tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post1824535688427782356..comments2024-03-27T05:56:36.051-04:00Comments on H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: REMEMBER: THE OLD FLASH INN ON MACOMBUlysseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817576268296958520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-82530597565073412016-01-01T15:50:38.778-05:002016-01-01T15:50:38.778-05:00Thanks for this great write up! My great uncles an...Thanks for this great write up! My great uncles and my grandma owned the Flash Inn and when I mentioned this post to them they were very excited to hear about it! While my uncles miss the restaurant very much, they are quite happy in their retirement :) <br />Stephanie Wollowicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-23550294597030990062015-12-30T23:39:44.349-05:002015-12-30T23:39:44.349-05:00My fist Harlem tour in 1996 was constructed around...My fist Harlem tour in 1996 was constructed around Billy Strayhorn's Harlem and we ended the tour at the, Flash Inn, were a jazz artist friend performed Ellington and Strayhorn compositions. David Hajdu the author of, "Lush Life" a biography on Strayhorn was in attendance and Tony Merenda invited a former hostess who told stories about Lena Horne, Ellington and famous ball players who hung out there. As for the name,"Flash" Inn, well Merenda said, it was named for a race-horse his father owned that never won a race. His Dad said, "maybe the name will work better as a restaurant!" - John ReddickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-70835896481926043312015-12-30T13:28:45.497-05:002015-12-30T13:28:45.497-05:00Hopefully this inspires someone to make use of thi...Hopefully this inspires someone to make use of this space and legacy. For instance, when I enter Streetbird Restaurant and see the sign, "old but still good," that tribute and homage to the great establishments of yesteryear is so powerful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-4513556735013790202015-12-30T10:19:27.591-05:002015-12-30T10:19:27.591-05:00What a fun place. I think if they could have laste...What a fun place. I think if they could have lasted a few more years they would still be thriving. I remember them saying they lost lots of business around the stadium construction. Tony Merendas Flash Inn! I recall a times article about the bartender/former harlem dancer.Mark Satlofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163808341401301131noreply@blogger.com