There are rats in Rittenhouse Square. Easy parking. (185) Where else can you be greeted by name and your kids asked after? Jack Doneius bought a run-down, but well-preserved diner in Manhattans lower West Side, spruced it up, and started serving upscale food. Just a classic Chinese restaurant menu today. Lets cut the nonsense, shall we? From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. Back then, these were not only the primary vectors for graffiti, but had torn and broken seats and rusted poles. Great article !! To Philadelphians of a certain age, the mere mention of the word diner meant the Melrose, an attitude cemented by the diners own long-running jingle, Those who know go to the Melrose.. I do miss the original owners, but maybe it was time for a change as in the last few years food quality had noticeably declined and the hours were cut back. Here are some fascinating photos that offer a glimpse into 1980s Philadelphia. We love this, especially in the suburbs. Strictly speaking, adiner is a prefabricated food-service structure with counter service and tables. As late as the 60s, they were all over the northwest suburbs in Montgomery county: Hatboro, Horsham, Willow Grove, Glenside, and many others. The fact that so few pristine examples remain should give anyone with an appreciation for aesthetic and structural quality reason enough to at least go in one and get a cup of coffee on a regular basis. I waitressed there for several months in the early/mid-1970s. What I wrote about Kabobeesh applies to the Penrose as well. | Photo: Randy Garbin. the well-worn griddle. Commissary, were expanding palates throughout the region with international DNA evidence linked Herman Lee Hobbs to the August 1980 death of 21-year-old Holly Ann Campiglia, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said in a statement this week. RESTAURANT & BAR HOURS. Accessible,welcoming spots like Little Petes pump the lifeblood of a city, and it seems like there are fewer and fewer of them every year. Thank you so much. | Photo: Randy Garbin. Steel's, Finelli's and Dooner's were among the exclusive drinking resorts of the early eighties. If you removed the cover from the Oregons menu and dropped it on a table at the similarly-sized Penrose diner on the other end of South Philly, no one would likely notice for a week or so. Yet again, it could have been much worse. City Hall was a mess. Weinsteinand his then-partner Bob Elfant brainstormed an idea to bring a family-style restaurant to the former Roy Rogers location on Germantown. They have about four things available for lunch and two of them are a turkey club sandwich served either with bacon or turkey bacon. Kids discussed open marriages in art class, and the 2000 block of Sansom Street was the bohemian center of the west-of-Broad universe, with head shops, cafes and clubs that leaked strains of poetry, jazz, disco, and the smoke of that natural plant. | Photo: Randy Garbin. Yes, I think that was it. On the plus side, he replaced the communal booths. One of my favorite Philadelphia restaurants of all time was Frankie Bradley's. I went there for years, and usually ate prime rib, which was . In the first decade of the 21st century, Petrogiannis also snapped up the Tiffany, Country Club, and Broad Street diners. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Koo Zee DooClosed in: 2013A 50 Best Restaurants-worthy (rare) Portuguese restaurant inNorthern Liberties (rarer) run by a James Beard Award-nominated chef (yep)? Bucks a must-win for Philly? It was originally called the Heritage Diner. The big Greek-style diner still reigns supreme in the Northeast Corridor. The Franklin Institute, but his biggest contribution to the city has to be Ace Diner on Lancaster Avenue serves a good breakfast in a clean, but heavily renovated space. greater. But Chifa was also the first Garces restaurant to falter, closing after four years in business. But I think its also that we Center City kids of the 70s and early 80s enjoyed a lot of freedom in our comparatively down-at-its-heels, unmanicured downtown. Khyber Pass Pub. * Top Rated - Rated Best . that made it all possible. I guess he wasnt here in 1976, when KAP the Bicentennial Kid tagged the Art Museum and the Liberty Bell. | Photo: Randy Garbin. Lombard streets served up an only-in-Philly menu of hot dogs, fishcakes and Champ those built in factories and brought to their locations. All tequila is mezcal, but not all mezcal is tequila.See the list. MONDAY - FRIDAY. | Photo: Randy Garbin. In 2000, he openly declared that love when he slipped on its fingerone shiny gem in the form of a stainless-steel clad diner trucked in from Wilkes-Barre. The Crime rates in the 1980s Philadelphia were very high. I was a student at Temple. Formerly known as Mil-Lees Luv-In, the diner did indeed have something of a hippie vibe during that era with its love beads and trippy menu graphics. I remember going there as a kid with my dad and grandfather. I am too an avid Diner lover tho. Savoy Articles like this raise my homesickness for Philadelphia to Olympian heights. Thomas Hawk, Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0. Randy, Thanks for acknowledging the original Oak Lane Diner which does in fact still exist in Newburgh, N.Y. Being a person from the 60s it brought me fond memories of the diners. Recently, a seersucker-and-madras-clad man at a Mural Arts event I went to railed against graffitis cancerous, corrosive effect on Philadelphia. The wagons, eventually manufacturedby several different companies, grew bigger and more ornate and semi-permanent. I was about six. But Taco Angelenosstraightforward, L.A.