Barbara, that was Sarabeths Kitchen on Amsterdam between 82nd and 83rd. This map of the Upper West Side shows its location relative to the rest of Manhattan. Which makes sense, seeing as the space is decorated like an 18th-century tavern, complete with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton. Prohibition is an upscale bar and lounge with some of the best bar food in the Upper West Side. Today: About 90% of the mom and pop stores on Broadway between 91st and 85th St. have closed. Lyford then dumped the refuse over his fence onto the concrete apron outside the offending tenements so that their superintendent could collect it, bag it, and leave it for the garbage men. Don't Miss A Drop. #20. I've always been a pretty good cook, and I could make these very good dinners in this tiny kitchen. loved chariivari but those prices! Apple Upper West Side Opens at 9:00 a.m. Shop by drop-in available Shop by appointment Reserve a shopping session Order pickup in store Learn more Genius Bar by appointment Make a reservation Today at Apple in store Find a session See all in-store and online services Address 1981 Broadway New York, NY 10023 (212) 209-3400 See map and directions The character of this area has changed dramatically as it has become an influx of new luxury and converted-to-luxury Mitchell-Lama buildings, over-priced coffee franchises and domestic employees. They dont linger and they dont talk to their neighbors or bother to know the names of the doormen in the lobby. Terrible, just terrible. These days, double-decker tourist buses travel the streets of the Upper West Side, and I cant imagine what narration the guides offer besides pointing out various spots at which the various incarnations of the Law and Order television series have been filmed on location. I lived on 82 btw Columbus and CPW from 1976-2011. Heres the first paragraph. There was also one above 100th Street that closed in the mid 90s. If you want anecdotes, thats one thing; Im happy to provide them. This street is the boulevard of the city, which shapes the central area of Rotterdam. People know me from getting out, and introducing myself, instead of planting my face in my smartphone. Citerellas always had their fun fish display in the window. Named after the famous landmark apartment building nearby, The Dakota Bar possesses a vibrant energy all of its' own. And in this case, I dont mean the universal fearsa closed closet door, a dark hallway, a school bullybut rather the very specific fears that came with growing up in my small city in the midst of the big city at a very specific moment. My father, and then my mother ran the Thalia Theatre from the 1930s to the 1970s, so I guess I would qualify as someone who know what the Upper West Side was like before 1976, when no one would live above 72nd street if they could avoid it. I remember way before Charivari when the drugstore was on the corner of 72nd and Columbus, across the street from Merit Farms. I think this was the second time. A) become playgrounds for East Village New Wavers. Columbus and Amsterdam avenues were to be avoided though we had to cross them to hang out in Central Parkmostly by the fountain. Local artists sold their wares and the kids tried not to kill themselves in the slightly deflated Moon Bounce. An asphalt crew came to repave. Rescued Estates, before the "Crazy Landlord" rented the place to The Bean coffee shop. What sets it apart is the fact that there are so many hard-to-find beers on tap. Caledonia is, above all, a whiskey bar. Would it be meaningful to a visitor in 2010 to know that Isaac Bashevis Singer lived in the Belnord on 86th and Broadway; that Singers brother Israel Joshua set the final section of his magnificent novel of German Jewry, The Family Carnovsky, at 94th and West End; that the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff spent his final years at 84th and West End? more proof that you dont have to be that old to look back on the past with rose colored glasses. jeannine.j@gmail.com. (The 20th, in which West 84th Street sits, has become somewhat more, as they say in the census, Caucasian.) Does anyone remember, like i do, the little grocery store on the corner of 74th and Amsterdam, owned by Dom?wonderful man, full of stories and gossip about the neighborhoodwhen the subway fare went up in 74 or 75, he bought me a bag of tokens so that i wouldnt have to stand in line at the 72nd St. station that Monday morning when it went into effect and everyone had been caught unawareDom always looked out for his customersa real UWS personality. Ive lived on the UWS for twenty five years now, and when we moved into our current place a few years back, it was the long-term residents who were the most unfriendly, and one who was just downright hostile!! I love that my beloved UWS is a desirable place to live but NOT at the expense of those who came before, struggled, survived and created this complicated, beautiful neighborhood. Retroclubnyc is NYC's top dance club and nightclub playing the best dance music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s thru today including classic disco, freestyle and house music. Amazing roast chicken at Amsterdams. West Side Story restaurant on 95th And the biggest, most heartbreaking loss la fortuna, hangout of John and yoko. If you are interested in answering a few questions email me at: jeannine.j@gmail.com. I do remember cake masters on 99 street, party cake on 110, teachers, the gold rail, the American restaurant on 85 & Broadway. 