Photo Gallery
These photos were found in a scrapbook from the good 'ole 50's.
From left to right starting at top are: Frank Gajewski, Artie Petie, Andy Esposito & Jerry Janicky, Ray Babinski & Jimmy Sherry, Barbara Sidorsky & Frank Estrada, Jackie Reeder, Patty Bryan & Ronny Townson, Patty with Eddie Daley & Barbara Sidorski, Ray Babinski, Mickey Mastrosimone, Ronnie Esposito, Eddie Daley & Bubby Estrada. Rose Mastrosimone,
Most of the people shown here "hung out" at the Greeks on B'way & Nicholai St. Sure would like to know where they are now and where are these guys: Jimmy LaSala, Dick Lambertson, Elaine Cianciulli, Maryann ?, Elaine Grassi,, Billy Turkel, Pete Catalano, Liz McCoy, Phyllis DiMonaco, Andy Grimes and John Gajewski. Mickey and Rose, where are you gals?????????
Sadly, we have learned of the passing of Bill Stump, Dottie Stark, Gloria, McDonough (nee ?) and Michael Burnside.
Patty Bryan Carstons
1959 Mary's Luncheonette
My Mom and Dad, Mary and Larry O'Shaughnessy owned a store on Broadway, just north of Old Country Road. Although the awning read Bea's Luncheonette, it was known as Mary's Luncheonette.
We served coffee and Danish and rolls in the a.m., homemade sandwiches for lunch, ice cream, candy, cigarettes, newspapers etc. LILCO, Grumman and insurance companies made up a great portion of our clientele. Also, the high school guys that worked at Goldman's would come in for stuff. Jim Feeney (?) and the Fenigstein brothers worked there...I think it was Ira who worked there.
However, my Mom did not want to make it a "high school hang out", so they were encouraged to take care of business quickly, in a very timely fashion. I would love to hear from Louie or Ira if they are online with HixNews.
Just next door was a house owned by Peter and Beatrice, but I don't remember their last name. They were actually brother and sister. Just next is a strip store with Goldman's, Purcell's Florist, a Chinese Laundry, Photographer and a paint store on end. In one of the photos you can see a big beautiful house across the street that was torn down when Broadway was widened. Goldman Bros now occupies that space.
I worked in the store after school and on Saturdays for most of my school years but in my senior year I made the JV Cheering squad. I was allowed to take off for practices and games.
Usually, after home games, everyone would head to the Sweet Shop. It was there I spent much of my hard earned money from working the family business. It sounds odd, spending my money at the sweet shop. But then it didn't seem odd at all. It was a chance for me to relax with my friends, away from Mary's Luncheonette.
There was a furniture store on the other side of Broadway. I don't remember the name; but I do remember the salesman Saul who would notoriously come in just before our dinner time. He would guilt my Mom into sharing our dinner with him. Mom always made extra for him for as long as I can remember. It was strange, too, because he didn't eat with us. He preferred to take the plate with him to the furniture store and returned it the next day.
I mastered the art of making the best "malts" (now know as shakes) in Nassau County... and the greatest egg cream sodas, too.
And, might I add, I never weighed more than 98 lbs. Once I hit 40 all of those goodies I ate attacked me and I'm no longer less than 100 lbs.
Mary O'Shaughnessy Cleary
Editor note...the furniture store across the street could have been T. Pagano Furniture...Billy Holton and Buffalo Bob Casale played on that team. See picture on the left.
More neat pictures sent to us by Mary O'Shaughnessy Cleary, Class of '61.
Mary said...
"Thank you so much for the card. I have been meaning to email you as my sister sent me pictures from about 1960 taken in front of my Mom's store. My father and I are in one picture and my brother and father in another. The big thing is the background. It shows Broadway before the take down."
Some memories from Jim Rubin, Class of '67
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