Memory Lane
Brian Siano
starring the Firesign Theatre.
While I was out tonight, I picked up a book of interviews
with the Monty Python troupe.
When I came home, they were running an old _Saturday Night
Live_ show with Paul Simon and George Harrison.
So maybe this 1970's nostalgia isn't such a bad thing, ya
know?
(Oh, by the way, if you're ever down at 2nd and south, don't
bother eating at Nola. Their steak-and-Jack-Daniels sauce
sucks.)
Adam B. Sherr
: (Oh, by the way, if you're ever down at 2nd and south, don't
: bother eating at Nola. Their steak-and-Jack-Daniels sauce
: sucks.)
is this the old Cafe Nola??
I used to like that place.
Hey, do people like Warmdaddy's??
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Univ. of PA School of Nursing Univ. of PA - CAS '90; EDG '00; EDD '05
James Andrews
: Brian Siano <bsi...@bellatlantic.net> wrote:
: : (Oh, by the way, if you're ever down at 2nd and south, don't
: : bother eating at Nola. Their steak-and-Jack-Daniels sauce
: : sucks.)
: is this the old Cafe Nola??
: I used to like that place.
What is up with that guy who runs that place? He's had like four
different places and moved and reopened five different times since he
lost his original lease down on South St., and it keeps closing...
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James Andrews
Philadelphia, PA
Adam B. Sherr
: : is this the old Cafe Nola??
: What is up with that guy who runs that place? He's had like four
: different places and moved and reopened five different times since he
: lost his original lease down on South St., and it keeps closing...
I also miss Magnolia Cafe
Miss Kimberly
: : What is up with that guy who runs that place? He's had like four
: : different places and moved and reopened five different times since he
: : lost his original lease down on South St., and it keeps closing...
: I also miss Magnolia Cafe
Me too!!
Brian Siano
James Andrews wrote:
No idea, personally. The interior of the place is nice, but as I said,
the food I had wasn't terribly great.
Brian Siano
Miss Kimberly wrote:
You know what place I _really_ miss? Saladalley, which used to be in the back
of the building that used to be Urban outfitters at 41st and Locust-- where
the Video Library is now. Saladalley had great food, and best of all, if
vegetarians were among the group you brought there, there was no problem
ensuring that they could have a great mael while us carnivores could enjoy
their terrific burgers. The restaurant area was this big open space that
Saladalley shared with a wood-fired pizza place called Bocce and a decent ice
cream parlor. Man, I really miss that place.
James Andrews
: You know what place I _really_ miss? Saladalley, which used to be in the back
: of the building that used to be Urban outfitters at 41st and Locust-- where
: the Video Library is now. Saladalley had great food, and best of all, if
: vegetarians were among the group you brought there, there was no problem
: ensuring that they could have a great mael while us carnivores could enjoy
: their terrific burgers. The restaurant area was this big open space that
: Saladalley shared with a wood-fired pizza place called Bocce and a decent ice
: cream parlor. Man, I really miss that place.
The Video Library has been there the whole time as well; it used to share
the building with those places.
Anyways, yeah, I miss them too, or I would if I ever got that far west
anymore.
The only thing is that it wasn't a 'decent ice cream parlor.' It was a
frozen yogurt place, which was OK for what it was, but was no ice cream
parlor.
Speaking of ice cream, I'm sure you'll all be happy to know that
Bassett's has moved on from the pumpkin ice cream they have at
thanksgiving, to the egg nog and peppermint stick that they have at the
holidays.... aw yeah.
Jas.
Z. Christman
: Speaking of ice cream, I'm sure you'll all be happy to know that
: thanksgiving, to the egg nog and peppermint stick that they have at the
: holidays.... aw yeah.
This does not make me happy--pumpkin should be a year-round flavor.
James Andrews
OK they still have pumpkin. But.. seasonal flavors are a wonderful
thing. Think of how much you appreciate things when you can't always get
them.
Z. Christman
Think of how much you like it when you can get the things you appreciate
ALL THE TIME.
