1950-51: Upper West Side Kids
By Caitlin Hawke
One of the posts I never got to last year was this charming shot. It comes from a gentleman who grew up around here and recalled, among other things, going to the Horn and Hardart automat, to the Armstead beauty salon (where Henry's was), to the TV store nearby and the candy store, Pollak's. Suba was Armstead Pharmacy back then and had a soda fountain where Mark's brother worked.
So readers may recall when the Hudes sign reappeared after the 103rd St. deli closed. Mark recalls that whenever he went into Hudes, the lady who ran it would give him half a salami sandwich.
Those were the days, my friends!
One of the posts I never got to last year was this charming shot. It comes from a gentleman who grew up around here and recalled, among other things, going to the Horn and Hardart automat, to the Armstead beauty salon (where Henry's was), to the TV store nearby and the candy store, Pollak's. Suba was Armstead Pharmacy back then and had a soda fountain where Mark's brother worked.
So readers may recall when the Hudes sign reappeared after the 103rd St. deli closed. Mark recalls that whenever he went into Hudes, the lady who ran it would give him half a salami sandwich.
Those were the days, my friends!
An acquaintance by the name "Manhattan Mark" grew up in our neighborhood and comes back to dine every so often meeting his old buddies. He shared this shot of friends from Booker T. Washington, where they were the first graduation class in 1951.
If you know someone who went to Booker T. in the early 1950s or if you know someone in the picture, email me with your stories!
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