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Judge Smails

07-31-2006, 01:15 PM

<img height="105" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/100TwoGys.png" width="292" border="0" />Any other old farts grow up in New Jersey remember this place?  I can't beleive that I completely forgot about it, considering how much time I spent there as a kid.Long story short: A few weeks ago we're having a BBQ and are being bothered by flies.  I say that the next time I'm out I'm going to pick up a fly swatter.  My mother says not to bother because she has one at home she'll give me.  Like I can't shell out 99 cents for a fly swatter.  Anyway, yesterday she comes over with the swatter and it still has a Two Guys price sticker on it.  It just opened a flood of memories for me.My family did all of our shopping there from school clothes and supplies, to housewares to even all of our grocery shopping.  I bought all of my first records there. It was like WalMart, Target and K-Mart all rolled into one. We used to go to either the one on Kennedy Blvd. in North Bergen or on Rt. 440 in Jersey City.Anyone else remember this place?  I really got no reason for posting this other than walking down memory lane.

Sheeplovr

07-31-2006, 01:23 PM

a girl and a pizza place<img width="214" height="323" border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/2guysandagirl.jpg" />

Hottub

07-31-2006, 01:25 PM

Two Guys in Hakensack was pretty cool. A little bit of everything. I usually got my records at Korvettes. Better selection.Hey, remember J.J. Newberry's?

Rogerman

07-31-2006, 01:36 PM

Hey, I remember that store!  My brother and I liked to go with my Mom because they even used to sell pets.  We would go the the one in Hackensack and the Korvettes in Paramus on Rt. 4.  That is a real blast from the past!

Hottub

07-31-2006, 01:40 PM

Yup. The Korvettes was on the west bound side of 4. We would go to Newberry's on the east boand side (in the mall) Buy a hottdog and a slurpee. Take the pedestrian bridge over to Korvettes to check out the records, On the way across the bridge, we would suck slurpee into our straws and blow it out over Rt. 4!Good times.

HeyGuy

07-31-2006, 01:40 PM

We had a Two Guys here in Union, NJ then it became a Bradlees and now its a Loews home improvement. When I was real young we used to go to 2 guys all the time.

Don Stugots

07-31-2006, 01:41 PM

you dont just have to be from NJ to remember Two Guys.  i used to go to the one near Garfield whenever we would visit my family out there.anyone remember Korvettes?

Earlshog

07-31-2006, 01:47 PM

There was a Two guys on Rt 18 in East or New Brunswick

Judge Smails

07-31-2006, 01:47 PM

When I was a kid I remember some parts of New Jersey had some weird Sunday 'Blue Laws' where you weren't allowed to sell items like clothes on Sunday.  Most stores that sold prohibited items simply didn't open on Sundays.  But since Two Guys sold everything they were opened but would have whole sections of the store roped off so you couldn't purchase the forbidden fruit.  Sometimes specific items within an aisle itself were roped off.  As a kid I always thought it was stupid of Two Guys to do that but looking back on it I realize what a stupid law it was.

Hottub

07-31-2006, 01:48 PM

I usually got my records at Korvettes. Better selection.and the Korvettes in Paramus on Rt. 4.  Take the pedestrian bridge over to Korvettes to check out the records, Nope!

Judge Smails

07-31-2006, 02:12 PM

Oh man! I just had another flashback thinking about this place.  I saw my first naked woman thanks to Two Guys.  As crazy as it sounds now they used to sell Playboys at the magazine racks up by the registers, right next to the TV Guides and National Enquirers.  After several trips, I became so entralled with the pictures on the cover that one time I wandered off while my parents were on line to pay.  I walked down to a register down at the other end of the store which was not in use and rifled through a magazine like I was a cold war spy looking at nuclear secrets.  I must have been about 8 or 9 and I probably spent a total of fifteen seconds looking at it because I was afraid of getting caught, but they were the best fifteen seconds of my life.

Hottub

07-31-2006, 02:17 PM

And "play" sneakers. The ones that looked something like Ked's, all thrown together in a wire basket, and paired with cable ties. About 5 bucks.

davidb72

07-31-2006, 02:20 PM

I used to go to the one in (or near, I was too little to remember) Brick. I remember they had a snack bar there with the most delicious hot dogs... For some reason my brother in law refers to it as "Two Jews"... Any truth in that? Also, how about Rickles? Home Depot did them in. I used to go to the on in Jersey City, what a mess!

Hottub

07-31-2006, 02:27 PM

Maybe Brick, Maybe Lakewood. Can't remember. But is was a good spot to pick up cheap beach supplies while vacationing down the shore.

FUNKMAN

07-31-2006, 02:50 PM

We had one up on 440 in Jersey City. The thing i remember most as a kid is my Dad taking me into the lumber dept and that strong scent of the different wood types.