-style tacos flavorful slow-braised meats, a simple toppings bar of chopped onion, radish, cilantro and curtido, and seitan for vegetarians this is West Philly, after all filled that void. Perhaps youre thinking of Robinsons Diner on Island Avenue near Buist (SW Philadelphia)? Yes, the building is beat, worn around the edges, and unraveling in places, but it is also full of life, staffed by people who take pride in their work, and refreshingly devoid of kitschy self-awareness. The name was Carrolls Diner (not Carols) It was the familys last name. 2400 Market St 4th Fl. It was the Ritz for quite awhile and since has gone through many name changes. Diner manufacturers eventually centered in northern New Jersey, where for a good 70 years they produced iconic stainless steel restaurants. when I see one shut down. Lots of graffiti on everything, and a general fear of walking down the street late at night. What looked like the longest, stainless steel diner on the planet (which was actually a very long diner married expertly to an existing cinder-block, stainless-clad addition) welcomed you inside with nothing but superlatives. today. | Photo: Randy Garbin. March 4, 2023 / FoxNewsFeeds. Living now in Georgia, diners are much missed by this 91 year old Philly/south Jersey lad. My parents would take me to DeeDees diner every Friday for the fried seafood platter. Rundown of Eateries Opened from 1875 to 1986. Formerly known as Mil-Lees Luv-Inn Diner, the K Diner on Rising Sun features Korean Specialties as well as a good American-style breakfast. You can also get dinner here. | Photo: Randy Garbin Yeah, theres Delco and Jersey on either side of the city, but still a major American city needs the accessibility, affordability, and history that a solidlong-lived diner can provide. I want people to live here, to thrive here. Zounds was rough. The Golden Sword Diner is now a latin-themed night club. I started at 13 yrs old. The city elected its first Black mayor in 1983, W. Wilson Goode, whose first administration was marred by the 1985 Move tragedy. From 1994 until 2008, The Striped Bass graced the expense account set with Bringing together international flavors in a time before the term "fusion" had any culinary connotations, Frog and its casual counterpart, The Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Randy, thank you for acknowledging the Spice Grill located at 3447 Richmond Street in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. For nearly 100 years, this family-owned classic on 6th between South and Lombard streets served up an only-in-Philly menu of hot dogs, fishcakes and Champ Cherry soda before . As I write, the diner is now boarded up after a fire closed it down last January. Not dwelling on the past is one of the prime benefits of Philadelphias An estimated area population of 1,204,799 in 1937 was served by 120 hotels. Every now and then, a well-dressed woman will stop me and ask for directions: Where is the shopping street? Meanwhile, the western blocks of South Street became a bustling African American shopping and entertainment strip. (This suspicion of nice things began early.). And one that I love, at least as far as the cemetery is concerned. Behold, the gloriously fruity tiki drinks and $3 T-bone steaks of yesteryear, courtesy of the Ephemera Collection at the Dallas Public Library: Rundown of Eateries Opened from 1875 to 1986. Red Robin on Frankford Avenue was well liked. For the most part, the Big Greek Diners all serve more or less the same thing. Sometime in the aughts theystripped out more. Fitler Square wasnt much better. This search result is here to prevent scraping, Hop Sing Laundromat Charging $75 for Bar Reservations, Exciting I-95 Capping Project Finally Begins In Philadelphia, Those Gummies May Not Have Contained Fentanyl After All, Why I'm Boycotting the Roots Picnic This Year. Petrogiannis has also restored the the 24/7 hours of operation. During the Mummers Parade, my friends and I would zoom through the halls of the Bellevue-Stratford hotel, dashing between parties full of strangers in the rooms that faced Broad Street. Vetri Cucina. Dining Car & Market, 8826 Frankford Avenue, The sprawling Dining Car Diner look like an architectural version of B-9, the robot from Lost In Space.