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Harry’s 1959

Posted on January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 by Staff

A Thousand Words
By Jock Lauterer


The news of the closing of Harry’s in White Cross stirs thoughts of another Harry’s – one that is indelibly fixed in the memories of students and townsfolk from the ’50s and ’60s. “My Father Standing In Front Of Harry’s in 1959” comes from his son, the redoubtable Ralph Macklin (he of the many hats), who notes that this Harry’s was located on Henderson Street from 1954-61, before moving to its iconic location (present-day Four Corners), where it served as a home away from home for me and a faithful crowd of lefties, hippies, free-thinkers and struggling journalists, who to this day mourn its passing. It’s the only restaurant I know of that actually has its own alumni association. And as for trivia: Ralph notes that Harry’s was NOT named for Harry Macklin, but rather for its original owner, Harry Macklin’s brother-in-law, Harry Stern, who started the place in ’29 and sold it to Macklin in ’39. Amazingly, there are folks around who still remember their favorite menu item. For Citizen office manager Anne Clark Billings, it was Harry’s signature cream cheese with bacon and tuna on rye.

A THOUSAND WORDS
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