Coney Island, downtown...ever been? other lunch?

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by AMP
...The Chuck Wagon Hamburgers on 11th Street...

The Chuck Wagon had onion rings that inspired song.

Years after it closed, I met a lady who said she used to work there. I asked her about the secret recipe of their famous onion rings.

She told me that they would get melted Borden's vanilla ice cream and dip them in before battering.

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

My mother worked at 5th and Boston in what is now called the IBM building.  She took me to a Coney Island way north of that to a street that bordered the bad part of downtown.  I'm guessing it was Archer or 1st.  She loved coneys and Nelsons and Tulsa in general.  When Tuloma Oil and Gas moved to Chicago she stayed here.  The reason my family is here in Tulsa is because of my mother's affection for Tulsa.  She especially loved the old movie houses downtown.  And in a candid moment she admitted that the great love of her life was Tulsa's Chief of Police.  Sorry, off topic.  I'm inspired by AMP's memories.

I think I know where you're talking about Ht. When I was in high school we would run over to Jim's Coney Island on 2nd or 3rd between Boston and Main across from the NBT building. They also had little school desks. Later when I worked downtown in the mid 70's it was still there. We would watch the Gong show there at lunch.  When they built the BOK tower they moved to Main street about 5th. Jim's family still owns the one on Harvard and 19th.

I like both operations but the old one from next to Orpha's now below the Downtowner Hotel is unbeatable.

BTW Carlton, when I worked in the World building in the 80's we had a clean view of the Downtowner from our building. Ocassionally, it would have an exhibitionist couple leave the window shades open and entertain us with their antics.

[carltonplace]

Sweet, the hotel has free porn! [}:)]