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Blog: You're a Local if...

Having a little fun with the past of our area. Dont' forget many of us "locals" are still around!

Posted Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:51 am ET|Updated Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:42 pm ET

If you have been around long enough to remember these classic institutions from our area, then you're a local!...

If you went to the Rocky Point Drive Inn: You're a local!

If you remember where the Rocky Point X-rated movie theater was: You're a local!

If you remember where the first Kentucky Fried Chicken was in our area: You're a local!

If your remember the Grass Hut: You're a local!

If you remember where Waldbaums was: You're a local!

If your remember where the original Rocky Point diner was: You're a local!

If you ever bowled at the Back Alley Lanes: You're a local!

If you ever had a late night breakfast sandwich at the Rocky Point Jack in the Box: You're a local!

If you ever went to the Drydock Pub: You're a local!

If you remember when Shoreham students, Rocky Point students, and Miller Place students went to Port Jeff High School: You're a local!

If you remember when Rocky Point McDonalds opened: You're a local!

There are many more of these "You're a local" example...please share yours with us!