Remember the "glory days" of downtown Plainfield? Anyone who was anyone wanted to be seen shopping there on Thursday night. There was Bam's, Tepper's, Goerke's, the Varsity Shop, Lazzar's, that smelly little A&P. . . and you actually had to pay to park. Then, between the riots and the building of Woodbridge Center, the end of Plainfield as a shopping destination. . .
Now that you mention it, I do remember that Thursday night was the big shopping. My Mom would get paid on Thursday and if we weren't shopping in BB she'd drive over to Plainfield and would almost always stop in at Bam's for something and I would go over to Gregory's Music store for some 45's. We'd fimish the night by getting a couple of hot dogs at the Texas Weiner place on Watchung Ave.
Remember the "glory days" of downtown Plainfield? Anyone who was anyone wanted to be seen shopping there on Thursday night. There was Bam's, Tepper's, Goerke's, the Varsity Shop, Lazzar's, that smelly little A&P. . . and you actually had to pay to park. Then, between the riots and the building of Woodbridge Center, the end of Plainfield as a shopping destination. . .
YOU FORGOT ABOUT "DRIERS SPORTING GOODS" STORE TO ON FRONT STREET
THEM AND EFINGERS WERE ALWAYS IN COMPETION BACK IN THERE DAY
Don't forget Lafayette Electronics on South 2nd St in downtown Plainfield. I spend plenty of time in that store during the 60's. I wonder how many of you remember the large electronics catalog that was available from Lafayette.
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My brother borrowed my new bike to go there and didn't chain it to a pole. It was stolen. Dad made him work it off, but I ended up with a used Schwinn anyway. . .
I also remember the Army and Navy store, I believe on the corner of Front and Somerset streets. Went there for the field jackets when they were, at the time, "the thing to wear".
Oh yes, Plainfield was the place to go. We would take the train from Bound Brook and go. This was late 60's and they had some very cool clothing stores there aside from Bam's and the big guys. My mom turned me loose with some money to buy school clothes between 7th and 8th grade. Some friends and myself took the train to Plainfield. Went in one of those store and spend the entire school clothes allowance I was given that day on one "Ike" jacket made of a dark blue velvet. Got in a lot of trouble over that one but no one else had a jacket like it!!!!
