Was born in "54" in Elmhurst and went to Newtown High and ate at Dandy's Pizzeria, with my cousin John "Red" Mulqueen. We must have had pizza there about 1 million times. Growing up there was the best. A great era to be young. Danny Delaney
This was the first place I ever tried pizza. I loved the large chunks of mozzerella he put on. Up to that point in my life(all of 10 years) I hated tomatoes and cheese. Who knew! Bill Geroux
I remember watching ET at the movies (1982) and getting pizza at Dandy’s afterwards. I was short a few cents for a soda but John served me anyway. He was a good guy. Later on in the 80’s my dad worked as a pizza man there for many years. I would help out from time to time as well.
Elmhurst was first known as Middleburgh, and later as Hastings, when it was established in 1652. Colonists began to refer to Hastings as “new town” in order to distinguish it from Queen’s first and abandoned settlement of Maspeth (established in 1642, abandoned in 1644). In 1683, the name Newtown was officially given to the village and township. In 1896 Cord Meyer jr. successfully rallied to change the town’s name to Elmhurst (meaning “a grove of elms”) in an effort to disassociate his development from the notoriously polluted Newtown Creek.
Recollections/photos of the Knickerbocker / Elmhurst Coal and Ice Company
A photo of the Golden Hour Diner
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When Dandy opened you could get a slice and a soda for twenty cents.
I remember Dandy! It was my family's go-to pizza place when I was growing up in Elmhurst in the 1980s.
Was born in "54" in Elmhurst and went to Newtown High and ate at Dandy's Pizzeria, with my cousin John "Red" Mulqueen.
We must have had pizza there about 1 million times.
Growing up there was the best.
A great era to be young.
Danny Delaney
I remember the day Dandy's opened! My friend and I saved our 15 cents so we could buy a slice!
This was the first place I ever tried pizza. I loved the large chunks of mozzerella he put on. Up to that point in my life(all of 10 years) I hated tomatoes and cheese. Who knew!
Bill Geroux
Been in dandys pizza alot his name was john in elmhurst sice 1953 sill here on judge & whitney ......2014
I remember watching ET at the movies (1982) and getting pizza at Dandy’s afterwards. I was short a few cents for a soda but John served me anyway. He was a good guy. Later on in the 80’s my dad worked as a pizza man there for many years. I would help out from time to time as well.
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