COVID-19 has given many of us time to clean attics, basements, garages — all those places we haven’t organized in years.
Alert “06880” reader and native Westporter Nikki Zeoli did just that in her parents’ basement. She found this “Townopoloy Game”:
“I imagine it was from some fundraiser years ago,” she says.
“It denotes some cool old Westport establishments, like the Remarkable Book Shop, Quigley Electric, Bambi Lynn’s Dance Academy, Soup’s On, Silver’s, Daybreak Nurseries and CameraArts. Do you know anything more?”
I don’t. I’m guessing it’s from the late 1970s or early ’80s — my reference is point is Masters Sports Cafe, which occupied a cavernous space near the present Michaels Arts & Crafts around that time.
If anyone remembers this game — or any of its now-gone businesses — click “Comments” below.
I remember MAster’s Sports Cafe!! They had the best Super Nachos. They closed shortly after I moved here in 1990. I miss Silver’s đ
Well then I suppose the time frame is probably between 1987 and the early 1990s. In 1987 WMMM was sold by its longtime owner and the new owner at some point transitioned the call letters to WCFSâwhich is pictured on the board (with its âSolid Goldâ tagline)âalong with WMMM.
Masters Sports CafĂ©. Bob Christianson, Rich McMasters and my ex-wife Mary. Late 80’s – early 90’s.
You gave away a copy of this 2 years ago
https://06880danwoog.com/2018/01/14/photo-challenge-159/
higher resolution picture would be appreciated!
Wow!! Thatâs awesome!!!! Love it !!!
My guess is this was from around 1990. It was certainly before 1996, because that year my printing business, Quick Copy moved to The Mill on Richmondville Ave. Great trip down Memory Lane which is the most valuable property of all. Kind of ironic that ?Chance was sponsored by the Westport Smoke Shop. Loved those gals, Terry and Bev.
Itâs much more recent – late 90s/early 2000s. âTacos or Whatâ the pothead-staffed predecessor to Sierra Grillâ is one of the advertisers on the board.
Tacos or What…Great guy…Dodi…died a while back of a heart attack
Dodie was a great guy! Here’s an “06880” story: https://06880danwoog.com/2011/01/12/remembering-dodie/
One more possible indicator of the timeline here: arenât those condos the ones that were built where the Mobil station was on Main Street? If so, I just checked and those were in the process of being put up in 1987.
So, since the new Main Street complex is being advertised here, perhaps that pinpoints this game as being created in 1987-88.
There was Greenbergâs Dry Goods, Kleinâs, Westport Food, Trudy Garyâs, Murielâs Diner, etc. ,etc.
Found this:
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/24/nyregion/new-game-puts-towns-on-the-board.html
Silver of Westport used to be my go to store for gifts.
Good find! Also, the legal/licensing issue here is an interesting one. I wonder how that was resolved.
Westport Glass…Tony Grimaldi…best guy ever!
Daybreak Nurseries… Dave Harding…grandson of Evan
Steve’s Auto Body… Terry! and Ricky Robling
In 2011 there was a similar Westport monopoly board game exhibited at the WHS exhibit of “Putting Westport on the Map.” The game was donated by Jay Sherwood for the exhibit. Some of you may remember it. It was exhibited in the Molly Donovan Gallery. Sherwood mentioned that he purchased it at Klein’s. The game is currently at the archives of the WHS.
I recall stopping by the Downtown Video on Parker-Harding one Saturday night and Alan Arkin was doing some shopping. The place was tiny with low ceilings and I could hear the 16 or 17 year old kid at the counter say to him as he checked out some movies: “You look familiar?”. Arkin responded in a droll fashion that could have been from one of his movie characters: “Yeah, I get around.”
When I checked out I told the kid who his previous customer was. He quickly did a search in his database (likely before IMDB) and was awed at the list of movies Arkin had appeared in. I am sure it made his day.
What a treasure, and what fun to recognize all the stores and restaurants! Takes me back to gentler times. Thanks for sharing it.
I was a student at Bambi Linnâs adult exercise classes on South Compo in the 60âs and 70âs. it was also called Joeâs Body Shop as her husband Joseph deJesus taught us, too. We moved here in 1965.
Achorn’s was my dad’s store. Interesting seeing it here.
If you read the NYT article you will note this was created by Staples 1971 graduate Matt Senie