Remember When These Used to Be Here in NYC

[mack]

1960 FDNY pay:

   

 

[memory master]

^^^^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.

 

[mack]

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

 

[mack]

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

   

   

   

 

[raybrag]

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.

 

[mack]

Gone - Monkey bars in playgrounds

   

 

[mack]

Gone - Neighborhood candy store

   

 

[mack]

Gone - John's Bargain Store

   

 

[mack]

Brooklyn memories:

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynMemories/

 

[manhattan]

11 Vintage Subway Amenities the MTA Should Bring Back - Untapped New York

While modern day straphangers enjoy amenities that early riders could only dream of, there are some vintage subway features we wish would make a comeback.

untappedcities.com

Some subway nostalgia.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

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!

 

[t123ken]

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

 

[mack]

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

 

[mack]

Gone - old barbershops, barber poles, crew cuts

   

   

   

   

 

[raybrag]

Duck Tails . . .

 

[guitarman314]

Nowadays men  get ponytails and "Man Buns".

 

[mack]

Working Fire Alarm boxes.

ORANGE ALERT! ANCIENT FIRE ALARMS - Forgotten New York

The familiar red fire alarm box that has been a fixture on every other street corner in New York City is being phased out, with many of them being disconnected in…

forgotten-ny.com

 

[mack]

1950s air raid warning sirens:

STREET SIRENS - Forgotten New York

A frequently seen accessory on NYC lampposts in the Fab 50s and on into the Swinging 60s were large, bulky air raid sirens during the height of the Cold War…

forgotten-ny.com

 

[mack]

Gone - jukeboxes.

 

[68jk09]

http://lerant.proboards.com/thread/10347/nostalgia-ads-more