Tenbatsuzen

07-31-2006, 02:53 PM

Earlshog wrote: There was a Two guys on Rt 18 in East or New Brunswick   East.  In front of the (now defunct) Hostess factory, at the intersection of the Rt. 18 Flea Market and where Chi-Chi's was operating.  Dick's came in where Two Guys was.                                                                             yeah, I think "no homo" is appropriate.

Hottub

07-31-2006, 02:56 PM

that strong scent of the different wood types. Were you at Two Guys, or a rest stop?

Tenbatsuzen

07-31-2006, 02:57 PM

So does this mean that Judge Smails loves Two Guys? 

This message was edited by Tenbatsuzen on 7-31-06 @ 6:57 PM

Lumber

07-31-2006, 03:01 PM

I remember the Two Guys in Kearny, N.J. on Passaic Ave. Now they have a Pathmark on that site.

FUNKMAN

07-31-2006, 03:09 PM

Hottub wrote: that strong scent of the different wood types.  Were you at Two Guys, or a rest stop?Ramrodscome on man, that's my dad... is nothing sacred?       <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" />

reeshy

07-31-2006, 03:28 PM

YEA, leave his dad alone....now I had an uncle that would.......never mind!!!!

Judge Smails

07-31-2006, 03:29 PM

davidb72 wrote: For some reason my brother in law refers to it as "Two Jews"... Any truth in that?I don't know anything about that.  But, tell your brother in-law that if he wants to go with the antisemetic angle, a funnier line would be to refer to it as "Jew Guys".

davidb72

07-31-2006, 04:57 PM

judge_smails wrote: davidb72 wrote: For some reason my brother in law refers to it as "Two Jews"... Any truth in that?I don't know anything about that. But, tell your brother in-law that if he wants to go with the antisemetic angle, a funnier line would be to refer to it as "Jew Guys".    What can I tell you? He's a no so bright...

docgoblin

08-01-2006, 04:20 PM

I love these trips down memory lane. We didn't have a Two Guys here on Long Island that I remember but when I was a wee lad we always went to these larger stores:http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6062/1962wtgrantmv5.jpghttp://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6714/korvettessg8.jpgandhttp://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5514/woolworthnx0.jpgAnd we'd go to a local 5 & 10 in town:http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2824/shl7.jpgOnce the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa opened in 1973 that's where we would go since it had so many stores and was right around the corner.

Gvac

08-01-2006, 04:26 PM

I got my first baseball mitt at Two Guys.  I think I was about 4 years old.  I also remember Korvetts and Alexander's (with that crazy modern art mural) in Paramus, NJ.  The times they are a changin'.

Hottub

08-01-2006, 04:31 PM

That mural was sold to some museum before they began demolition on the building. For the life of me , I can't remember which one. But I do remember that until the late seventies/early eighties, the mural was in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world.<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5DC103AF935A2575BC0A96E9582 60" target="_blank">Thanks, Google.</a>

This message was edited by Hottub on 8-1-06 @ 8:35 PM

FUNKMAN

08-01-2006, 04:49 PM

There was a similar store to Two Guys on 440 in Jersey City called Great Eastern. I couldn't find anything on this store on the net.

docgoblin

08-01-2006, 04:56 PM

Gvac wrote: The times they are a changin'.   http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1748/dylanwk1.jpg

Hottub

08-01-2006, 05:00 PM

docgoblin wrote:  Gvac wrote: The times they are a changin'.   <img src="http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1748/dylanwk1.jpg" border="0" />Hey, when did Dylan go electric?   And Gay!!!! "Look at my big, fag cowboy hat!!"<img src="http://www.ahoy.nl/agendaimages/bob_dylan.jpg" border="0" />

This message was edited by Hottub on 8-1-06 @ 9:01 PM

Gvac

08-01-2006, 05:14 PM

I've seen Dylan in concert 3 times in my life.  Twice he was absolutely awful.  Stunk up the joint.  The one time he was awesome was when he came out dressed like Col. Sanders - all white suit and vest, and a white cowboy hat.  He played his Tele all night and absolutely ROCKED.  I was flabbergasted.

Hottub

08-01-2006, 05:22 PM

Believe it or not, Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers was a great show! MSG around '86. Just before the Willberry's.

docgoblin

08-01-2006, 05:30 PM

Hottub wrote: <blockquote />Hey, when did Dylan go electric?   And Gay!!!! "Look at my big, fag cowboy hat!!"I think you're talking about this guy:http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/9185/imus1qd1.jpg

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

08-01-2006, 06:26 PM

There was a similar store to Two Guys on 440 in Jersey City called Great Eastern. I couldn't find anything on this store on the net.Yes! GREAT EASTERN! There was one in Hicksville, LI that my parents would take me to all the time! I remember getting all my school clothes and school supplies there. Whenever my parents were in a "boring" section (automotive, housewears) I'd go off and hang out in the toy department. I was probably 7 at the time. How times have changed!Great Eastern went out of business and the bldg was vacant for years until Woolco moved in. Now I have no idea what's there. Probably a Wal-Mart or a Target.I remember Korvette's well. I got my copy of the K-Tel hit Star Power there. I remember seeing a display of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album there. I remember thinking to myself, "He's not with the Jackson 5? He won't last long"I never said I was a smart kid.

