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garykoos t1_j4y2lli wrote
Reply to Downtown Bridgeport A&P Supermarket... 1970s. Fairfield Ave and Water Street I believe. by [deleted]
John Mandanici , past Bridgeport Mayor was manager of the store - ran his crime syndicate from there until he moved it to City Hall in the 70's. FBI never got him but they tried.
[deleted] OP t1_j4qizgm wrote
Reply to comment by Aphroditaeum in Downtown Bridgeport A&P Supermarket... 1970s. Fairfield Ave and Water Street I believe. by [deleted]
Man you got any photos? Id like to really see the area back then
Aphroditaeum t1_j4qdhwe wrote
Reply to Downtown Bridgeport A&P Supermarket... 1970s. Fairfield Ave and Water Street I believe. by [deleted]
I remember taking photos around the burnt out platforms hoping to find the gargoyles . I always wondered what happened to those.
[deleted] OP t1_j4qassm wrote
Reply to comment by Aphroditaeum in Downtown Bridgeport A&P Supermarket... 1970s. Fairfield Ave and Water Street I believe. by [deleted]
Yeah, she was quite a beauty. Burned down in 1978 pretty sure? I’m too young to remember a time before the first smartphones.
Aphroditaeum t1_j4q17km wrote
Reply to Downtown Bridgeport A&P Supermarket... 1970s. Fairfield Ave and Water Street I believe. by [deleted]
Looks like the old train station in the background it had gargoyles on it . Burned down in the 80’s I think .
SmurfESmurferson t1_iwsmqlh wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
Black Rock Social (gastropub with a revolving global specials menu), Tasty Yolk (breakfast/lunch), and Bereket (Turkish) are fantastic. Shiki Hana for surprisingly good sushi
Order pizza from Nauti Dolphin in Fairfield. By far the best
Sweet Basil is my favorite for Chinese
If you’re looking to go out, Old Post Tavern in Fairfield has buy 1/get 1 happy hour 7 days a week. Sinclair is a scene, if that’s your thing
menudo_fan t1_iws18h2 wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
I moved to Black Rock - Fairfield Ave as well, about a year and a half ago.
The Tasty Yolk is good for egg sandwiches and other good stuff (insane chicken sandwich for one).
The pizza places are shit. The two taco trucks pretty much suck. The Chinese place is pretty awful too. New places will be spring up soon to cater to all the new tenants at the two huge rental complexes they just finished across from the metro station on Brewster.
The Turkish place had a decent shawarma cone to think of it .
Humbabwe t1_iwrfdpv wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
Oh man, just within walking distance: brennans shebeen is a great place for beers (really, there are a bunch of bars, it’ll depend on your taste.
In terms of food, tasty yolk, Timothy’s ice cream, gai-ja, black rock social, my friend loves tacos from mi rancho, fire engine pizza (or whatever it’s called) is pretty good.
I really think you just upgraded, have fun!
declareyourwarr t1_iwr0otz wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
Been living on Fairfield Ave in Black Rock for 7 years now. Absolutely love it. Tons of options in black rock but also easy access into Fairfield for plenty more.
rvlcf t1_iwqowcc wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
If you like BBQ, try Post Oak Bbq, it's legit.
HighJeanette t1_iwqbyzv wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
If you are moving the Black Rock section of Fairfield Ave, you will have an abundance of places to choose from. BRYAC, Fire Engine Pizza, The Castle, Roadrunners, just to name a very few.
SillyHatMatt t1_iwqay2k wrote
Reply to New to Black Rock by Witness_Original
Obligatory plug for Merritt Canteen, can’t drink there but it’s the highest and best form of drunk food
IGameOnMac t1_itlpbti wrote
Reply to comment by BrnInD80s in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
Ohhh… good one!
Oh water too for Long Island sound (and Pequonnock River)
BrnInD80s OP t1_itlp8d9 wrote
Reply to comment by IGameOnMac in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
Yea…it’s bad lol..better then anything I would bring up…I’m thinkin the arches with the smokestack on the background…not too much on it..
IGameOnMac t1_itljyrx wrote
BrnInD80s OP t1_itljioy wrote
Reply to comment by IGameOnMac in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
Cant access screen shoot it
IGameOnMac t1_itlf6ku wrote
Reply to comment by Popaqua in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
Like your thinking…. If so man… idk if to also like do an homage to the city’s past (Native Americans,maybe our factories etc) like in the seal. At first my thought was a simplified version of the seal… but it seems parks is more popular an idea.
Popaqua t1_itleuer wrote
Reply to comment by IGameOnMac in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
We are the Park City. maybe something with parks???
IGameOnMac t1_itl8nx8 wrote
Reply to comment by BrnInD80s in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
IGameOnMac t1_itkqpw3 wrote
Reply to comment by BrnInD80s in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
Ah right… the seaside one right?
BrnInD80s OP t1_itjd3dm wrote
Reply to comment by IGameOnMac in We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
The park arch
IGameOnMac t1_itjbxzy wrote
Reply to We need a new city flag! by BrnInD80s
Did you see the alternate history hub vid too? Our flag is shown https://youtu.be/yYwhL2Veh6w
I’ve got a couple design ideas but I’m no artist. Wanna help?
Edit: as mentioned here we need three colors. I wanna maybe go to college in Japan… and the city flags are the best hands down…https://youtu.be/yYwhL2Veh6w
Edit 2: we should have a symbol… maybe a factory or something.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_Japanese_prefectures?wprov=sfti1
IGameOnMac OP t1_it3biry wrote
Reply to comment by b_writes in Crazy idea: retail for downtown: thoughts and suggestions (ofc this needs work). by IGameOnMac
Yessir that happened! That’s why the chick fil a should be a priority even if its built in Steelpoint, because it will bring people!
b_writes t1_it36paz wrote
Reply to comment by IGameOnMac in Crazy idea: retail for downtown: thoughts and suggestions (ofc this needs work). by IGameOnMac
Chick-fil-a had a franchisee who wanted to open one in Fairfield at the old Joe's American Bar and Grill spot and they were denied due to traffic concerns, so people are definitely out there scouting it out!
[deleted] OP t1_j4yhvin wrote
Reply to comment by garykoos in Downtown Bridgeport A&P Supermarket... 1970s. Fairfield Ave and Water Street I believe. by [deleted]
Wanna hear more about this crime syndicate. I’m aware from my reading that Mandanici was the 70s Bridgeport mayor and former manager of that A&P… but that’s all lol. Curious…