Staten Island, NY Hylan Boulevard and Burgher Avenue (now an auto parts store)Įlmhurst, NY Queens Boulevard (Route 25) and Woodhaven Boulevard (demolished) Staten Island, NY Forest Avenue (converted into an Italian deli) Stamford, CT Hope Street (now Donut Delight) Which location did you visit? What do you remember most about the food? I welcome all of your memories of Wetson’s in our comments section below as we pay tribute to this little slice of Long Island in the 1970s.īrooklyn, NY Pennsylvania Ave and Stanley Avenue (now Popeyes)īrooklyn, NY Bay Parkway and Shore Parkway (now Wendy’s)īrooklyn, NY Flatbush Avenue And Avenue U (demolished, now a bank)īrooklyn, NY Flatbush Ave and Empire Blvd (now Wendy’s)īrooklyn, NY 86th St and 7th Avenue (now Nathan’s) In the meantime, I want to hear from all of the fans of this former fast food chain. Whether that suggests a comeback in the works, I don’t know and I’ll leave the speculating to others online. I wish that wasn’t the case, and hope that if you have any old photos, you consider sharing them with the site.Īt least I can conclude this article with this little glimmer of hope – a few years ago, National Food Brands bought the rights to the Wetson’s name. Even images of the restaurant are pretty scarce online, so I can’t even show you an old menu. Sadly, I was unable to dig up any commercials or related video for Wetson’s to share in this article.
Many Long Island fast food fans have mourned their loss ever since. In 1975, unable to compete with the behemoths, Wetson’s finally threw in the towel and closed all of their location. Unfortunately, McDonald’s and Burger King had both grown significantly, with each vying to capture the majority of the New York market. Over the next decade, Wetson’s expanded over much of the Northeast, opening over 70 locations across New Jersey, Connecticut, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and yes, Long Island. In a further nod to McDonald’s, Wetson’s presented two mascots, Wetty and Sonny, who were, you guessed it, clowns. The burgers were 15-cents and could be “bought by the bagful, while the fries, made from hand-peeled potatoes, cost a whole dime. Wetson’s menu was practically identical to McDonald’s, with hamburgers, french fries, drinks and shakes. Each stand featured rows of bright orange circles on the roof, and offered a walk-up window and outdoor seating only. With White Castle serving as their only real competition, the pair opened their first Wetson’s location.
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Two men from Valley Stream, Harold Norbitz and Carl Wetanson (a popular race car driver on the Island) visited a McDonald’s in Chicago, were impressed by the concept, and decided to duplicate it in New York, hopefully before the Golden Arches made their inevitable entrance into the local market. In 1959, the fast food giant of the West Coast, McDonald’s, had yet to open any restaurants in the New York area. Still, amongst those who had the pleasure, it remains one of the most fondly remembered burger joints from the era. The restaurant’s history is brief, slayed mercilessly during the fast food wars of the 1970s.
Find a bunch of New Yorkers waxing nostalgic over hamburgers from the good old days and you’re likely to hear Wetson’s enter the conversation.
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