FUNKMAN

08-01-2006, 06:31 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: There was a similar store to Two Guys on 440 in Jersey City called Great Eastern. I couldn't find anything on this store on the net.  Yes! GREAT EASTERN! There was one in Hicksville, LI that my parents would take me to all the time! I remember getting all my school clothes and school supplies there. Whenever my parents were in a "boring" section (automotive, housewears) I'd go off and hang out in the toy department. I was probably 7 at the time. How times have changed!Great Eastern went out of business and the bldg was vacant for years until Woolco moved in. Now I have no idea what's there. Probably a Wal-Mart or a Target.I remember Korvette's well. I got my copy of the K-Tel hit Star Power there. I remember seeing a display of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album there. I remember thinking to myself, "He's not with the Jackson 5? He won't last long"I never said I was a smart kid.  thank you thank you thank you!for also remembering. i didn't want people to think i was a senile old coot... <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/sad.gif" border="0" />you're the best!

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 05:51 PM

How can i forget Two Guys......I lived within waalking distance from the one on 440.

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 05:55 PM

Yep, they were Keds! Two Guys didnt have their own shoe section they just had bins in the clothing section with all of the cheapie sneakers like Keds and Pro Champs.

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 05:57 PM

Do you remember when that Rickles was a Pathmark?

FUNKMAN

08-03-2006, 06:01 PM

pete_in_NJ wrote: Do you remember when that Rickles was a Pathmark? the one near where Roosevelt Stadium used to be or down the other end near Communipaw?

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 06:02 PM

I seen Star Wars on opening night in august of 78 at the drive in behind that great eastern which later became Valley Fair and then closed down due to the toxic waste in which it was built upon.

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 06:07 PM

Roosevelt Stadium which brings me to remembering Paradise East . Every Minors favorite place to get served very strong drinks to go out the back door.

FUNKMAN

08-03-2006, 06:14 PM

pete_in_NJ wrote: Roosevelt Stadium which brings me to remembering Paradise East . Every Minors favorite place to get served very strong drinks to go out the back door. my grandparents lived about 200 yards away from Paradise East on Suburbia Drive

reeshy

08-03-2006, 06:16 PM

Is Roosevelt Stadium still around....I saw Pink Floyd there in Sept., 1973!!!!!!!

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 06:16 PM

I lived on Union Street off of Mallory Ave. near P.S. 33 school the school that only went up to 5th grade.

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 06:17 PM

Nope, long gone. there's a housing developement there called "Society Hill "

reeshy

08-03-2006, 06:18 PM

Damn them Socialites!!!!!!!!

mdr55

08-03-2006, 06:25 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: pete_in_NJ wrote: Do you remember when that Rickles was a Pathmark? the one near where Roosevelt Stadium used to be or down the other end near Communipaw? 440 Two Guys (remember the snack room/arcade)Hudson Mall (Donut King, Rodeo Steakhouse?, Good Times Hobby/pool/arcade, pretzel stand, Kinney Shoes, Martin Paints?) 
Arthur's Treachers or was it Nathan's?Valley FairBowling Alley (RIP Roosevelt Lanes)Pathmark which became Rickel'sRoosevelt Stadium (who didn't learn how to drive around there?)Paradise
East (so behind in technology that when you paid by credit card...the
lady searched for the number in this huge book to see if it was good!)
Many a party in there.And correct me if I'm wrong.........wasn't there also a diner on 440/1-9 before you went over the bridge? 

This message was edited by mdr55 on 8-3-06 @ 10:30 PM

pete_in_NJ

08-03-2006, 06:48 PM

mdr55 wrote: FUNKMAN wrote: pete_in_NJ wrote: Do you remember when that Rickles was a Pathmark? the one near where Roosevelt Stadium used to be or down the other end near Communipaw? 440 Two Guys (remember the snack room/arcade)Hudson Mall (Donut King, Rodeo Steakhouse?, Good Times Hobby/pool/arcade, pretzel stand, Kinney Shoes, Martin Paints?) 
Arthur's Treachers or was it Nathan's?Valley FairBowling Alley (RIP Roosevelt Lanes)Pathmark which became Rickel'sRoosevelt Stadium (who didn't learn how to drive around there?)Paradise
East (so behind in technology that when you paid by credit card...the
lady searched for the number in this huge book to see if it was good!)
Many a party in there.And correct me if I'm wrong.........wasn't there also a diner on 440/1-9 before you went over the bridge?   

