What Pulaski Business Do You Miss the Most?

Like many main streets in America, old time businesses have disappeared over the years.

Pulaski is no different.

One that closed several years ago that I really miss was Earl's Bar just across the Town Pool on Jefferson Street. The old guy Jim always had a pot of chili cookin and a good story to tell. The ambiance/atmosphere of that place was like stepping into a time tunnel and traveling back to the 40's...

It was part of my ritual to head to Earls for a bowl of chili and a cold draft.
 
The building even had a balcony where you could hang out, drink a beer, and watch the wargames in the river below...

Anyone else have a memory to share?

Frick and Fracks was a good spot for a mid day break,there always was a good beef stew brewing and a waitress there was always smiling,so we nicknamed her "smily",original was n't it?
The Log Cabin was always good,except for the crowds,hated to see that go.
The Waffle House did n't last long,too bad 'cause they had a good breakfast.
Was surprised to see C&M close,they were there forever.
Another place was Memories,good food with a quiet atmosphere,probably too good for Pulaski.
Cedar Post had real good food,but I guess the money was tempting so now it's a drugstore.
Etc.,etc.,etc.......

wasn't a bar, but is now napa auto parts. it was a little grocery/hot food place. i had many cold days fishing below town though the staircase and it was always good to go there and get a warm beverage, and something simple like cottage cheese or chicken wings. what was the name of that place? how about the cedar post?? they always lived in the cabins shasow, but they had a good prime rib there as well. i had many thanksgiving dinners in either the cabin or the post back in the 90's... the best was having thanksgiving lunch in the cdar post all decked out in fishing clothes (which back then was flannel shirts and old school thermals) with messed up hair from cotton snow caps while all of the old ladies are all dressed and drinking tea on their thanksgiving afternoon. now those were the days... and yes, there were maybe a few anglers seen through out the weekend... fish on

man that cnm used to be jammed at 430 5 in the morning in salmon season. i remember seeing it less and less crowds in the morning each year, and then one day it just closed. when i was just starting to drive and what not it was always great to stop in there for a coffee at 3 am after shooting up for a half day death run. gotta love it

The silver star grocery. Blast freeze enough salmon to break a truck spring on the way home.
If the walls could talk Tuna.

I was not aware that the Golden Fish closed.. Another one bites the dust.
 
I rarely go into Pulaski anymore - unless it is to pick up some groceries at P&C that I can't get at Little Lukeys in Altmar.
 
These days I stay up at camp near Altmar and if I want to go out for a beer or dinner the Altmar Hotel is good enough for me. The bar in Kaseog is fun too in the wintertime - plenty of sledders to keep the place hopping. No need to worry about over-zealous cops prowling the streets of Pulaski.
 
Another place that comes to mind is Buster's Bar - now that place was a hoot back in the day. plenty of women used to prowl that place ...but none were keepers... :)
 
 

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Another place that comes to mind is Buster's Bar - now that place was a hoot back in the day. plenty of women used to prowl that place ...but none were keepers... :)

no keepers only breeders looking for fresh spawn
However I did sit in and Jam with a band there once.. Keep on Rockin I'n The Free World..

also the best bar around I miss is The Brokedown Palace.. that was where it was at (IMO) Kind folks

me hanging with Michael Falzarano of then Hot Tuna, now New Riders of the Purple Sage

I like the dive bars too.
 
The Sports Zone in Pulaski is a nice hangout and the drinks are very reasonably priced... I had a few good times in that joint.
But these days I won't take a chance to have a couple drinks and drive anywhere near Pulaski - especially after dark during the fishing seasons.  
 
The last few places that opened in Pulaski area were charging NYC/NJ prices for a drink. It's no wonder they didn't last long. 

It was Valley's loooooooong b4 Busters.

rancid chicken wing oil lmao

Since the big runs of years ago some fisherman serving businesses seem to be as spotty as the Skamania. Who would ever have thought about going out in the morning without stopping at C&M first.
 Some have lasted and others seem to come and go. Its not just a sign of the fiscal times as it has been going on for a few years now since the real big numbers of Salmon and fishermen during the horrid old snagging days.

There was a time when there were cleaning stations everywhere with lines of guys waiting their turn. Fortunately catch, photo and release are the norm now. Quality Quality