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86th Street Stores
Here's the pizza parlor that was a favorite
stop on 86th street before or after a movie at the RKO across the street.
If you had a pizza above, it was most likely
made by Tony above. I ate more pizzas on the counter above that I can count.
Picture provided by Marilyn Compel.
A trip up and down 85th Street with Bob via
his Coffeedrome web site. A trip worth taking to see some of the things that
you took for granted.
Take a minute now to see what you have missed on 86th Street.
Picture provided by Walter.
A recent email form one of our
recent visitors to the Yorkville web site.
The Platzl Bar & Restaurant, F. Stiegmann German
Imports (above the Platzl), E. Kirchgaessner Men's Clothing, The Hofbrau (and
above it, The Corso), restaurant and night club, respectively. Remember the big
neon sign in the Hofbrau' s window, reading "Wurzburger Hofbrau Braustubel" ?
Barney Google's (singles bar), Berlin Bar and Bremen Haus (corners of E. 86th and
Third and E. 86th and Second, respectively. Karl Ehmer's Pork Store, Elk Candy
Store, Mielke (selling German records and tapes), Richard Schmidt's Deli (on
Second Ave. opposite Schaller & Weber), also Bavarian House (German clothing,
hats, etc., owned by George Robl ). The Old Dutch Deli next to the
Heidelberg
Restaurant, and the Cafe Hindenburg back on E. 86th. I loved the area back in
the l960's and 70's. Can anyone tell me where Emil's Pork Store was located?
Also, a pork store owned by a Karl Ehni ? It's featured in a book I have, "New
York In The Forties". My grandmother lived at 246 East 94th St. Ruppert's garage
was on the same block. Glad to see your website is preserving the memories of
the once-wonderful Yorkville neighborhood,
See the Steuben Day Parade by photos from Tom
Wiegand
Best, Tom THOMAS WIEGAND" <nighthawk411@verizon.net>
Everyone had to go
to the grocery store. I was usually down the street at our little grocery store
getting a loaf of Silvercup White Bread. My mother used to go through hell and
high water trying to fool mne that it a Silvercup. Many times she got Wonder
Bread and saved the Silvercup wrapper to try and fool me. I knew my Silvercup
Bread.
Another
email from one of our visitors.
Some info on the the tiny little German Elk's Candy Store which was on 86th
Street near 2nd Ave. They closed quite some years ago. After being closed for at
least a year or two they reopened on 2nd Ave bet. 85th & 84th Street. Sadly they
just closed a few months ago for good, so there's no place anymore to get that
great marzipan that they made. The people were always lined up outside their
door on holidays to buy all their goodies.
Also there was the Rainbow Italian Restaurant on 86th Street bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave
(uptown side of the street) Great food!
Remember the old shoemaker on 1st Ave bet. 86th and 85th Street, the little
short old man who ran it was there for years. Then the store moved around the
corner to 85th Street bet. 1st & 2nd Ave. It's still there today, different
owner of cause.
Also what about PS 190 on 82nd Street bet 1st & 2nd Ave - The Paul Revere School
was it's name...
Thanks Carole
The Ideal
Restaurant's original location closed in 1997 when the
building that housed it was torn down. It moved about
three-quarters of a block east on 86th street to between 1st and
2nd avenues, where the owners tried to continue it as an upscale
bar-restaurant before it closed for good in 1998.
Also, The entrances to
the Bremen House were on 3rd avenue between 85th and 86th
and east of 3rd avenue and 86th. That later became a V.I.M.
store for a number of years before the buildings housing that
store and much of the rest of the block was torn down.
Another restaurant on
86th you may remember was Flaming Embers, which was a
much better version of the legendary Tad's Steakhouse that is
still in operation around Times Square. Flaming Embers was
originally on 86th street (towards 87th) and 3rd avenue, opening
in late 1977 when they were famous for the $2.99 sirloin steak
with a huge baked potato among other things. Obviously, the
price went up over the years, but they remained in the area
(eventually around 1995 or so switching locations with The
Wiz, moving next to the 86th Street East just east of 3rd
avenue until it closed in 2006 as it was another business forced
out when the buildings on 3rd avenue from 85th-86th were torn
down).
