Jersey "Institutions" of Yesteryear...Ahhhh (East Orange, Union: auction, nightclub)

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Originally Posted by redc

This thread is magical..thank you to everyone who keeps it alive.

A couple of points of trivia:
E.J. Korvettes, I lived near the one next to Pal's Cabin in West Orange.
Does anyone know what the name E.J. Korvettes stood for?

Also, people have mentioned Olympic Park. Do you remember riding on the carousel there?? Where is that carousel today???
Hint: Millions have ridden it since its time in NJ ended in the 1960's. In fact, I was on it last summer at age 53, thinking back to riding on it in 1962 with my mom.

OK here are the answers:
E.J. Korvettes was a contraction of: Eight Jewish Korean Veterans
and
The old carousel at Olympic Park was purchased by Disney and now sits in the middle of Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom as Cinderella's Golden Carrousel!

[Stripes17]

Originally Posted by redc

OK here are the answers:
E.J. Korvettes was a contraction of: Eight Jewish Korean Veterans
and
The old carousel at Olympic Park was purchased by Disney and now sits in the middle of Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom as Cinderella's Golden Carrousel!

I remember my parents shopping at Korvettes when I was younger.

But, Snopes disagrees about the Korvette name origin. See this link: snopes.com: E.J. Korvette -- Eight Jewish Korean War Veterans?

[sues1]

Originally Posted by biscman

What was the Hooker man??

It was supposed to be a ghost of a man who had his had cut off, and walked the tracks at nite looking for it.

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by sues1

It was supposed to be a ghost of a man who had his had cut off, and walked the tracks at nite looking for it.

He's your version of the Jersey Devil! What area is he supposed to haunt?

[manderly6]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

Chester Flea Market and the Chester Bakery. The

That reminded me of Larison's Turkey Farm Inn in Chester. Loved that place as a kid.

[manderly6]

Originally Posted by JennyOnTheMove

When I was a kid, growing up in Fort Lee, we had Hiram's AND Callahan's, right across the street from each other. I had a family of 7, and we all liked different things, and we'd argue over which 'burger and dog joint we'd go to! When we ordered from Callahan's it was the ONLY time my mother let me drink Yoo Hoo- FROM A BOTTLE no less....Nobody worried that I'd kill myself on the bottle- we didn't have "juice boxes" back then...

Thank god Rut's Hut is still around.

[rorys]

Originally Posted by marye711

There is a beefsteak Charlies in Fairfiled oh wiat no thats charlie Browns sorry, carry on!

It used to be What's Your Beef...

[ocnjgirl]

Speaking of steak, anyone remember Chubby's?

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Originally Posted by Stripes17

I remember my parents shopping at Korvettes when I was younger.

But, Snopes disagrees about the Korvette name origin. See this link: snopes.com: E.J. Korvette -- Eight Jewish Korean War Veterans?

I stand corrected if the Snopes info is true...but it sure is a neat urban legend.

Also, I bought my circa 1923-1973 Yankee Stadium seats at Korvettes in 1973 for $7.50 each!!!!

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Originally Posted by plant guy

hello does anyone remember Bonds Ice Cream in Montclair they had a great milkshake called a awfull awfull

There tag line was: "The Awful Awful: Awful Big and Awful Good."

If you could drink one you could have another for free.

How about Bertrands Island Amusement Park on Lake Hopatcong???

Bertrand Island Amusement Park, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey