A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from October 26, 2013
Scrubway (Subway nickname)

Entry in progress—B.P.
Subway
 
Wikipedia: Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor’s Associates, Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 40,229 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 11 September 2013. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator globally.
 
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Derek Neighbors
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Excited to head back from scrubway to hack with hiedmo
1:50 PM - 26 Apr 07
 
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Grabbing scrubway with family after long morning of soccer meetings.
3:06 PM - 9 Jun 07
 
List Of The Day
Monday, July 12, 2010
Store Nicknames Of The Day
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COMMENTS
JEN July 12, 2010 at 6:31 PM
Love them!
 
You could add:
 
Big Boy =Little Boy
Red Lobster = Slobster’s or Red Slobster
Subway= Scrubway (as in needs one)

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Saturday, October 26, 2013 • Permalink


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