On the west side, I remember a Chevrolet dealer (Mel), a large bicycle store (Champagnes), the telephone building, Winkler Moving and Storage, a furniture store (Phillips) and an English Tudor style two story building that was demolished when they reconfigured the road and made preparations for the new Far Rockaway Shopping Center.  This turn-of-the-century building housed a small narrow luncheonette on its corner, Browser Records, a fortune-teller, a hat shop, and a large bar at the west end.  Located on the second floor were a few law offices.  The bus station was then situated on the north side of this building.

 
 
 

 

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