This message was edited by mdr55 on 8-3-06 @ 10:30 PM    The Diner was called "Colonial Diner" it burned down long long time ago.   Adding to list at the hudson mall:  Delfino's Sports(next to Good Times) Arthuer Treachers (Nathans was near the highway)House of Meats (butcher shop in a mall.....who would have thought?)Coles booksWow RecordsChess KingLondon FogRogers clothingRite aidBaskin RobinsEmporium (chocolate shop next to BR)Big man - Tall man clothing storeHe/She Leather (booth near record store)

Judge Smails

08-03-2006, 06:53 PM

Don't forget Thom McAnn.  My mom got all my shoes there.  And then we'd stop at the ice cream place by the center entrance on the way to the car.  I think it was a Baskin Robbins?

Justice4all

08-03-2006, 06:54 PM

There used to be a Two Guys on Route 46 West in Totowa. Now it is a Home Depot.I have one for you....remember Bamburgers?

Judge Smails

08-03-2006, 06:57 PM

I'm so old I remember when the Hudson Mall used to be an outdoor mall before they enclosed it.  Same thing goes for the Garden State Mall.  Anyone remember the giant Santa Clause they used to put in the parking lot at Christmas time?

Judge Smails

08-03-2006, 07:03 PM

Here's what I'm talking about.  Here's a picture of Garden State Plaza before it was enclosed with the Bamberger's Justice was talking about long before they changed it to a Macy's. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/Garden%20State%20Plaza%20-%20Pararmus%20NJ.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/400/Garden%20State%20Plaza%20-%20Pararmus%20NJ.jpg" border="0" /></a>

Justice4all

08-03-2006, 07:37 PM

well the Bamburgers I remember was from the Willobrook Mall in Wayne, NJ

Judge Smails

08-03-2006, 07:44 PM

Justice4all wrote: well the Bamburgers I remember was from the Willobrook Mall in Wayne, NJ OK,  I got you.  I think Willowbrook used to have a Bamberger's and an Abraham and Strauss.  At some point Bamberger's became Macy's and A&S became Sterns.  Years later they converted all of the Sterns into Macy's also.  But since Willowbrook already had a Macy's, that Sterns closed.If you haven't figured it out, my parents used to take me to a lot of malls when I was a kid.

tele7

08-03-2006, 08:30 PM

judge_smails wrote: Justice4all wrote: well the Bamburgers I remember was from the Willobrook Mall in Wayne, NJ OK,  I got you.  I think Willowbrook used to have a Bamberger's and an Abraham and Strauss.  At some point Bamberger's became Macy's and A&S became Sterns.  Years later they converted all of the Sterns into Macy's also.  But since Willowbrook already had a Macy's, that Sterns closed.If you haven't figured it out, my parents used to take me to a lot of malls when I was a kid.I used to be a Dept. Manager in the A&S in Woodbridge Center.  Before that, I used to sell Skis at Hermans sporting goods. I think there was a Herman's in Garden State Plaza too.  All of these New Jersey malls have changed so much through the years. My fav is still Bridgewater Commons.

keithy_19

08-03-2006, 09:16 PM

My dad was a manager at one of their stores when he was younger. When theyw ere going out of business they offered to let him go into the real estate business that they kept going. My dad decided not to and it's a shame cause if he did he could have retired by now.

legroommusic

08-03-2006, 11:09 PM

yes I remember 2 guys. it changed to bradlees, then to an odd lot then something else and now it's a lowes wearhouse home improvement center. Remember paradise east on 440? It's a buffet place now, and it doesn't haave ambiance like paradise east had. I know that it always felt like the seventies in a bee gees video (music videos weren't really around at the time).

This message was edited by legroommusic on 8-4-06 @ 3:25 AM

legroommusic

08-03-2006, 11:17 PM

judge_smails wrote: <img height="105" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/100TwoGys.png" width="292" border="0" />Any other old farts grow up in New Jersey remember this place?  I can't beleive that I completely forgot about it, considering how much time I spent there as a kid.Long story short: A few weeks ago we're having a BBQ and are being bothered by flies.  I say that the next time I'm out I'm going to pick up a fly swatter.  My mother says not to bother because she has one at home she'll give me.  Like I can't shell out 99 cents for a fly swatter.  Anyway, yesterday she comes over with the swatter and it still has a Two Guys price sticker on it.  It just opened a flood of memories for me.My family did all of our shopping there from school clothes and supplies, to housewares to even all of our grocery shopping.  I bought all of my first records there. It was like WalMart, Target and K-Mart all rolled into one. We used to go to either the one on Kennedy Blvd. in North Bergen or on Rt. 440 in Jersey City.Anyone else remember this place?  I really got no reason for posting this other than walking down memory lane.aw man, I used to live really close to the one in jersey city, right by communipaw ave. I used to live on lexington ave off of mallory street. This kind of ties into a thread that was done about geno's. Geno's was on west side avenue in jersey city. Underoos was the underwear of choice, you use to get 10 swedish fish for a penny and the mcdonalds on communipaw and mallory was just getting an addendum. I use to go to our lady of victory for kindergarten then I went to st aedan's on tuers ave which just closed down.  Sorry I just got nostalgic for a second.

