Yes, that was the best. Not actually in Collegetown, but jeesh, how could you overlook Hals? 1978 1982 was a great time to be in Collegetown. Am I crossing wires in my head? Wrote Party at Dunbars on my mortar board at graduation. Grabbing a bagel on the way to class at CTB when it was just a crowded little storefront. And I still have my very beat-up copy of Wings of Life from the Cabbagetown Cafe. The establishment was named for notorious local murderer Edward Rulloff, who, in 1871, became the last man executed in New York State by public hanging. I loved playing the pinball machines in the laundromat for just 10 cents a game while doing my laundry. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . I believe the Boxcar was started by Garry Morfit, Garry Moores son (of TV fame, e.g. Since the conception of her novel, Larkin has had a specific idea of who April would be, and she learned that it was not stubborn or unreasonable as a writer to stick to that idea. She also had a stash of Coke behind the counter and remembered that I preferred that over Pepsi . And so I gave that voice to April because she felt the same way about it.. Dunbars was also a favorite for Michelle Giuffrida Cannon 90, who reminisces that Wednesday night was Group Therapy$6 for a pitcher of beer and some kamikaze shots. And as Meg Feury Ragland 94 recalls, Back in our undergrad days, Pete Shephard 94 and I used to meet for beers at Dunbars on St. Patricks Day, along with probably a few hundred of you.. Great memories.. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Missing from this list are Cafe Decadence and Temptations in the early 90s, which both predated Stellas, and made way better coffee drinks than Stellas did when it first opened. The People We Keep is partially based on Larkins own experience as an Ithaca College student from 1995 to 1997 two years that she feels were essential to her self-discovery, and two years she remembers fondly. Required fields are marked *. I never visited the Vet campus but chose it as a recipient of my philanthropy. Many other alums share happy memories of the Souvlaki Housestill in business on Eddy Street after more than half a century. While alums weighed in on nearly two dozen favorites, otherssuch as Caf Decadence, the Connection, Dinos, and Johnny Osdidnt get detailed shout-outs. The roast beef coming through the rye. Yes, the New England clam chowder was a little peppery, as I recall. Larkin said that she eventually learned how to listen to critique while still retaining the vision of April and her life that she wanted. I couldnt believe my luck that I could get a fresh toasted bagel with cream cheese. I also loved Johnny,s after chorus rehearsals or concerts. Write to Kathy Lindsley at 55 Exchange Blvd., Rochester, NY. Seems kinda sad that Collegetown looks so fancy now. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. It was excellent in its own right until Vinnie, who was always on the premises, got sick of Ithaca weather, shut the place down in about 1988, and retired to Florida. And we know where some of their music led . 1984. You can find a fun segment of To Tell the Truth featuring Garry Morfit Jr. and the Boxcar by Googling it. Hopefully a few new bars will come in to take the place of these legendary ones! If you ate the Athenian Chicken and survived, all credit to your digestive tract! But I also remember DANCING there (to David Bowie and the like). Another nearby hangout, often for the hockey team, was the Fall Creek House. 14614, or call her at (716) 258-2417. One last indelible memory to note: Going to the Palms and being astounded that my friend Al Biederman (79) knew all the words to Love Potion #9. 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850 But please feel free to add your memories to the comments below! Otherwise, I bought Chinese foodstuffs at a tiny little Asian food store past the top of Buffalo St. and made my own noodle dishes. It's one of Ithaca's best-kept secrets. In the end, that was what struck me most about this novel The People We Keep explores the vulnerability of opening up, whether through your art or your relationships with others, and it uses a familiar location to do so. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Thats Taughannock Inn. At the helm for many of those years, Dick and Rita Ellston who lessened the pain of a growling stomach during an 8am-4pm or a 4pm-12am shift with great conversation and even greater comfort food. Hmmm. And Dionysus was around for most of my college time. number: 1351763 Status: 710 - cancelled - section 8 Status date: May 6, 2006 Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/ letter(s)/number(s) Attorney: Ian Jay Kaufman Ladas & Parry 26 West 61St Street, New York, NY 10023 Employee: Terry E Holtzman Goods & Services: "cafe", The mark consists in part of the . He slyly sat down to discuss my pick (which was always Shoop by Salt N Peppa, so Lord knows why I was looking at the book anyway!) obbees diner out of town greasy hamburger apple turnover with butter at 2 am cornell 62-66. PolyQram GRAMERCY DRINK . Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. My junior year I lived on Highland Place, around the corner from Elba. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Great experience. Had good sushi there early in the 2000s. