We would drink in Inwood Hill Park-near the handball courts. Every New Year’s McSherry’s would have a fire. “I was in Inwood from mid 1950′s until mid 1960′s. He has one of the countries largest collections of vintage neon signs (like the original Times Square Howard Johnson’s Simple Simon and the Pie Man) and one day in the late 1980s I convinced him to get the sign (yes he paid for it) and we dismantled it and it lives, restored, at his place.” – Matt O. “ My friend Dave in Boston has the Hedgehog Inn sign at his home (an old firehouse) in Boston. “I remember dancing at Doc’s with my friends to the jukebox music and Tommy Coughlin saying, “girls, girls, no dancing – I don’t have a cabaret license!” Also, I remember the last night at Doc’s before they moved up to Riverdale and the jukebox sitting out on the sidewalk playing “sooner or later.” Doc Fiddlers then became The Red Barrel.” – Joanie Hedgehog Inn, Broadway and Academy Street. This way I could get in without getting proofed.” – Howie H. “When I was 16 I joined the softball team at the Inn Between so Ray and the other bartenders would know me. Below are some of my favorites: Keenan’s Bar in 2010, now closed.
Through the years readers have sent in countless memories of their favorite haunts. These taverns left a lasting impression on generations of patrons. Decades ago there were a hundred some-odd pubs throughout the neighborhood. Irish Brigade, Boradway and Arden Street, closed in 2015.ĭrinking culture has always held a place in the Inwood section of Manhattan.
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