mdr55

08-04-2006, 02:42 AM

YES!!! Finally someone other than me remembers Geno's on Westside
across from the Miss America Diner and there used to be a grocery store
too next to the diner. I remember going to Geno's when I was a kid but
no one else remembers Geno's as Geno's. They all remember Kentucky
Fried Chicken. Now it's West Coast video.

pete_in_NJ

08-04-2006, 03:36 AM

legroommusic wrote: judge_smails wrote: <img width="292" height="105" border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/100TwoGys.png" alt="" />Any other old farts grow up in New Jersey remember this place? I can't beleive that I completely forgot about it, considering how much time I spent there as a kid.Long story short: A few weeks ago we're having a BBQ and are being bothered by flies. I say that the next time I'm out I'm going to pick up a fly swatter. My mother says not to bother because she has one at home she'll give me. Like I can't shell out 99 cents for a fly swatter. Anyway, yesterday she comes over with the swatter and it still has a Two Guys price sticker on it. It just opened a flood of memories for me.My family did all of our shopping there from school clothes and supplies, to housewares to even all of our grocery shopping. I bought all of my first records there. It was like WalMart, Target and K-Mart all rolled into one. We used to go to either the one on Kennedy Blvd. in North Bergen or on Rt. 440 in Jersey City.Anyone else remember this place? I really got no reason for posting this other than walking down memory lane.aw man, I used to live really close to the one in jersey city, right by communipaw ave. I used to live on lexington ave off of mallory street. This kind of ties into a thread that was done about geno's. Geno's was on west side avenue in jersey city. Underoos was the underwear of choice, you use to get 10 swedish fish for a penny and the mcdonalds on communipaw and mallory was just getting an addendum. I use to go to our lady of victory for kindergarten then I went to st aedan's on tuers ave which just closed down. Sorry I just got nostalgic for a second. I lived on Union Street between Mallory & West side Ave. Dairy Quuen was the landmark for my street. Remember buying your Christmas trees there? Hey dont you owe me 50 bucks? LOL

pete_in_NJ

08-04-2006, 03:42 AM

judge_smails wrote: Don't forget Thom McAnn. My mom got all my shoes there. And then we'd stop at the ice cream place by the center entrance on the way to the car. I think it was a Baskin Robbins?   Ah yes, Thom Mcann and it's rival "Kinney's Shoes" . I remember getting my shoes there for School Our Lady of Victory (Sister Francis the raging lunatic). I Think that it was Kinny's that sold the line of boys shoes called "Gass" and it had the name really big under the sole of the shoe so that when the heel end of your shoe would wear off it would read "ASS" LOL Talking about the shoe stores i just remembered that there was a Shoe Town  located at the of the hudson Mall at the Two Guys side . I remember buying a pair of navy blue suede Spalding brand sneakers there with white soles . LOL

pete_in_NJ

08-04-2006, 03:44 AM

judge_smails wrote: I'm so old I remember when the Hudson Mall used to be an outdoor mall before they enclosed it. Same thing goes for the Garden State Mall. Anyone remember the giant Santa Clause they used to put in the parking lot at Christmas time? Yes, I remember it was a strip mall with the cinema at the left end. Nathans Hot Dogs was near the ighway next to that gas station. Man was i mad when they closed the Nathans Restaurant. Down the highway in front of Roosevelt lanes there was a restaurant / Sports bar called "Open Hearth" then later became "The Studio" Next to that in the Great Eastern parking lot there was a car wash and then Trader Horn electrical appliances. Heres one for you Jersey City folks.......White Manna!!!!!!!! 

This message was edited by pete_in_NJ on 8-4-06 @ 7:49 AM

pete_in_NJ

08-04-2006, 03:52 AM

judge_smails wrote: When I was a kid I remember some parts of New Jersey had some weird Sunday 'Blue Laws' where you weren't allowed to sell items like clothes on Sunday. Most stores that sold prohibited items simply didn't open on Sundays. But since Two Guys sold everything they were opened but would have whole sections of the store roped off so you couldn't purchase the forbidden fruit. Sometimes specific items within an aisle itself were roped off. As a kid I always thought it was stupid of Two Guys to do that but looking back on it I realize what a stupid law it was.    I remember that too. the whole clothing section would be roped off. Anyone remember that damn smelly bathroom in the two guys in jersey city? that place was a cess pool!

pete_in_NJ

08-04-2006, 03:58 AM

mdr55 wrote: YES!!! Finally someone other than me remembers Geno's on Westside
across from the Miss America Diner and there used to be a grocery store
too next to the diner. I remember going to Geno's when I was a kid but
no one else remembers Geno's as Geno's. They all remember Kentucky
Fried Chicken. Now it's West Coast video.    I remember the Geno's on West side & Culiver Ave. It turned into a Palmer Video and then West Coast Video. The supermarket next to Miss America Diner was a Food Town. Remember the Showboat ?There was also a Geno's on the Bayonne border across the street from Hudson Lanes bowling alley in the Acme (formerly Supersaver) plaza. then it changed to a Roy Rogers and then Wendy's.

