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Speaking of rich people and things burning down, how about that mansion on Springdale Rd (I think) that burnt down and the guy built it back to look exactly the same as it was
I used to eat at the Diamond Diner once a week, for some reason they had the best salad bar, dont know why.
I vaguely remember the Rickshaw Inn for some reason.
Speaking of the mob....
What was that Italian resturant on the corner of Haddonfield Road and Chapel Ave that sat vacant all those years, then burned down? Totally mobbed up. Some of my neighboors where in the mob I remember that.
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I used to eat at the Diamond Diner once a week, for some reason they had the best salad bar, dont know why.
I vaguely remember the Rickshaw Inn for some reason.
Speaking of the mob....
What was that Italian resturant on the corner of Haddonfield Road and Chapel Ave that sat vacant all those years, then burned down? Totally mobbed up. Some of my neighboors where in the mob I remember that.
Muhammed Ali lived on the richer side of Kresson Road. I forget the name of the subdivision. I think the house cost $125,000 way back then. (He was only recently changed from Cassius Clay).
My mother waited table on the people who lived next door to Ali. She said they told her, in heavy Southern accent, "The only thing I hate worse than n**gers is waitresses."
Class, eh?
Pete Retzlaff of the Eagles lived down the street from me when I lived in Whitman Square subdivision with my aunt, near Blackwood. It was a big deal.
I remember the Hawaiian Cottage. I thought of it, but couldn't remember the name. I was surprised that they didn't rebuild. I think it was about where the Olive Garden is now.
I only remember Garden State Park burning down once.
Most people don't realize, now, that Muhamid Ali lived in Cherry Hill, for a few years.
I remember the Hawaiian cottage and you are correct when you say it was where the Olive garden is now..
I used to eat at the Diamond Diner once a week, for some reason they had the best salad bar, dont know why.
I vaguely remember the Rickshaw Inn for some reason.
Speaking of the mob....
What was that Italian resturant on the corner of Haddonfield Road and Chapel Ave that sat vacant all those years, then burned down? Totally mobbed up. Some of my neighboors where in the mob I remember that.
Location: The place where the road & the sky collide
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Valentinos..
Did that one burn? I think that replaced O Henry which I'm reasonably sure burned. There was another, further down Chapel towards 38 that burned then reopened in Maple Shade.
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Good thread. I grew up in Collingswood and although I was born in 1980 I remember a lot of the things you guys are mentioning, at least in their later years. What was weird for me was going away to college in '98 and coming back home in '02. It seemed like everything changed, moved a little more upscale than what it was.
My dad used to work part time as a security guard at the Cherry Hill Inn. I still remember going there with my mom to bring him a late night snack. It was such a big place.
I remember the Garden State Racetrack, but not for the horses. I mainly remember going to the State Fair there while I was growing up as well as attending various trade shows like computer parts and baseball cards. I believe it burned down the first time while I was little and I remember how nice the rebuilt building was. Wasn't there also some controversy regarding the jockey statues that were in front of the main entrance?
I remember going to Olga's diner with my nana whenever she came in from California (originally from Jersey) as she thought it was the best diner on Earth. I was sad to see it close down to make room for them to eliminate the circle.
I remember when the original King of Pizza burned down and the rumors that it was the owners who set the fire.
I remember playing mini golf on Route 70 right near Cuthbert and the place had one course that was "frontier/cowboys" and one that was "dinosaurs". I also remember never getting a free game since the last hole was such a PITA. It's a gravel/stone company now and they still have one of the dinosaurs from the old golf course out front.
I remember my last day of driver's ed having to run the "gamut" from Airport Circle (130/30/70/38) down Route 70 to Ellisburg Circle to what we called the "Olga's Diner Circle" (I think it was officially the "Marlton Circle" at 70/73. If you made it through OK they deemed you ready to get your license.
I remember the old night club on Cuthbert Blvd. that changed hands like every other week. It went from a disco, to a nightclub, to a gay bar, to a nightclub and then finally to a teenage "milkbar" before shutting down for good. Cherry Hill Triplex now uses it to store cars.
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