HTFH
Adam B. Sherr
>The only thing is that it wasn't a 'decent ice cream parlor.' It was a
>frozen yogurt place, which was OK for what it was, but was no ice cream
>parlor.
actually, Jas, it was a Hillary's first. Then Hillary's moved into the
3401 Food Court (now the Moravian Cafes) and then it was vacant for a
while and then TCBY moved in.
Heck, I remember, before Boccie, when there was Entrees On Trays (the
first restauarnt that was there).
Heck, I used to play in the Warehouse before all that stuff even got
built and opened.
Damn, I've been in West Philly a looooooong time!
James Andrews
: actually, Jas, it was a Hillary's first. Then Hillary's moved into the
: 3401 Food Court (now the Moravian Cafes) and then it was vacant for a
: while and then TCBY moved in.
AW DAMN!
I been out-geezered!
Matthew N Van Kouwenberg
>Brian Siano <bsi...@bellatlantic.net> wrote:
>: (Oh, by the way, if you're ever down at 2nd and south, don't
>: bother eating at Nola. Their steak-and-Jack-Daniels sauce
>: sucks.)
>
>is this the old Cafe Nola??
>
>I used to like that place.
>
>Hey, do people like Warmdaddy's??
was there once to see a band a friend wnated to see. that was a few years
ago, was ok, but not great, overpriced
Matthew N Van Kouwenberg
>James Andrews <jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>: : is this the old Cafe Nola??
>
>: What is up with that guy who runs that place? He's had like four
>: different places and moved and reopened five different times since he
>: lost his original lease down on South St., and it keeps closing...
>
>I also miss Magnolia Cafe
are the beads still on the tree? i noticed them there maybe a year or so
ago, but now that tequila's is there i wonder? not that i mind good
marguerita's being served in a larger location, but magnolia had the best
salad dressing. oh, and i was wondering about the beads b/c my sister
and brother-in-law apparently wished to get married with some beads on the
same visit and the tree kept both of them. isn't that sweet?
Thomas Kretchmar
Hillary's! Wow! I'm getting all misty-eyed and I'm twenty-frickin-three!
Are there any Hillary's at all left? The one by Whodunnit is a pizza shop
now right? And the one on South Street is what, a condom shop or somesuch?
Man. Levis' hot dogs and Elliot's Amazing juices and Hillary's ice cream
and aww yeah that's the shiznit. Wait I wamma Frank's wishniak too please.
My mom made a Commissary carrot cake for Thanksgiving and I brought half
of it back with me. Had a piece last night with some wine. Woulda gone
better with a Champ Cherry though.
Adam/Jas send me a package and quickly!
Tom
: 3401 Food Court (now the Moravian Cafes) and then it was vacant for a
James Andrews
: Hillary's! Wow! I'm getting all misty-eyed and I'm twenty-frickin-three!
: Are there any Hillary's at all left?
Not that I know of.
: Man. Levis' hot dogs and Elliot's Amazing juices and Hillary's ice cream
: and aww yeah that's the shiznit. Wait I wamma Frank's wishniak too please.
What was it called from Levis? Combination? Something like that Hot
dog/fish cake. Aw yeah.
: Adam/Jas send me a package and quickly!
Stop talking about Adam's package.
Zenith Nadir
: : actually, Jas, it was a Hillary's first. Then Hillary's moved into the
: : 3401 Food Court (now the Moravian Cafes) and then it was vacant for a
: : while and then TCBY moved in.
: AW DAMN!
: I been out-geezered!
It gets worse: I'm no geezer, but had Adam not pointed this out, it would
have been me. Alas, poor Hillary, I knew her well...
That's probably not as old school as Steve's, back when the CVS building
was not only not the CVS building, but not even a single store.
--
May you live all the days of your life.
-Jonathan Swift
James Andrews
: It gets worse: I'm no geezer, but had Adam not pointed this out, it would
: That's probably not as old school as Steve's, back when the CVS building
: was not only not the CVS building, but not even a single store.
