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Linda · Linda

Does anyone remember the Riverview Diner - it was the greatest hotspot after leaving the South Brook at 2am.?

zach623 · zach623

Does anyone remember the two movie houses that were in Plainfield, The Liberty and The Strand. I remember that after I got my drivers license, the first date that I had outside of BB was to drive to Plainfield to catch a movie at The Strand and then over to Johnny's Diner on Route 22 for a burger, WOW, those...

giabambino · giabambino

They were the big Deptpartment?Stores of there time on Rte.22 Im sure everyoines family went to one them store one time or another

Baduce1 · Baduce1

There was a small pond on Sheperd Ave, just inside Middlesex going from Mountain Ave., on the south side?that we used to call turtle pond. Being young, to find a turlle or snake was a big deal. This pond always had a bunch of painted turtles in that we would be after.?On a side note, when Piedmont farms was...

zach623 · zach623

Does anyone remember Gregory's Music store in Plainfield? I believe?it was on Front St. It was a huge store that?had a great collection of 45's back in the day and whenever I'd get a few bucks I'd take the bus, I think it was the 59 or 49?bus, from BB to Plainfield. Buy some records and take the bus back. The...

RollingStone · RollingStone

Should be more then a few here who remember the Hardies Hamburger joint on Rt 28 in Middlesex now occupied by Middlesex Texas Weiner for the last couple of decades. I use to like Hardies Hamburger on occasion with that genuine Charcoal taste. Don't know if the franchise is still around anymore. The las...

zach623 · zach623

Does anyone remember the Leaning Tower of Pizza? Located on Rt 22 West in Greenbrook. I think they had pretty good food, can't remember clearly if it was or wasn't. Our music teacher, Mr Chersack took a couple of us there after we saw a?Manard Ferguson concert at Rutgers back around '62 or 63.

RollingStone · RollingStone

I remember skating on Willows Pond during the late?50' early 60's. Many from the area went there as it was the place to be if you wanted to Ice Skate outdoors. There wasn't any Ice Skating Rinks around our area that I know of back then. Today it doesn't seem to get cold enough to freeze that pond to where it w...

Baduce1 · Baduce1

Do any of you know or remember about a headless train brakeman that supposedly walked the tracks at night with a lantern? I believe it was up in Berkley Heights. A bunch of us way back when went up there to check it out, but the only thing that was found was us by the police who told us to leave. We should have s...

RollingStone · RollingStone

Manville Pizza had one of the better pizza's around and still does. Not the same type of pie?that Chitches serves but an excellent pie nonetheless.?I always said that other then Chitches and the former DeRosa's?my 2 favorite Pizzeria's in the area?were Manville Pizza and Mr.Assante?in Greenbroo...

caseylu · caseylu

i remember going to major dept. store in flemington ...as it was the only store open on sundays...(blue laws)...and i used to think it was so far away...

giabambino · giabambino

Who bowled there back in it day??

giabambino · giabambino

On the corner of Somerset st and Rt 22 they always use to have them Dodge Daytona Cars with high spoilers on them. them cars are worth big bucks now

RollingStone · RollingStone

For those who don't know, the Middlesex Mc Donalds was one of the first Mc Donald Hamburger fast food restaurants to come into the area back in the day. I remember going there when it first opened when you could buy a Hamburger for 15 cents and fries were a dime. This Mc Donalds back in the day was a favorite...

Baduce1 · Baduce1

You guys remember the Minuteman in Hillsboro on Rt 206. To access it you got off 206 and went under the?highway via a tunnel to get to it. The ceiling was?painted with scenes from the revolutonary war. I don't even know if that tunnel is still there.

RollingStone · RollingStone

A bunch of us fellows from BB use to go up to Mr. Assante Pizzeria during the early 70's?late at night with our?Muscle Cars and Hot Rods?to hang out and eat some really good Pizza back in the day. This is another place I haven't been too in awhile that I need to stop in to again. Joe Assante the original owner...

