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As a young'in, what is this?

Wow, Anthony's and Kings Head. Amoco station wasn't there when I was (torn down to build that hotel?). Could never figure out Anthony's, a pizza place with Greek deserts, run by a family that looked Hispanic and had a Hispanic name (Mendez or something like that).

(12-08-2014 11:37 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  As a young'in, what is this?

Looking down Hampton Boulevard, you can just make out BAL on the left (is it still called BAL?)

ANthony's was run by a Filipino family named Mendoza. They had terrific pizza and a sub ("the Zorba") that rocked. Small pitchers of beer was a dollar. We had several years of our fraternity's happy hour here, and were always treated well.

(12-08-2014 11:39 PM)Stanger Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 11:37 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  As a young'in, what is this?

Looking down Hampton Boulevard, you can just make out BAL on the left (is it still called BAL?)

Oh. Oooooooh. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Is this what Monarch Way used to be? Or Killam? Dang.

And yeah, it's still the BAL.

(12-08-2014 11:57 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 11:39 PM)Stanger Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 11:37 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  As a young'in, what is this?

Looking down Hampton Boulevard, you can just make out BAL on the left (is it still called BAL?)

Oh. Oooooooh. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Is this what Monarch Way used to be? Or Killam? Dang.

And yeah, it's still the BAL.

No that was Hampton blvd.

Looking down towards where the ted is now.

I also remember when grays pharmacy had a lunch counter in it and they had the best limeade ever.

One year, think it was 1987, Kings Head had a thursday happy hour of $0.10 a draft. Craziness, as waitresses could not keep up with demand. Good bands there, too.

(12-09-2014 12:06 AM)Razor Ramon Monarch Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 11:57 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 11:39 PM)Stanger Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 11:37 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  As a young'in, what is this?

Looking down Hampton Boulevard, you can just make out BAL on the left (is it still called BAL?)

Oh. Oooooooh. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Is this what Monarch Way used to be? Or Killam? Dang.

And yeah, it's still the BAL.

No that was Hampton blvd.

Looking down towards where the ted is now.

I also remember when grays pharmacy had a lunch counter in it and they had the best limeade ever.

Really? Isn't BAL just off Hampton? It seems to be a block away in this photo. But I could just be seeing it wrong.

The white building on the left was Small's Hardware at the corner of 43rd St. and Hampton. Must have been a Sunday considering the lack of traffic. Seems like only yesterday.

Wow this is awesome! So much has changed!

Grays also had a great barbecue. Wish someone had a picture of the old quonset huts we used as classrooms. Classy!

I was a "Friar Tucks" Thursday Night guy.

(12-09-2014 07:11 AM)GO_MONARKS Wrote:  I was a "Friar Tucks" Thursday Night guy.

I was a Friar Tucks, 4400 club,Zeros, Kings Head Inn, etc. etc. etc. every night guy.

(12-09-2014 08:59 AM)blewbyu Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 07:11 AM)GO_MONARKS Wrote:  I was a "Friar Tucks" Thursday Night guy.

I was a Friar Tucks, 4400 club,Zeros, Kings Head Inn, etc. etc. etc. every night guy.

Yeah, that was me too.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers played Kings Head Inn...

It seemed every place had a special on a different night back then. Friar Tucks, Speedys Tacos, Anthonys, Zeros, 4400, Crazy Charlie's, etc.

Anyone remember the name of another pizza place on the corner just north of King's Head?

You guys might be interested in the following:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164517715136/?fref=nf
Shelley continues to post pics some of you 70s people might find yourselves in.
Additionally, Buddy Wall and Bob Wagner are active, and curiously, out of the blue, Steve Sakis friended me a few weeks ago, so he around as well.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/49326176311/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kings-Hea...4173738357

EDIT: I do believe that I see bigblue78 in one of those old 4400 pics!

This thread makes me feel young. Thanks guys!

My favorite was Batterson's.

(12-09-2014 10:30 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  This thread makes me feel young. Thanks guys!

My favorite was Batterson's.

You're going to have to go back further than that to catch the old guys. When I was there it just changed to Battersons, I think it was School Room or School House or something like that before.

But Battersons was cool.