He was the manager at the Wetsons on Pennsylvania ave and Stanley. Those buses ran on overhead electric wires . Ive just learned about Wetsons and love the architecture of the buildings. Wetsons at the bayshore Mall was great! WETSON'S Status 700 - Registered Status Date 2016-10-25 Filing Date 2014-07-28 Registration Number 5069141 Registration Date 2016-10-25 Mark Drawing 4000 - Standard character mark Typeset Published for Opposition Date 2014-12-23 Attorney Name Pina Campagna Law Office Assigned Location Code L50 Employee Name MCPHERSON RAYBURN, SHA Statements With White Castle serving as their only real competition, the pair opened their first Wetsons location. He lived in Freeport. One evening we underwent inspection by a very young fellow could only have been Herbert Wetanson. We had one in Syosset. Hazlet, NJ State Highway 36 (demolished) The Food Was Excellent. 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. & 61st St. Youre right on that. There are pics of it being constructed on the net. After packing up our summer bungalow, stuffing family, suitcases, and a few cats and dogs into the station wagon, and driving up home from Bayville, Mom was not cooking that night, and Dad would have to stop for burgers. 2. You forgot the one on Essex St. At one time it was Benson Burger. GUARANTEED ORIGINAL. In 1959, the fast food giant of the West Coast, McDonalds, had yet to open any restaurants in the New York area. That was before there were any McDonalds in Queens. Started working at the Boston Road, Bronx location after High School in 1966. They seemed tremendous to me at the time. We worked right through the construction over the next couple of months. I remember the one in Teaneck, N.J. Years later I had the pleasure of meeting Errol Wetson one night at Au Bar in New York City, N.Y. A perfect gentleman with so much charisma! Except I do remember the manager Gus was constantly scolding any of the customers who had there feet up on the benches of the eating booths. White Tower Hamburgers was a fast food restaurant chain that was founded in 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.With its similar white fortress-like buildings and menu it is considered to be an imitator of White Castle chain that was founded in 1921. I loved Westons. I hope national foods do come back with the same taste as the past . Brought back fond memories of my childhood . Google+ 0. Is this the one on the north side of Jericho right before the train trestle that crosses over Jericho, Grandparents had a pink house right behind the fence of Wetsons, on Old Country Road in Hicksville NYwhen it was time to depart, grandma would run upstairs at the window above the fence and wave goodbye as we drove the car down Old Country Road back home to Flushing.What great memories, wonderful visits and what a treat when we were allowed a hamburger at Wetsons. Had a ball working there. Brooklyn, NY Flatbush Ave and Empire Blvd (now Wendys) Even though Im retired now Id go back to work there in a heartbeat. Btw, did I mention the burgers tasted like s-hit? It is now a Top Banana, which is a combination bodega and pizza parlor (dont ask!). It apparently didn't help much. The building was still there last November (2014). 107 (demolished, area now a shopping center) Are you from Valley Stream? I too used to eat at the Bethpage location in the 60s. What a great experience. I recall that even after DD moved in, they kept the building as is, including the orange rings. It would be nice to have them back again old memories, Some misguided soul hired my late Brother, Pete Walsh, as an assistant manger, maybe in 1969 or so. I remember the Wetsons on Middle Country Road in Lake Grove in the late 60s, just prior to the construction of the Smith Haven Mall. Best burgers ever. Nothing was microwaved. I remember Nathans on Sunrise highway worked there as well. There was one on Astoria Blvd in Astoria Queens. The one shes lists was @ 144th St. and Hillside Ave. Simple recipes for homemade grilled, pan-fried, gourmet, smashed, and stuffed burgers. I was just a kid, & he would make me go on a separate line than he, to use the the coupons. The older one had better food, service and personel. The best ever in the 70s. One day the cashier asked if he should put it all in a separate bag. I remember they had fried chicken and when they decided to go out of business they offered a bucket of chicken for $1 so my parents must have bought 10 and stuck them in the freezer we were eating that fried chicken for a long time. 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," phrases similar to the McDonald's slogan "Look for the Golden Arches" and White Castle's "Buy 'em by the sack". I remember one in Franklin Square, LI, in between the towns of West Hempstead and Elmont on Hempstead Turnpike. My dad used to take all all to these restaurants. Believe it or not it was a union job. We had a Westons on Rte 1, old post road in Greenwich (Riverside) CT. Sonny Wetson, the clown would frequently visit our elementary school (Dundee). West Islip, NY Sunrise Highway (Route 27) westbound service road (now a car dealership) in Ozone Park .The big W was better than the big Mac.What great times.Then,in 1971 we moved to Paramus,I dont remember the one on route 17 south that became the Stage deli.I do remember the Stage.There was also one on Essex St in Lodi,right off route 17&route 80.That,as the one in Ozone park,became a Nathans.Then,Ozone park became a DD.Id kill for that place now!! The pics brought it all back. $25.00. 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!! Great Memories there! Biggest problem was weekend mornings. Vets, Camaros Hmmmmm. I have pictures of myself at 6 yrs old ice skating down Burnham Ave,my family homes street,in Roslyn Heights. That is the one they list as West Islip and I think it is really Brightwaters! Forgot the one on Braddock Avenue and Hillside Ave in Queens Village. The drug was created to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout over 60 . Then I got a job at Hicksville location until they closed. Which location did you visit? Researched this online but cant find any info on where in Bridgeport Wetsons was located. My brother wanted to go to McDonalds for his birthday when he was young. I was happy to find this since no one in my husbands family or any of my friends seem to remember Wetsons. Oh yeah, My Dad and Mom would take us, with his 53 Pontiac Chieftain, there from Brooklyn (Kings Plaza area) in the early 60s. Unforgettable burger. I remember when McDonalds opened too. We used to work 40 to 50 hours a week back than unheard of these days for a high school kid. Husband swears that when we were dating 67-69 the fast food restaurant at Levittown Pkwy and Old Country Road was McDonalds. The record store you are thinking of was TITUS OAKS in a former Wetsons on the corner of Levittown Parkway and Old Country Road on the border of Hicksville and Westbury. the one on queens blvd is where we went. 1. I turned red, because I thought we did something illegal.lol Their hamburgers were good. Sure be nice if one came back in these times. Yeah, you always had to have your friends around you when you went bike riding over there. Still, amongst those who had the pleasure, it remains one of the most fondly remembered burger joints from the era. Grew up in Valley Stream. If I remember correctly, there was a second Wetsons in the Bronx. Went to the one on Hylan Blvd a lot! . I loved the 70s! This was the Wetsons on Hempstead Ave in West Hempstead, NY, I called my mother today to ask if she remembers Westons because I was recalling happy Sundays after church. Don't forget . Wetsons was demolished and a Roosevelt Savings Bank was put up there. My first job.. remember cutting and blanching fresh potatoes each morning into French Fries , Weston made the best double cheeseburgers on Long Island they melted the cheese I came all the way from queens to go to the Westons in Hicksville between old country rd. Two men from Valley Stream, Harold Norbitz and Carl Wetanson (a popular race car driver on the Island) visited a McDonalds in Chicago, were impressed by the concept, and decided to duplicate it in New York, hopefully before the Golden Arches made their inevitable entrance into the local market. Also one in West Hempstead I believe on front street, across the street from White Castle. In the US and the UK Bute has been shown to cause the suppression of white blood cell production; as well as aplastic anemia. We had those chains before Burger King and McDonalds arrived. Hi there! got there, Stevie did not have his license then, and his friend showed up and let him drive his car. I retired in 1990. Seem like people forgot about the Wetsons at Linden Blvd. How about Meyers Ice Cream on Jamaica Ave. ? Wetson's Superburger Restaurant, at Sunrise Highway and Rockaway Avenue in Valley Stream on May 20, 1972, was known for its 15-cent burgers and 10-cent fries. We thought it was great. I also worked in the Lawrence Wetsons after high school for about a year. After every parade, Hicksville Police Boys Club nautical cadet band bus stopped there and theyd bring out a hamburger soda and fries for every boy. I grew up in Franklin Square and my mother often gave me money to go to Wetsons on Hempstead turnpike between the burger, fries and chocolate shakes it was the best. I remember that one just up the block from the elevated train tracks, near the foot of the Triborough bridge we ate there a lot! Near Shops at the Falls Items Include: Furniture - Oriental rugs - Lamps - Mirrors - Mosaic Italian Inlaid Marble . The chain was operating over 100 restaurants by 1985, but after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, by 1987 the company sold 90% of its locations to Hardee's and soon rebranded. I recall the restaurant managers name was Gus, with a very long Greek surname that I cant recall exactly. A perfect gentleman. Brooklyn, Location Empire Blvd corner of Utica Avenue across from White Castle and Cheverlet Car Dealership.Best Vanilla Shakes in the world. Yes I remember it well. Does anyone know what happened to Jimmy? I regret not trying longer I miss driving by those orange rings. Over the next decade, Wetsons expanded over much