West Islip, NY Sunrise Highway (Route 27) westbound service road (now a car dealership) 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. Wish they would return. looking for anyone that hung out at wetsons hempstead tpk. I grew up on 47th St in the late 60s and 70s. Paramus, NJ Route 17 (converted into a branch of the Stage Delicatessen) ate at far rockaway many times in the 60s and 70s. I lived two houses down and across the street on Oceanside Rd.1972-74. what was inside of those burgers was not the best meat but it tasted so good. Our location in Ozone Park was on the corner of Woodhaven blvd and Rockaway blvd, across from the Crossbay movie theater. There was one in Teaneck NJ, on Teaneck Rd. My husband George absolutely loved Wetsons fries with some of the potato skins left on them!! It was actually sunrise highway and Stewart place. The last Howard Johnsons that i know of was in Lake George NY. The music from the 60s and 70s was the best. He lived in Freeport. Also went to the location when my parents took us to Jolly Roger. $23.95 . They also had a pretty good Fried Fish sandwich. I remember the Brick NJ location on art 70 In front of Bradlees dept store, Great. Still McDonalds since 1975. .. We went to the Bayshore, Long Island NY one and sometimes the Freeport NY one. Really wish I had a time machine. & 33rd Street in Astoria Queens, which then became a full-service Nathans (complete with a game room like the ones in Westbury & Oceanside), then a Roy Rogers, last I knew it was a Burger King. I went to the one in Bayshore. i remember westons was near by We worked right through the construction over the next couple of months. Youre right on that. It became a Arthur Treachers now a Taco Bell. Anyway made enough money to pay all my college costs. I was just telling my husband that one of my best memories of Brooklyn was going to Wetsons with my godbrothers, godparents and my parents. My mom said be sure to get one for Ginger, but hold the pickle. New Hyde Park, NY corner of New Hyde Park Road and Union Tpke (demolished, area now a Gulf gas station) So many have come and gone. The chain was operating over 100 restaurants by 1985, but after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, by 1987 the company sold 90% of its locations to Hardee's and soon rebranded. Totally agree..The 70s were the best..Best music, best cars..Wouldnt trade my childhood for anything ..I remember the Bank your talking about..It looked like a submarine..It was by Howard Johnsons.. Good old Wetsons I vaguely remember visiting the Stamford location (I assume Stamford) unofficial motto Where the pickle is bigger than the patty!. Started making 95 cents an hour with 10 cents going to the union. Wow, I remember the Wetsons in Hicksville, because my family lived in a garden apartment building that was kind of behind that strip of stores. The fries were addictive. LinkedIn 0. What year were you going there? He passed by me and nodded, I nodded back. One on Boston Avenue (US Route 1) and one on Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. It was actually on the south side I was telling my children 15 and 21 that was Burger king and McDonalds competition along with (which came a few years later not at all in the same location)~ Roy Rogers!! Valley Stream, NY Sunrise Highway at Rockaway Ave. (demolished) As a kid They even sold frozen yogurt! Real job as a teenager. I worked at the Freeport Station Wetsons in the early 60s. White Tower Hamburgers was a fast food restaurant chain that was founded in 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.With its similar white fortress-like buildings and menu it is considered to be an imitator of White Castle chain that was founded in 1921. 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. I remember going to Wetsons after school, in Bay Shore. I remember that crazy looking white space ship, submarine bank. Went to the one on Hylan Blvd a lot! I remember going to a Brooklyn location on Flatbush Ave 1968-1971. I loved the food, the work was difficult, but it all made for great memories. Then back home for cake and presents. Initially, the chain and its 15 cent hamburgers were a massive success. Hamburgers were 15 cents at that time. As a kid my family always visited Howard Johnsons and the favorite place to go for a burger was Wetsons, Ah the good old days and the memories. What a lost treasure this is. It was a great treat for kids whose parents couldnt afford to eat out, best part of the trip. What a perfect day! Thank you for sharing all of those wonderful memories and thank you for helping to keep people safe for all those years. Remove burgers with a sturdy metal spatula and transfer to a plate. It was the opposite side. We would drive there from Northport high school during lunch. It wasnt on Rockaway and Sunsrise Highway, it was on Brooklyn Ave at the intersection Sunrise Highway across the street 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. it was great, Then they opened A&W Root Beer I worked in the Far Rockaway store on Central Ave. 