'Tis the season to reminisce!

szstark said:
Late discovering this thread, but what great memories. I’m 78, so I don’t remember much, but I certainly remember Bat’s, the Ivy Room, AB’s, and the original location of Bullocks. Took Mrs. Szstark to Mayola’s on our first date in 1966. Anybody else remember them buttering the toast with a paintbrush at Foy’s (I think the Dope Shop might have done it too)?
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I'll bet you and you lovely spouse marveled at the red faux leather on the booths. You probably also marveled at the dark privacy.😍
 
Man, my memory is really shot. All these references to the Ivy Room, and I was like "wait a minute, wasn't that on-campus, on the 2nd floor of the old Student Union?" It wasn't until I saw the references to the Oak Room that the shoe dropped. Never mind.
 
Oak room was too pricey for me. I did work a few shifts there when there was a sort of after hours ice cream shop program going.
All the dishes were named after Rolling Stones songs. Sympathy for the Devil was a mega concoction of maybe a dozen scoops of ice cream plus toppings served in a huge glass bowl stand. I remember we kept running out of the bowls it was so popular.
 
BandAlum83 said:
I remember the CI (Cambridge Inn) where you could get a “real burger with cheese,” but the didn’t sell “real cheese burgers.” The buttered the burger rolls with a paint brush there.

And of course, all those freshmen on full meal plans always bought the pitchers with their meal tickets/points!
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Had a few beer dogs from the CI in my 4 years. Yummy.
 
BandAlum83 said:
I remember the CI (Cambridge Inn) where you could get a “real burger with cheese,” but the didn’t sell “real cheese burgers.” The buttered the burger rolls with a paint brush there.

And of course, all those freshmen on full meal plans always bought the pitchers with their meal tickets/points!
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Exam time during the year of points for beer was insane as the points were used up.
Was it that year or the next that they resurfaced all the tables and everybody got upset because the quarters wouldn't bounce the same way?
 
75Crazie said:
Man, my memory is really shot. All these references to the Ivy Room, and I was like "wait a minute, wasn't that on-campus, on the 2nd floor of the old Student Union?" It wasn't until I saw the references to the Oak Room that the shoe dropped. Never mind.
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I'm 20+ years younger than most of you (about to get my AARP card) but if I recall, in my era there was a fine dining establishment in the east union that was like the Oak Room, and I think it was called the Ivy Room. Though I might be making that up. And I think it might have closed while I was there, possibly when East became all freshmen. But I'm pretty sure I went there at least once, whatever it was called.

Drinking age was 21 during my time and alcohol rules in general were stricter, but if you had a friend working and/or promised a nice tip, you could usually get beer on points there, Oak Room, or at the Central Campus Pub. They all drew big crowds at the end of spring semester when everyone had a lot of points to burn.

I will now exit and I don't mean to interfere - I am enjoying lurking and learning more about Duke/Durham before my time.
 
CrazyNotCrazie said:
I'm 20+ years younger than most of you (about to get my AARP card) but if I recall, in my era there was a fine dining establishment in the east union that was like the Oak Room, and I think it was called the Ivy Room. Though I might be making that up. And I think it might have closed while I was there, possibly when East became all freshmen. But I'm pretty sure I went there at least once, whatever it was called.

Drinking age was 21 during my time and alcohol rules in general were stricter, but if you had a friend working and/or promised a nice tip, you could usually get beer on points there, Oak Room, or at the Central Campus Pub. They all drew big crowds at the end of spring semester when everyone had a lot of points to9 burn.

I will now exit and I don't mean to interfere - I am enjoying lurking and learning more about Duke/Durham before my time.
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You may be recalling the Magnolia Room I believe done away with upon renovation of the building.
 
wncgrad said:
You may be recalling the Magnolia Room I believe done away with upon renovation of the building.
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That's right - thanks. So such a thing did exist - just got the name wrong. Not to be confused with the Magnolia Grill, a really great restaurant not far off campus that was one of the first to put Durham on the map among "foodies" and I believe closed a while ago.
 
Duke76 said:
'76 here....remember General Sherman's stopped there a few times on way to hit I-85. One I remember was a long, long road trip to Ft.Lauderdale through the ATL with a pitstop at the Underground.

All great places mentioned in this thread ... those were the days...Not a restaurant/beer joint but anyone remember Salvation Army across from East...bought my first trench coat from there and oxford twill sport coat for frat parties.

Can't remember the name of the name of the walk up hamburger joint beside the waffle house (not sure it was named that) and funeral home by east...remember taking a "death and dying" religion course spring semester in '74 and touring that funeral home. It was preparing me for the Duke Carolina game in Chapel Hell that year, when we all felt like dying in those last 17 seconds
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I'm thinking it was the Toddle House (?), but maybe became Dobbs House in that site??? Next door or close to the funeral home... Not for the squeamish, anyway.
 
Stray Gator said:
For hot apple pie and ice cream, nothing in Durham could compete with the Rathskeller or the Zoom Zoom (both owned and operated by the same folks) in Chapel Hill. Period.
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Thank you, I couldn't remember the names of either of those two places. What I do recall, and I think it was at the Rathseller, that they kept the place so dark that you barely noticed that the steak like thing was floating in a quarter inch of grease in the hot skillet that they served it in.
 
Late to this thread but enjoying it. T73

No mention of hot dog joints? Kings Dogs out by the old Durham Bulls Stadium was a favorite of our crowd. Mustard, chili, and slaw was generally the choice combination of condiments.
 
roywhite said:
Late to this thread but enjoying it. T73

No mention of hot dog joints? Kings Dogs out by the old Durham Bulls Stadium was a favorite of our crowd. Mustard, chili, and slaw was generally the choice combination of condiments.
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Kings is still around.

-jk
 
In my senior year, the Peace Corps was just cranking up and, as Chron editor, I was being wooed by Peace Corps officials who wanted an insert in the paper. They suggested lunch -- I took them by Mr. Kapsalas' good but un-fancy place near the Jack Tar. "Isn't there someplace more interesting we can go," the head guy asked. "Sure," I said and we went to the Rathskeller on Franklin St. They said, "This is more like it."

I did apply to the Peace Corps but decided to go to graduate school instead. Quite frankly, I didn't trust my Charleston draft board, as I figured they nab me for another 2+ years as soon as I finished two years of Peace Corps service in Africa. Life, especially for young men in the 1960's, had a lot of twists and turns.
 
Amos & Andy hot dogs. First on Main Street and then on Chapel Hill St East of the Pizza Palace. 2 all the way - mustard, chili, slaw & onions. To die for! King's made a close 2nd.
 
worth a mention of how we used to go to the OLD Durham Athletic Park to watch the Raleigh Durham Triangles, a high Single A team which had no MLB affiliation, they just got extra players from different MLB organizations.
Heckling opportunities were superb, we took over a few games, sometimes, helped the undermanned ground crew get the field ready....not to brag too much, but our heckling got us the admiration of the team, often one of the hurlers, Nardi Contreras, would come sit with us after he left the game...ultimately became pitching coach of the Yanks and some other teams...
All in all a VERY far cry from the Bulls stadium experience...
 
Great year. Thanks for all the fellowship and fun discussion and threads to read. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays. Lookin' forward to a great 2025 Now, lets get some W's in basketball!
 
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