State College establishments that alums miss the most
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It's a fun place to go in (or was), and Mr. Albert is a talkative fellow. Unique gallery/shop. My wife and I will miss it.
Went there frequently when I stayed for the summer one year.Anyone remember this late
70’s short-lived restaurant on E College Ave. eventually became Family
Clothesline
I don't know where Seratec was located. I did have a gf that used to go twice a week though and made quite a bit of money.
Jim and Mary Carelas owned Pops. They were our next door neighbors in State College. Wonderful people.
The Flick. It showed a lot of foreign/independent films. It was one of my favorites for such fare.
The Flick
What a shame. I have been a fan of his gallery since it opened in 1981. Whenever I visit Happy Valley it is a must for me to drop in. I have bought numerous pieces of fine art there, and when fans from other schools asked what to see while visiting for games, I recommended they check out the Douglas Albert Gallery if they are at all nterested in art. Doug is friendly, talkative, and knowledgeable about art, and I always enjoy friendly banter with him. He has a sign that says, "Don't say that you are just browsing; say that you are contemplating a future art purchase" so I would always announce that immediately on entering. He also owns Uncle Eli's art supply store on Beaver Avenue which he started several years before he opened the gallery. I hope he can consolidate the two and move his gallery there. Having the gallery disappear would be a real loss for the area.
Eli’s has been overflowing since I arrived in 1990, consolidating into their current space isn’t a feasible option.
I must say there are a lot of empty store fronts in downtown State College, especially on Calder Way near the current location. I hope he would be able to move into something there but the rents just may be unaffordable. I am hoping he will be able to keep it going downtown somewhere as they are very unique stores to State College that need to stick around.
I did not know he owned Uncle Eli's. As an art major I practically lived in that shop.
We always used to go in and see what he had. I know I did buy something there, once.
I've seen this happen a lot in my city--you have a successful business, then the landlord thinks the locale is worth more than it is. The store/restaurant is gone but the property remains unused for quite some time. Then something else replaces it that's often not as good. Or the landlord wants to do something else with the property that local zoning doesn't want--so they leave it empty until the board caves. That seems to be the case with a local restaurant near me, where the place is in the "downtown" area where the (small) city and residents want retail/dining but the owner would like some kind of office space.
Seems that a tax law change for unused/under-utilized buildings could help the landlords make up their minds. Lots of details to work out but I'm pretty sure it could stick.
+1. I used to live in Mt. Vernon in Baltimore. They ruined it. All the local bars and restaurants replaced with high rise luxury apt. buildings.
Anyone who was on campus in the early 70s remember a little Italian restaurant, The Copper Kettle? I was dating a girl who grew up in an Italian restaurant who talked me into trying the gnocchi. She remembers trying manicotti there for the first time - it wasn't something Momma made. The food was great. The girlfriend was a keeper. Still is.
Pop's had a pinball machine in the front. I used to see Jack Ham playing that machine every now and then.
We did a thread like this on Rivals and I posted there that my regular Bubba’s Breakaway order was a large Italian sub, order of pierogies with butter and sour cream, and a chocolate chip cookie. To be 18 again. Now it all goes to my thighs.
Skeller? I guess not since you saw it yesterday and the Skeller's gone
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Jack hit the tilt mechanism on a few running backs in his day.I reckon he got hit by the Tilt mechanism quite a few times.
Corner Room bathroom.
Also great picture of Bear leaning against the north end zone goal post.
The mens room in the Allen Room has lots of pics like this. I like the one of Bear Bryant leaning on the goal post in Beaver Stadium. Its over the first pisser.