Saturday, September 10, 2011

From Jerry Digney #4

The old Garden (Garden #2?) marquee, 1938. Note picketers--of course, it's NY!
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Posted by Buckles at 9/10/2011 05:55:00 AM

7 comments:

FRANK CURRY said...

Does everybody remember the Nedicks Orange Drink fountain store on the 50th St. side of the arch and the Davega Sporting Goods Store on the 50th St. corner?

10 September, 2011 20:32
Chic Silber said...

This "Old" Garden (my favorite)

was actually the 3rd after the

1st & 2nd which were both near

26th Street & Madison Avenue

I never saw either of them

since this 1 was built in 1925

& torn down in 69 I think

11 September, 2011 01:20
Chic Silber said...

From 69 to 89 this location was

a parking lot due in part to a

holdout property owner of the

small parcel in the NorthWest

corner & during some of those

years the Big Apple show played

the lot but no Frank I don't

I do remember the Belvedere on

48th Street just a block South

There was also a famous skate

shop on the 49th street side

11 September, 2011 01:29
Chic Silber said...

For at least several years in the

"New" Garden we still referred to

the back track as the 49th Street

side & the front track as 50th

11 September, 2011 01:33
Anonymous said...

Frank, wasn't there also a Stetson Hat store ? I do remember the ones you mentioned. Is Nedicks still in business ? Had many quick "lunches" there as a kid working in Manhattan. For me you couldn't beat the fragrance of the Garden when the Circus was in town.

Paul Gutheil

11 September, 2011 10:16
FRANK CURRY said...

HIYA PAUL!

I do not think that Nedicks exists anymore.

Like you said, that aroma of RBBB could not be topped at the olde Garden.

The Stetson Store was on the 49th St. side of the arch.

Herman Fredericks' Western store was south a block on 8th Ave. and Johnny Jones' Leather Carving was around the corner from Herman's.

I think that Herman's gave Hub Hubbell the idea for his western store in Lake Luzerne, NY.

Chic, I hope that the Belvedere did not have video taping machines in the rooms.

Well, on the other hand, it WOULD make for great viewing!

Oh, the memories......

11 September, 2011 21:53
Mike Naughton said...

The scent in the Garden was from "Air-Wick" the commercial disinfectant, true.

12 September, 2011 01:06

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