Finally, the Merit
Farms store on 86th Street was west of 2nd avenue going
towards 3rd. I forget when that closed for good.
Thanks Walt
(July 9, 2008)
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To correct you on the old Lowes'
Orpheum, that theatre was on the north side of 86th street west of 3rd
avenue going towards Lexington. When it became a movie house, that theater's
balcony was cordoned off from the main theatre, with that becoming the Lowes'
Cine, which was then renamed the Lowes' Orpheum 2 in 1978. The entire theatre
was torn down in 1990 along with the Off-Track Betting location (that
opened in 1971) next door to the Lowes' Cine/Orpheum 2 for a high-rise that now
houses a newer, multi-screen version of the Lowes' Orpheum.
Also, the Grand Union on 86th street west of 1st avenue in the '80s
became one of the first supermarkets to be open 24 hours a day. That location
is now a Gristidies that is open 24 hours a day.
Thanks Walt (July 14, 2008)
What was
your favorite grocery store?
This is another section that could use some input. Know of a grocery store s that
use a little attention form your block, let us know. If you
see one that is missing let me know in an
email to Marty. If there was something special about the place, I'll add
that in the description/location.
If anyone remembers the
name, let me know. Especially the one on my block. Begins with a "b" if I
recall.
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Store Name |
Location, Owners,
Other Helpers, etc. |
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Addie Vallins |
Location and ? |
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Albrecht's |
Ladies apparel |
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Barney Googles |
Night Life on 86th Street. |
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Bauer Bakery |
Bauer Bakery on Lexington Avenue
between 86th St. and 85th St. Bauer bakery is also listed under Bakeries |
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Bavarian House |
German clothing, hats, etc., owned by
George Robl |
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Bavarian Inn Restaurant |
Restaurant. |
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Berlin Bar |
Home of the famous hot dog that you
would eat outside the bar. |
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Black & White |
The "Black & White" photography store
between 1st. and 2nd. on the north side of 86th. I believe they started in
1918 and lasted into the '80's ?? by
Leroy |
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Botany Bay |
Clothing store. |
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Bremen House |
Market. Corners of E. 86th and Third
and E. 86th and Second |
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Cafe Geiger |
Café Geiger, on the downtown side
of 86th Street near 3rd Ave., had delicious German pastries and cakes. The
back had a sit-down café where a violinist played, I believe, on weekends.
Very cozy (gemuetlich). By "Monika Hines"
<MHines@carellabyrne.com> |
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Cafe Hindenburg |
back on E. 86th |
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Coffee Shop |
It was on 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, just above the
subway station on the southwest corner. by
Kathy Grunwald. |
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The Corso |
Nite Club |
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Crawford |
The other clothing store that I couldn't think of. Where was
it locate don 86th Street? |
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Cushman's Bakery |
Bakery was located on 86th Street and
2nd Avenue. |
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Elk Candy Store |
Some info on the the tiny little German Elk's Candy Store which was on 86th
Street near 2nd Ave. They closed quite some years ago. After being closed
for at least a year or two they reopened on 2nd Ave bet. 85th & 84th Street.