4. At 254 West 54th Street, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager converted a former opera house into the most notorious nightclub of the disco era. Are the changes to the neighborhood for the better or for the worse? The neighborhood has lost many small businesses such as delis, bodegas, pizzerias, barber shops, candy & stationery stores. The Upper West Side has plenty of drinking options. I loved visiting the pet dept downstairs there and often dreamt of freeing all the fish and parakeets to Central Park down the block. You can drink one at the L-shaped bar in the corner, or you can grab a little table along the wall. Arts & Entertainment. Always had a good meal there. If their children were found playing on the street unsupervised that would warrant a call to 311 or Child Protective Services. Perhaps someone at the Synagogue would know as I believe it was about the same time the Synagogue was built (Prior to 1978.) Located on Columbus b/n 81 and 82, it was beautiful inside (lots of wood), and I recall when it died out, roughly at same time of a branch of Shakespeare & Company on 81st and Bway, once the Barnes and Nobles opened (at 82nd), which of course still remains. 1. e's Bar 511 Amsterdam Ave., nr. 1470 First Ave. (between 76th & 77th St.) North East Bank. This is genuine urban renewal, which rose from once-rank soil after the soil was, finally, properly tended and tilled and brought once again to life. 2 All-American Burger Kai L./Yelp 5) There was a little magazine stand on the west side of street around Columbus and 83 or 84 was it called Johnnys? Open in Google Maps. Sometimes for the food. Why? There was also Lamstons on 102 street. My wife and I had our first date there back in 85. You'll be lead upstairs to a fancy little space with luxurious seats and bespoke cocktails. The business I miss? Things change. I lost touch with them (Joe, the owner, and Mark the pharmacist) about 4-5 years ago. Theres a NY Times article published on June 8, 1979 call Discovering the Pleasures of Columbus Avenue Published a couple of months before I moved to Columbus and 74th where I am now. Neighbors watched out for each other, and most of the people who lived there stayed for generations, and most of the stores were family-owned businesses. I live on 72nd and would guess off the top of my head that it contains around 50 small businesses just between Columbus & West End. Upper West Side march protest, circa 1980. This is a consistently crowded restaurant on the Upper East Side that works for everything from date nights to fun group dinners, but the separate bar area up front is also useful when you're just looking for drinks. New York, in general became much safer when Rudy Guilliani became mayor, and even more so under Mayor Bloomberg. It was 1990 on Manhattan's Upper East Side and, after the extravagant 1980s, the neighborhood . and the Pyramid Club (101 Ave. A) become playgrounds for East Village New Wavers. Photo of storefronts on Columbus Avenue between 82d and 83rd streets in 1982 by Daniel Weeks. Bodega 88 Night Clubs Bars Brew Pubs (19) 8.6 Website (212) 799-1602 573 Columbus Ave New York, NY 10024 CLOSED NOW 2. I see this constantly in the rude & dismissive behavior of folks on the street, in the new stores, especially towards the older folks. UPPER WEST SIDE Upper West Siders have long known that if they want a good drink and a hopping nightlife scene free of college students and sports bars, they'd have to head below 59th. Of course I have lived elsewhere, including the Adirondacks (for college), the Catskills (for work with Goddard-Riverside Community Center residential summer camps) and Dallas, TX for work. POWERED BY. I remember as a kids being able to walk and take buses alone and feeling very independent. My building paid for our own doorman out of our own pockets to try to secure our building. To the commentersemail me if you would like to answer a few questions for the thesis. However, it was still very nice and middle/ upper-middle class between broadway and riverside drive, at least up to about 90th street. Yes, it was a wild an wooly time. Another one had South American clothes but the name has vanished from mind. Today the Upper West Side is considered one of the richest, cleanest, and most expensive places to live in New York City. how times change! And The New Yorker theater. Friday's location on the Upper East Side. Amsterdam Ale House The corner of Amsterdam and W. 76th Street has been the site of numerous popular restaurants since the late 1930's. We arent quite sure what Dakota Bar is trying to