Dixie Dude · Dixie Dude

?How about Dilucas in Raritan. They still have the Old Brick Ovens to cook their pies. You can taste the difference as Rolling Stone Stated.

zach623 · zach623

Speaking of weiners, is Texas Weiners on Rt 22W in Green Brook still open? I think the owners name was George and Gus was one of the cooks. I had a part-time job there many years ago; worked until the 2am closing on the weekend.? Some real late night characters would?come in for something to eat after part...

Dixie Dude · Dixie Dude

?On my trip to N.J this past weekend for my Daughters Wedding I met up with Rolling Stone and my 2 brothers for breakfast at "The Weiner" We used to get together most Saturday mornings for Breakfast along with some other friends and my older brother "Goob" who has since passed awa...

zach623 · zach623

Now I'm going back a while but does anyone remember a place on Rt 28 East?in Middlesex called the Little House House? I don't recall ever going in but I heard that the hot dogs were really good and they must have been because it seemed like the place was packed every weekend.

RollingStone · RollingStone

How many of you remember the old Johnny's Diner on Rt.22 in Somerville? They had the best hamburger deluxe in the area back in the day.

RollingStone · RollingStone

Carols Hamburgers in Somerville on Rt.22. Carols was a pretty decent fast food resturant similiar to a Mc Donalds and some of the others out there. Carols had a double decker Hamburger very similiar to the Mc Donalds Big Mac. Both the Big Mac and the Carols double decker had a sauce that was made up of rel...

RollingStone · RollingStone

With all the talk about a Lovers Lane up at Washington Rock in the Yesterdays Bound Brook As You?Remember Section?of the forum how can anyone forget about the Somerville Drive-In Threatre. I know I spent plenty of time there. ?

RollingStone · RollingStone

Ok once again you have to go back pretty far to remember the Hullabaloo located in Manville. If?you are of the?younger crowd you may remember The Rollerskating Rink in Manville at the end of town. It is now a Steak House. This is where The Hullabaloo was located during the mid to late 60's. This place use...

Linda · Linda

Does anyone remember Washington Rock ----- Lovers Lane --- I know some of you definitely remember this but I won't mention names --- -- Edited by Linda at 15:37, 2008-07-11

