[Magdalen] How?

[Esther Williamson]

We bought hoagies when I was in college in the 50s.

Esther

On 7/21/2016 7:02 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> 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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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 21, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/21/2016 12:59:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> 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
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>
> David S.