tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post966370031130061667..comments2024-03-17T07:11:44.454-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Memory Bank: Ever Ready Sports and Hobby Center (392 Broad Street, Bloomfield, N.J.)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-2415013650905580442017-03-21T11:41:14.132-04:002017-03-21T11:41:14.132-04:00Around 1979, my grandfather (who was actually the ...Around 1979, my grandfather (who was actually the police chief of Glen Ridge at the time, as I mentioned in a previous comment) was seriously ill and bedridden for a few weeks, and my mother and I went to Ever Ready and bought him some Monogram WWII plane kits to pass the time. Some of the Star Wars kits I had around that time were also bought there. I ate at Holsten's all the time as a kid, too. Since Glen Ridge barely had any businesses, Bloomfield was always a prime dining destination. Remember the Nevada Diner and the Town Pub? I can still recall the exact arcade games those places used to have back in the early '80s...Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-85127450214580274952017-03-20T17:39:28.287-04:002017-03-20T17:39:28.287-04:00John, very vivid wonderful thoughts of your boyhoo...John, very vivid wonderful thoughts of your boyhood hobby store. I have a hobby store from my boyhood too that only lives on in memories and model kits built. Do children today build model kits like our generation?<br /><br />SGBSGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.com