Then there was Coney Island Jones Beach many a family summer spent there with my friends girlfriends and family. the burger joint was razed in 1976 and there The total years of both and they are still selling burgers and fries at that location. Wetson's was an American fast food hamburger chain that existed from 1959 to 1975. Nothing like the 70s ,Bellerose, N.Y. Missing Wetsons and fun family memories of the early 70s. After a name change (to Music Arcade), the store went out of business. My family would always go to the one in Hicksville, LI before heading to the drive-in movies with us kids in the back of the station wagon (window open so we could breathe in all that carbon monoxide that made us what we are today! the stores now WHOLE SALE MEAT market. My through investigation had determined that it must be the real. from street hemis to all sorts of things on trailers waiting. The one on Sunrise and Oceanside Rd was first a Carvel then it was Josephs Hamburgers then Wetsons. The main kitchen staff person was a very nice woman by the name of Gladys. Anyone remember the Westons sponsored race care at Freeport Speedway in 1960s- orange and black I believe. The building was still there last November (2014). 6 Dee's Drive Inn There were 2 Wetsons in Valley Stream on Sunrise Hgwy. Only far out on Long Island, I would go to the Huntington Station, NY Wetsons on Route 110 I think it was replaced by a McDonalds. I also had the pleasure of meeting Errol Wetson at Au Bar in NYC on night. The other Wetsons was located on the corner of east Sunrise Highway & Penataquit Avenuealso in Bay Shore, located directly across from South Shore Mall. Never got anything for it except to see Vito make his collections. THANK YOU WETSONS!!!!! becoming a laudry mat! Remember the Flintstones looking bank in the mall parking lot? I bought a brand new 72 Duster fully loaded for $3,000.00 and since my favorite color is orange, I named it Wetson. I retired in 1990. Errol who was a POS had married one of the Hemingway daughters, Didnt last long as was expected. Anyone remember Disco and the Disco Queen Donna Summer? There was a rifle range in the middle school cellar and kids would have their rifles on the school buses bringing them to practice there. We went to the one in Elmhurst, NY on Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard. Wetson's Hamburgers from $24.00 Wetson's was a thriving and beloved burger chain in the NYC area. Any memories? you missed the one on Jericho Turnpike just east of New Hyde Park Road. Wetsons menu was practically identical to McDonalds, with hamburgers, french fries, drinks and shakes. A perfect gentleman. Funny on how reading this article I can still taste them today. Had a white blazer on with his I recall the restaurant managers name was Gus, with a very long Greek surname that I cant recall exactly. Cheers everyone. i remember wetsons on old country road when it changed to titus oaks nothing was changed it still had the orange rings i used to buy records there also i go to mr cheapos and that same heavy man is there who was at titus oaks. Check out our wetsons hamburgers selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. He got his hamburger and a server (not me) tried to help him with a plugged ketchup bottle. 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",[1] phrases similar to the McDonald's slogan "Look for the Golden Arches" and White Castle's "Buy 'em by the sack". Biggest problem was weekend mornings. Became a Nathans for a while and is now a car lot. Grew up in Garden City and remember 1967 grad year driving to the Wetson off of Hempstead Tpk in West Hempstead near Kleins, LOVED THEIR FRENCH FRIES! I remember the Westons on Hawkins Ave. My parents got divorced and Wetsons was the exchange point. Wow!! Brooklyn, NY Bay Parkway and Shore Parkway (now Wendys) I miss the good times in the early 60s. Wow, what memories. We grew in up in Keansburg just down the street, I can still taste the burgers. As a kid Wetson's Hamburgers - Defunct Hamburger Chain - 100% Preshrunk Cotton T-Shirt. At its peak the Wetson's chain comprised over 70 restaurants. The one in the corner of Oceanside road and sunrise hwy, in Rockville center,that turned into whether teachers to taco bell..awsome.i still live on the same block and talked about it all the time.all the orange seats I remeber.walking up with the family and sitting on the booths. that is correct. It is now a Top Banana, which is a combination bodega and pizza parlor (dont ask!). . behind them during recess. I grew up on 48th, between Broadway and Northern Blvd around the same time, down the street from Bryant HS, went to PS 151. We use to get great little burgers from a place on the corner across from the school. I went to the one in Valley Stream and YES they were the BEST BURGERS! Fries and shakes boy friend \ then Husband work both locations on S I NY,wish I could go back to those days!!! My father also took us to the Wetsons on sunrise highway in valley stream.he would buy me and my older brother a hamburger,fries,and soda and I would sit in the back seat of our 1964 black Cadillac.then he would buy some food for my mom and younger brother who