Lincoln Memories

[betsch]

Used to love The Garden Cafe on 70th/A.
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I took my wife there on our first date. Then after we broke up I took this other girl who was a freshman with big fucking tits on a date there too.

 

[BluesBucksNHuskers]

Fuck those $5 margarita pitchers.

 

[brastaman]

Yes! Those old park toys at Richmond-Gordman’s. Great place to play while the family shopped.

And I remember saving up $20 (big money back then!) to buy a Star Wars X-Wing fighter at Hinky Dinky. I know it was a grocery store, but they must have had a toy isle. Either that or my memory is faulty!

Does anyone remember the sports apparel store that was either just inside or next to Richmond Gordman's at Gateway? Can't remember the name, but I somehow talked my dad into buying me an Allen Iverson Georgetown jersey.

 

[brastaman]

 

[nja13]

Crawdaddy’s in the Haymarket had $0.25 tacos on Sundays and fountain drinks for $1.00 my freshman year. Could get 8 tacos and a drink for $3.21. The best.

Then for some reason they went out of business 🤷🏻‍♂️☹️

I remember George’s 25 cent tacos Sunday mornings around 10th and Charleston. Best hangover cure

Yes! George’s Red Pepper Grill, or something. A block east of Claremont Apartments, where I spent my third and fourth years of college. Later it moved to the Haymarket almost under the viaduct. That was long before the Haymarket was what it is now. Pretty out of the way.

Speaking of super cheap, we used to go down to Guitars and Cadillacs on Thursday nights (late ‘90s) for retro dance night. They would have 25 cent mixed drinks. The cup wasn’t that big, but still. 25 cent drinks. This was very early in my mixed drink drinking career and I’d try all kinds of combos. I think before I graduated they doubled the price to 50 cents. 😂🥴

I remember I watched Jordan’s “last shot” in Game 6 to beat the Jazz in the ‘98 NBA Finals on the big Tv at G&C. Must have em been a Thursday night.

 

[jaihawk]

Does anyone remember the sports apparel store that was either just inside or next to Richmond Gordman's at Gateway? Can't remember the name, but I somehow talked my dad into buying me an Allen Iverson Georgetown jersey.

Richmond Gordman's was about 48th and Vine. Lawlor's was in Gateway for a while. They sold sporting equipment. Pro Image was in Gateway and where I got my first customized baseball jersey.

 

[jaihawk]

How about this place? I was obviously too young to drink, but I think it got a lot of folks swinging in the 80's with their cheap margaritas...



Wasn't there also a bar by East Park called Chesterfields or something like that, that was pretty popular in the 80's?

 

[BradWesley]

How about this place? I was obviously too young to drink, but I think it got a lot of folks swinging in the 80's with their cheap margaritas...

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Wasn't there also a bar by East Park called Chesterfields or something like that, that was pretty popular in the 80's?

 

[Herbie]

The ole penny candy store in the havelock will always be goated

 

[jaihawk]

What was the name of the arcade in East Park? Was it Sluggo's? Windows were all blacked out so the creepy 30 year old guy could creep on the teenage girls in peace.

 

[BradWesley]

The ole penny candy store in the havelock will always be goated

Speaking of Havelock, I recently had pizza at The Isles and it is as good as ever. Good to hear places like The Tam O’Shanter and Lazzari’s are still going strong.

 

[jaihawk]

Speaking of Havelock, I recently had pizza at The Isles and it is as good as ever. Good to hear places like The Tam O’Shanter and Lazzari’s are still going strong.

You can't beat the Leaning Tower of Pizza from Isles...

 

[Fargo Husker]

How about this place? I was obviously too young to drink, but I think it got a lot of folks swinging in the 80's with their cheap margaritas...

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Wasn't there also a bar by East Park called Chesterfields or something like that, that was pretty popular in the 80's?

Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback!

Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurant Chain Returns After 20 Years

It’s returning in 2025 thanks to a deal involving the son of the founder.

www.today.com

 

[kaz36]

How about this place? I was obviously too young to drink, but I think it got a lot of folks swinging in the 80's with their cheap margaritas...

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Wasn't there also a bar by East Park called Chesterfields or something like that, that was pretty popular in the 80's?

I used to get my chips with a side of E. coli. there.

 

[brastaman]

Richmond Gordman's was about 48th and Vine. Lawlor's was in Gateway for a while. They sold sporting equipment. Pro Image was in Gateway and where I got my first customized baseball jersey.

I must be thinking of Pro Image.

What's the name of the department store that used to be in the old Steve and Barry's. Before Steve and Barry's that is?

 

[jaihawk]

I must be thinking of Pro Image.

What's the name of the department store that used to be in the old Steve and Barry's. Before Steve and Barry's that is?

I think that may have been where Montgomery Wards used to be.

 

[brastaman]

I think that may have been where Montgomery Wards used to be.

I got Montgomery Wards and Richmond Gordmans confused. Thanks for setting me straight.

 

[jaihawk]

I got Montgomery Wards and Richmond Gordmans confused. Thanks for setting me straight.

Richmond Gordman - place available for you to stand and play Atari for hours while your Mom shopped. Montgomery Wards - tough shit... Sears was also a mecca for being able to stand around and play Atari while your Mom shopped...well, until that Adam Walsh kid went missing...

 

[betsch]

How about this place? I was obviously too young to drink, but I think it got a lot of folks swinging in the 80's with their cheap margaritas...

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Wasn't there also a bar by East Park called Chesterfields or something like that, that was pretty popular in the 80's?

They had great chimichangas.

 

[betsch]

What was the name of the arcade in East Park? Was it Sluggo's? Windows were all blacked out so the creepy 30 year old guy could creep on the teenage girls in peace.

I spent many hours and quarters at that arcade. That place was awesome.