Sadly they just closed a few months ago for good, so there's no place
anymore to get that great marzipan that they made. The people were always
lined up outside their door on holidays to buy all their goodies. |
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Flagg Bros |
And of course Flagg Bros. on 3rd
Avenue, where we bought our Dutch toed shoes or square toed as some called
them. They went well with our pegged pants. WillyB. |
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Flying Embers |
On 86th Street, near 3rd Avenue |
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Gimbel's |
On 86th Street, just west of Lexington Avenue. by
Kathy Grunwald. |
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Grand Union Super Market |
Grand Union was located on the Southside of 86th Street,
between 1st and 2nd Avenues and more towards 1st Avenue. They gad a store
detective there that was named "Sherlock". The became a 24 hour
store and is now called Gristidies. |
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Grants |
On 3rd Avenue and just north of Woolworth's |
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Greenberg's |
At Greenberg's we would purchase our
Easter, First Communion and Confirmation attire. In later years, I shopped
here for my own children's clothing. Ann (Brown) Armstrong. |
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Helfer's |
The record store where you could
listen to those great 45's. |
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The Hofbrau |
Restaurant. Remember the big neon sign
in the Hofbrau' s window, reading "Wurzburger Hofbrau Braustubel" ? |
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Horn & Hardart Automat |
1050's version of fast food restaurant...way ahead of their
time. |
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Howard Clothes |
On 86th Street, just west of the subway entrance off
Lexington Avenue |
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Ideal Lunch & Bar |
You missed the Ideal Lunch & Bar on
86th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, closer to 2nd. It was a small hole
in the wall but had terrific food. My father and cousin ran it toward the
end. It was owned by the Humbert family. Contributed by
Monika (Humbert) Hines
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Joe's Spaghetti's House |
If you ever walked up 86th Street from 2nd Avenue, you'll
recall the man in the window with the white hat and the big pots of
spaghetti cooking by the windows. It was my first introduction to Italian
cooking. |
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Karl Ehmer's pork store |
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E. Kirchgaessner Men's Clothing |
Men's Clothing |
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Kleine Konditorei
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Cafe & Restaurant. A picture of the
Steuben Day parade shows you this store above. |
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Kramer's Bakery |
German bakery on 2nd Avenue between
85th and 86th Streets. |
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Lady Orva |
Ladies Stockings |
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Linden's Bar & Restaurant |
Bar and Restaurant located next to the Loew's theatre, just
west of 3rd Avenue. Great French fries. |
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Little Finland |
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Loreli Restaurant |
Somewhere next to Joe's Spaghetti House on the north side of
86th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. |
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Lowes' Orpheum |
Located on the north side of 86th Street
west of 3rd Avenue going towards Lexington Avenue |
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Manhattan Savings Bank |
On the corner of 85th Street and 2nd
Avenue? |
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Martin's Bar |
Location? |
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Merit Farms |
A deli on 86th Street between 1st and
2nd Avenues, on the south side of 86th Street ?
Do you remember Merit Farms on 85th Street
and Lexington? They had the best knishes. by Kathy Grunwald. |
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Mielke |
Selling German records and tapes |
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Miles Shoe Store |
On 3rd Avenue between 86th and 87th Streets. |
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Mokka Restaurant |
Hungarian Restaurant |
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Nathan's |
Hot dog stand on 86th and Lexington Avenue. by
Kathy Grunwald. |
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National Shoe Store |
On 3rd Avenue between 86th and 87th Streets. If I recall,
this area of 3rd Avenue was shoe tore after shoe store. |
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Old Dutch Deli |
next to the Heidelberg Restaurant |
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Optician Shop |
On the north side of 86th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. |
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Papaya King |
This was the one on the side of 86th
Street where the Loew's movie theatre was located. What was the name of the
one across the street, on the downtown side? |
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Paul Revere School |
PS 190 on 82nd Street bet 1st & 2nd Ave - The Paul Revere School was it's
name... |
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Platz Bar & Restaurant |
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Prexy's |
The hamburger joint. |
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Rainbow Italian Restaurant |
On 86th Street bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave (uptown side of the street) Great food! |
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Rigo Bakery |
Hungarian Bakery |
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RKO |
On the north side of 86th Street, just west of Lexington
Avenue. |
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Salamander |
A German shoe store which still exists
in Germany |
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Schaller & Weber |
German grocery store with all those great cold cuts and
breads |
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Richard Schmidt's Deli |
on Second Ave. opposite Schaller &
Weber |
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F. Stiegmann German Imports |
Above the Platz bar & Restaurant |
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Trans-Lux |
The theater on Madison Ave & 85th.was
the "Trans-Lux". Leroy. |
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Tuxedo Ballroom |
Dancing of Friday and Saturday nights. |
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White Tower |
How many hamburgers could you eat
at the joint? |
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Wienecke |
Wienecke was located between Woolworth
and the Lorelei. It was a better German restaurant with entertainment
(music). by "Monika Hines" <MHines@carellabyrne.com> |
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Woolworths |
The5 and 10 cents store next to Grants
on 3rd Avenue. |
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Wright's |
Restaurant on 86th and Lexington. |
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Young People's |
Children's shop next to Albrecht's
store. |
If anybody has pictures, either the old days or a current
picture, send them along in an
email to Marty.
It there is a watering hole that is not on the above list, send the facts
along so that it can be added.
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