The3GKid t1_irz7g2f wrote on October 12, 2022 at 3:15 AM

Reply to comment by F59_469 in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

Yo this is a really neat coincidence of a comment thread! I only went to one Ragamuffin real young but it's nice to see the flyers and community get ready for it every year.

F59_469 t1_irz855u wrote on October 12, 2022 at 3:22 AM

I bet my mom still has pictures of me in the parade. I think I was a pirate one year? We used to stage in the parking lot of whatever bank that is on 3rd and 92nd across from food town. Although it was a different supermarket at the time I think. Maybe Key Food?

The3GKid t1_irzd68w wrote on October 12, 2022 at 4:09 AM

ooo thats mighty interesting to hear. I've always known it as Key Food!

F59_469 t1_irzduc4 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 4:15 AM

The Walgreens on 94th used to be a supermarket, wasn’t that a key food? I’m almost certain food town used to be something else, I need to research that. I still can’t believe Circles is gone. UPDATE I spoke to my mom, she says it's always been a Food Town but the Staples on 5th/94th used to be a Grand Union. I sort of remember that but I was young.