Queens Wine & Liquor store in Ridgewood. Been there a long time.
Sure wish I had a time machine and could visit those shops again - maybe 1959!
Toy store on Myrtle Avenue in the 1950’s. Cannot find cross street. Anybody remember if it was across from the Ridgewood theater?
Bohack's Grocery Stores Lot's of Bohack's stuff. The chain first opened in 1887, and lasted until 1977. It's not hard to find signs of Bohack stores still around, they had a lot of locations and were a mainstay for a long time. It has been over 30 years since anyone last purchased any food at…
Could the beloved, longest-running movie house in the nation be saved?
On Wyckoff Ave. & Summerfield St. The man responsible for the knitting industry in Ridgewood was Baldwin Palmer, from Germany. He came to Ridgewood in the 1890’s and started his successful business here. I remember Ridgewood in the 50’s chock full of these mills. We used to stop and ask for material scraps to make little doll clothes. They were always lovely about giving them to us.
Three chefs in the savory kitchen and a pastry chef with a knack for focaccia bring remarkable range to a new Ridgewood restaurant.
Belfast’s history as a modern town begins on 27 April 1613. A royal charter, issued in the name of James I, transformed what had been a collection of dwellings by a river crossing into a legal entity governed by a corporation of 13 men, headed by a sovereign.
So, what were 32 ForgottenFans doing gathered around a fenced rock in soggy Ridgewood on an October 2009 Saturday? They were standing alongside the marker that divided the ancient towns of…
By CHRISTINA WILKINSON Forgotten NY correspondent DURING the 17th and 18th centuries, Dutch farmers settled Newtown and Bushwick on the western end of Long Island. One of these farmers, Paulus…
Queens' Neighborhoods: Most Convenient to Manhattan
You may have read recently about the impending renovations to 63-57 Fresh Pond Rd. in Ridgewood, which at one time was one of our neighborhood’s finest movie
In this article, we look at the lost New York City amusement parks that opened during the Baby Boom, including Treasure Island, Fairyland, and Peter Pan Playland.
Eat it up!
The Montana pasty is iconic. Here's where the find the best of the best.
Henry Christian Bohack was born on June 15, 1865 in Hanover, Germany. Upon immigrating to the United States in 1882 he opened up his first grocery store at 1291 Broadway
Ridgewood War Memorial, Ridgewood Veterans Triangle, Ridgewood, Queens
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A lot of classic New York City spots might be disappearing, but you can still go to these distinctive shops, bars, and restaurants. For now, anyway.
