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Posted on 7/18/22 at 8:29 pm to fallguy_1978
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Yeah I could walk to Chelsea's from my place in 96-97. That was a happening area.
We for sure know each other. Probably well.
Posted on 7/18/22 at 8:47 pm to Irregardless
I remember in 1982 walking into A&P with my buds and buying two sacks of oranges for the FSU game. By the time we left there wasn't an orange left in the place.
And you know the rest or the story.....
And you know the rest or the story.....
Posted on 7/18/22 at 8:54 pm to theantiquetiger
Anyone remember empire bar and grill on opposite end of Chelsea’s?
Posted on 7/18/22 at 9:10 pm to udtiger
quote:
LNB became Premier. Premier was bought by First NBC (which had the CNB branches in BR - that "steeple" style was their calling card). First NBC was bought by Bank One. Chase bought Bank One.
Forgot a couple of those. I actually
Have had an account dating back to LNB since about 1985 or so. My mother worked for LNB about 60 years ago.
Posted on 7/18/22 at 9:15 pm to BOSCEAUX
Before rally's the drivethru burger joint was fasttrac burgers. Across from gattis was the pinball/video arcade with a laundromat upstairs.
Posted on 7/18/22 at 9:26 pm to theantiquetiger
I think that IHOP was there before there was a strip center. Saw my first transvestite in there in 1978. Was drunk and threw up in the bathroom right after seeing it. The waitress brought our food while I was puking. One of my "friends" ate my food before I got back to the table. I had to get a 7-11 Hot-to-go BBQ sandwich at 2am and eat it in the car. It was one of the worst nights of my life, up to then. The Wendy's across the street was brand new, and the first Wendy's I ever experienced.
quote:I ate there a few times. My freshman roommate in Hatcher was from Miami. Neither he, or his GF changed banks when they moved to BR. Blimpies took OOT checks.
Blimpies
quote:Wasn't the New Generation record store and head shop in that same block with McDonalds and Wendys?
They’re used to be a McDonald’s across the street
quote:Always bought one good bottle of each hard liquor, and refilled them with the K&B brand version!
You bought the high dollar stuff
This post was edited on 7/18/22 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 7/18/22 at 9:34 pm to Wiseguy
The upstairs pizza joint was Godfather's
Posted on 7/18/22 at 10:13 pm to theantiquetiger
I bought the last 6-pack of Dixie longneck bottles from the A&P in 1984 when they were discontinued at that time. I kid you not that the dust was so thick on the bottles I had to take a rag to them. Kept them as a collectible for a while then drank them and saved one bottle. I may still have it in my attic.
Also, not in the Murphy's strip mall, but the original Canes on Highland was 'Round the Corner' from late 70s to late 80s where you ordered from your booth with a phone handset. Good food there.
Also, not in the Murphy's strip mall, but the original Canes on Highland was 'Round the Corner' from late 70s to late 80s where you ordered from your booth with a phone handset. Good food there.
Posted on 7/18/22 at 10:43 pm to theantiquetiger
Guess it’s changed a lot over the years. In mid-2000’s, walking from Gatti’s along Chimes to The Varsity:
Inga’s
Chimes Textbook
some hair salon
Storyville (briefly)
Northgate Tavern
Highland Coffee
Tiger District
Somewhere in there became a Reginellis
I’ve always liked the campus/surrounding area history. It’s all like a time capsule. Chimes was the place to go to drink. Otherwise, you went to Tigerland and hit up Fred’s, Mike’s, and Tiger Bar.
I still go back maybe twice a year for games, and the growth along the Nicholson corridor is insane. I assume it’s all for the best. I’m hitting the age where I find everything changing as a sad thing. It was only 15 years ago but it seems so much longer ago.
Inga’s
Chimes Textbook
some hair salon
Storyville (briefly)
Northgate Tavern
Highland Coffee
Tiger District
Somewhere in there became a Reginellis
I’ve always liked the campus/surrounding area history. It’s all like a time capsule. Chimes was the place to go to drink. Otherwise, you went to Tigerland and hit up Fred’s, Mike’s, and Tiger Bar.
I still go back maybe twice a year for games, and the growth along the Nicholson corridor is insane. I assume it’s all for the best. I’m hitting the age where I find everything changing as a sad thing. It was only 15 years ago but it seems so much longer ago.
Posted on 7/18/22 at 11:02 pm to TexasTiger08
Mid 90s my perspective only, it depended on the night.
Murphy’s Wed night $1 Shots/calls was among the best EVER. But even though I was Greek it could get old too many nights in a row. Some live band nights were stupid awesome.
