Closed on Sunday
It has been pointed out that Two Guys in Bordentown got more
business because it was open on sundays unlike local stores
which closed due to blue laws here. I was born in 1962 but
remember when it seemed everything was closed on sundays in
the Burg. I also remember many local deli's also closed
early on saturday afternoon.
UPDATE:
Ralph Lucarella said...
HI MACK; I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE STILL AROUND THAT
REMEMBER THE BLUE LAWS. I CAN RECALL WHEN EVERYTHING WAS
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS, EVEN THE MOVIES. DOWNTOWN STORES WERE
OPEN ONLY ONE NIGHT A WEEK. DRIVING THROUGH GEORGIA, I
REMEMBER,WE COULD'NT BUY GASOLINE ON SUNDAY. IT'S AMAZING
HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED, THE ONLY THING YOU COULD DO ON
SUNDAYS IN THOSE DAYS WAS GO TO CHURCH. BEST REGARDS.
Noel Vento said...
We used to have to really plan on being gased up. The
Hess station was one of the only places to get gas on a
holiday. I remember being in college, so it was the early
seventies, and going to the Howard Johnson's restaurant on
the Turnpike after the bars closed. There were no 24 hr
eateries. The best part is we got there via the employee
entrance, so we didn't have to pay the toll!
What I loved about Kramers bagels? Saturday night!
And Saturday night only!
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I read in one of Tom Glovers reprints of one the early papers that the TPD had arrested the organ player for going on past midnight on Saturday (into Sunday),at one of the hotels, possibly the Hildebrecht. It did not sound like the PD wanted to and it led to changes in the law that allowed them to play till 1 am.
I do remember going out to the Turnpike and parking in the employee lot so you didn't have to pay the toll.
Bergen County still has blue laws and they still squabble over them.
Skip
For every law, there was a way around it. Look at bar signs and I think "package goods" or "bar and grill" meant something. You had to serve food hence the grill.
Sunday you were not allowed to even sell beer unless it was in a white paper quart container. For the ball game on Sunday, dad would come home with his two white paper "cans" and I remember my uncles talking about on Sunday of having to bring a bucket.
Skip
We lived off US 1 so there was usually a station open. 95% were shut tight on Sunday. Hess was one of the few.
Funny how things change. Used to be there were pay phones everywhere. You could count on a bank of phones at most convenience stores. Out here in CA not any more. I went out and mistakenly forgot my cell. The transmission went out and I was stranded about a mile in each direction with absolutely no pay phones. What's this world coming to???
Remember the gas rationing of the Carter years?
You were limited to just a few gallons until they went odd/even license plate numbers. The only places without restrictions were the gas stations on the 'Pike.
You got on to the 'Pike, picked up your ticket, and drove to the gas station. Filled up the tank and get off at the next exit. The toll cost 25 or 30 cents and you were set with a full tank of gas.
If you were lucky, a local station would let you fill it up in the dark. No lines. No fuss. No muss. And George (at the Cranbury Circle) pumped the gas.
...and dont forget about banks too!!!
you had to get your cash by friday afternoon, otherwuse you would have to wait until monday morning....no ATMs!!!
...i remember the O/E plate gas rationing
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