tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post1697033542617524158..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Donohue's & SubwayJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-43331905526400601062010-12-31T08:36:15.327-05:002010-12-31T08:36:15.327-05:00Subway has at times gotten overrun with frat types...Subway has at times gotten overrun with frat types, but really not that often, which is something a miracle considering the atmosphere in the other bars in the areas.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-50503366789417076692010-12-30T23:23:04.179-05:002010-12-30T23:23:04.179-05:00Amazing post, I was just thinking of Subway, after...Amazing post, I was just thinking of Subway, after reading the Fedora article and here it is! In the late 90s, I worked as an art handler on the upper east side. After work a friend and I would stop by the Subway Inn for drinks. The bartender, who's name I forget, always wore a white button down, with the sleeves rolled up. I would pump 5 dollars worth of doo wop in the jukbox, and we'd sit at the bar and watch people stream by the front door, going home from work. Covering the entire top of the bar (where the bottles were) was the most incredible black fuzz. which covered everything that was perched up there,an amazing array of stuff... including an E.T. doll, strangely, that you could just make out, buried underneath the fuzz. I am not exaggerating when I say this, but this fuzz was many inches deep, like black snow. In addition, the brass foot rails were completely worn through on the top, and filled with god knows what from years of use and abuse...as well as the floors, the bar, the bathroom.. everything had this incredible dirt and patina on it. I remember all this vividly, because I was very excited by the atmosphere of this place, and I loved drinking there. To me, it was a dusty corner of the city, that somehow had survived. I don't drink anymore, and have no reason to go there. It will occupy the same spot in my mind, free from frat boys...JSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673929022607719556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48498865544445395862010-12-28T21:54:29.478-05:002010-12-28T21:54:29.478-05:00jeremiah, how much does that entree cost? are the ...jeremiah, how much does that entree cost? are the green beans fresh? or from a can? if they're fresh than no need for the "waverly inn". nice to see straight foward home cooked food. never been to that place, but the interior is beautiful. nice photos, good job.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12528252186428560332010-12-28T20:32:47.192-05:002010-12-28T20:32:47.192-05:00Grade A, it was more like a lucky old-style moment...Grade A, it was more like a lucky old-style moment. but still.<br /><br />Re: Gene's--yes, that's a good one! you remind me i need to have another meal there. or at least a drink.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-37113517800872973122010-12-28T18:30:17.241-05:002010-12-28T18:30:17.241-05:00Note that there is a Subway sandwich chain locatio...Note that there is a Subway sandwich chain location a few doors down. So make it a theme night. Subway hero. Subway bar. And then--as a close friend noted--you can take the actual Lexington Avenue subway on the corner!Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59149335827650485292010-12-28T18:28:42.893-05:002010-12-28T18:28:42.893-05:00The feeling of this restaurant sort of reminds me ...The feeling of this restaurant sort of reminds me of Gene's - I think Gene's is on 12th St between 5th/6th Ave.AFineLynehttp://www.afinelyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61914026494919771962010-12-28T18:10:17.726-05:002010-12-28T18:10:17.726-05:00Two classic joints! I love them both and hope they...Two classic joints! I love them both and hope they never disappear! If you go to Donohue's try the cheeseburger! It's Grade "A" Fancy approved.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.aguywalksinto365bars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-65880143528800730972010-12-28T10:15:49.868-05:002010-12-28T10:15:49.868-05:00Looks like you had a lucky old- style night at the...Looks like you had a lucky old- style night at the Subway Inn, Jeremiah. We've found that over the last few years it usually gets overrun with the kind of frat brats that drink "brewskies" at "dive bars." There is even a bouncer. I'm miss the regular old bar bar we once enjoyed. <br /><br />Love the Dohohue's. We recently began a fine evening with Marty of 365 Bars there (day #336).Grade "A" Fancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281571169895250252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42088029912424267902010-12-28T10:04:13.071-05:002010-12-28T10:04:13.071-05:00Some of my favorite details from Subway Inn are th...Some of my favorite details from Subway Inn are the sinking drop ceiling, the chairs upholstered with duct tape, the necktie-wearing Godzilla dolls above the bar, and grungy teddy bears and grungy pay phones and pink and green lights on the liquor bottles and cetera.ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-30784951250470513232010-12-28T09:16:22.156-05:002010-12-28T09:16:22.156-05:00Lovely. Long live Donohue's and the Subway Inn...Lovely. Long live Donohue's and the Subway Inn!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.com