[78-L] Further proof the world has gone mad

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "DanKj" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
> Prolly too late, as the "Buffalo Beef on Weck" was a staple of the corner
> taverns, which are now nearly all gone (so is the last bakery with genuine
> Kimmelwick rolls - they get them from Wegmans now).  Current offerings are
> by fakes, trying to cash-in on the old time memories.  The whole
> corner-tavern/chicken wing/beefonweck/FridayFishFry bit is now an urban
> legend, along with the City of Trees/Homes/Churches/Jobs bit.
> Post-Industrial Wasteland / Semi-Occupied Ghost-town is the new reality. > 
> I'm giving historical tours at a cemetery and think that's an acceptable
> job, ferchryssakes.
>
You want "corner taverns"...hie thyself to Milwaukee! There. every third
or fourth storefront is a beer joint...with its own bunch of "regulars!"
Sadly, "corner taverns" were never allowed to exist up here in Ontario;
"Licensed establishments" HAD to be "hotels" (with rooms!) until
1954 (IIRC)! In fact, Grossman's had to call itself a "Tavernette,"
because the use of "Tavern" or "Pub" (thus the "Imperial PUBlic
Library" in Toronto...which DID offer books!) was officially banned!

We drink up here...we're just NOT allowed to mention it...?!

Steven C. Barr