I grew up on Park Avenue in Edison, just over the bridge in South Plainfield/Edison boarder. I know Red Tower well, as the matter of fact a friend of my fathers use to own a used car lot behind Red Tower and was killed in a failed robbery attempt in the early 80’s.
I was just in the area (I now live in Monmouth County) and stopped at Tony’s Pizza for a couple slices in the new Shop Rite plaza. That was my childhood pizza place!
Do you remember the old Jacques on Park Ave from the late 70’s - mid 80’s? It became 2000 Park Ave in 86, I was a manager there till 92.
Caruso’ s was my favorite restaurant of the time, I actually got engaged there! (Messed up story on what became the demise of them and the restaurant. Giovanni’s which ironically was owned by Tony Caruso, was a close family friend. If you spent a lot of time at those places then we have certainly crossed paths at some point in time.
Slightly earlier from the mid 70’s to mid 80’s Pumptown Corners in Edison was my family’s restaurant.
