Do You Remember the Lindy Businesses That Have Come & Gone?

Joe costantino July 31, 2012 at 01:20 pm

National Liquidators in the South Bay Mall

Paul July 31, 2012 at 01:35 pm

Karl Ehmer's, Bono's Italian restaurant, Windishes ice cream, Great Eastern Mills and of course Sear's Hardware

Linda McLellan July 31, 2012 at 01:36 pm

I miss the movie theater. As a child we could walk there (we lived on Madison Ave.) and for 50 cents we could buy a ticket for 25 cents and 4 bars of candy for 6 cents each and go home with a penny. I also remember Werner's Bowling alley. It only had 12 lanes but my Dad & Brother (both deceased) belonged to a Father/Son league that met on Sunday mornings.

Robert Lyon July 31, 2012 at 01:53 pm

Karl Ehmers was Otto Siben's clock factory, Jimmy Bono could not make good pizza,
Windish was originally Wilkens next to Moby drugs

Bob K July 31, 2012 at 02:19 pm

and before that, the other 2 I missed was Caldors and the store that started it all was A&S

Bob K July 31, 2012 at 02:24 pm

WOW! I remember Kim's. We use to cut classes from school and go there to play the pinball machine and order the fries that came in a brown paper bag. Good old days they were.

Kathleen Feldman July 31, 2012 at 03:44 pm

Liebel's Hardware store! You could find anything there, pay your phone bill, post a package, get your lawn mower fixed...real old fashioned customer service, not like these everything in packages stores where you can't buy just one or two of the fasteners that you need.

Kathleen Feldman July 31, 2012 at 03:49 pm

Thought of another business that I miss like crazy. The shoemakers that was on North side of Hoffman Ave. where the new court building is now. Where oh where do you find a shoemaker today?

M. Perrotta July 31, 2012 at 04:31 pm

I remember Ruby Lane dress shop ,and Oliver's and Janie Girl , Rini's Donut shop,
Bohack ,and A&P also Hills Supermarket ,there were so many places to shop in Lindenhurst Village , Dutchess Shop ,too. Gary's Burger on the corner where the phone store is now at Hoffmann & Wellwood

Ellen Conti July 31, 2012 at 05:36 pm

There's a shoemaker over on the corner of Albany Ave and I think 32st (?). By the Rainbow Center. It's the corner store and he's not always there but when he is, he does a great job. There's also one on Sunrise Hgwy in Massapeaqua--by the Petco. It's a tiny corner store on the inside corner by Petco (near Toys R Us). As soon as you go in it's like stepping back in time. Nice friendly guy who obviously knows his skill. He fixed a pair of shoes while I waited.

Emily Kienle July 31, 2012 at 06:38 pm

I miss Udel's Card Store , Diamonds, and most of all George's Fish no one will ever
make fish like he did.. Liebls, my son would go with me and Ed would alway give him some nails to go home with. How about Benkerts Meat Pauly would roll the bologna and give it to my son while he was slicing mine.

Pat July 31, 2012 at 07:28 pm

We loved Yazoo City. the people that owned it were so personal. They treated you like family.

William July 31, 2012 at 08:19 pm

We all wanted cheaper,bigger,faster and more...well we got it...Home Depot..CVS...Dunkin Dounts. This all happended right under our noses as life went on. Now we realize the small town we all knew and learned to embrace is gone..very sad. What can you do...

Robert Lyon July 31, 2012 at 08:49 pm

Palmaros and Strums

Robert Lyon July 31, 2012 at 08:52 pm

George Titelbaum, Eddy and Otto, Ludfords for bologna on a roll with roxie soda.

Robert Lyon July 31, 2012 at 08:54 pm

The old ITCH HOUSE next to the empty bank across from CVS.

Cathy Bassler July 31, 2012 at 09:33 pm

Udel's, Friendly's, movie theater, dairy factory where Waldbaums' now is. Even the Shuffle Inn bar. And Moby drug. Up further, Genovese, Auto Barn, Rockbottom.

jack fiore July 31, 2012 at 11:16 pm

the smoke house on montauk highway where you could get smoked eels

tom gilmore August 1, 2012 at 09:23 am

Lindy movie theater. Only theater i remember with a balcony

Susan August 1, 2012 at 11:18 am

P&D Meats in North Lindenhurst. They made the best stuffed chicken breasts. Then one day it was gone. I know there were deaths in the family, but I wonder what happened?

Paula Gillen August 1, 2012 at 01:10 pm

I miss Udells, the Stationery Store, Friendlys ( like we need another 7/11 - really? I miss the carvel. I do remember the A & P - Moby Drugs - I don't miss the Shuffle Inn - nothing but trouble - I love the gazebo - a nice touch to the town. We are slowly getting back some restaurants - but my mother use to go to Fishbacks (next to where the gas station is) for all my clothes and my daughters clothes when she was young. I think she made him retire early. Always could use a good hardware store - I miss the local one in town, but I miss Sears now that it's gone too- why???? What are they going to put in these empty stores - all in that strip mall? We need a few clothes stores in town - that is what is missing. I wish Spoons stayed open later - and maybe got a bit bigger. It closes to early. You will never get enough foot traffic like Babylon or Huntington if you don't keep things open. The Lindy movie theatre - what a stupid thing we did - we could have used it for something alot better than a now defunct boat showroom.

KTZMOM August 1, 2012 at 05:26 pm

totally agree!! the movie theater is sorely missed by my family too!

M. Perrotta August 2, 2012 at 07:16 pm

Is anything happening with the old theatre site ?
Does anyone have any new info ? With so many people commenting about missing the movie theatre it is a wonder it was allowed to close !

Bob K August 2, 2012 at 08:18 pm

I heard the cvs on wellwood by the catholic church was going to move in there. Go figure, Fill a empty building to leave a empty building.???? I think a bank should move in there, right across the street from the one there building LOL.

CGrubel August 9, 2012 at 05:29 pm

My kids loved that theatre!

CGrubel August 9, 2012 at 05:30 pm

Yes the bowling alley. It was such a fixture, was sad to see it go too.

manfred edenhofer December 3, 2012 at 11:44 pm

does anyone remember what the address of Liebl's hardware store was? I remember it was on south Wellwood acreoss the street from the church. Wassel Liebl was my mother's uncle through marriage

Anthony M Comunale February 27, 2013 at 05:57 pm

Papes Deli great German food.

Nnorwald Tukums April 2, 2013 at 09:57 pm

Wow, I grew up in Lindenhurst, lived right behind the firehouse, neighbors to Otto, Ruth, Karen and Brian. Mr. Liebl was a kind gentleman and would sit me in his porch and talk to me like I as an adult( I was around 9 or 10 at the time) And Karen was my first crush. I moved away when I was 11 and never saw them again. I wonder how they are? Without a doubt my most memorable memories would be how I could hang out in the firehouse and on the 4th July, they would do the "Bughouse Parade". We would have squirt guns and we would shoot the firemen who would dress like hobos, man, what memories there were! Lindenhurst was the best place to live as a kid back then! Norwald Tukums

Emily Kienle April 2, 2013 at 10:11 pm

Hi my dad was a volunteer fireman in North Lindenhurst and I grew up there, he was also involved with the Bughouse Parades infact he was chief bug at one point. Those were great times. I married a Lindenhurst fireman and he will be celebrating 60 years of active service this yr. Eddie and Otto Liebl woud give our son nails everytime we would go in there to buy something it was a great place.