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Hot Dog Spots in
Downtown
Newport News, VA 23607
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Carol,
Has there even been a mention about the free movie
day downtown... you had to bring 15? coat-hangers
and you get in free. Also the Flash Gordon episodes... what a way to start
your Saturday morning.... and you have to get hotdogs at _____ where they
were 2 for 25 cents...(forgot the name).
- Terry Seay ('67) of TN -
10/22/07
Thanks, Terry! Yes, there was indeed such a discussion a couple of years
back. Everyone seemed to remember this scenario but me.
It SHOULD be posted somewhere in here, but I can't seem to find it. It
must have blown my mind too much to post it!
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Art's Coffee Shop / Phil’s
Snack Bar
220 - 31st Street, Newport
News, VA 23607 |
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Coffee Corner Confectionery
33rd Street and
Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607 |
There was question about a bistro on the corner of 33rd and Washington
next to the Paramount. That location was the Coffee Corner Confectionery
collocated with the
Paramount Theater.-
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA
- 11/08/07
Thanks
so much,
Dave!
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The
Dog House
214 - 30th Street,
Newport News, VA 23607 |
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John's Little Place or Mike's Place
affectionately called Luigi's
208½ - 33rd Street, Newport
News, VA 23607 |
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Luigi's
208½ - 33rd Street, Newport News, VA
23607 |
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Mike’s Grill / M S Hot Dog
212 - 31st Street, Newport
News, VA 23607 |
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As is often the case with such investigations based on very old
recollections, there is good news and bad news.
The bad news first:
I looked at NN Hill’s Directories from 1957 to 1967 and could find no
listing for a Luigi’s, despite Norm Covert’s vivid recollection of it
being located “next to the florist shop and immediately behind the Bank of
Hampton Roads.” As you will soon see, that was the location of another
remembered eatery.
Which brings us to the good news:
In 1957 I found Art’s
Coffee Shop listed at 220-31st Street. It was owned by Art Stinnett.
In 1960, 220-31st Street had become Phil’s Snack Bar. Also located on 31st
Street was Mike’s Grill at
212-31st. It was owned by Mike and Mary Spanos. Over on 33rd Street, we
find John’s Little Place (remembered
as Little John’s) at 208½-33rd. This location was just behind the Bank of
Hampton Roads on the corner of Washington and 33rd. It was owned by John
and Helen Neofitou, who resided at 325-58th Street. Some quick research
found that John (b. 1903; d. 8 Jan 1992 NNVA) and Eleni/Helen (b. 1909; d.
Dec 1971 NNVA) Neofitou arrived in New York from Cherbourg France on 25
April 1928 aboard the vessel Olympic. Just beyond John’s Little Place was
the Paramount Florist at 210-33rd.
In 1962 the list from 1960 was unchanged. There was question about a
bistro on the corner of 33rd and Washington next to the Paramount. That
location was the Coffee Corner Confectionery collocated with the
Paramount Theater.
In 1965, here is the roster:
208½-33rd - John’s Little Place
210-33rd - Paramount Florist
212-31st - M S Hot Dog (I am
guessing that “M S” is Mike Spanos)
I hope that clears up more questions than it generates.-
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA
- 11/08/07
WOWZERONI!!! Thanks so much,
Dave!
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Oh, I wish I
were an Oscar Mayer wiener.
That is what I'd truly like to be,
'Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer wiener,
Everyone would be in love with me.
(This page was created on 11/05/07.)
"Oscar Mayer
Wiener" jingle courtesy of
http://www.toomunchfun.com/oscarmayer/FamilyFunPark/JingleJukebox/JingleJukebox.html,
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/24/04 with the technical
assistance of my son, Nathaniel Harty of IL - 01/26/04
Thanks, Dave and Nathaniel!
"Oscar Mayer Wiener" jingle lyrics courtesy of
http://www.bsu.edu/web/knkramer/standard10.html - 01/24/04
Long Hot Dog
clip art courtesy of
http://pub29.bravenet.com/resources/clipart/index.php?search=category&category=12
- 02/24/04
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