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. We were so disappointed when they closed. Show more What Happened to Arthur Treacher's Fish. Noah's Ark 48 reviews Closed Now American $$ - $$$ Menu "Travelled to Teaneck and had dinner." "Great food - though you have to wait" 3. I remember one in Franklin Square, LI, in between the towns of West Hempstead and Elmont on Hempstead Turnpike. Ginger came charging out to the car and put her nose to the bag all the one in. That location had been several burger joints. 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! I remember one in Bellport, NY on Station Road off of Montauk Highway. I remember there being an enclosed foot bridge from the main mall over to a store called..I think..Gertz? Think White Castle in Hempstead was the only other fast food burger place around at the time. Someone else asked this before but I didnt see a response; hope somebody knows. 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! that is correct. Thanks for this. But it was a luxury to eat outeven at 20 cents a burger!! got there, Stevie did not have his license then, and his friend showed up and let him drive his car. I am sooooo much better off for it today. The tables and chairs were all over Sunrise Highway. It wasnt a slice like it was everywhere elseit was a thick melted paste. I was trying to find relatives of the original owners of Wetsons to let them know (just in case those were the last orange rings still in existence) in case they wanted them when they were removed but wasnt successful gave up too soon I guess. The following is a list of notable current and former fast food restaurant chains, as distinct from fast casual restaurants (see List of casual dining restaurant chains), coffeehouses (see List of coffeehouse chains), ice cream parlors (see List of ice cream parlor chains), and pizzerias (see List of pizza chains). We called the double cheeseburgers sliders because if you werent careful, when you put them up on the transfer ledge the top burger would slide off of the bottom one. I retired in 1990. and 63rd Ave. location. Or search your favorite genre. Great memories. Flushing, NY Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) and 195th Street (demolished, now a strip mall) Either way, fond memories of this historic fast food chain. Wish we could go back in time to do it all again and relive our youth. From Kids' Meals to meal deals, our menu is stacked with value. It was very reasonablea nd tasted great. Hope someone can help me with the dates, etc. It was a free standing unit. Wetson's, like many hamburger joints founded in the 1960s, was inspired by the rapid success of McDonald's. At it's peak, it had over 70 locations in the New York Metropolitan area, as well as a few in California. There is a Wetsons radio commercial (that is, a live-read by the legendary DJ Dan Ingram) on the aircheck of his April 13, 1968 77 WABC radio show. I was a little kid and have a distinct memory of going to that Wetsons after going to the south shore mall with my mother. I remember they had fried chicken and when they decided to go out of business they offered a bucket of chicken for $1 so my parents must have bought 10 and stuck them in the freezer we were eating that fried chicken for a long time. It was the first fast food I ever had, at age 4. Starting to sound like my parents when I was young when they told me about their good old days when everything cost a nickellol!! I think the demise of Wetsons was more due to mismanagement than the entry of McDonalds and BK into the market. Six days a week front 1 A.M. to 8 choppers chop, mixers mix, grinders grind and 15 pattty machines turn out 150,000 hamburgers at Schloesser Weingarten. Loved it. Known for selling nutrition-focused meals, this chain served burgers with lean beef, high-fiber buns, and low-calorie cheese. Last I heard, the location was a Queens County Savings Banks. It was Sunrise and Astor Place. Absolutely correct. Garnish as desired and serve immediately. It was always a treat and a welcome relief from the turkey tetrazini, what ever the hell that was mom was making. BANK LOOKED LIKE A SUB AND BURGERS WERE GREAT. Damn Burger King and McDonalds ruined Wetsons and put it out of business Howard Johnsons Thanks for the memories. The one in Rosedale was on Sunrise and Hook Creek. Wetsons was demolished and a Roosevelt Savings Bank was put up there. 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. My mother wasnt into cooking. So we let Dad do the buying. The soil consists mainly of loam on clay bottom, and is generally productive in grass, grain, vegetables and fruit. It was understood that on the Weekends, when my Dad took us to Jones Beach, that we would stop there on the way home. I do. Researched this online but cant find any info on where in Bridgeport Wetsons was located. you missed the one on Jericho Turnpike just east of New Hyde Park Road. 29;000 pounds of meat, which is. What a great resource! I moved to that area in the late 1950s, it was closed then until Spicys. I worked at this Wetsons during my senior year in high school (69-70) never making it past counterman (no pc stuff back then). Food. The burgers were 15-cents and could be "bought by the bagful, while the fries, made from hand-peeled potatoes, cost a whole dime. I used to hang out at Wetson on Hempstead Tpk with the hot rods back in the mid 60s. 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). & Jericho Tpke, Bellerose, N.Y. 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