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Business at the corner of Stuart Street and Tremont Street in the 1970s
By empire on Sat, 03/12/2016 - 11:15am
At the corner of Stuart Street and Tremont Street, in 2013 there was a Panera's Bread which could still be there today, 2016.
In the 1970s to the early 1980s, there was a barroom/strip joint, part of the Combat Zone. But it was a unique location as it was some 2 blocks away from the main area of what was called the Combat Zone. I am trying to recall the name of this the Combat Zone barroom. Long versus short time Memory is funny as you get older - I cant recall all of what i did yesterday but i have a video in my memory of the what the place inside like it was this morning i went in, the outlet of the joint, the old time telephone inside,etc., There was also a barroom on the second floor but they did not advertise on the outside.
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Caribe Lounge
Caribe Lounge
Oh, wait. Maybe you are
Oh, wait. Maybe you are thinking of The Living Room? Not sure if that is the name...
Think we have a winner ,
Think we have a winner , upstairs was the Attic!
My Dad
My father ran the Caribe, Four Corners and Attic as well as the Living Room , El Morocco way back .
between strippers
the comedian was a young Emerson student from Andover, Jay Leno. The place was run by the same Tecce family that ran "Joe Tecce's Restaurant".
Hillbilly Ranch?
Hillbilly Ranch?
That was more to Park Square
That was more to Park Square near DOT / MBTA in Park Plaza .
State Transportation Building was actually constructed
on the site of the former Hillbilly Ranch.
The Hillbilly wasn't a strip
The Hillbilly wasn't a strip joint. Just a pick up place for divorcees and truck driver types. Country Western music.
That area used to be so different
The old Gary movie theater was also around there. I believe there was also an Aegean Fare Greek restaurant (there was another one in Kenmore Square). Now its so bland and generic around there.
Nostalgia. That is why I
Nostalgia. That is why I watch The Love Boat on Channel 5.2 on Sundays. Cable isn't an option for me right now.
stuart and tremont streets
It was the Four Corners Lounge downstairs, the Attic upstairs. The Caribe was near the corner but on Tremont Street.
Four Corners/Attic
My father, Dick Delmont was the owner of the Attic and Four Corners!
Mostly Construction
Much of the land behind the Wilbur Theatre and Citi-Wang Center was a construction wasteland from the late 60s through the late 70s. The old tenements were torn down to make way for the Orange Line tunnel and station that is now Tufts-New England Medical Center Station, and the medical center expansion itself. The old Don Bosco High School eventually closed and was turned into a hotel and the Chinatown YMCA and pool.
Even though the subway extension was not opened until the mid-80s, that area had to have its subway tunnel dug and station installed first in order to accommodate the construction of the build out of the New England Medical Center. The station remained dormant for a decent 10+ years after that. As such it is the oldest station on that southern stretch of the Orange Line.
The "Combat Zone" as it was called was predominantly the stretch of Washington Street between Stuart/Kneeland up to just beyond Avery Street going inbound. It ended around the penny arcade by the Pilgrim Theater. That stretch had all the adult theaters, strip joints, adult bookstores, and all the rest. It was one-big X-rated block-plus. While there were a few places on Tremont Street between Stuart and Boylston that fit the bill, they were considered to be on the periphery of the "zone." LaGrange Street between Washington and Tremont was also deemed to be a part of the "zone" as well, and had stellar imbibing haunts such as Conway and Downeys. The ladies of the evening that plied that street were discount priced. Social diseases were complementary.
Anyone who had the dubious pleasure of working in any of the offices and stores in that general area (as did I for a while) quickly learned that you didn't use Essex Station (now Chinatown) too much after dark. Instead you walked to Washington Station (now Downtown Crossing) or Boylston and went from there. Even today Chinatown is a bit dicey at night.
Ah!... the good ol' days!
Anyone remember getting
Bad weed and fake gold chains and seeing 3 card monte games in chinatown and the boston common? And back then we high schoolers would go to the shitty-eat chinese restaurants (the ones in the basement) to get served. Don't think that is possible now. For my parents the Combat zone was a roll-up-the Windows-and-lock-the-doors neighborhood even during the day. And don't even think of asking what that blinking neon Naked Eye sign meant!
"stuart and tremont streets
"stuart and tremont streets
By Yvette (not verified) on Sat, 03/12/2016 - 3:21pm
It was the Four Corners Lounge downstairs, the Attic upstairs"
I think that may be right. 'Four Corners Lounge'
incidentally, for a short time just out of high school i worked a short time as a bouncer at the place. A patron threw a beer Bottle across the bar once, that was the only action i ever saw.
Where Subway on Tremont street is in the photo link of the intersection,that was a biker's barroom The next building down towards the Common was a movie house. Across the street from the stuart and tremont street 'Four Corners Lounge' was a pizza place. [again,this was the 70s]. The upstairs of the 'Four Corners Lounge was a homosexual barroom. One time a patron shot a cockroach up there.