![]() Elliot’s: Little candy store/grill on Church across from the Highview playground.Om: Nanuet's first (and only) head shop.Charlie's Meat Market: Involved in some sort of numbers racket in the late 70s.Never compared to Rex, at least according to my brothers. Jocar Pizza: SE corner of Orchard and Main, now All State.Yes, once upon a time people actually repaired their shoes. Shoe Repair: My mom used to take our shoes here.Robert Kirby, Mike Goldfarb, Jamie Overmeyer, and I used to look at the magazines, located in an alcove in the back. Johnson’s: Stationery on Main, next door to Phil’s.Phil's Barber Shop: A few of his red waiting chairs are still in Martio’s.Nanuet's first public library was housed in Highview. The old library: Upstairs between Boggiano’s and Phil’s, with Miss Meyers and her crazy nail polish now an apartment.Boggiano told him he thought he might have some up on that top shelf over there, and expected my father to go climbing up there himself. My dad once went in for some light bulbs, and Mr. Boggiano’s: Prospect and Main, SW corner now Martio’s.Nanuet National Bank: Hopperesque building at Prospect and Main, NE corner.They spruced up the facade with colorful painted flowers and birds before it burned down in 1991. The rail station and the old lady who tried to sell “antiques”.Hutton-Johnson: The mill next to the Red Rail.Our neighbors Janice and Marty Goldfarb sometimes jokingly said to my parents, "see you at the Red Rail!" ![]() There were rumors ( only rumors, it turns out) that there was a brothel upstairs. ![]()
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