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Post by Gregg on Feb 2, 2007 18:48:01 GMT -5
Our family used to eat dinner there after church about once a month. They had great fried chicken! It was located on the east side of Central Ave., immediately north of the New York Central siding that ran into the Arvin 17th St. plant. During the week, I think it was a cafeteria pretty much dedicated to Arvin employees, but on Sunday, they opened their doors to the general public. Does anyone else have any recollections of the place?
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Post by Gregg on Feb 2, 2007 18:36:10 GMT -5
Bob, Unless I'm mistaken, Jerry's didn't open until after mid-1964, which is when I moved to Tennessee. I ate there several times when I'd be home visiting the folks. In their latter years, Jerry's served a pretty decent breakfast, but when it came to their basic sandwiches, I always liked Frisch's better.
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Post by Gregg on Feb 7, 2007 20:04:55 GMT -5
The Stromboli steak sandwich was my favorite. When Pasquale's went out of business,(about 1962 or 63), the place became a Charmichael's fish shop. I worked right next door, at Tom Pickett's, all through highschool. At the western end of the building was One-Hour Martenizing,(sp?). Sometime in the 1970s or 1980s the dry-cleaners had an explosion, which leveled the entire structure. I think the "Olympia North" (or whatever they called it), went in at the Pasquale end of the new building.
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Post by Gregg on Jun 4, 2007 18:14:06 GMT -5
Ricky, I think that subject was pretty well covered in the school newspaper this past school year.
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Post by Gregg on Feb 1, 2007 10:14:31 GMT -5
It would appear that the Greeks were way ahead of the curve when it came to subscribing to telephone service. Three-digit numbers. Too cool!
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Post by Gregg on Apr 29, 2007 13:28:37 GMT -5
North side of the square in Hope? Bob, I didn't even notice the hint. I recognized the horse .
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Post by Gregg on Mar 25, 2007 22:53:27 GMT -5
Bob, You must have really enjoyed "burnt" potato chips.
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Post by Gregg on Oct 30, 2006 23:08:05 GMT -5
OK. Here's something that I don't believe has been brought up before. Who delivered you? Dr. Dorothy D. Teal was the one who brought me into this world, and she was the first of many to smack me on the behind. I don't know how mwny doctors in Columbus delivered babies in the mid-1900s, but I have several friends who were also greeted by Dr. Teal. She may have been one of only a handful. As a side-note, I have a receipt for my mother's,(and my), hospital stay in July of 1946, and the 7-day visit at Bartholomew County Hospital was $45 ! Do you think there might be a correlation between wide-spread health insurance and the rising cost of health care? Providers used to have to look you in the eye when they handed you the bill.
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Post by Gregg on Jun 13, 2006 9:33:08 GMT -5
I believe one route was called,"North Washington."
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Post by Gregg on Jun 12, 2006 18:28:56 GMT -5
I think the Swan was on Washington Street, and where was Lib's Nook?
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Post by Gregg on Jun 29, 2005 21:06:34 GMT -5
Nanc, In the 1950s, our family bought all our groceries from A & P and Standard, both on the west side of Washington Street, and I have fond memories of going to both places. What I'm having difficulty sorting out is which of the stores had the life-sized, animated head of Elsie the Cow on the back wall. As I recall, "Elsie's" head swung from side-to-side. It was pretty impressive to a 4-year old.......not unlike the little doll that rapped on the showcase window with his wand at Smith's Jewelry Store. I hope you, or someone else, can clear up the "Elsie Mystery" for me.
Gregg Galbraith
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Post by Gregg on Oct 28, 2005 16:32:18 GMT -5
Wasn't there a Hollenbeck Grocery on 17th Street, just west of the railroad tracks, in the little cluster of shops where Bob Condon's barber shop is today? Steve Hollenbeck's parents, grandparents, or both owned it, as I recall. Also, when I started school at St. Peter's,(1952), there was a little store directly across 5th Street from school. I think it was run by the family of one of my class-mates, Louis Barba(sp?). One item that they carried, and which I've never seen since, was planks of licorice, about 1.5"X3"X 1/4" thick. One side was smooth, while the opposite side was grooved. Recollections, anyone?
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Post by Gregg on Jul 6, 2006 12:49:44 GMT -5
According to Phil Anderson's article, that's Muriel Imel, PRR block manager, handing train orders to the engineer.
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Post by Gregg on Oct 27, 2006 15:54:54 GMT -5
Weren't Don and Ross actually raised in or near Azalea?
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Post by Gregg on Feb 19, 2007 11:53:08 GMT -5
AMEN!!!!! I just wish Fox would change "Rushville" to "Columbus" in their graphics. This is, after all, the information age!
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Post by Gregg on Feb 19, 2008 21:10:46 GMT -5
The place that sold hot dogs steamed in beer was Lum's. The Oriental Gardens was on 25th Street, right next door to Central Pharmacy, and west of the railroad tracks. I think the buildings were connected, but the pharmacy portion was much older.
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Post by Gregg on Apr 1, 2008 9:47:51 GMT -5
According to a 1983 book celebrating the 125th anniversery of the forming of the St. Peter's congregation, the building was erected in 1904. It replaced a much smaller brick structure which also stood at or near 5th and Sycamore and was built in 1871.
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Post by Gregg on Mar 23, 2008 12:09:36 GMT -5
I was reminded this morning of the many St. Peter's Lutheran sunrise services our family attended at the Columbus Drive-In. Yes, the pulpit was atop the concession stand, and we listened via the window-hung speakers, but I don't recall hearing any "Amens" by means of car horns. We Lutherans are bit too reserved for that. At any rate, it was a simpler time. I hope you all have a blessed Easter!.......By the way, in order to save time,(and leg work for the ushers), I'm sure the collection plate was at the ticket booth.
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Post by Gregg on Mar 14, 2008 10:03:42 GMT -5
Jack, The song you asked about was probably by Dickie Goodman. He issued several records in the 50s featuring "Man on the street interviews", wherein all the answers to the questions would be samples from hit songs of the day. Wikipedia has a pretty extensive biography of him
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Post by Gregg on Dec 20, 2006 0:50:10 GMT -5
Bob, I wish I could say that living in Nashville,TN gave me an edge, but I've never seen such a contraption. I do, however, own an ice cream freezer, and the "dasher" was a dead give-away. Speaking of Dashers, Merry Christmas to Columbus from the heart of Dixie!
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