I'm 53, so I must be a Boomer too. I grew up in LasSalle, though - 95th Street School for Elementary. We moved to DeVeaux when I was in 10th grade, so I graduated from NFHS in '70.

Anyone remember Van Miller's TV show "It's Academic"? I was on the NFHS team with Mike Capizzi & Barb DelGross, and we won twice.

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Originally posted by starlight:
Here's another: Where was the Trippi's Markets? Here a hint: It used to be Laublaws back in the day. Come on, guys... I grew up in the 70s and 80s and am I the only one who remembers this stuff??? :-)

Ontario ave

yes it was Loblaws,do you remember where the strand & Cataract indoor theaters were located?

hey didnt Fanchot Tone live on buffalo ave and didnt the Porters own j.n. Adams dept store on falls st? by the way u are not going to beileve this but my son, leo in dallas tx called to say merry christmas a few hours ago and had been on niagara trivia and said "that has got to be my mom "that cape cod ggrandmother, now what are the odds that he would read it in texas when it was my very first post>

There used to be local radio station in NF where residents could call in and guess the sound of the day after playing the sound from somewhere around the city. My mom was a stay home mom until us boys were in school and she used to always listen and call in.

On a different note, does anyone remember the terrible odor when approaching the 66th st & Pine ave. bridge? As a joke someone in the car used to always say "who farted?". Rolling the windows up were automatic crossing that bridge. God Bless Al Strassburg who had a welding business near that bridge.

A few more that may have already been mentioned.

-A&P at the Pine Plaza.
-Pizza Oven on Cayuga in Lasalle.
-Bevery lanes which was one of my hangouts (used to love to bowl).
-Used to be a little cabinet place on Buffalo Ave near Cayuga Island that I used to sweep up every Saturday for 2 bucks a week (I was 15).

This might be one for the old timers. Near the corner of 18th & Niagara Ave (which was a beautiful street at one time), was a "silent movie house" next to a barber shop on the corner. My grandmother (Edna Manz) used to play piano for the silent films that played there. Anyone recall this?

beverly lanes just recently closed at the end of the 2005 season in april. sad to see it go. i've bowled since i was 4, so there were some good memories there.


wasn't trippi markets on hyde park blvd past niagara st.. by the letter streets, a,b,c,d?

Basil Brothers' LaSalle Theater - I remember it being near LaSalle Junior - they showed a bunch of cartoons & a couple of horror movies on saturday afternoon, and all us kids went there and rioted while our moms got to relax while we were gone.

Anybody remember the Rapids Theater in the North End?

For Leo. DO you remember these teachers?
Mr. Bird
Mrs. Graff
Miss Body
Mrs. Trapasso
Mrs. Torsey
Miss Rembace sp?

Did you ever play basketball in the school yard with Sam, Gags, Hambone, Siggy and the Klingersmiths?

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Where was Wallens' Mens Store?
Mark

Near the old Biers? department store?

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Here's one no one will get: HENRY'S HAMBURGERS. THIS IS WORTH 100 POINTS BABY!

Got used to work there Military road where applebees is and also Pine ave

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How about Lindsay photo....
Hysens Paint Store?!
Foggs gas Station!

- at six corners

my mom always talks about henry's hamburgers.. you could get a one pound bag of french fries for one dollar?! it used to be where fichte is now on the corner of 24th and pine, am i correct?

I never heard of the Bellevue Theater. Where was it?

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Originally posted by 17 street:
For Leo. DO you remember these teachers?
Mr. Bird
Mrs. Graff
Miss Body
Mrs. Trapasso
Mrs. Torsey
Miss Rembace sp?

Did you ever play basketball in the school yard with Sam, Gags, Hambone, Siggy and the Klingersmiths?

Wow, somebody here from the '60's era for sure! Let's see, I remember hearing of Mr. Bird, I think my brother might have had him. Definately remember Mrs. Graff, my third grade teacher. Younger brother and sister may have had Mrs. Trapasso and Torsey. The other names evade me although I seem to recall an Ann Klingersmith in my first or second grade class. Also recall my 4th grade teacher well, Miss Mallo, (have no idea of what her married name became) because she was my first childhood crush on a teacher. That would have been around 1965 or 66, so at age 9 or 10 I suppose I was getting ahead of myself!

By the way, re Henry's Hamburgers don't forget the Tuesday nights - 10 hamburgers for a dollar! I tell my kids that these days and they think I am older than dirt.

Leo

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Originally posted by M Shadow:
I'm 53, so I must be a Boomer too. I grew up in LasSalle, though - 95th Street School for Elementary. We moved to DeVeaux when I was in 10th grade, so I graduated from NFHS in '70.

Anyone remember Van Miller's TV show "It's Academic"? I was on the NFHS team with Mike Capizzi & Barb DelGross, and we won twice.

I don't recall the TV show, but does anyone remember that guy on the 4th of July, perhaps 1965 or so, who parachuted over Hyde Park and his chute didn't open? Made a mess of the car he landed on, to say nothing of himself. How about Diffiny's (Sp) where they used to serve the custard and Italian lemon ice on Hyde Park Blvd? And I realize I am new, but has anyone mentioned Trusello's yet? We've been trying to duplicate that pizza recipe for years - close a few times - but never the same. And it cost a DIME a slice.

Leo