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by fire3000
11 Aug 2018 17:01
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: New York: Bohacks
Replies: 20
Views: 30633

Re: Bohacks in Queens

I know of these locations: I shopped at Bohacks on 108 St. back in the 1960s. I think this store burned down. Rego Park-63rd Drive-became Met Food right after closing I remember when this store opened as a Waldbaum's in 1959. Before that the lot was occupied by two single family homes that were dem...
by fire3000
11 Aug 2018 16:56
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: New York: Bohacks
Replies: 20
Views: 30633

Re: Bohacks in Queens

I know of these locations: I shopped at Bohacks on 108 St. back in the 1960s. I think this store burned down. Rego Park-63rd Drive-became Met Food right after closing Forest Hills - Austin St. - became a Lucille Roberts gym (was vacant for years after closing) Forest Hills - 108th St. - became a dr...
by fire3000
06 Aug 2018 18:13
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: New York area: Waldbaums (Safeway?)
Replies: 34
Views: 42622

Re: Safeway on Kissena

To start, I was born in '65 so I can't answer to the Safeway at this location. However, the odd shaped curved building that is now Kissena Farms was an "Olinsky's" supermarket. They were a small chain of 20+ stores that died out as the older owners died. I worked for "Olinsky's"...