be, but its a useful place to know about if you ever need to get a cocktail with some acquaintances near Lincoln Center. Another location of The Mermaid Inn, another perfect first date spot. There are a few things that differentiate Bodega 88 from the other sports bars in the neighborhood. Correction: Not the Endicott Hotel but the EXCELSIOR! And it was where I chose to live when I moved to Manhattan from Canarsie in 1972. This place also does Happy Hour deals every day until 8pm, including half off the whole bar on weekdays and half off beers on weekends. Today the Upper West Side is considered one of the richest, cleanest, and most expensive places to live in New York City. Bear Bar (west side) 2156 Broadway (between 74th & 75th St.) Beer Hall. In their place, smaller clubs like Tunnel opened in Chelsea, and that's when Glam said the "club kids"young, outlandishly dressed people who partied several times a week . The streets of my childhood were dirtier, and the people who lived there were poorer but I played on the street all day unsupervised by adults and we were safe. In the early '80s, Mimi Sheraton rhapsodized over the apps: " [The] possibilities are extraordinary, whether you choose the puffy, crisp-crusted Alsatian onion tart, the fine juniper-perfumed duck. Was the place called Amsterdam. I remember Gleasons, and ONealsand the Flower Shop next to ONeals. Back in the days prostitues freely roamed Broadway, drug addicts shot up in our basement, wed look out our living room window And see prostitues making their deals. Vin sur Vingt | Best Things to Do Upper West Side. We would remember it now as we remember the Son of Sam, and the Washington snipers, and the Hillside Strangler. Had a nice truffle festival as I recall. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. That one of NYC's best sushi restaurants would also be among its most expensive is mostly expected, but it was surprising when . Lost your password? The Loft sounds right. But in 1976, when my parents moved to Broadway and 79th street with their three small children, no one in Manhattan lived above 72nd street if they could avoid it. (I had mussels, he had short ribs). Social workers divided the block into three play sectors, with adults playing volleyball, teenagers playing inside at a youth center, and younger children the east end. Six months later, the Times declared that the problem had been managed: Worst Is Over on West 84th Street. The solution was depopulation and destruction: The Department of Real Estate reported that 709 families had moved or been relocated from buildings due to give way for new schools. Only then it was called slum clearance and urban renewal. Sadly, the older residents are slowly dying off and being replaced by younger couples who only stay two or three years. Eventually the projects were built, but by this point the displaced residents of West 84th and others like them had been moved like chess pieces around the New York City board to other neighborhoods, worsening them. They were mugged in the lobby one night after taking a taxi home from our apartment 15 blocks away. I am looking for long-time residents of the Upper West Side to answer some questions about how they think the neighborhood has changed and what they remember. By Carter B. Horsley. A short-lived club in the 1980s East Village. "Ever since I moved out of my parents' house in Astoria to live in the city, I've always lived within the same two or three blocks of the Upper West Side. Attended PS9 (I remembered a teacher who still smoked in class), and Brandeis. By the early 1970s, 20 to 25 percent of American couples had met at a bar, according to Stanford University research. at least up until the 90s. Eeyores bookstore, Woolworths, Greens, Morris Bros, Mancy pharmacy, Kandela pizzeria, Leroy pharmacy, The Library restaurant up our block, the movie theater on 89th and bway, Anchor savings bank, H & Hso many memories its crazy. A mural on 8th St. at 1st Ave., along the side of what was once the St. Mark's Bar & Grill. I worked from 1972-77 at various Cake Masters locations from 72nd Street to 99th Street. Retro what does it mean? Its a small, brick-walled wine bar where you can also get some snacks, like tartines and shareable charcuterie plates. Because The Smith is always there when you need it to be. I remember when only the neighbors came out to see the Thanksgiving parade. the bar next to them. QE 2 Club 1980s Central Ave, Albany ny by AlbanyGroup Archive the Elbo Room 1963 Albany NY (1960s) by AlbanyGroup Archive 2 288 lark, albany, ny 1984 1980s by AlbanyGroup Archive 1 jb's theater albany ny by AlbanyGroup Archive ginos collage albany ny . Loved growing up there. We also went to the park alone which kids nowadays hardly ever do. Living outside the neighborhood & city in recent years, I admit, has allowed me a greater perspective on the losses the UWS has undergone. Please. I walked home alone from Lincoln Center many, many times and still do without being bothered. 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