by Jo Rizzo » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:27 am
Morning everyone,
Patty the burger place on Metropolitan Ave by the Parkchester Station, was called the Hamburger Express. It had the train set running around the counter and would deliver the burgers and the rest of your meal. When it closed it became the Step In Restaurant which is still there. The Playdrome Bowling alley did have a snack bar. It was run by a couple of brothers that live up on Guerlain between Thieriot and Leland. Their names were Jack and Frank. Older gentlemen. Funny you should mention that. I still see Frank (or is it Jack, they both look alike, could pass for twins)down at the bowling alley. Both were still bowling only one was recently sick. Only now it over at Van Nest Lanes on Morris Park and Bronxdale. We were talking about that during the summer league. He did mention his children went to St. Anthony's but if I recall correctly he said they were a few years younger then us. I don't recall their names. He did mention them. Toy Sun was great. If you remember the Green Dragon in Parkchester, it moved over to Tremont down in the Throggs Neck. The original owners recently sold it within the past year. The new owners kept the name though.
Take care,
Jo
Jo Rizzo