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Heres a part of it that I recall (but there is more): The people at the Uni Deli I wish I had kept a list of its ingredients! Wonderful to get a chance to talk to so many new people and the regulars as I was mixing huge containers of tuna saladin batches so big for me that the nice owners (wish I could recall their names) had to buy me a stool to stand onor spreading it and any other ingredients customers requested. Wed drink and play those newfangled things called video games. I had many a late night munch there with the WVBR crew. I think I ate 14 or 15 meals a week at Petes restaurant, the Souvlaki House, Johnson said, then led the audience in a round of applause for Papachryssanthou (who was in attendance) and added: I highly recommend the large Greek salad with extra feta.. Yes!! Ik Si Giw! And it was just a short walk from my basement room in Cascadilla. The customers filled in the proposed recipe naming forms, and I would make, eat and decide on the weekly Winners. The most expensive dish was a great boneless strip steak and fries, both covered with a Greek lemon sauce, for $2.22., The Ithaca franchise of this Rochester-based chain helped popularize spiedies in Ithaca in the 1970s. Early each fall semester The Haunt took a photo of all of the patrons in the parking lot, enlarged it, and put it on the wall inside. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. I had this overwhelming feeling of Ithaca as where I started. Sinbads was my first experience with getting a late night slice after going out! Voted Best Brunch of Ithaca 2005, 2008 & 2010 - Ithaca Times; Voted Best Breakfast in Ithaca 2015 -. I purposely havent visited the campus since graduating in 1981. I certainly didnt and my son still plays with those vodka soaked animals to this day (cleaned and sanitized of course). Great pizza and very friendly owner. While some alums note its corned beef, pastrami, and slices of cheesecake priced at 10 cents per ounce, Beth Anderson 80 calls it the place to go for coffee, a sandwich, ice cream, or any type of comfort food.. Like Larkin, April is a creative person: a songwriter who channels her experiences into her art. I lived on Williams St., so after closing time at the Chapter House it was up the hill to Eddy St. for an Exxer sub and then back down the hill to my apartment. He became distracted by the people lined up to buy cappuccino. Yes, my dear friend, Charlie Mayer, worked there for years and loved doing it, making sandwiches for people who loved the whole thing, including Charlie. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Once your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Known as Cosmos, the establishment was everyones intro to Greek food, says Curreri. ), Rulloffs was my date restaurant, notes Matt Van Ryn 82. The 9s had an actual fire engine inside in the mid 70s. I have made the cashew chili many times. 305 Stewart Avenue (Located in lower Collegetown,. Great burgers and friendly casual atmosphere. Discuss small, unexpected acts, They became a best seller. The Cornell Daily Sun H. Fisk Johnson 79, MEng 80, MS 82, MBA 84, PhD 86, remembers this family-style Greek and Italian stalwart so fondly that he gave the eateryand its now-retired owner, Peter Papachryssanthoua shout-out during the 2017 celebration of the gift that created the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Oh yes, burgers and fries in a basket lined with a red-and-white checked napkin. Ron Bulmer 67, who worked as a bouncer when the establishment was briefly known as Jims Chapter House, sums up his takeaway: I learned to hate pizzamessy to wear.. It was made with apples, grapes, kiwi, melon, berries, and maybe some other fruit, topped with plain yogurt, drizzled in honey, and sprinkled with walnuts," Rubinstein recalls. My dog Max monopolized the bowling machines at The Palms and the Chapter House and they put a sign up at Johnnys that read, No dogs allowed, except Max.. Comprehensive information on any company or organization. But I dont see that anyone has mentioned the Eddy Street Bar (No name) across the street from Elba Italian Kitchen. (It had been previously scheduled to close to make way for demolition of the Chacona Block that summer, but shut down earlier that spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the meager price didnt prevent us from sending the burger back if wasnt properly cooked to order.. Caf Owner and Kitchen Manager, Cafe Decadence, Ithaca, New York December 1987 to May 1990 Laboratory Technician,Department of Food Science, Cornell University June 1986 to January 1987 Teaching Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University Fall 1985 to Spring 1986 The other great place for dessert was the Dairy Bar on campus. There are so many great comments here making me nostalgic for my reunion coming up this June where our son, Ezra (5), will be getting his first memorable Ithaca experience! And theres another reason why Johnnys looms large in Big Red food lore: its proprietor, Johnny Petrillose, was the father of Bob Petrillose, founder of the legendary Hot Truck. A bunch of us mostly engineers who lived up the hill on Dryden Ave used to meet at The Connection on Thursday nights for fluids lab, putting many pitchers of beer to the test. Still hang with those friends. Cherished memories! Rulloffs was another favorite and I liked that they had both an upstairs and downstairs bar. I highly recommend the large Greek salad with extra feta. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. So the guys decided just to open up their own rootbeer place and named it Muggsys. In the 60s the Boxcar offered free green beer on St. Patricks day beginning at 8:30 am for an hour. Thanks for posting the photo of the original CTB when it was just a take out bagel place. We handed out free speidi cards at the football stadium. Yes Nancy, and that was part of the reason I almost didnt graduate from Cornell. To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. We took the whole gang there to celebrate my PhD in 1983. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Loved the place, a real dive. Olivers, my favorite place to meet friends for cheap beer and conversation whose topics could run from Paradise Lost to Meet the Ramones was long gone, but Ruloffs, the Palms, the Nines, and the Chapter House were still around, and Stellas, though too recent to be a memory of my student years, became my new favorite place to kill an hour or so with a coffee or coffee-like beverage. People and places were intertwined with April a girl from a small town and from a time before the internet in a way that is no longer possible for us. As a freshman engineer in the early 60s, Pops Place was a great place to procrastinate and grab a sandwich. Local and NYC-based graffiti artists were commissioned to decorate the exterior walls; inside, it offered an arcade of old-school games like Ms. Pac-Man, an ongoing stream of projected movies, and a variety of DJs offering hip-hop and electronica mixes to an eager crowd. I initiated a customer menu write-in promotion for extremely great Sub sandwich creations. mMiN !, W9MAhP W! !, What can I say? In business for 36 years until its closure in 2015, Dunbarswith its accumulated graffiti, framed jerseys, and the famous Lynah Rink cowbellwas a formative and memorable spot for many. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. My friends and I also frequented both The Connection I ate lots of popcorn there (we lived in a house on Eddy St) and the Plum Tree delicious food! Definitely our #1 big splurge place until long after I graduated in 1971. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. I still walk through there a couple of days a week but when I eat out its at the tavern in my town, or the Glenwood Pines, or, if Im feeling upscale, at one of the farm-to-table places along one of the lakes. I liked the full circle aspect to that. This is bugging me! So, Duffys definitely holds a memory for me! My apartment senior year was half a block down Williams Street. For all the hype, Stellas was mediocre and overpriced. var corner_video = 'left'; It was very affordable. Cant believe its been 30 years! Inside the Straight, there was a ride board to find rides home, phone booths, a candy counter that sold a small sleeve of whoppers for 10 cents, a popcorn place with many flavors for $.25 to 1.00 depending on the bag size and an ice cream counter called the straight scoop. Oh my, the memories. I want one NOW. Their dog. Sandwiches are $3.50 to $5.95. Still do. Great subs, too. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. The closing of Olivers robbed the world of some of the best NE clam chowder ever made! Although it wasnt in Collegetown, Andrews Confectionary, not far from the old Strand Theater, was a place I walked to weekly for a few chocolate covered wintergreen patties. When I returned to Ithaca in 2011, I was surprised at how much had survived from the Eighties. Have some news for this column? Too many beers at Dunbars. A somewhat more upscale establishment amid more casual options, Stellas opened in the early 90samid a resurgence of cocktail cultureand offered a menu with local and organic options and a diverse list of libations. Missing from the list is the Alt Heidelberg bar which, before it burned down in 1968, was home to a great music scene in the mid-60s. The BoBurger and Bud who could remember and get right long orders from squads of people. An additional note as seniors we would take Prof Christiansens Wines course on Wednesday afternoon, then progress to Johnnies for happy hour, then stumble to the fraternity for date night. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . That was probably the best bar/restaurant job I ever had. I remember starting my weekend pub crawl on Thursday nights. I think the specialty was apple turnovers, open almost all night but I cant remember the name. The closure of Ruloffs, the demolition of the Chacona block and its replacement with the hideous Student Agencies Building was just the last straw. Then mint-chip ice cream cones from somewhere around there, cant recall the name of the place for now. Nothing like it! Edition of Democrat and Chronicle. He had no idea that the movie The Right Stuff was three hours long when he and his MAE buddies went to see it. They also had incredibly good cottage cheese. A jukebox which always had an out-of-order sign on it. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. There's a second Cafe Decadence in downtown Ithaca. Dunbars used to run a 25 cent shot special anytime Jackson struck out on television. Reasonable prices, many varieties of beer, burgers, those buckets of steamers, and great atmosphere with friends, especially after hockey games at Lynah Rink.. Roast beef, corned beef, russian dressing. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . I know there were a lot of people that flocked to Dunbars on Wednesdays for Group Therapy, but I found a Wednesday home across the street at Level B for Fishbowl night! Best juke box, pizza, turkey soup and bartenders, including my friend Tom Darling. That little store introduced me to sambal olek, which more than satisfied a New Mexicans craving for a little more in his meals. 40 years later we still see each other and celebrate a symbolic Thanksgiving every year. For example, as Anbinder notes, when Student Agencies (the buildings owner) announced plans to demolish the Chacona Blockprompting CTBs movemany who objected were unaware of the venerable bagel shops history: it has been operating in Collegetown since 1976, originally residing in a different storefront in the same building. I went regularly for lunch with friends and co-workers, says Herman, adding that she still uses one of Jordans cookbooks. LOL. Forgot about The Connection. I was almost certainly one of its first customers as I walked by it every morning from my run down apartment on Dryden Road. I worked there starting pretty much as soon as I arrived in Ithaca in fall of 1969 through some of the winter in 1969-70 before I started grad school at Cornell. Henrietta, NY Amish Country Quills & Crafts brings (heir first sale to Rochester. That Stewart Avenue watering hole had opened in the late 1920s; it segued into the Chapter House in the 1960sweathering a 1980s stint as an ice cream parlor before reemerging as a popular hangout that eventually offered 49 beers on tap as well as house-made sodas, games, live music, and popcorn. I cant remember the name and it is bothering me now! Whatever happened to it? The far far was also known as the way out and the food truck near Risley was the wonderful Louies Lunch! Featuring over 300 Quilts plus Wall Hangings, Pillows, Dolls, Toys, Books, Furniture, Rugs, Artwork and much more from the Amish & other Craftspeople of Lancaster County, PA. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . Also liked King Sub and Johnnys Carryout for subs, and The Connection for just hanging out with friends. Indeed, while some legendary establishmentslike Johnnys Big Red Grill, the Royal Palm Tavern, the Nines, Aladdins, Rulloffs, and the Chapter Houseexisted for decades, countless others have come and gone: changing names, locations, or cuisines or closing altogether, with new ventures popping up to take their place. What memories! And in the days before ATMs when the banks were closed on the weekends, if I ran out of cash, they were willing to cash a personal check for me. I, during those seven years on the hill had very little spare cash. Basak-Smith and his wife, Molly Basak-Smith and their friend, Steve Novak, opened the first Cafe Decadence in Ithaca's College Town neighborhood six years ago. NY; CA; CA-384; CAFE DECADENCE; CAFE DECADENCE (trademark) . The People We Keep found a home the same way April did: by meeting people who truly understood it. . I was floored! Most of these establishments were flourishing and the drinking age was 18. Its seems very cavernous and big city-ish and impersonal. Great times there with fun, warm people. Closed now : See all hours. Pops Place had great chili and starving student prices! Heidi Kunsman fills that role in the Brighton shop. Mixed drinks were $1.25 and there was a closet in the back room by the DJ where they served beer out of when it was too hard to get to the bar. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Best Cafs in Tuusula, Uusimaa: Find Tripadvisor traveller reviews of Tuusula Cafs and search by price, location, and more. Dunbars was my place from the moment Dave and Lee bought it in 79. Later, in the early 70s, known as Buds Boulevard Diner. I cant remember if there was cole slaw. (Weird, but delicious! Makes me so sad, though, to see historic buildings razed nothing can create the special college town environment like preservation of history and the physical presence of the historic place that is Cornell. Pile pastrami high The following is a not-at-all-comprehensive (and in no particular order) smorgasbord of establishments that offered nourishment, libations, and entertainment to alums from the mid-20th century onward. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. My favorites: (1) The Chariot (great pizza and beer, jukebox, mismatched plates), where my friends in the band Your Mother serenaded me on my birthday one year. A monster sandwich which was very filling and delicious. I noticed in the article that someone said they named their dog after the bar. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. That proved to be true. Larkin described that so many of the people I am in contact with on a daily basis she had met during her time in Ithaca, such as her voice teacher and her dorm mates. Wonderful memories for sure! I think that the fact that we werent talking about all of those things lent itself to people wishing April could be nicer. Have to add the ABC (Apple Blossom Caf) on Stewart Ave. One of the pioneers of vegetarian and vegan food, and a great live music venue. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Didnt have to eat the entire following day. Im glad to see that its still open. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. 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