[Magdalen] How?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Sub sandwiches took off in college towns during '60s & '70s often independent places with novel names for the generic sandwich - hoagie being one. In Houghton Mi a popular shop whose sandwiches were advertised on shop building as "to go" and quickly the shop and the sandwich were referred to as "To-gos"
Lynn 

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On Jul 21, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:



In a message dated 7/21/2016 12:59:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:

We  prefer Firehouse Subs to Subway. Or even Jersey Mike's. But  Firehouse
rocks!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I don't recall "subs" on the horizon in the Upper Midwest in the  1940's and
1950's.  Such sandwich's popularity and availability is more  recent.  I 
don't
even recall them in Chicago that I visited fairly frequently in those  
years.

I can't speak for the big cities of the East, but it's my guess that subs  
are
a more recent phenomenon, I suspect paralleling the spread of such
chains as "Subway" throughout the USA.

Now I think of subs shops being quintessentially American, but I have  the
feeling that if you asked Midwestern men and women returning from
WW-2 service about subs, you'd draw a blank.

YMMV



David S.