Jamaica, NY Hillside Ave (now a car dealership) that is wrong. The fries were addictive. They had a location there on Jericho Turnpike, near Syosset hospital. becoming a laudry mat! PLEASE ADD $3.99 FOR U.S. MAIL SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA Just heard it on Rewound Radios annual WABC REWOUND special. It is now a Top Banana, which is a combination bodega and pizza parlor (dont ask!). A runza (also called a bierock, krautburger, or kraut pirok) is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting of beef, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings. Good evening I worked at the Valley Stream Wetsons Location all through High School. Glen Cove NY, Glen St. My fiance, who became my wife loved Wetsons. Cove theater on Glen St. It was a good burger. we lived only a couple of blocks away. The building design was inspired by the original McDonald's, but the orange neon rings on its rooftop were distinctive. Awesome memories! The older one had better food, service and personel. It wasnt Sunrise and Horton though. I was just telling my husband about Wetsons and the best childhood memoreis ever. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is a chain of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States. Damn those burgers tasted good. WETSON'S HAMBURGERS-BUY A BAGFUL-NEW YORK CITY-ORIGINAL 1950s ERA DRINK CUP Wetson's Hamburger Buy A Bagful 1960-era lPaper Cup Long Island New York 1968 WETSON'S HAMBURGERS CHEESEBURGER SALE AD 4" X 10" Newspaper Clipping M262 WETSON'S HAMBURGERS-BUY A BAGFUL-VINTAGE 1960s ERA UNUSED BEVERAGE CUP The soil consists mainly of loam on clay bottom, and is generally productive in grass, grain, vegetables and fruit. Either way, fond memories of this historic fast food chain. Now it is a Honda dealership. I used to walk to South Shore Mall from Brentwood. I ate so many burgers they called me Wimpy. Wish they would bring it back.. Nothing was microwaved. Today we discuss what happened to Wetson's, a chain of 70 hamburger restaurants based in New York that suddenly disappeared in the 1970s. Remember the Flintstones looking bank in the mall parking lot? There were 2 Wetsons in Valley Stream on Sunrise Hgwy. The Wetsons on Glen St. you missed the one on Jericho Turnpike just east of New Hyde Park Road. Our menu is inspired by real family dishes from the Wahlberg kitchen, recreated by Chef Paul with a delicious twist on your favorite homestyle classics. Thank you for sharing all of those wonderful memories and thank you for helping to keep people safe for all those years. Worked at the Freeport location in the early 60s. i was sad to see the rings go. THIS IS SHRINKWRAPPED TO STURDY FOAMBOARD. Brooklyn, NY Flatbush Avenue And Avenue U (demolished, now a bank) Loved Wetsons BIG W yum!!! We still talk about it. Having grown up working in his father Carl Wetansons restaurants, Herb was drawn to this new and unique style of what would later become known as a "fast food" restaurant. Best guy in the world , wed all visit him years later. The chain started growing in popularity by the 1960s, and it became a culinary mainstay, with its slogan "Everybody goes to Gino's." Gino's Hamburgers Small donations are always appreciated to help keep our informational archive afloat. The music from the 60s and 70s was the best. We worked right through the construction over the next couple of months. Bojangles OpCo, LLC., doing business as Bojangles (known as Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits until 2020), is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants that specializes in cajun-seasoned fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits that primarily serves the Southeastern United States.The company was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas. Indeed, I remember Wetsons. I thought the manager was going to turn blue. Any Chance the Slo Jacks in Hampton Bays was a Wetsons? My father would buy my sister and I burgers when he picked us up. Each stand featured rows of bright orange circles on the roof, and offered a walk-up window and outdoor seating only. Burgers and fries were great but the cup holding the soda would always leak from the lid! Went to the one on Hylan Blvd a lot! I remember Nathans on Sunrise highway worked there as well. I also had the pleasure of meeting Errol Wetson at Au Bar in NYC on night. Wetson's was known for its signature burger, the "Big W", as well as 15-cent burgers, 10-cent fries, and the slogans "Look for the Orange Circles" and "Buy a bagful",[1] phrases similar to the McDonald's slogan "Look for the Golden Arches" and White Castle's "Buy 'em by the sack". The Levittown site on Hempstead Turnpike across from Island Trees High School is missing from the list. This was in the early 1960s. There was a Kid named Stevie that worked there also and one morning before the Mgr. After the record store closed it stayed like that for awhile when it was vacant but the new people (Dunkin Donuts???) I always made my mother scrape off the onions back then.not now. Discover designs just for you. Lots of copycat burger recipes from fast food to upscale restaurants. Load kids up in station wagon. It was on Sunrise Highway and Hook Creek Blvd. I was telling my children 15 and 21 that was Burger king and McDonalds competition along with (which came a few years later not at all in the same location)~ Roy Rogers!! My aunt used be be one of the roller skate girls who delivered your meal on a car window tray, back in the Bronx in the 1950s. I went to the one in Bayshore New York on Long Island with my parents as a kid in late 60 early 70s. They also had a pretty good