7th at corner of berkeley

Hmm-i remember the good old days when there were bars, real bars right on 7th Avenue. Oh well, I don't know what is going in there either

LongTimeSloper wrote: Hmm-i remember the good old days when there were bars, real bars right on 7th Avenue. Oh well, I don't know what is going in there either

Good old days?
When 7th Avenue was all bars? You mean mafia fronts don't you?
I guess you want LuLu and Lefty to return.
It's very interesting the various attitudes of the "old timers", because, just my personal opinion, they are feeling left out on the changes to the area, and feel threatened.
There is a very interesting sociological flux happening in Park Slope.
The changes in income, property values, stroller moms. In the "good old days" families would never have even considered Park Slope to raise their children. Or rather I should say higher income families.
Park Slope was, for a very long time, a working class area.
On the down side, there was also alot of crime in the area as well.
I remember, in the seventies, that at night very few people ventured out and were prisoners in their own homes.
It's nice to remember the good things, but they have to be balanced by the bad things as well.

I agree.
My father was born here at the old Garfield hospital that's now condos.
I was talking about the changes in the area and how people feel nervous whenever something new comes in. Maybe my history goes back a bit further than yours, but believe me Moody's had a back room.

The hospirtal was on Garfield between 7th & 6th Avenue.

LongTimeSloper wrote:
BTW, where was Garfield Hospital

I think hes referring to the properties at or near #195.
not sure though.

what was the name of the bar that was on the corner of 7th Ave and Garfield where the Korean grocer is now? I have fond memories of watching the Knicks and drinking $1 buds there back in the late 80's...

I don't remember a hospital on Garfield, but when I moved to PS in 1977 there was the Baptist Hospital on President Street which was converted to residential units.

There were a number of bars on 7th Ave. Two faced each other on the corners of President. Now we have a real estate office and a korean market.

Through the early 80's on the corner of 9th Street and 7th Ave, the corner that is now Flipsters was Jack's Nest Bar. A glass of whatever was on tap was still $.35 in 1983.

nkotsonis wrote: [quote=LongTimeSloper]Hmm-i remember the good old days when there were bars, real bars right on 7th Avenue. Oh well, I don't know what is going in there either

Good old days?
When 7th Avenue was all bars? You mean mafia fronts don't you?
I guess you want LuLu and Lefty to return.
It's very interesting the various attitudes of the "old timers", because, just my personal opinion, they are feeling left out on the changes to the area, and feel threatened.
There is a very interesting sociological flux happening in Park Slope.
The changes in income, property values, stroller moms. In the "good old days" families would never have even considered Park Slope to raise their children. Or rather I should say higher income families.
Park Slope was, for a very long time, a working class area.
On the down side, there was also alot of crime in the area as well.
I remember, in the seventies, that at night very few people ventured out and were prisoners in their own homes.
It's nice to remember the good things, but they have to be balanced by the bad things as well.

Yes, I'd also like to admit that I am older than dirt!

ryans. the name of the bar was ryans.

prezst wrote: ryans. the name of the bar was ryans.

the one that stood where the realtor is now right? that is it, Ryan's! that is the place we used to go to-thanks!

This whole block is an eyesore.

I remember Minsky's, and of course I went to Mrs. Nash's place across from the school that served warm beer only, used to go to Ryan's and Mooney's the most though.

So, what was the bar directly across from Ryan's on the corner where the Korean grocery is now? Can't remember their name.

Oh, and how about the Gaslight? Where was that again?

I miss the bar fights that would spill out of Snooky's onto the 7th Ave. sidewalk.

Sadarami wrote: my somewhat foggy recollection is that Ryan's was where the Korean is now, I don't remember there being another bar across Garfield (where that real estate place is now) but I moved here in '87 so maybe before that? I do know that I was too late for Minsky's which people used to recall fondly but had been turned into sort of an 80's fern bar by the time I moved in

Ryan's definitely occupied the space where Appletree (or whatever it's called) now is. Now, where the real estate place is also used to be a Korean grocery. They were there for years.

remybklyn wrote: [quote=Sadarami]my somewhat foggy recollection is that Ryan's was where the Korean is now, I don't remember there being another bar across Garfield (where that real estate place is now) but I moved here in '87 so maybe before that? I do know that I was too late for Minsky's which people used to recall fondly but had been turned into sort of an 80's fern bar by the time I moved in

Ryan's definitely occupied the space where Appletree (or whatever it's called) now is. Now, where the real estate place is also used to be a Korean grocery. They were there for years.


After more thinking, yeah, Ryan's was where the korean grocer is now. And,yes, before the realtor was another korean grocer, but I thought there was something there before the korean grocer?

Who remembers Wing Wah?