the butcher shop for quite a few years after that.
The shop and row of stores - including a place named "Betty's" which was right next store to the butcher shop - was sold to another guy in the 1980's.
My dad switched careers at some point in the late 1970's, and my Grandfather died in 2004 after a long fight with cancer.
I've not been back to Rosedale for over 25 years. Last time I was there, it was a mess

Thanks for remembering my grandfather's shop.

I remember the butcher shop...your grandfather always gave us a slice of bologna to eat while he was cutting the cold cuts!

[MatthewM147thRd]

Originally Posted by MartyF

Yes, Marty's Market.
That was my grandfather, and my father, also named Marty worked there for many years. I lived upstairs from the butcher shop when I was a kid, we moved out to Nassau County when I was 5, but my father continued to work in the butcher shop for quite a few years after that.
The shop and row of stores - including a place named "Betty's" which was right next store to the butcher shop - was sold to another guy in the 1980's.
My dad switched careers at some point in the late 1970's, and my Grandfather died in 2004 after a long fight with cancer.
I've not been back to Rosedale for over 25 years. Last time I was there, it was a mess

Thanks for remembering my grandfather's shop.

Just like Tami said, we used to go to Marty's all the time and got in line for our slices of bologna. I remember Betty's as well. What was the name of the German deli right next door to Marty's on one side and the Post Office on the other??

[STrapani1105]

I heard about this neighborhood a few years ago. I'm young and recently I've been interested in places where my family comes from. Although I did not have any family that grew up in Rosedale (that I know of), the areas in which my father n other family members grew up sound a lot like the way you folks describe Rosedale in the late 60's early 70's. I think it sounds really nice and I like all of your little stories. My dad grew up in your generation. My family is of Italian decent and I am ever interested in the legacy that my fellow hard-working Italians built in this country. I heard Rosedale, which was formely Irish and Italian, now has a lot of Afro-Carribean influence. I'm seeing now a lot of neighborhoods that were built by hard-working Italians and are now taken over by other cultures. The legacies my people built now lay in ruins. I see it all the time here in Jersey. In 5-10 years I will have my own children and I want to raise them in a nice place and I want them to be surrounded by their own hard-working paisans. Any comments or suggestions? If you can, post about any nice Italian-American neighborhoods and towns.

[MikeTheEss]

OK, I've returned to J&S Pizza several times.

It now, officially, sucks.

I don't know what they did, how they changed the old recipe we all loved so well. But now, it is just like an oversized, overpriced, Elio's Frozen Pizza.

I am saddened.

[Maggie Villeneuve]

reading all your memories made Me cry, what a magic place for kids, does any one remember "Al the Stomper?" I live in Maryland and still have the worst accent.

[Pat L]

Originally Posted by MikeTheEss

OK, I've returned to J&S Pizza several times.

It now, officially, sucks.

I don't know what they did, how they changed the old recipe we all loved so well. But now, it is just like an oversized, overpriced, Elio's Frozen Pizza.

I am saddened.

Mike hate to hear you had another bad J & S experience. Wonder if it sucked back then and we just didnt know any better ! lol I had a J & S pie about 2 years ago and thought it was great. I'll have to check it out again and see whats up. I used to like Paola Pizza on Francis Lewis Blvd better anyway !!

[last of the redmen]

Originally Posted by pat l

mike hate to hear you had another bad j & s experience. Wonder if it sucked back then and we just didnt know any better ! Lol i had a j & s pie about 2 years ago and thought it was great. I'll have to check it out again and see whats up. I used to like paola pizza on francis lewis blvd better anyway !!

pizza places in rosedale have not been replicated anywhere on long island!

Rate your favorite pizza:
My list
#1. Rosedale pizza in town (the best!!!)
#2. Paola pizza on francis lewis
#3. J & s pizza on merrick

[MatthewM147thRd]

Originally Posted by last of the redmen

pizza places in rosedale have not been replicated anywhere on long island!

Rate your favorite pizza:
My list
#1. Rosedale pizza in town (the best!!!)
#2. Paola pizza on francis lewis
#3. J & s pizza on merrick

I'll 2nd that list!

[Tamijoy]

Originally Posted by last of the redmen

pizza places in rosedale have not been replicated anywhere on long island!

Rate your favorite pizza:
My list
#1. Rosedale pizza in town (the best!!!)
#2. Paola pizza on francis lewis
#3. J & s pizza on merrick

Columbia Corner on Francis Lewis Was better then Paolo...sorry guys....