New York City memories (Union, Lexington: transfer to, neighborhoods, versus)

[ElizaTeal]

Originally Posted by Miles

Gimbels, Korvettes, Alexander's, Nathan's at Herald Square.

Don't forget Robert Hall and Kliens and A&S.

[ElizaTeal]

Originally Posted by njmike

Horn and Hardart (sp), egg creames.

Let's not forget the hotest hot chocolate, as a kid it seemed to take forever to cool.

[Moderate Guy]

Originally Posted by Miles

A NY Memory:

My NY Memories bring a tear to my eyes and a throb in my heart. I remember as a lad of 15 my very first kiss and right here in NYC. It was a nice, balmy spring day in Central Park, the noonday sun was brilliantlly shining, the flowers were in full bloom, robins were singing a lovely tune while flapping their tiny wings up above, the grass was pure, rich, of a verdant color. All was beautiful and the mood was right.

I held her hands, embraced her, and gently kissed her on the cheeks as she mumbled unintelligible but sweet nothings back to me.

Yes, I'll always remember our first kiss - and that chihuahua continues to be adorable.

I owe an apology to the OP for the above fictionalized NYC memory. I've never owned a pet and am in fact not a pet person. I do frequent Central Park and I am an aspiring writer. As such I let my imagination wander a little and tried to create an anecdote that perhaps many have actually experienced - with a substitution of a love interest instead of the chihuahua above. It was meant to be an antclimactic, dramatic but still comical skit.

There are, however, many other valid NYC memories in this thread including my other contributions.

Thanks, OP.

[Fred314X]

Another wonderful old (and vanishing) New York City treat is the lime rickey. Manny's Luncheonette--13 Avenue off 40 Street in Brooklyn--is one of the last remaining places where you can get a real, authentic, old fashioned lime rickey.

[Tom in Spring Hill]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

Somebody mentioned Good Humor. How about Bungalow Bar?

Bungalow Bar, tastes like tar.
The more you eat it
The sicker you are!

I think a good humor guy wrote that. :-)

[ElizaTeal]

Originally Posted by Viralmd

'The Sandy Becker Show' with the Professor, Norton Nork, Hambone, etc....He used to bring his dog, Schatze, on the show, as well.



'My Friend Flicker??????' It's 'My Friend Flicka' - Flicka is the Swedish word for 'girl.' It was originally a novel, by Mary O'Hara.

Remember Officer Joe Bolton? He had a kid's show too.

[Aylalou]

Chock full of nuts is that heavenly coffee, heavenly coffee, heavenly coffee, chock full of nuts is that heavenly coffee, you can something something

[Moderate Guy]

the good old days when you went in to KFC during Xmas to buy fried chicken and came out with your paid for meal plus an Xmas LP on the house.

[Aylalou]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

Someone else started a thread about the Chow Chow trucks. This got me thinking about other aspects of life that have disappeared from the city. For instance, the old fashioned seltzer bottles with the metal nozzle. Let's see what else longtime residents (and natives) recall...

The life-size cardboard statues of Miss Reingold.

[Aylalou]

The wicker seats in the unairconditioned subway but the windows stayed open.