Dixie Dude · Dixie Dude

? Buster Crab's Silver Saddle Ranch in Branchburg. I used to go there with Don Hickman And Butchie Pongrantz and a few other guy's to horseback ride. They had a lot of trails which are now probably filled with high dollar homes.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Riverview Diner (Preview) Does anyone remember the Riverview Diner - it was the greatest hotspot after leaving the South Brook at 2am.?	Linda	7	1280	Mar 16 3:15 PM, 2009 by Dixie Dude
	Plainfield Liberty and Strand Theater's (Preview) Does anyone remember the two movie houses that were in Plainfield, The Liberty and The Strand. I remember that after I got my drivers license, the first date that I had outside of BB was to drive to Plainfield to catch a movie at The Strand and then over to Johnny's Diner on Route 22 for a burger, WOW, those...	zach623	4	695	Mar 8 7:57 AM, 2009 by giabambino
	Korvettes, 2 Guys, and Great Eastern Mills (Preview) They were the big Deptpartment?Stores of there time on Rte.22 Im sure everyoines family went to one them store one time or another	giabambino	5	9378	Mar 2 7:42 PM, 2009 by Danelectro59
	Turtle pond (Preview) There was a small pond on Sheperd Ave, just inside Middlesex going from Mountain Ave., on the south side?that we used to call turtle pond. Being young, to find a turlle or snake was a big deal. This pond always had a bunch of painted turtles in that we would be after.?On a side note, when Piedmont farms was...	Baduce1	0	524	Feb 6 12:37 PM, 2009 by Baduce1
	Gregory's Music Store (Preview) Does anyone remember Gregory's Music store in Plainfield? I believe?it was on Front St. It was a huge store that?had a great collection of 45's back in the day and whenever I'd get a few bucks I'd take the bus, I think it was the 59 or 49?bus, from BB to Plainfield. Buy some records and take the bus back. The...	zach623	4	683	Feb 4 1:52 PM, 2009 by zach623
	Hardies Hamburger Joint - - - Middlesex Rt 28 (Preview) Should be more then a few here who remember the Hardies Hamburger joint on Rt 28 in Middlesex now occupied by Middlesex Texas Weiner for the last couple of decades. I use to like Hardies Hamburger on occasion with that genuine Charcoal taste. Don't know if the franchise is still around anymore. The las...	RollingStone	2	972	Jan 28 8:16 PM, 2009 by Dixie Dude
	The Leaning Tower of Pizza (Preview) Does anyone remember the Leaning Tower of Pizza? Located on Rt 22 West in Greenbrook. I think they had pretty good food, can't remember clearly if it was or wasn't. Our music teacher, Mr Chersack took a couple of us there after we saw a?Manard Ferguson concert at Rutgers back around '62 or 63.	zach623	4	1271	Jan 28 6:59 PM, 2009 by Danelectro59
	Willows Pond - - - - Middlesex, New Jersey (Preview) I remember skating on Willows Pond during the late?50' early 60's. Many from the area went there as it was the place to be if you wanted to Ice Skate outdoors. There wasn't any Ice Skating Rinks around our area that I know of back then. Today it doesn't seem to get cold enough to freeze that pond to where it w...	RollingStone	3	1157	Jan 28 3:40 PM, 2009 by som44
	Headless train brakeman (Preview) Do any of you know or remember about a headless train brakeman that supposedly walked the tracks at night with a lantern? I believe it was up in Berkley Heights. A bunch of us way back when went up there to check it out, but the only thing that was found was us by the police who told us to leave. We should have s...	Baduce1	7	897	Jan 27 11:13 AM, 2009 by zach623
	Manville Pizza - - - - Former Rustic Mall (Preview) Manville Pizza had one of the better pizza's around and still does. Not the same type of pie?that Chitches serves but an excellent pie nonetheless.?I always said that other then Chitches and the former DeRosa's?my 2 favorite Pizzeria's in the area?were Manville Pizza and Mr.Assante?in Greenbroo...	RollingStone	5	723	Dec 30 3:08 PM, 2008 by som44
	majors (Preview) i remember going to major dept. store in flemington ...as it was the only store open on sundays...(blue laws)...and i used to think it was so far away...	caseylu	2	564	Dec 21 11:33 PM, 2008 by caseylu
	Bowl-a-Rama At the Somerville Circle (Preview) Who bowled there back in it day??	giabambino	3	930	Dec 20 5:00 PM, 2008 by Apollo
	Dodgeland in N.Plainfield (Preview) On the corner of Somerset st and Rt 22 they always use to have them Dodge Daytona Cars with high spoilers on them. them cars are worth big bucks now	giabambino	1	1020	Oct 7 12:03 PM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
