Who remembers the old candy store that was next to Sugar Bun Bakery?  It never, in my memory had the kind of identity that "Joe's" candy store had one block further down on Cross Bay Blvd.  I remember spending soo much time in the candy store next to Sugar Bun, looking at comic books, arguing with friends over the subtle differences between the Pensy Pinkies and Spauldings rubber balls, buying chewing gum, trading baseball cards, and buying those older paper kites for 15 cents.

I vaguely remember the faces of the owners, but not much else.  Didn't a mother and daughter run the candy store at some point?  Did the Candy Store have an official or unofficial name like Joe's??

And speaking of Joe's......who was he?  What ever happened to him?  These two candy stores and ddozens others through Queens have long been gone and have been supplanted with 7-elevens around the country.  Ugh!!! they are a poor replacement for the old-fashioned candy store.

Remember running for your parents down to the candy store to buy the first evening copy of the Daily News called the "Night Owl"?

Ray