Chelsea’s was a cool small live music spot whenever and good bar food.
Varsity disco retro was a great alternative with high chance of sloppy. Good concerts here and there too.
Louis’s I loved you and miss you. Your Shrimp Florentine omelet literally saved my life so many times by soaking up the near-fatal doses of alcohol in my stomach.
Bayou and Library, it could have been me definitely but I just didn’t like the vibe. I was cool with the hippie thing but In early 90s, grunge era, the hippie thing in those places seemed to have an angry a-hole vibe to it. Those were places I thought I would like but didn’t.
McDonald’s - as is always the case, you were criminally underrated and I’m sorry. You gave the usual good consistent food, quick too.
Chimes - good dining spot but for some reason I never looked at it as a boozing spot. I can’t booze sitting at a table the whole time.
I’m going to be editing this a lot because now I’m Monday night boozing thinking fondly about all of the above. Assholes.
Murphy’s Wed night $1 Shots/calls was among the best EVER. But even though I was Greek it could get old too many nights in a row. Some live band nights were stupid awesome.
Chelsea’s was a cool small live music spot whenever and good bar food.
Varsity disco retro was a great alternative with high chance of sloppy. Good concerts here and there too.
Louis’s I loved you and miss you. Your Shrimp Florentine omelet literally saved my life so many times by soaking up the near-fatal doses of alcohol in my stomach.
Bayou and Library, it could have been me definitely but I just didn’t like the vibe. I was cool with the hippie thing but In early 90s, grunge era, the hippie thing in those places seemed to have an angry a-hole vibe to it. Those were places I thought I would like but didn’t.
McDonald’s - as is always the case, you were criminally underrated and I’m sorry. You gave the usual good consistent food, quick too.
Chimes - good dining spot but for some reason I never looked at it as a boozing spot. I can’t booze sitting at a table the whole time.
I’m going to be editing this a lot because now I’m Monday night boozing thinking fondly about all of the above. Assholes.
This post was edited on 7/18/22 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 7/18/22 at 11:17 pm to VeniVidiVici
quote:
Killer Collins
Holy crap I had buried that memory. PTSD.
Posted on 7/18/22 at 11:25 pm to NorthEndZone
“but the original Canes on Highland was 'Round the Corner' from late 70s to late 80s where you ordered from your booth with a phone handset. Good food there”
Round the corner was what is now revelry…
Original canes was a barber shop.. chimes corner… (notice there use to be a door at the corner of highland and chimes) .. that door opened into a drugstore( the part of chimes where you sit and no bar.. the varsity was a theater that played older movies…
Round the corner was what is now revelry…
Original canes was a barber shop.. chimes corner… (notice there use to be a door at the corner of highland and chimes) .. that door opened into a drugstore( the part of chimes where you sit and no bar.. the varsity was a theater that played older movies…
Posted on 7/18/22 at 11:27 pm to VeniVidiVici
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Got me through BIOL 1001 and 1002 with Killer Collins
Had him for zoology 1001 and 1002. Man he was a dick.
He had a bad case of psoriasis too.
Posted on 7/19/22 at 12:27 am to Sayre
quote:
Always wondered why they closed it. It had to print $$$
I thought that the Taco Bell had burned down and never got rebuilt. It had a pretty violent robbery that gave it a lot of bad press shortly before that - which also probably drove away many of its potential customers.
Posted on 7/19/22 at 2:03 am to TheDude321
quote:
I thought that the Taco Bell had burned down and never got rebuilt. It had a pretty violent robbery that gave it a lot of bad press shortly before that - which also probably drove away many of its potential customers.
I never remember Taco Bell burning down. I remember parking was terrible and would force us down the street to Wienerschnitzel.
It turned into Lyman White’s Buffalo Wings if I remember correctly. Those wings and sides were excellent.
This post was edited on 7/19/22 at 2:07 am
Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:26 am to theantiquetiger
Believe there was a Hibernia ATM in the parking lot.
Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:58 am to DeltaTigerDelta
Since we're doing the entire block, I can't believe that no one mentioned Death Valley Shell at the corner of W. State and Highland. All the kids who had their parent's Shell cards would bring their friends there to fill up their cars in exchange for the cash so they'd have extra spending money.
This post was edited on 7/19/22 at 6:59 am
Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:58 am to theantiquetiger
I love threads like this. Currently this shopping center is where the CVS is, right?
Posted on 7/19/22 at 7:06 am to Tbobby
quote:
Todd Garland, preppy clothes
That was in the strip mall outside the South gates on Highland in August, 1987 - might have been somewhere else earlier.
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