	Mc Donalds - - - - Union Ave. Middlesex (Preview) For those who don't know, the Middlesex Mc Donalds was one of the first Mc Donald Hamburger fast food restaurants to come into the area back in the day. I remember going there when it first opened when you could buy a Hamburger for 15 cents and fries were a dime. This Mc Donalds back in the day was a favorite...	RollingStone	2	918	Oct 6 7:38 AM, 2008 by zach623
	Minuteman restaurant (Preview) You guys remember the Minuteman in Hillsboro on Rt 206. To access it you got off 206 and went under the?highway via a tunnel to get to it. The ceiling was?painted with scenes from the revolutonary war. I don't even know if that tunnel is still there.	Baduce1	1	1022	Sep 9 8:07 AM, 2008 by zach623
	Mr. Assante Pizzeria - - - - Rt.22 Greenbrook (Preview) A bunch of us fellows from BB use to go up to Mr. Assante Pizzeria during the early 70's?late at night with our?Muscle Cars and Hot Rods?to hang out and eat some really good Pizza back in the day. This is another place I haven't been too in awhile that I need to stop in to again. Joe Assante the original owner...	RollingStone	5	1137	Sep 8 1:17 PM, 2008 by RollingStone
	Dilucas Pizza (Preview) ?How about Dilucas in Raritan. They still have the Old Brick Ovens to cook their pies. You can taste the difference as Rolling Stone Stated.	Dixie Dude	0	882	Sep 8 2:34 AM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
	Texas Weiners (Preview) Speaking of weiners, is Texas Weiners on Rt 22W in Green Brook still open? I think the owners name was George and Gus was one of the cooks. I had a part-time job there many years ago; worked until the 2am closing on the weekend.? Some real late night characters would?come in for something to eat after part...	zach623	1	947	Sep 5 3:42 AM, 2008 by RollingStone
	Middlesex Texas Weiner (Preview) ?On my trip to N.J this past weekend for my Daughters Wedding I met up with Rolling Stone and my 2 brothers for breakfast at "The Weiner" We used to get together most Saturday mornings for Breakfast along with some other friends and my older brother "Goob" who has since passed awa...	Dixie Dude	0	876	Aug 13 12:05 PM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
	The Little White House (Preview) Now I'm going back a while but does anyone remember a place on Rt 28 East?in Middlesex called the Little House House? I don't recall ever going in but I heard that the hot dogs were really good and they must have been because it seemed like the place was packed every weekend.	zach623	1	1017	Jul 15 7:43 PM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
	Johnny's Diner- - - In Somersville on Rt.22 (Preview) How many of you remember the old Johnny's Diner on Rt.22 in Somerville? They had the best hamburger deluxe in the area back in the day.	RollingStone	2	1016	Jul 15 12:00 PM, 2008 by zach623
	CAROLS HAMBURGERS - - - Rt.22 Somerville (Preview) Carols Hamburgers in Somerville on Rt.22. Carols was a pretty decent fast food resturant similiar to a Mc Donalds and some of the others out there. Carols had a double decker Hamburger very similiar to the Mc Donalds Big Mac. Both the Big Mac and the Carols double decker had a sauce that was made up of rel...	RollingStone	1	15570	Jul 14 6:20 PM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
	Somerville Drive-In Threatre (Preview) With all the talk about a Lovers Lane up at Washington Rock in the Yesterdays Bound Brook As You?Remember Section?of the forum how can anyone forget about the Somerville Drive-In Threatre. I know I spent plenty of time there. ?	RollingStone	2	1003	Jul 14 12:44 AM, 2008 by RollingStone
	Hullabaloo----729 S. Main Street---Manville, N.J. (Preview) Ok once again you have to go back pretty far to remember the Hullabaloo located in Manville. If?you are of the?younger crowd you may remember The Rollerskating Rink in Manville at the end of town. It is now a Steak House. This is where The Hullabaloo was located during the mid to late 60's. This place use...	RollingStone	0	1714	Jul 11 11:19 PM, 2008 by RollingStone
	Washington Rock (Lovers Lane) (Preview) Does anyone remember Washington Rock ----- Lovers Lane --- I know some of you definitely remember this but I won't mention names --- -- Edited by Linda at 15:37, 2008-07-11	Linda	2	936	Jul 11 10:23 PM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
	Silver Saddle Ranch (Preview) ? Buster Crab's Silver Saddle Ranch in Branchburg. I used to go there with Don Hickman And Butchie Pongrantz and a few other guy's to horseback ride. They had a lot of trails which are now probably filled with high dollar homes.	Dixie Dude	0	934	Apr 8 11:23 PM, 2008 by Dixie Dude
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