of the Northeast, opening over 70 locations across New Jersey, Connecticut, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and yes, Long Island. Ummmm Wetsons!! I used to go with my dad to the one in Bay Shore. Hicksville, NY Old Country Road (demolished, area now Dunkin Donuts with a drive-thru) Sponsored. Something so fun about eating in the back seat of the car, all smushed together before the days of seat belts. it was great, Then they opened A&W Root Beer I worked in the Far Rockaway store on Central Ave. Think White Castle in Hempstead was the only other fast food burger place around at the time. Knowing we would probably get jumped, we tried to ride away but were jumped and overcome and our bikes were taken, all while a crowded street of adults stood by and did nothing. We use 100% natural American Angus beef with no steroids, antibiotics, or growth hormones. I am sitting here in Long Beach (CA that is) and the name just popped inot my head. To a teen like me, this was heaven. I remember riding my bike early Saturday mornings with my father, sister, and neighborhood friends going for breakfast!! We used to live behind the VS Wetsons which was built after we moved there. The fries were addictive. Wetson's from $25.00 Schoenling Beer Cincinnati's Finest from $25.00 "Sho Nuff" Cherry Ice Cream Soda from $25.00 Toy Tiger Holographic Sticker $4.00 Dawn Donuts $20.00 $29.00 Sale Vintage Burger Chef from $25.00 Fatt Dog from $25.00 Kahiki Supper Club from $25.00 I grew up out there and the building looks like it could have been one. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. we lived only a couple of blocks away. I used to give my dad a description of the status as it was being constructed on my way walking home from PS244 every day. At its peak the Wetson's chain comprised over 70 restaurants. The Bee Gees. Some of Wetsons old buildings look like the original McDonalds without the golden arches. Ah memories. Became a Nathans for a while and is now a car lot. Long Island 70s Kid 2023. How can Ray pass it almost every day the orange rings were taken down several years ago? What could I say, brings back memories, good ones. Wow- I just found this page- Bring back Great Memories The noise drove my dad nuts but my brothers, Mike and Gene, both worked there and had good memories of it. every day on the way home from CCNY, I would have a fish fillet, fries and a drink while waiting for my bus. Thank you very much, I remember the Wetsons in the Bronx I think there may have been one New Rochelle that was converted to a BK and noww DD. Hamburgers were 15 cents at that time. lol Good memories! Wetson's was a chain of eateries in the greater New York metropolitan area that, at . The memory lingers in my mind and I think about Wetsons often. I went to the one in Bayshore New York on Long Island with my parents as a kid in late 60 early 70s. Nice to meet you you all. I was trying to find relatives of the original owners of Wetsons to let them know (just in case those were the last orange rings still in existence) in case they wanted them when they were removed but wasnt successful gave up too soon I guess. As a kid It was the last/first stop on the B-57 bus. Bay Shore, NY, on the corner of where Penataquit Ave & Sunrise Hwy meet. THANK YOU WETSONS!!!!! To which I responded, but dad, theyre orange! in Oxone Park .The big W was better than the big Mac.What great times.Then,in 1971 we moved to Paramus,I dont remember the one on route 17 south that became the Stage deli.I do remember the Stage.There was also one on Essex St in Lodi,right off route 17&route 80.That,as the one in Ozone park,became a Nathans.Then,Ozone park became a DD.Id kill for that place now!! When school began in September, I told the manager I quit and never went to any Wetsons ever again. you missed the one on Jericho Turnpike just east of New Hyde Park Road. strawberry 680 Cal. Wetson's drive-in at 63-65 Woodhaven Blvd. also there was one on hempstead Tpk.Levittown, Lake Grove Long Island. There was a haircutter there for a while .. now used cars. The Levittown site on Hempstead Turnpike across from Island Trees High School is missing from the list. Feel free to comment on them or other long-gone burger haunts. Marine Midland was bought up by Manufacturers Hanover around 1986/7. I can still taste the ketchup, pickles, and onions. excellent.great burgers and fries at a decent price..and a dunkin donut was right down the street where you could watch them actually make the donuts.what a country!!! Fondly remember going to the Wetsons in Franklin Square with my mom (on Hempstead Tpke, right ?) ate at far rockaway many times in the 60s and 70s. PLEASE ADD $3.99 FOR U.S. MAIL SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA Still McDonalds since 1975. & 33rd Street in Astoria Queens, which then became a full-service Nathans (complete with a game room like the ones in Westbury & Oceanside), then a Roy Rogers, last I knew it was a Burger King. The burgers tasted like s-it, the shifts were 12 hours long, and the pay was a dollar an our. 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