Wow, does this bring back some pleasant memories, and I would bet that many other visitors will also pore over the ads above and find one or more spots they visited those 42 years ago. Hmmm....there's the Old Heidelberg, Cedar Gardens, Cesares Meat Market and their familiar "longhorn" trade mark, Lido Gardens, the old Hudson Beer Garden who apparently dropped the word "Beer" from their name. Lord, how time flies!TOM
Ralph Lucarella said...HI TOM...SEEING THAT AD OF CEDAR GARDENS REMINDS ME OF THE TIME MY BROTHER LOU AND I BUILT THE HAMILTON BOWLING LANES ON ROUTE 33 IN 1955. WE WANTED TO BUILD IT NEXT TO CEDAR GARDENS BUT WERE UNABLE TO ACQUIRE THE GROUND. THE OWNER OF CEDAR GARDENS AT THE TIME WAS FRANK AGABITI, ONE OF THE AREA'S BEST BOWLERS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE GROUND DOWN THE ROAD ACTOSS FROM TONY CAL'S AND PATTERSON CHEVROLET. WHEN THE LANES WERE SOLD IN 1970 THEY MOVED THEM TO KUSER ROAD. BEST REGARDS.
Love those ads and you can't beat the prices.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I love the old ads and always check to see if one rings a bell. My dad, Russell Logan, took me to eat at Lido Gardens in the late '40s. Could it be the same place as in the ad -- Hanover St? He used to stop at the Lido for takeout when he transferred buses to go home at night. He said the bus smelled really good. Again, Tom, thanks for the memories.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
My gosh, look at the prices. I note the Wayside on the Pennington Circle. To put the brakes on the rumor that the Route 69 signs had to be changed for risque reasons, that is just not true.
When the "Class of 1969" freshman hit the dorms at dear old Trenton State, the DOT could not keep the signs up fast enough.
I do believe we ate much better on far less income back then.
Ed Millerick
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