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Eyeball Bender From the Past

Posted by Foobooz on 20th November 2009

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Recognize the corner spot in this 1960 photograph?

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Win A Copy of Naked Pint

Posted by Foobooz on 13th November 2009

naked_pintJoe Sixpack further profiles the pair behind Naked Pint in today’s Daily News. We’ve got a copy of the book to the first person who nails the following trivia questions. Email your answers to tips@foobooz.com with the subject Naked Pint for your chance to win a copy of the book.

We have a Winner!

  1. What restaurant resides in the first floor of the five-story building shown in this photo?
  2. What Brewery does this lovely lady represent?
  3. What is the name of Philadelphia’s only still standing colonial tavern?
    (Note, it’s not a functioning tavern today)

These two authors say: Chuck the chardonnay [Philadelphia Daily News]
The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer [Amazon.com]

Congrats to Dave Allen who answered all 3 questions and emailed us within 8 minutes of our posting the questions.

Check out the answers after the jump.

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Eyeball Bender From the Past

Posted by Foobooz on 6th November 2009

Do you recognize the location in this 1954 photograph? Here’s a hint, it’s the same restaurant today.

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Posted in Food Nerd News | 4 Comments »

Eyeball Bender From the Past

Posted by Foobooz on 23rd October 2009

Today the middle building shown in this 1927 photograph is vacant but maybe not for long. Can you identify what it was and what it might become?

As for the What Price Glory poster, it’s for a 1926 silent movie.
Who was Edward?

Posted in Food Nerd News | 3 Comments »

Eyeball Bender From the Past

Posted by Foobooz on 9th October 2009

It was McMenamin’s Luncheonette in this 1947 photo. What is it today?

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Posted in Food Nerd News | 6 Comments »

Eyeball Bender From the Past

Posted by Foobooz on 2nd October 2009

In October of 1950 this corner housed Weiss Drugs. Today it’s a popular BYO. Can you name it?

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Posted in Food | 7 Comments »

Eyeball Bender

Posted by Foobooz on 7th August 2009

In what restaurant would you find these lampshades?

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Posted in Food | 6 Comments »

Eyeball Bender from the Past

Posted by Foobooz on 31st July 2009

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Can you guess from this 1965 photo what favored store now resides at this corner location?

Posted in Food Nerd News | 15 Comments »

An Eyeball Bender Of Sorts

Posted by Foobooz on 21st July 2009

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Fries with that Shake posts this photo of an outdoor dining area in an unlikely spot. Can you guess where it is? We were way off.

Can you guess where this new outdoor dining space is? [Fries with that Shake]

Posted in Food | 4 Comments »

Eyeball Bender

Posted by Foobooz on 17th July 2009

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Ooh, look at the pretty colors. Can you guess where this photo was taken?

Posted in Food | 7 Comments »

 

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