were home waiting for us to finish our eats.great food and even better memories .now my dad is in his 90s g-d bless and hes a Burger King fan ! The old take out place stayed open a little while after the sit down restaurant opened where the McDonalds currently is on Rockaway and Sunrise. Does anyone know what happened to Jimmy? black & white 810 Cal. I used to love their fries and Strawberry shakes, let alone their burgers. There was also a Carvel nearby on the same side of Sunrise. Damn Burger King and McDonalds ruined Wetsons and put it out of business Howard Johnsons Thanks for the memories. Also one in West Hempstead I believe on front street, across the street from White Castle. Seem like people forgot about the Wetsons at Linden Blvd. Unfortunately, McDonalds and Burger King had both grown significantly, with each vying to capture the majority of the New York market. the now-defuct TSS store near my home in laurelton whis was across the street. Google Slo Jacks and check out the image. It was a free standing unit. Remember them all. Today it is the site of Valley Stream Honda Pre Owned. I remember White Tower in Mineola, and Carols on Hempstead turnpike near a Great Easten Mills near Franklin Square. So many have come and gone. LOL. Danbury, CT, White Street The pics brought it all back. Dad would sit with him at White castle counter 1948-50 , both worked nights. The fries were addictive. That was the best decade ever! in Commack, across the street from the bowling alley near the Sunken Meadow Pkwy. We would drive there from Northport high school during lunch. The drug was created to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout over 60 . There was one in west Hempstead long island..there were hamburger eating contest on the weekends. It was the first fast food I ever had, at age 4. Two of my friends worked there too and we had a blast. I lived one block from that location, on E 59th St. 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!! Valley Stream Westons was not at Rockaway Ave. Wed get the crowd leaving the Celebrity Club, a nearby heroin den, I think. I remember there being an enclosed foot bridge from the main mall over to a store called..I think..Gertz? I remember getting a burger, fries, and a shake that were THE BEST. Agreed Jim, It wasnt on Rockaway at Sunsrise Highway, it was on Brooklyn Ave at the intersection Sunrise Highway across the street from Dunkin Donuts. I think it eventually just turned into a McDonalds maybe the McDonalds is still there? BRING WETSONS BACK !!!! 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! We went there a lot. Their burgers were good & their fries were the best! (this was in the 60s) Catholic school students (in uniforms) eating hamburgers on FridayWOW. Wetsons was demolished and a Roosevelt Savings Bank was put up there. Syosset, NY, 321 Jericho Tpke (now a Burger King) I remember that crazy looking white space ship, submarine bank. As soon as it was finished, we would cut out on Fridays to buy lunch there. I can remember coming in on the weekends at 6am and cutting, Blanching and preparing 300 lbs of french fries for the day. They had the good large diameter straws. Brooklyn, NY 86th St and 7th Avenue (now Nathans) It apparently didn't help much. In the US and the UK Bute has been shown to cause the suppression of white blood cell production; as well as aplastic anemia. I remember laughing with my friends siting on the curb next to my Moms brand new blue Ford Falcon while eating fries and feeding the sparrows. LinkedIn 0. After closing they built a bank at the original location. Of Hempstead Tpk,, down the road from Jolley Rodgers / Nunleys, on the north side was Pergament with McDonalds not far west down the road. Thanks for the memories. The fries were made the right way peeled in a electric cylinder cut length wise placed in tub of water over night, next day drain them dry, baste them a couple minutes 600 degrees of lard. Load kids up in station wagon. My location growing up!!! Thank you Weston . Sponsored. MONTVILLE -- An undated photo of Wetson's Hamburgers, located at Route 46 and Hook Mountain Road in Montville. It also was a Nathans and an Arthur Treachers fish and chips!! Youre correct that it was between those two movie theaters we used to have their schedules to plan for the movie rush. We had lunch there almost daily. 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!! I know Spicys began in 1975. This was in the early 1960s. That gives the chain burgers an off taste. Brooklyn, NY Flatbush Ave and Empire Blvd (now Wendys) To which I responded, but dad, theyre orange! 29;000 pounds of meat, which is. Hey you. Great memories. Shown here is Wetson's of Rego Park at. Facebook 0. It even took them awhile to switch to Nathans fries. Those buses ran on overhead electric wires . Seems complete but no assembly instructions. I remember my father taking the family there for burgers (when people actually cooked) as a treat before heading to the Sunrise drive in for a double feature. the one on queens blvd is where we went. The Wetsons mentioned in Valley Stream was actually in Rosedale Queens. 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