Peppermint Park was on the Upper East Side. The tile threshold remains.

I wax nostalgic…OFTEN.  It is a pastime of mine. I do try not to “miss” things that aren’t around anymore.  My 1982 VW Rabbit convertible, my Disney Read-Along vinyl records and picture books (Black Beauty was THE best), sunbathing…with oil, Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, curling iron (for my bangs), Rick Springfield posters, Fashion Plates.

But I do miss certain places in Manhattan that I LOVED in the 1990s: Cosmetics Plus, The Tunnel, Nobody Beats the Wiz, Elaine’s, Polly Esther’s, Peppermint Park, Marion’s, A to Z Cosmetics, Limelight, Columbus Bakery and Life Nightclub to name a few.

Marion’s Continental on the Bowery. Retro & cool.

Okay, we now have Bed, Bath and Beyond, Best Buy and Tasti-D, all of which I have nothing against BUT I would be psyched to have a cocktail at Marion’s,  an ice cream sundae from Peppermint Park and a groove at Polly Esther’s…just one more time!

70s & 80s music in a cheese-tastic venue! Polly Esther’s on West 4th.