I wish theyd come back! Started working at the Boston Road, Bronx location after High School in 1966. Still McDonalds since 1975. It wasnt on Rockaway and Sunsrise Highway, it was on Brooklyn Ave at the intersection Sunrise Highway across the street Please help me out. Sadly, I was unable to dig up any commercials or related video for Wetsons to share in this article. Piping hot mozzarella cheese that would stretch the length of the forearm when bitten into.. Wetson's. Size Guide DT6000_U04F_DTG_Orange_S_FULLFRONT_OS8718. What a disaster. Born September 13, 1940, passed away peacefully June 6 in Florida with his loving wife, Viviane by his side. Bring back the good old days, Westons sponsored my 6 & 7th grade little league baseball team in Glen Cove. I went to the one in Valley Stream and YES they were the BEST BURGERS! Oh yeah, My Dad and Mom would take us, with his 53 Pontiac Chieftain, there from Brooklyn (Kings Plaza area) in the early 60s. I think maybe back then, they used real meat & all. What a great resource! Yes, same here. 36, we would fill the station wagon, all 7 of us and enjoy a very memorable experience. Ideal for Dioramas and N Scale Railroads. I used to go to the one on sunrise hwy in valley stream. The older one had better food, service and personel. No, youre not. Does anyone remember the pizza, .15, the slices were huge and loaded with fresh chewy. I believe there was the Glen and the Town theaters. Known for their breakfast foods; their signature dishes are the Apple Pancake, Dutch Baby, German Pancake . Thanks again! So, stop by Wendy's at 23 Route 46 East in Pine Brook, NJ. in Rego Park, Aug. 17, 1972. Initially, the chain and its 15 cent hamburgers were a massive success. Wetsons at the bayshore Mall was great! I also had the pleasure of meeting Errol Wetson at Au Bar in NYC on night. I remember going to the Bay Shore, Long Island location in 1966 with my mom in her red VW bug. Wetson's was an American fast food hamburger chain that existed from 1959 to 1975. This was in the early 1960s. To which I responded, but dad, theyre orange! Home; About; Our Food; Menu; Gallery; Blog; Order Online! Wetsons,Jack-in-the Box, White Castles, the best fast food hamburger resturants ever and I mean ever. I loved the 70s! lol Good memories! I remember a Wetsons by Commonwealth Blvd. (3) Imex Model Co # imx6321 $13.39 ADD TO CART WISH LIST Trust 1000's of Reviews on Hobbylinc.com Industry Leading Loyalty Program Buy - Earn - Save Website security verified by GoDaddy. 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 had great mgrs. He lived in Freeport. Clipping found in Daily News in New York, New York on Nov 15, 1964. wetsons locations 1964 There was a bank there for a while, then a daycare center. Became a Nathans for a while and is now a car lot. What're you looking for? How can Ray pass it almost every day the orange rings were taken down several years ago? Franklin Square NY Hempstead Turnpike (north side of Route 24) one block West of Franklin Avenue / New Hyde Park Road (demolished in the 70s to build a Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips which is also long gone) In a further nod to McDonalds, Wetsons presented two mascots, Wetty and Sonny, who were, you guessed it, clowns. the burger joint was razed in 1976 and there YUP. Wasnt it a Minute Man burger joint before that? My favorite Wetsons meal was a Super Burger and their fries. chocolate strawberry 790 Cal. Market-leading rankings and editorial commentary - see the top law firms & lawyers for Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) in United States It became a Arthur Treachers now a Taco Bell. Wholesome, Delicious, Golden Brown, Breaded Filet of Fish. Valley Stream was more towards Brooklyn Ave further east. Hazlet, NJ State Highway 36 (demolished) Think White Castle in Hempstead was the only other fast food burger place around at the time. In the meantime, I want to hear from all of the fans of this former fast food chain. It was on Sunrise Highway and Hook Creek Blvd. Today it is the site of Valley Stream Honda Pre Owned. The fries were addictive. Everything was different then. I remember the Westons on Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, by Korvettes shopping center, as a kid in the 70s, in fact met a guy, at Villa Baglieri, Italian dude ranch, upstate, NY, who served as a double for the wrestler Ivan Putsky, who told us some interesting stories about the place and some special serving methods they employed. Wetsons Hylan & Burger Ave Friday and Saturday Night.. $$$$$$$. I grew up in Maspeth and rode the B-57 bus frequently during the 1970s. His elderly father would drop the fries. I worked at that older Wetsons in Valley Stream in the early1970s after the new one opened west of that one also on Sunrise Hwy, but on the corner of Rockaway Pkwy. Used to frequent the Wetsons in Pine Brook, NJ. There was a place across from the school that had great little burgers at the counter. an office building with store fronts. Each of us got a burger, small fries and a small coke. In Lodi N.J. My first job in the late 60s.Was next to a Tuscan Milk distribution center off of Rt.80..we use to go out at night