Hi all,
I grew up in JH in the late 60s-70s, here's what I remember:
On 73rd st near Roosevelt, a Chinese Laundry and a shoe repair shop. The bus terminal at 74th street. This used to have a Fanny Farmer chocolate store at the Broadway/ Roosevelt aAve intersection. Downstairs in the train station there used to be a Nediks and some small shops. Opposite Fanny Farmer, There was a dry cleaners by the subway entrance, a liquor store (still there), a fruit stand, a Hallmark card store, and a drug store.
74th street shops, Essex House Coffee shop, La Conca de Oro Pizzeria, Lamstons 5 & 10, Ferns stationary and toys, Ferns Record shop and sporting goods (opened a couple of doors down) Big 4 Meats, a children's clothing store (don't recall the name), a woman's undergarments store, a jewelry store, Key Food, The original small Jackson diner, Jay Dee Bakery and Fashion Rack. Later came Sam & Raj, the first Indian electronics store in the neighborhood.
On 37th Ave between 74th & 75 th streets was Joseph of Italy beauty salon, next to that was a hardware store/housewares, I can't recall the name of. Armondos restaurant and La Portena have been there for a number of years and Carvel ice cream store. I also recall a fish store with sawdust and live crabs and lobsters. I think this may have been on Roosevelt near the Chase Manhattan Bank that's still there.
Further up was Dairy Queen (across from the Post Office), Numbers records and tapes (probably the second Indian business) KFC, an old used book store, Guilietta pizzeria (which had the first Sicilian slices that I can remember) Fields Department store, and of course Jahns. On Roosevelt was the great Toy City toy store. This had sporting goods, hobbies, dolls, games, everything you could imagine!
82nd street I recall a photography studio, A jewelry store, Woolworth's (with a great Luncheon counter), Buster Brown Shoes, Clarks department store, The Record Room, Burger Nest, Chock full o Nuts.
and of course there was the great Dragon Seed Polynesian Chinese Restaurant with its tiki huts, Pu Pu platter, friendly staff dressed in flowered shirts, tiki glasses, puffer fish lamps, great BBQ spare ribs and fried rice with egg in it! Ah what memories! those were the days! I'm sure I missed some places, but this is what sticks out fro my ch oldhood memories of shopping with my mother after school. I wish I could see pictures from that time. Anyone know of a site that posts old pics of the nabe?
