Comments on: Broadway Mall; Hicksville, New York

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:07:27 +0000

@Richard, I remember Long’s — they started my lifelong love affair with almond cookies! Yum, I wish I had one right now…

And I have no doubt that the carousel in the little amusement park is what started my love of horses too

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:28:24 +0000

I grew up at this mall too..even worked at Record World for a few years. When I was a kid however my greatest memory was seeing John Travolta at Korvettes. He had just put out an album and was going to do a record signing. The crowd was too large so they rushed him off to the roof and the crowd gathered in the lot and he did the Barbarino dance from the room top. I remember this so clearly because it was the same day that I was making my communion and wore my communion dress to the occasion…boy do I miss the Plaza!!

By: Ed Moss

Ed Moss — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:28:23 +0000

I moved to Hicksville (Ohio St) in 1953 and watched Mid Island Plaza go up.We left Hicksville in 1964, so we also watched at’s first transformation from an “open aie” mall to an entirely closed one. At the present time am freinds with a number of Simon(potential new owners) family and employees. Thes pictures bring back very fond memories to this old man.

By: Ed Moss

Ed Moss — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:21:47 +0000

I moved to Hicksville (Ohio St) in 1952 and watched Mid Island Plaza go up. We left hicksvill for Indiana in 1964, so we also watced it’s first transformation from an “open air ” mall to a closed one. At the present time I am freinds with a number of Simon (potential new owners) family and employees. These pictures and comments bring back very fond memories to this old man.

By: Deb Ellis

Deb Ellis — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:31:28 +0000

@Richard, I remember all the same stores…what about Newberry’s diagonally across from Macy? I also remember the very good malted Getz used to sell in the western side of the store on the main floor. You could get strawberry or choc syrup and all for 15 cents! Lastly I remember the Pizza place down by Long’s Chinese and they sold square pizza on metal trays which we used to use to sleigh ride.

Does anyone remember when they handed out tokens for prizes for the mall?

I am talking about 1959-1962

By: Denise Andrus

Denise Andrus — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:15:50 +0000

@Peggy, Has anyone gotten the recipe?

By: Denise Andrus

Denise Andrus — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:11:43 +0000

@DIANE,

It will always be the mid Island plaze with
star!

By: Denise Andrus

Denise Andrus — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:07:50 +0000

@formerny, I remember we would go to Gertz
before we went to school (Burns Avenue) and
we would play hide and go seek in the store.

Does anyone remember the pizza place with the metal trays. A slice pizza and soda was .25 !!!

By: Denise Andrus

Denise Andrus — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:05:39 +0000

@steve, WOW I sure do remember the ice cream.
I remember they used to run out of the long glasses and we had to wait from them to come
out of the dishwasher and when they did they
were still warm and the ice cream would melt.
It is a wonderful memory. Do you remember the
big star, my father always told me that was MY star.
And the wonderful merry-go-round with the brass
ring. I sure did LOVE that!

By: Denise Andrus

Denise Andrus — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:01:36 +0000

Hi Bob, Are you still at this website? I would like
to talk to you about the mall.

Thanks,
Denise