with raw potatos and try to kill all the rats that would always be around our dumpstersnow a WAWA. We would drive there from Northport high school during lunch. We thought it was great. My first. Im from CT and trying to confirm that there was a Wetsons in Bridgeport CT on South Park Avenue next to Railroad Avenue. I thought it was the best burger in the world a child. Then we were off to the Oyster Bay Theatre to see Godzilla vs. King Kong. That would very often be a treat lunch my Dad would pick up and drop off at John H West Elementary for me to have for lunch..yup those burgers were GREAT! on Jamaica Avenue between Commonwealth Blvd. We print the highest quality wetsons hamburgers t-shirts on the internet. Loves the simple cheese burger and the onions omg my mouth is watering just thinking of them now! LOL. Recognizing that the Levittown area of Long Island shared a similar post-war demographic to that of San Bernardino, he found a closed Mayflower coffee and donut shop in that town and, along with his younger brother Errol Wetanson, in 1959 at this location opened the first Wetson's. 1. This one was the one I was most familiar with for it was on the way to my school and also because it my fathers favorite burger place. I used to live in Valley Stream NY. I passed the test and joined the Nassau County Police Dept. Everyone there considered it part of the show and put up with all the tickets. We always stopped for lunch, off to Bargintown, in Queens, and Dinner in Oceanside at Nathans. The best and first time I had pizza! 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! Went to the one on Hylan Blvd a lot! There were 2 Wetsons in Valley Stream on Sunrise Hgwy. There was also locations on Flatlands Ave next to South Shore High School in Brooklyn as well as Church Ave and Remsen Ave in Brooklyn. It is currently a McDonalds. We moved out west in 83 and felt like we moved to another planet. Long Island,Sunrise Hwy with friends. and hmmmmm. Then youd put each potato into a slicer, water them down, and fry them. Brooklyn, NY Bay Parkway and Shore Parkway (now Wendys) Syosset was where I went.5 yrs old.a couple of families would pile in the station wagons( with the back seats that faced each other)I remember the glowing arch circles at night as you were pulling up. Either way, fond memories of this historic fast food chain. WETSON'S Status 700 - Registered Status Date 2016-10-25 Filing Date 2014-07-28 Registration Number 5069141 Registration Date 2016-10-25 Mark Drawing 4000 - Standard character mark Typeset Published for Opposition Date 2014-12-23 Attorney Name Pina Campagna Law Office Assigned Location Code L50 Employee Name MCPHERSON RAYBURN, SHA Statements I hope national foods do come back with the same taste as the past . I think the demise of Wetsons was more due to mismanagement than the entry of McDonalds and BK into the market. Then I got a job at Hicksville location until they closed. Last I heard, the location was a Queens County Savings Banks. I liked Wetsons better. Salty as hell. It was Sunrise and Astor Place. Co-Founder of Wetson's Burgers. Delicious!!! Thanks for sharing, My dad woul take us there on Fridays about 4:00pm, as soon as he got off work and had the 65 panel truck loaded up to head upstate to the cabin. 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. But throughout the 60s Westons in Hazlet, NJ was our end of the summer treat. We use to get great little burgers from a place on the corner across from the school. miss it. There was one on rt10 in East Hanover and one in Brick, NJ, Rt10 in East Hanover across from Two Guys from Harrison, close to Hanover Park HS. I think we had a total of 43 stores when i left Wetsons. I remember because I named my dog Wetson. Ummmm Wetsons!! The burgers were 15-cents and could be "bought by the bagful, while the fries, made from hand-peeled potatoes, cost a whole dime. .. We went to the Bayshore, Long Island NY one and sometimes the Freeport NY one. Wish they would bring it back.. Miss those burgers & fries. Remember the Flintstones looking bank in the mall parking lot? We grew in up in Keansburg just down the street, I can still taste the burgers. In a further nod to McDonald's, Wetson's presented two mascots, Wetty and Sonny, who were, you guessed it, clowns. I used to travel to many of the other Wetson locations when a grill man called in. Wetsons was close enough to walk to, and we did. The one in Rosedale was on Sunrise and Hook Creek. I remember the one in Teaneck, N.J. Any memories? I went to PS 151. The other Wetsons was located on the corner of east Sunrise Highway & Penataquit Avenuealso in Bay Shore, located directly across from South Shore Mall. Whether that suggests a comeback in the works, I dont know and Ill leave the speculating to others online. The original building remained there on the site until just a few years ago. Ginger came charging out to the car and put her nose to the bag all the one in. Two men from Valley Stream, Harold Norbitz and Carl Wetanson (a popular race car driver on the Island) visited a McDonalds in Chicago, were impressed by the concept, and decided to duplicate it in New York, hopefully before the Golden