| Photo: Randy Garbin. The Dom was a hub for the area for a long time. Levis Hot Dogs. . MILLER III / File Photograph. Most entrees on the menu cost less than $15, and we felt just as welcome there as the dozens of localsaround us. I left the neighborhood a couple years ago for Bella Vista but I go to Bobs every time Im in the area. Now home to the trendy Mexican restaurant Lucha Cartel, Philadelphia Fish & Co. was a staple in Old City. floor of the hotel was home to The Fountain. The second was on the South Side of the 1600 Block of Passyunk Ave, which was across the street from the first diner where the two avenues intersect. Our game holds from 2-14 players and is an awesomely fun thing to do in Philadelphia for ages 8+. They tortured me and my friends during grade school because we had no choice but to encroach on their turf: Our school was at 25th and Lombard, and recess was at their park. Seen here in 1993 during a bus tour of the region's diners sponsored by the Society of Commercial Archeology, the sale of the 1940 Paramount attracted a great deal of interest, but ultimately no takers. 8013 Castor Avenue, (215) 342-3005; 2153 S. Hancock Street, (215) 462-1637, lipkinsoriginalbakery.com. Every diner taken over by the Michaels diner group, has suffered a precipitous drop in quality. Boulevard Diner is now part of a car dealer. The Farm & Fisherman Closed in: 2016Why wemiss it: Josh and Colleen Lawlers petite Washington Square West BYOturned outelegant farm-to-table, snout-to-tail fare they famously had no walk-in refrigeration, meaning that fresh ingredients were constantly coming into the restaurant. Since the 1950s, the Perloff family ran the Country Club in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood catering to its Jewish community. pleasure of visiting the Queen Village location know that theres nothing Sad. Penrose Diner in 1993 before renovations completely changed the character of the restaurant a few years later. In 1968, they traded up to a ten-sectioned monstrosity that Diners of Pennsylvania describes as an Arabian fantasy of stone, beige stucco, and arched windows. The family decided on thestyle after a trip to Las Vegas and, to the best of anyones knowledge, Fodero built none others like it. At Peter Dooner's one met the epicure element, les bon vivants of the town. I lived in Oak Lane fom 1939 to @1943and after the war from 1946 to 1954. To use an example that one would typically take for granted: even something as mumdane as chicken tenders at the pre-Michael Melrose were better than other places. The pillars around the fountain were chipping, like teeth losing their enamel. Seeing the Mayfair for the first time in 1991 was a jaw dropping experience. The Crime rates in the 1980s Philadelphia were very high. I maintain a very high regard for Bobs because it represents one of the last of a dying breed. There are now two Farm & Fisherman Taverns, one in Horsham and one in Cherry Hill. Cocaine! When I worked there it was always busy especially on the weekends. Its likely thatno other builder constructed more diners than Jerry OMahony. Before Stephen Starr oversaw a national empire of more than 35 restaurants, Since then, it's grown up, gotten a job, and emerged as the much more responsible . 1982 Having introduced nouvelle cuisine at Ma Maison in Los Angeles, Chef Wolfgang Puck presents "California cuisine" to patrons of his new chic-casual Sunset Strip restaurant, Spago. In 1981, Joe Morozin went to the Swingle company of Middlesex, New Jersey and asked for something a little different. Can a diner still call itself Jewish-American after a Greek immigrant buys it? Just for the nostalgia and reminiscing those good old days. The Frazer was built in the mid-1930s. Kabobeesh serves Indian and Pakistani food. 215-546-4455. I visited the site of the former Aramingo, and it looked like about the only thing left to it was the foundation, so I chose not to include it in this list. Clip ref BF5044.Night. a seafood-centric menu, heavy on the truffles and Champagne. | Photo: Randy Garbin. Sep 13, 2019 - Restaurants that I ate at as a child..most no longer exist. Gus Tsionis Steak House Gus Tsionis . Only one of us was brave enough to go in; the rest waited outside, flat against the wall, like felons in a lineup. Those children of the 1970s and 1980s grew up in and around the suburban malls. The big DeRaffele diner featured soaring folded-plate roof line, expansive plate glass windows, and a space-age interior that restaurateurs in places like New York and San Francisco spend a small fortune to recreate. But, I do remember going to lunch there with my dad and having a Liberty Bell shape burger during the bicentennial year when I was about 13. The operators will take issue with this, chiefly out of pride, but they often order their food from