KC2OSO

08-04-2006, 05:18 AM

From <a href="http://www.oldnewark.com/memories/newark/newmantwoguys.htm" target="_self">here</a>: speaking of Two Guys -
"Shortly later they were ready to run their first newspaper ad and to
name the business.  They decided to taunt their competitors and
call their business "The Two Bastards From Harrison". 
This move failed, as no newspaper would accept their ad.  The name
was changed to "Two Guys from Harrison" and the ads ran."

pete_in_NJ

08-04-2006, 05:37 AM

KC2OSO wrote: From <a target="_self" href="http://www.oldnewark.com/memories/newark/newmantwoguys.htm">here</a>: speaking of Two Guys -
"Shortly later they were ready to run their first newspaper ad and to
name the business. They decided to taunt their competitors and
call their business "The Two Bastards From Harrison".
This move failed, as no newspaper would accept their ad. The name
was changed to "Two Guys from Harrison" and the ads ran."     Great article KC2OSO !

legroommusic

08-05-2006, 08:15 PM

I remember going to the lowes theatre in jersey city to see ET and super man. This thread to me is mot ony nostagia, it's also ike watching the intro to the sopranos. Anyone ever play pool at canton in journal square?

FUNKMAN

08-05-2006, 09:37 PM

legroommusic wrote: I remember going to the lowes theatre in jersey city to see ET and super man. This thread to me is mot ony nostagia, it's also ike watching the intro to the sopranos. Anyone ever play pool at canton in journal square?Lowes, Stanley, or the UA State were all nice o'l time theaters with balconies and catwallks.The Canton? on Bergen Ave was a favorite family spot for Chinese food. As a kid i loved taking the elevator to the 2nd floor although walking the stairs was cool too. Anyway i could beat my brother up or down...  they made it a billiard hall?

pete_in_NJ

08-06-2006, 05:08 AM

FUNKMAN wrote: legroommusic wrote: I remember going to the lowes theatre in jersey city to see ET and super man. This thread to me is mot ony nostagia, it's also ike watching the intro to the sopranos. Anyone ever play pool at canton in journal square?Lowes, Stanley, or the UA State were all nice o'l time theaters with balconies and catwallks.The Canton? on Bergen Ave was a favorite family spot for Chinese food. As a kid i loved taking the elevator to the 2nd floor although walking the stairs was cool too. Anyway i could beat my brother up or down... they made it a billiard hall?  Yeah the last time i was at the Canton 1991. It was a Restaurant. I remember that elevator , it was to your right at the entrance and was probably the smallest elevator i've ever seen. Also, in the mens room they had a small vending machine on the wall that dispenced colognes such as Canoe, Old Spice & Brut 33. Is it me or did everyone in the world once live in Jersey City? Keep this thread alive guys. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" />

pete_in_NJ

08-06-2006, 05:12 AM

pete_in_NJ

08-06-2006, 05:18 AM

<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"><tr><td>The mystery of the Canton Landmark restaurant closes without warning; owner's death and bankruptcy cited as reasons
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Ricardo Kaulessar Reporter staff writer
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AN INSTITUTION - The Canton Restaurant, located on Bergen Avenue, had
been in operation since 1930. That is, until this summer when it closed
initially for renovations, but then the owners decided to close the
restaurant permanently and declare bankruptcy </td><td width="5"><img width="5" border="0" src="http://images.zwire.com/images/spacer.gif" /></td></tr></table></div><div>

