THE LAST ROY ROGERS ON LONG ISLAND

Head over to The Caldor Rainbow to check out our man's great report on the last freestanding Roy Rogers on Long Island, possibly in all of the Tri-State area, located right in the heart of fellow Metro Recycling contributors Matty B. and Danny G.'s hometown of Shirley. From the looks of it, the owners are still keeping the vintage element of the eatery alive and well in the 21st century, and here's hoping this historic artifact of American fast food remains standing for a little while longer. Those burgers are the BOMB!

Roy Rogers commercial from 1978:

Late 70s' NY area Kids Commercials

Play World!

WPIX CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL BREAKS FROM BACK IN THE DAY PLUS THE YULE LOG!

1979 Station Christmas Message and Holiday Movie Break:


WPIX Holiday Christmas Parade Bumper:


Xmas 1982:


And what would be Christmas in the New York Tri-State area without the legendary Yule Log:


WPIX Yule Log opening 1986:

WOR Commercial Block 1986

Here is a commercial block from channel 9 (WOR-TV) via 1986 at some point in the middle of the night during the "9 All Night" movie Day Of The Dolphin. Among the local NYC commercials in these nine minutes include:

Personal Touch Home Care
The Legendary Unicorn Statue Mail Order
Trim Gym Mail Order
The Money Store [Phil Rizzuto]
Fashion Connection
Petland Discounts
Domenico Tours
L Ron Hubbard Dianetics
York Security Shutters
Matchmaker International
4 Ring TV Offer [More Crap!]
U.S. Savings Bond

WPIX Weekday Morning Commercial Block 1979

We'll be back with the Magic Garden after these messages...

WPIX Commercial Break 1979-80 with Child World commercial!

JAHN'S

Again, my generation was lucky enough to catch the last days of this popular icon of Nassau County (not to mention Brooklyn, Queens and New Jersey).

Located adjacent to the old Levittown Roller Rink, Jahn's was a mainstay of Levittown/East Meadow/Hicksville/Bethpage youth for over 70 years. I remember the first time I ever saw Space Invaders was at Jahn's, and I believe my mom had a birthday party for me there with my friends. I'm sure the famous Kitchen Sink sundae, which was this massive sundae with the works that served about 8 people, was what we gobbled down before skating it off at the rink.

I was very lucky to have been able to experience this "old fashioned" ice cream parlor, as there are not too many around these days.The last restaurant of the franchise still exists in Jackson Heights, and plans are definitely in the works to make a trip out there before its too late.

Footage of the original Jahn's in Queens located at Hillside and Myrtle that is now gone, quite sadly: