Saturday, January 14, 2006
"GOT ME A THINKIN"
Their was some discussion on a blog about the downtown and the eateries we have and would like to see open and it got me a thinkin! You youngins won't remember but you old codgers and codgets will certainly have a twinkle in your eye when you think back to times long gone. One thing this City has always had were good eateries. Then as well as now. There were as many and diversified places to consume food as there were taverns.....and there was a tavern on just about every corner. (we will explore them maybe tomorrow) Just for shits and giggles, lets reminisce a bit and see how many we can remember and where they were located. A few I remember ---- The Hub, was located on both sides of Main street at one time or another --- Flourinies, Holden St where their is a parking lot now behind Berkshire Bank --- Boston Fish Market, also was on Holden street beyond Center St. towards River St. --- The Texan, was on Curran Hw. I believe across the street from WMNB Radio Station --- The Richmond Hotel, that was where the present hotel now stands --- Jacks Hot Dogs, been in the same place since the beginning of time...but must be noted here that the Jacks of today IS NOT the Jacks of yesteryear. These are just a few to get your memory warmed up.......... How many can you remember?
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I can't believe you left the Capital off that list. It was later bought and renamed to 55 Main, I don't know what its called now.
When I was a kid, I used to love going to Kentucky Fried Chicken, on State Rd, where Stop & Shop is now. They had a life-size statue of Col. Sanders in there. Scully's, on Center St., was a bar, but they had the best Fish & Chips in the city on Fridays.
Those are good ones. Also I remember J.J. Newberry Lunch counter.....The Apothecary Hall, was a soda fountain Don't remember if they served any food or not. OK I know there are a bunch more, don't stop now
Yes, the Apothecary Hall served food. Hot dogs, grilled cheese, soup, etc and of course the famous Mocca Sundae, and the best popcorn ever.
There was a Carrolls where the pizza hut was. In Williamstown there was the A&W, British Maid, and Dante's.
i remember the A&W on Curran Highway. My sister used to use taking me there for a root beer float as a "cover" for visiting some boy she had a crush on :)
And of course there was Laura's Pizza.
JEM
Ahhhh....Laura's Pizza....the best pizza ever made. I beleave there was a TEO's where the registry is now.
Right.. and Donna's Dairy Bar in Clarksburg (I think)
JEM
Ahhh.... Donna's Dairy Bar, Great hot sausage grinders on a summers evening, was always packed. My mother use to let me drive to and back from the dairy bar, before I had a liscence. We lived on Harris St. at the time and after dark there really wasn't much traffic back then. Hell you had to learn some how? :~) The old 57 Plymouth push button station wagon. Just in passing, when the tribe of us went to the Hoosic Drive In, my father would treet us to popcorn that a lady in Adams sold. I think it was across from Hoosic Valley Coal on the main road. Also on Main St. NA their was a dinner or soda shop a couple of doors down from the Paramount Theater, I think it was called TONY'S. It was run by a friends father.
One could probably find many photos of these places on http://www.randytrabold.com/.
yeah... ya gotta learn to drive somehow... as I recall, I learned to drive a stick shift by burning out the clutch of your brans new Subaru wagon! Hey, had to learn somehow!
JEM
I think Teo's was took over the old Moose Club on Asghland St.-- and Then moved toi Curran Highway -near where the Registry is--- Moose Club I say???? now the Mound----Camplight (now Key West) used to have great burgers/fries and hot sauage--- took Brewster and KC there for Friday nights when I had them for the weekend-- they had a shoot out game (precurser to the much more sophisticated video games-----maybe that's why Brewster has become a cop--- chbpod
Actually, when they tore down the old Moose Club, they built a new building that became Teo's. This was run by the same family as the Pittsfield Teo's (Dimassimo, not sure of spelling).THey closed and it became the Pitcher's Mound.
The place on Curran Highway was owned by Dick Jennings and was an anagram for his wifes name (Mary A J---Jaymar) That was a great place with little dogs and frosted mugs. For the entire time that the place was open, the juke box had Band on the Run by Wings and Jungle Love by Steve Miller. Both that bar and the Leprechaun (owned by the Doran family) across the road had beer specials on sunday nights.
After that, you could go to The Texan, next Door. This gready spoon was open all night long. Yummy!
I remember The Camplite had those great hot sausage and pepper steak sandwiches!
I use to like to go to "DORANS Tavern, where Lindas Restaurant is now on Rt.2, for the entertainment.....:~) Then on to UNISES to check on the sports situation. (Unises was where Nick Altier had his "ALTIERS BAR" on currin Hw. Then to...hell I can't remember the name but it was where Dennis StPier now has his bar next to Key West. Then maybe on to Sam's Place, I believe opened in 1974, a few doors down from the Camplight and next to a little dinner whos's nane I can't remember.
Sorry..... the Camplight was where Key West is now and I believe reopened on Rt.2 I think it was called "Champs Place"
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