The Canton Restaurant on Bergen Avenue, located in the heart of Journal Square, had been a culinary institution since 1930. 
Known for its wooden booths, antique furniture and old world ambience,
Canton, also known as the Canton Tea Garden to many longtime Jersey
City residents, was a throwback to when a dining out experience was a
big deal. The restaurant was to have celebrated its 75th anniversary in
September 2005. 
But that experience is no more, as the front door has been locked for
the last two months. The daughter of the former owner said last week
that the company has gone into bankruptcy. It will not open again
unless it gets new owners. </div>
The lowdown on Canton 
n June, Hackensack-based immigration lawyer Shirley Pang
notified the city's Alcoholic Beverage Control board that the
restaurant was closing. Pang is also the daughter of the late owner of
the Canton, Tommy Tang, and has been speaking on her family's behalf. 
Pang told The Reporter last week that her father, a native of Mainland
China who emigrated from Hong Kong either in the late 1950s or early
1960s, was an employee of Chinese restaurants in New Jersey for many
years until he bought into the partnership that operated Canton, known
as Canton Casino, Inc. In 1985, when he was brought in, he became the
majority partner with three other individuals. "Once you worked in the
restaurant business for many years like my father, the next step was to
move into owning a restaurant as a means for providing an income for
his family," said Pang. Pang said that the restaurant was an
all-encompassing endeavor for her father that he took pride in because
of the devoted clientele. But in 2003, according to Pang, Tang's health
started to fail him. In October of that year he passed away at the age
of 64. After his passing, her mother Helen, along with the remaining
partners, continued to operate the restaurant. In June of this year, there was considerable leakage from the ceiling, Pang said. 
"During the summer, there was the decision to close the restaurant in
order to do renovations. That's why the sign was put on the door saying
'closed for renovation'," said Pang. But according to Pang, her mother and the other partners then determined that the best decision was to sell the restaurant. 
"Once word of mouth spread in the Chinese-American community, there
were a number of people interested in the restaurant," said Pang,
"until they would ask about available parking." That
impediment along with evaluating the location turned off those same
interested buyers. By late August, arrangements were made to file for
bankrup

mdr55

08-06-2006, 05:50 AM

Next to the 3 Brothers from Italy pizzaria was the Tube bar in Jouranl Square. I remember walking pass it when I was a kid. 
<img width="224" height="356" border="0" src="http://www.missioncreep.com/mw/tubebar/tbmed.jpg" />

pete_in_NJ

08-06-2006, 06:09 AM

Same here, I remember walking past it too. Always smelled like piss outside. My uncle had a make shift taxi service going back in the 70's and he used to taxi the drunks home from that bar.Also, I found out that a CD was made from prank calls to the Tube Bar. People calling up the bartender , his name was Red (nickname?) . He had a foul mouth. You can by it here at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NZNS/103-8123521-2151831?v=glance&n=5174

scorpion

08-06-2006, 06:10 AM

judge_smails wrote: I'm so old I remember when the Hudson Mall used to be an outdoor mall before they enclosed it. Same thing goes for the Garden State Mall. Anyone remember the giant Santa Clause they used to put in the parking lot at Christmas time?  Holy crap I remeber that.  Wasn't there the rumor about Paradise east and cats?  I took my driving test at the Stadium.  At night it was were we would go and party and make out....

pete_in_NJ

08-06-2006, 06:16 AM

scorpion wrote: judge_smails wrote: I'm so old I remember when the Hudson Mall used to be an outdoor mall before they enclosed it. Same thing goes for the Garden State Mall. Anyone remember the giant Santa Clause they used to put in the parking lot at Christmas time? Holy crap I remeber that. Wasn't there the rumor about Paradise east and cats? I took my driving test at the Stadium. At night it was were we would go and party and make out.... At this point i'm starting to think that we just might know each other.I used to hang out at the stadium at night time to party too. Practiced driving there as well.I remember the bar tender from Paradise East. His name was Kenny. Funny guy. We made some prank calls there for fun sometimes. He was cool and went along with the calls.  <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" /> 

This message was edited by pete_in_NJ on 8-6-06 @ 10:19 AM

scorpion

08-06-2006, 12:14 PM

<ul><li>The Tub Bar had 25 cent beers and a hot dog place the sold a drink called the Lime Rickey.</li><li>I saw my first adult movie at the Stanley using a fake id</li><li>I remeber the Canton as the upscale chinese place to go for dinner at one time.</li></ul> Ok does anyone remember<ul><li>Jule's restaurant on West Side Ave </li><li>Foxes when it was a bar with bands and turned into a Disco</li><li>Narrowback's Pub in the JC heights  (spent alot of time there) </li></ul>

pete_in_NJ

08-06-2006, 02:12 PM

scorpion wrote: <ul><li>The Tub Bar had 25 cent beers and a hot dog place the sold a drink called the Lime Rickey.</li><li>I saw my first adult movie at the Stanley using a fake id</li><li>I remeber the Canton as the upscale chinese place to go for dinner at one time.</li></ul> Ok does anyone remember<ul><li>Jule's restaurant on West Side Ave </li><li>Foxes when it was a bar with bands and turned into a Disco</li><li>Narrowback's Pub in the JC heights (spent alot of time there) </li></ul>   The hot dog place was called "Boulevard Drinks" It was located at the corner where the boulevard turned. It was a very small place but had kick ass hot dogs.I've been to Jules Italian restaurant several times as a kid. From what i remember they had a front dining room and a back dining room and had red carpeting.I remember Foxes but have never been inside.Dont remember much about the heights. Hardly went there as my whole family lived either in the west side area or the greenville area .Anyone remember the "Purple People  Eater " Factory on 440 across from the hudson mall?

pete_in_NJ

08-07-2006, 03:08 AM

aceofspades7

08-07-2006, 09:28 AM

we used to go to the two guys in middletown on rt 35.  one time my brother and i discovered a gum ball machine that didn't need a penny.  we emptied out about 1/4 of it before our mom busted us...