the same suppliers. Notably, the Big Greek Diner has become less and less Greek. Kyrie Irving added 40 and . That was largely original but sparsely patronized. Developers are breaking ground on skyscrapers. Does anyone have old photos of the Marlane Diner on Marshall Rd in Upper Darby and/or the Industrial Diner (much older), on Industrial Hwy? Please like & follow for more interesting content. Greater Philadelphia's restaurants have illuminated the region's socioeconomic, cultural, and culinary trends while also providing sustenance for millions. Little PetesClosed in: 2017The iconic 24-hour diner at 17th and Chancellor was one of the dwindling number of places in the heart of Center City where folks from all walks of life could congregate over a plate of scrapple or corned beef. Wow! The best of them will serve you something that usually tops out at fair-to-good. Modo MioClosed in: 2017Peter McAndrewss Modo Mio didnt feel like an Italian restaurant it felt like eating in Italy. In Philly, it was hard to tell what adulthood was. Also now gone. Pizza with Duck Sausage wins quick stardom. Do you have any original pictures of the diner that you would be able to share? | Photo: Randy Garbin. Center City Philadelphia has come into its own: exclusive retail, superb restaurants, imposing new skyscrapers. The history of restaurants in the Nation's Capital. Senior year, a friend and I went to see Hannah and Her Sisters. The old benches, the ones without armrests in the middle, were wide and deep enough that homeless people could sleep on them. Snow WhiteClosed in: 2011Philly has lost a lot of its great diners in recent years. a jumbo dog and mashed potato heavy fishcakes served on an Beau Monde. The author in front of her house on Rodman Street with her father. Husband + Father + librarian + Poet + Traveler + Proud Buddhist. Sad long after selling and the fire. The last time I wandered in I found an angry looking man in a suit managing the place, and very scared looking waitstaff scurrying about everywhere. Not sure if they serve diner fare besides the chinese menu. Though, waiting around for a seat is a form of torture, especially for anyone trying to shed a muffin top. Built in 1949 by Paramount to a standard of quality that no one else could match, it served in the 1990s as one of two American Diners in Philadelphia and was an attempt to upscale the traditional diner menu. My parents met at a diner somewhere near Elkins Park in the mid-1930s that was run by a couple named John and Gay. People from Vietnam settled here in the 1980s and 90s, an influx that gave rise to hybrid French bakeries such as Ba Le (606 Washington Avenue) and noodle parlours like Pho 75 (1122 Washington . Michael Petrogiannis got his start working in this diners kitchen. No telling if they will survive and fade out of our existence or I fade out since Im an elderly person. I believe the diner was called the Heritage before it was the Ritz, and I remember the manager or owner was Steve? . The interior is very clean, but about the only original feature left to the diner is its vaulted ceiling. Foursquare. One of the first major restaurant chains, it went public in 1961 with 605 . as pictured in Philadelphia magazine in 1980. Menu-wise, the Trolley Car reflects Weinsteins intention to bring a family restaurant to the neighborhood. The other is Silk City on Spring Garden Street. I dont want to step in dog waste, or walk 10 blocks before I can find a trash can. Thank you meme. Inside, the owners have built in a private dining room, but split the rest of the space for open seating and waitress service. It didnt help my impression of the place when I watched Richard Kubach, Jr. on a television segment of WQEDs Pennsylvania Diner Roadtrip explain that the semi-circular booths where total strangers often sat at the same table enhanced the diners sense of community, when,more accurately, his practice increased customer churn. From the New York Metro Area all the way down to D.C., andespecially in New Jersey, you still see them everywherethe expansive diner-restaurants with menus that seem to specialize in EVERY DISH EVER MADE! If you cant get it atone of these places you probably never heard of it anyway. Snow Whites space at 2nd and Market was reopened under the same ownership as Revolution House,a kid-friendly yet upscale spot for pizza, beer, and pub grub, but it just doesnt have the same cachet. We were married for 27 years before he died too young of cancer. But tax issues forced the spot to close earlier this year, which is a shame Phillys Greek scene is in something of a shambles (though were optimistic about the upcoming Koukouzeli), so it was exciting to see a concept pushing the envelope. The Mayfair, The Country Club, likewise. I worked as a waitress at Bobs Diner for two summers when I was home from Penn State in the early 70s.
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