That's OK though, I know my place. I only started hanging around
Penn/West Philadelphia in 1987 when my sister started here, and didn't
spend a lot of time down here until I started in 1989. So I'm pretty
easily outgeezered by even you young'uns, if you grew up here.
James Andrews
: That's OK though, I know my place. I only started hanging around
: Penn/West Philadelphia in 1987 when my sister started here, and didn't
: spend a lot of time down here until I started in 1989. So I'm pretty
: easily outgeezered by even you young'uns, if you grew up here.
Oh yeah but you can't out-levittown me.
Jas.
--
James Andrews
Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Kretchmar
: James Andrews (jand...@mail1.sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: That's probably not as old school as Steve's, back when the CVS building
http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0497/food.html
This is a fun article (it starts slow but picks up.) Doubly fun because
given that it was written in 1997, it still thinks there's a Le Bus on
Sansom St, etc.
Anne E. McDonald
: HTFH
i like this, so long as F stands for frikkin. or fookin.
Adam B. Sherr
: : Adam/Jas send me a package and quickly!
: Stop talking about Adam's package.
Uhhhh, I have nothing to say here - I sit stunned in my home office..
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Adam B. Sherr sh...@nursing.upenn.edu GO QUAKERS! GO EAGLES! GO FLYERS!
Adam B. Sherr
: That's probably not as old school as Steve's, back when the CVS building
Hillary's predates Steve's.
When Campus Copy was Baskin Robbins and the weird Chinese Food was Roy
Roger's and when RR bought out Geno's and there were two Roy's a block
away from each other....(before one became Boston Chicken and then
Boston Market).
And NAN was the Bank and Mom's Pizza was next to the Post Office.....
:-)
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Adam B. Sherr sh...@nursing.upenn.edu GO QUAKERS! GO EAGLES! GO FLYERS!
James Andrews
: When Campus Copy was Baskin Robbins and the weird Chinese Food was Roy
: Roger's and when RR bought out Geno's and there were two Roy's a block
: away from each other....(before one became Boston Chicken and then
: Boston Market).
: And NAN was the Bank and Mom's Pizza was next to the Post Office.....
Stop it ya geezer, that was only like 10 years ago.
OK so I have to say that while I'll happily participate in these old
geezer memory threads, there are only a few things that I really miss or
care about from them days. Here are the top two:
1. Discovery Discs, a truly wonderful CD store where you could listen to
everything before you bought and pick up some overpriced guitar strings
without having to go all the way downtown
2. Martys, which I've ranted and raved about many times on .talk.
Adam B. Sherr
: 2. Martys, which I've ranted and raved about many times on .talk.
they truly had everything...
Ryan Godfrey
: 1. Discovery Discs
: 2. Martys
Amen brutha. I'm tempted to add Kelly & Cohen and but Barley & Hops, but
now that I think about them, neither one was that good.
RDG
Thomas Kretchmar
: What was it called from Levis? Combination? Something like that Hot
: dog/fish cake. Aw yeah.
Don't remember that part. Never had anything there but champ cherry and a
regular dog after soccer and basketball at Starr Garden. Go team!
: Stop talking about Adam's package.
What's wrong with a little QY700 talk, sailor?
Tom
Zenith Nadir
: : That's probably not as old school as Steve's, back when the CVS building
: : was not only not the CVS building, but not even a single store.
: Hillary's predates Steve's.
I remember Steve's ceasing to exist first. Is that a misimpression?
: When Campus Copy was Baskin Robbins and the weird Chinese Food was Roy
: Roger's and when RR bought out Geno's and there were two Roy's a block
: away from each other....(before one became Boston Chicken and then
: Boston Market).
that was back when i loved that area! there were also the two arcades a
half block apart, two movie theatres round the corner from each other, a
nice big old library, and a partridge in that thar pear tree!
the chinese food place still has the partitions from when it was a roy's,
with the glass suns etched.
Adam B. Sherr
: I remember Steve's ceasing to exist first. Is that a misimpression?
no, you are right. Hillary's started before and lasted longer than, Steve.
I misunderstood what you meant.