Fried Fish sandwich. geeznow Im hungry. At one time it was Benson Burger. At its peak the Wetson's chain comprised over 70 restaurants. Soon there was a Jack in the box Miss those burgers & fries. I have since retired for a second time after Managing Five AMF bowling centers around the country. It was similar to velveta, smooth, creamy and perfect with bun and burger. There is a Wetsons radio commercial (that is, a live-read by the legendary DJ Dan Ingram) on the aircheck of his April 13, 1968 77 WABC radio show. Memories are fading a bit so thats about all I recall. I grew up in Lynbrook, right across the border from Valley Stream. During the 60s I enjoyed going to Wetsons in Norwalk, Ct. I was a junior at Stony Brook and lived on campus. The one shes lists was @ 144th St. and Hillside Ave. And the foodthe highlight was the cheese they put on the cheeseburger buns. As soon as it was finished, we would cut out on Fridays to buy lunch there. The best ever in the 70s. During that summer was promoted to manager by relocating as district manager requested. Marine Midland was bought up by Manufacturers Hanover around 1986/7. Once married to Margaux Hemingway. My. Wetson's. Size Guide DT6000_U04F_DTG_Orange_S_FULLFRONT_OS8718. In 1975 Wetson's fast-food restaurants were converted into Nathan's Famous restaurants. Ok start checking in if you Beat ME!!!!!!! Their used to be one located in Lynbrook LINY. 1. Typed it in and bam, herethis is. Things just seemed so different back in 70s. I was also a mall rat cutn class hangn at the game room. yup!!!!!!!! Totally agree..The 70s were the best..Best music, best cars..Wouldnt trade my childhood for anything ..I remember the Bank your talking about..It looked like a submarine..It was by Howard Johnsons.. Good old Wetsons I vaguely remember visiting the Stamford location (I assume Stamford) unofficial motto Where the pickle is bigger than the patty!. There was a Wetsons on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore back in the 60s. Missing Wetsons and fun family memories of the early 70s. Bischoff's Ice Cream and Candy 154 reviews Open Now Dessert, American $ "Classic Ice Cream Parlour" Rax Roast Beef is a regional U.S. fast food restaurant chain specializing in roast beef sandwiches. The Hicksville location became a Titus Oaks record store and the building was there for years before it became a Dunkin Donuts. I worked at the Syosset Wetsons on Jericho Turnpike in 1966. Pretty cool old school place. We flipped down the tail gate of our Ford Falcon Wagon and chowed down on burgers, fries and shakes. I grew up on 48th, between Broadway and Northern Blvd around the same time, down the street from Bryant HS, went to PS 151. Best cheese burgers ever at Wetsons. They were all diesel powered. Married to the love of his life Viviane Ventura, Actress and Socialite. New Hyde Park Long Island, Wetson's Hamburgers 1966 by Long Island $15.99 USD SKU 121319 Pay in 4 interest-free installments for orders over $50.00 with Learn more Options Quantity Add to cart Share this: All purchased images are printed without the watermark. Agreed Jim, It wasnt on Rockaway at Sunsrise Highway, it was on Brooklyn Ave at the intersection Sunrise Highway across the street from Dunkin Donuts. Moved upstate in 73. I went to the one in Bayshore. Life was so much simpler then in a good way, Do you tenner one on deer park ave north Babylon. We use 100% natural American Angus beef with no steroids, antibiotics, or growth hormones. was a medical center a few feet behind where it was now also demolishd and its now Still, amongst those who had the pleasure, it remains one of the most fondly remembered burger joints from the era. How about that for that 70,s show, I worked at the wetsons on the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Sunrise Highway now a McDonalds wetsons change to Nathans though back in 76 work there too, By the way that was in Valley Stream New York. The strip was on the new 4 lane highway to the garbage incinerator at Bar Beach where our strip was. My bro worked there its first summer cutting the fries. For a brief time there were actually two Wetsons operating simultaneously within a few blocks of each other in Valley Stream. specially garnished, and served with Tartar Sauce on a tasty hot Bun. Slo Jacks is still there. The other Wetsons was located on the corner of east Sunrise Highway & Penataquit Avenuealso in Bay Shore, located directly across from South Shore Mall. Westons , Lake Success, New Hyde Park, near Sperry Gyroscope (my aunt was an engineer) and LI Jewish Hospital! WETANSON--Errol. I remember going to the Bay Shore, Long Island location in 1966 with my mom in her red VW bug. I worked part time while a high school student at the Rego Park Woodhaven Blvd. It came out of a huge metal can and they slapped it on with a spatula, and spread it. Sale Description. We were at my house and we went out to bring home Wetsons. I lived two houses down and across the street on Oceanside Rd.1972-74. What a perfect day! Good old days! Brought back fond memories of my childhood . I believe there was the Glen and the Town theaters. The runzas sold by the Runza restaurant chain are rectangular while many of the bierocks sold in Kansas are . Actually, the one in Valley Stream was on Sunrise Highway east of Green Acres. The X-3 and 1 were my favorites. When school began in September, I told the manager I quit and never went to any Wetsons ever again. Oh yeah, My Dad and Mom would take us, with his 53 Pontiac Chieftain, there from Brooklyn (Kings Plaza area) in the early 60s. Remember it well. 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