Arches made their inevitable entrance into the local market. Hempstead, NY Fulton Ave. Westons , Lake Success, New Hyde Park, near Sperry Gyroscope (my aunt was an engineer) and LI Jewish Hospital! The chain struggled against the ever-growing McDonald's and Burger King brands. They gave away toy race cars with kids meals. Something so fun about eating in the back seat of the car, all smushed together before the days of seat belts. Their burgers, fries, and shakes were to me better than McDonalds, and Burger Loved it. My father would buy my sister and I burgers when he picked us up. I wish that wasnt the case, and hope that if you have any old photos, you consider sharing them with the site. I went to the one on sunrise highway in valley stream in the late 50s. Two brothers from Europe that made their own wonderful ice cream . When school began in September, I told the manager I quit and never went to any Wetsons ever again. you missed the one on Jericho Turnpike just east of New Hyde Park Road. Share. gtjoey1314. Had a ball working there. So..all of his friends would come, order a plain burger, and get 4 patties on it, and a small soda, then come back for refills in Thick shakes. I used to work for Carl Wetanson. It was the first one I had ever seen. We would stop in New Hyde Park (I think it was on New Hyde Park Road and Jericho Turnpike) right before the railroad tracks going into Garden City (where I lived) on Long Island. The Hicksville location became a Titus Oaks record store and the building was there for years before it became a Dunkin Donuts. I love that memory. Thats over 50 years ago and it was always a special treat. I loved Westons. Runzas can be baked into various shapes such as a half-moon, a rectangle, a round (bun), a square, or a triangle. Wish I could take my kids w me and show them how it used to be. Whatever happened to that? Me, being all of 8 years old thought I should get two burgers as well. Always went to the one in Roslyn on Northern Blvd..Loved the burger because the pickles were much more tasty than McDonalds or BKThe crinkle cut fries were better than McDonalds or BKPort Washington went years before we had a Burger King. Thanks for the memories. 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". I worked on the one on Penn and Stanley ave. What happened to Jimmy and his pops The one on Penn and Stanley, worked there for 2 yrs as a teen. I worked at that store as my first paying job. Any Chance the Slo Jacks in Hampton Bays was a Wetsons? Nothing was microwaved. Over the next decade, Wetsons expanded over much of the Northeast, opening over 70 locations across New Jersey, Connecticut, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and yes, Long Island. Slo Jacks is still there. Does anyone remember the Dublin Pub in New Hyde Park one of my favorite places to go on the weekends as a young adult of 18-21.Yes the memories. LOL!!! Sure be nice if one came back in these times. To a teen like me, this was heaven. The first Original Pancake House opened in 1953 in Portland, Oregon, by Les Highet and Erma Hueneke, who collected recipes for their restaurant from around the world. what great memories.back when there actually WAS a music scene!!! A perfect gentleman. Cheers everyone. I rember as a child haveing trouble trying to hold the burger and trying to bite in to it , very messy but fun . It was the last/first stop on the B-57 bus. The total years of both and they are still selling burgers and fries at that location. Missing Wetsons and fun family memories of the early 70s. We had a Westons on Rte 1, old post road in Greenwich (Riverside) CT. Sonny Wetson, the clown would frequently visit our elementary school (Dundee). Wetsons had Onion rings, and for dessert they had apple pie, that was pretty much apple pie filling, fried in an eggroll casing. 107 (demolished, area now a shopping center) I recall paying 15 cents for a burger & 10 cents for fries. Wetson's by gregchris66, via Flickr Hamburger Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant Alien Artwork Bethpage Levittown Long Island Ny Jolly Roger Model Train Layouts Drive In Movie More information . Good old days! I remember riding my bike early Saturday mornings with my father, sister, and neighborhood friends going for breakfast!! what was inside of those burgers was not the best meat but it tasted so good. I still remember the Hazlet location on Hwy. West islip. Started making 95 cents an hour with 10 cents going to the union. Wetson's menu was practically identical to McDonald's, with hamburgers, french fries, drinks and shakes. Rax Roast Beef is a regional U.S. fast food restaurant chain specializing in roast beef sandwiches. I worked at the new one a few times when they were short staffed. Im pretty sure the Wetsons in Glen Cove was demolished to make room for Nice to meet you you all. I used to live in Syosset when I was growing up. The building was still there last November (2014). There was another Wetsons on Staten Island, on Richmond Ave and the Pathmark shopping Center. I think it eventually just turned into a McDonalds maybe the McDonalds is still there? 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