Thebazile78

08-09-2006, 04:28 PM

judge_smails wrote: When I was a kid I remember some parts of New Jersey had some weird Sunday 'Blue Laws' where you weren't allowed to sell items like clothes on Sunday. Most stores that sold prohibited items simply didn't open on Sundays. But since Two Guys sold everything they were opened but would have whole sections of the store roped off so you couldn't purchase the forbidden fruit. Sometimes specific items within an aisle itself were roped off. As a kid I always thought it was stupid of Two Guys to do that but looking back on it I realize what a stupid law it was.    Blue Laws still exist in Bergen County, so don't talk about them like they're a thing of the past. That would include. . .Paramus (Garden State Plaza, Paramus Park, Fashion Center, the Mall at 4, Bergen Mall, etc.), Hackensack and Ridgewood, among other towns and/or shopping districts.  It's also why we only visit Grandma on Sundays and holidays. She lives near all the big malls and even on the back roads, traffic is a bitch.

Hottub

08-09-2006, 04:51 PM

The Blue Laws are a county wide mandate, yet somehow, the Sears in Bergenfield manages to slip by. I can go to Sears on a Sunday, buy a dishwasher, lawn mower and a jig saw with no problem whatsoever.The local Jewish community is particularly fond of this Sears. God bless free enterprise!

Thebazile78

08-09-2006, 05:08 PM

Hottub wrote: The Blue Laws are a county wide mandate, yet somehow, the Sears in Bergenfield manages to slip by. I can go to Sears on a Sunday, buy a dishwasher, lawn mower and a jig saw with no problem whatsoever.The local Jewish community is particularly fond of this Sears. God bless free enterprise!  It's not worth the enforcement costs, I'm sure. Nor would it be worth an election. And, wouldn't you know it,  I just checked the map, and Bergenfield is right near Teaneck. . .which is right near Fort Lee . . . and so on and so on. . .many of my friends from college are observant Jews from Teaneck who attended Frish (I am so not spelling that correctly; it just looks WRONG!) and we've discussed our "creative" ways to get around those pesky Blue Laws.Like shopping in the Secaucus Outlet Center, or spending the extra time in the car (and the sales tax on clothing; BAH!) to shop up at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in NY.

FUNKMAN

08-09-2006, 05:11 PM

Hottub wrote: The Blue Laws are a county wide mandate, yet somehow, the Sears in Bergenfield manages to slip by. I can go to Sears on a Sunday, buy a dishwasher, lawn mower and a jig saw with no problem whatsoever.The local Jewish community is particularly fond of this Sears. God bless free enterprise!<img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9G_Rqqxh9pEa.wA0U.jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12tsag3k6/EXP=1155258673/**http%3a//www.creamystar.com/singer/females/ani_difranco/ani_difranco_01.jpg" border="0" />

Hottub

08-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Bazile, it's Frisch.and Funk, BITE ME!!Anyway, I am deep in that community, and if my neighbors find a way to stick it to the man, I'll be on line right behind them.I hope too many people don't find out about my Sears. It's a little slice of heaven, right in my town!

pete_in_NJ

08-10-2006, 12:25 PM

Hottub wrote: Bazile, it's Frisch.and Funk, BITE ME!!Anyway, I am deep in that community, and if my neighbors find a way to stick it to the man, I'll be on line right behind them.I hope too many people don't find out about my Sears. It's a little slice of heaven, right in my town!   Do you really thiink that heaven approves of this Sears being open on Sunday? <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/devil2.gif" />

Resin

08-12-2006, 03:45 PM

My parents use to take my sis & I to Two Guys in Kearny.We would go get hot dogs on the third floor.Then go shopping.I bought my first 45 there.I think was the Monkees or Blood, Sweat  and Tears.I actually bought an acoustic guitar there from my Conformation money.From there we would go to Bunny Land across the street.It was always a magical Friday!!

This message was edited by Resin on 8-12-06 @ 7:46 PM

Shark74

08-07-2011, 02:28 PM

I remember that store, i used to go to the one on kennedy blvd in North Bergen, i loved the records dept of the store but can't remember much more. I now live in Rhode Island and i believe that site now an A&P supermarket? Crazy Eddie, Bradlees, Bambergers,Thom McCann, all great stores bring back alot of memories!!

keithy_19

08-08-2011, 12:05 AM

My dad used to work for Two Guys. I'm not positive which one, but he has only positive things to say about his time there.