Remember When These Used to Be Here in NYC

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68jk09 said:
^^^^Cheapest gas i remember was in the early '60s  .19 cents a gallon at a station on the hill at the beginning of Bushwick Ave just before Broadway Junction....it was right next to Earl Schieb were you could get your car repainted for $19.95    Take me back !
$39.95 for the top of the line job.
 

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As Yogi Berra said, "A nickel ain't worth a dime any more."

https://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/now-and-then-20-prices-that-will-blow-your-mind?utm_term=.ibKxxOxMM1#.sfgBBeByyz


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Gone - Robert Hall Clothing Stores - one of my least favorite stores

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I agree with you, Joe . . . Robert Hall hasn't been missed even one little bit. They offered poor quality clothes for high prices, but balanced that with rotten customer service.  Good riddance.
 
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Robert Hall. I remember a saying about them. "You threw it out, Robert hauled it in". Or was it the other way around, been awhile!
 
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A sure sign of the end of summer vacation was hearing "School bells ring and children sing it's back to Robert Hall again..."
 

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t123ken said:
A sure sign of the end of summer vacation was hearing "School bells ring and children sing it's back to Robert Hall again..."



 
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Duck Tails . . .

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1950s air raid warning sirens:

 
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