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Posted By: rd <lancva@crosslink.net>
Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2002, at 12:51 p.m.
In Response To: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (William Brainard)
Lindy's Restaurant on Union St; the Diner--can't remember if that was its real name;Welch's Bar & Resturant;Shell Chateau; Italian Garden(IGs);
Posted By: Virginia Darrow <vadaro@cs.com>
Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2002, at 7:59 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
Al's & Irene's (A's&I's) on Route 6 in North Windham or Chaplin, can't remember how far out it was. The Rock Garden.
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 9:49 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
If you are thinking about the diner between Union and Main Streets, opposite the Mobil station, it was the Windham Diner. Another establishment, mentioned in a much earlier message, was the Clark House on North Street. Then for a while there was Seven Acres, on Rt. 32 near South Windham.
Posted By: Virginia Darrow <vadaro@cs.com>
Date: Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 9:04 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Ada Kerachsky Albright)
I remember a wonderful ice cream restaurant on the Storrs Road in Mansfield Center where the Mansfield Hollow Restaurant is now, only I can't remember its name. It was in the late '40s and early '50s.
Posted By: William Brainard <wbrainard@juno.com>
Date: Friday, 21 June 2002, at 12:39 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Virginia Darrow)
Wasn't that Eaton Farms? We were talking about it the other day. That was in operation till about 1974-75. Eaton Farms Dairy Bar. It was on Rt. 195 in what is now the Mansfield Hollow Restaurant.
Posted By: Virginia Darrow <vadaro@cs.com>
Date: Friday, 21 June 2002, at 8:41 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (William Brainard)
I believe you are correct. Thank you. It served wonderful ice cream and was always mobbed, especially after a community event in either Mansfield and Willimantic.
As I recall, A's & I's in North Windham was "the" hang-out for UConn students in the 40's and 50's.
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Posted By: Virginia Darrow <vadaro@cs.com>
Date: Friday, 21 June 2002, at 6:46 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Jean Manter)
Jean: Yes, I remember Butler's. As a matter of fact, Donald Butler was in my high school class. He hasn't been to any reunions, wonder where and how he is.
Posted By: Dick <dsimmond@mindspring.com>
Date: Saturday, 22 June 2002, at 3:10 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Virginia Darrow)
How come no one mentions Jim's Coffee Spot on Main St. Thet had great hot dogs.
Posted By: Virginia Darrow <vadaro@cs.com>
Date: Sunday, 23 June 2002, at 8:38 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Dick)
Jim's Coffee Spot was mentioned in a previous thread. I tried to find it to give you a reference, but it eluded me. Not only were the hot dogs good, but the hamburgers were to die for with Jim's secret sauce on them.
Posted By: William Brainard <wbrainard@juno.com>
Date: Sunday, 23 June 2002, at 9:14 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Dick)
I used to walk by there on the way to my dentist, Dr. Kusmer. It always smelled soooo good going by there. Somehow I never had time to stop.
Posted By: rd <artattic@crosslink.net>
Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2002, at 10:01 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (William Brainard)
Also, the Park Central on Valley St; the Campus Shop on High St; Raymonds Drive In on Main St; Bill's #7 on Main St.
Posted By: Dick <dsimmond@mindspring.com>
Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2002, at 12:29 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
The College shop on Jackson St., originally run by Bill Orange And later by George Bourey. Was relocated on the corner of Milk St. and I think Ives St.
Posted By: ROBERT THOMPSON <THOMPSON.ROBERT@TUCSON.VA.GOV>
Date: Thursday, 27 June 2002, at 10:47 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Dick)
What about the diner that was just a little past the Capitol Theater???
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Posted By: rd
Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2002, at 10:18 a.m.
In Response To: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (William Brainard)
Do you remember Fiano's in Bolton and Shady Glen in Manchester? SGs had the best cheeseburgers and great milkshakes. Other eaterys include the Marble Pillar in Hartford and there was a great seafood place in Hftd that you walk down into and the waiters had been there since Bunker Hill.
Posted By: Mel B. <dkielbas@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2002, at 6:52 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
Do you remember the Frontanc Restaurant before going over the footbridge on Main St?? Also on Rt 6 Lefty's Playmore Park? Had fabulous grinders and hot dogs....... And don't forget city lunch on lower Main St. The restaurant that went downstairs in Hartford was Honniss' Restaurant and they had great seafood.
Posted By: William Brainard <wbrainard@juno.com>
Date: Saturday, 13 July 2002, at 7:48 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
Sure do remember Fiano's and I may go to Shady Glen tonight! I need a half gallon of their frozen pudding ice cream. Their chocolate ice cream is to die for! There was a little breakfast place in Manchester across from the old Mott's Shop Rite on Middle Turnpike which turned out a great hunters breakfast for $3-$4. Think it's still there but under new ownership. My brother liked Taccorall on Broad Street in Manchester but like everything else, it's gone with the wind...
Posted By: a
Date: Tuesday, 16 July 2002, at 1:43 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (William Brainard)
AND THE LUNCHEONETTE AT WALNUT AND MAIN STREETS - SAM AND NELLIE HADDAD DON'T ALL YOU HEAVY EATERS REMEMBER THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE COUNTERS THAT MADE WILLIMANTIC WHAT WE REMEMBER? AND THAT IT ISN'T ANYMORE!
Posted By: Lenny <kappsin@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, 17 July 2002, at 10:17 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
Oh My Breakfast at Lindy's, Hot dogs at Playmore park (oh I was VERY young for that one) Lets see, those great dogs at Jims after the Saturday movies at the Capital, and late night breakfasts at Bills number 7. But tell me, what was the name of the dairy on 195, man I forget, but they had the BEST ice cream. I will never Forget IG's either. Oh and Remmies, remeber the Grinders and the Penny Candy?
Lenny
Posted By: rd <artattic@crosslink.net>
Date: Thursday, 18 July 2002, at 6:16 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (Lenny)
Are you thinking of Butler's Dairy? We use to go swimming behind there--it was called Gile Flynns--just a small sandy area on the Willimantic river.
Posted By: ROBERT THOMPSON <THOMPSON.ROBERT@TUCSON.VA.GOV>
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2002, at 11:00 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (rd)
This is a little offthe subject but someone mentioned in one of these msgs. about being friends with one of the Teed boys by the name of "Philip",I believe. His brother,Stanley & I went to high school & were good friends. After graduation I went in the military & we lost track of each other. Some yrs. later I learned he had passed away, any idea when that might have been? Also I was also almost certain that he married, I believe Carol Slater? If anyone out there can answer these questions I would really apprreciate it.
Posted By: Shemp
Date: Saturday, 27 July 2002, at 11:47 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Willimantic and area restaurants of yesterday (ROBERT THOMPSON)
mr thompson:
i knew phil teed. it was me who posted the message about Adams Store and the cheese phil's dad,rev. teed, would buy there. i recall stanley very vaguely. sorry to hear he died. last i ever knew of the teeds they moved to springfield, mass where the reverend took a new church.
shemp