Comments on: 94th Aero Squadron is Closed (UPDATED) http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/849/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clay http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/849/comment-page-1/#comment-190708 Clay Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:05:30 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=849#comment-190708 Ron, 94th is not coming back. Last I heard the M-NCPPC was reviewing other offers for the property. Ron,
94th is not coming back. Last I heard the M-NCPPC was reviewing other offers for the property.

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]]> By: Ron Trostel http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/849/comment-page-1/#comment-190701 Ron Trostel Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:11:07 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=849#comment-190701 To quote Erin Keegan, the former office manager: “We’re undergoing restoration at this time,” Keegan said. “We don’t have a date at this time for reopening, but we are reopening.” Well, it's been 2-1/2 years and we're still waiting! Why is it taking so long? To quote Erin Keegan, the former office manager: “We’re undergoing restoration at this time,” Keegan said. “We don’t have a date at this time for reopening, but we are reopening.”

Well, it’s been 2-1/2 years and we’re still waiting! Why is it taking so long?

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]]> By: Anthony http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/849/comment-page-1/#comment-189964 Anthony Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:35:39 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=849#comment-189964 I sorely miss this restaurant. From the many dinners my family had there throughout the years, to celebrating my father's 50th Birthday, to the sporadic bicycle-treks that my father, and I would take near the airport, followed by dining at the restaurant. And oh how I miss the decor of the 94th Aerosquadron!! I absolutely loved listening to the WWII radio broadcasts streaming through the speakers in the restrooms!! And it was always a thrill to see the vintage planes retired there, serving as nostaglic remnants of a different time in our world, and a different way of life. Given the historic relation/proximity to the adjacent airport, a permanent closure/selling of the property is an absolute travesty. College Park in itself, offers VERY little in terms of mid-high range restaurants, offering such nostalgic pleasantries, and appetite-pleasing food. While I can respect, and understand the financial aspect of renovation, etc., to simply allow such an historic, and cherished restaurant setting dwindle away in the wind arouses such sadness within the middle-aged, and elder community of Prince George's County. I am fond of a previous post suggesting a renovation of the restaurant, combining the efforts of the local aiport museum, and implementing sound live entertainment, inclusive of utilizing the airport grounds. So many fond memories, seemingly vanquished amidst the flow of water from a busted pipe. How conveniently tragic. I sorely miss this restaurant. From the many dinners my family had there throughout the years, to celebrating my father’s 50th Birthday, to the sporadic bicycle-treks that my father, and I would take near the airport, followed by dining at the restaurant.

And oh how I miss the decor of the 94th Aerosquadron!! I absolutely loved listening to the WWII radio broadcasts streaming through the speakers in the restrooms!! And it was always a thrill to see the vintage planes retired there, serving as nostaglic remnants of a different time in our world, and a different way of life.

Given the historic relation/proximity to the adjacent airport, a permanent closure/selling of the property is an absolute travesty.

College Park in itself, offers VERY little in terms of mid-high range restaurants, offering such nostalgic pleasantries, and appetite-pleasing food.

While I can respect, and understand the financial aspect of renovation, etc., to simply allow such an historic, and cherished restaurant setting dwindle away in the wind arouses such sadness within the middle-aged, and elder community of Prince George’s County.

I am fond of a previous post suggesting a renovation of the restaurant, combining the efforts of the local aiport museum, and implementing sound live entertainment, inclusive of utilizing the airport grounds.

So many fond memories, seemingly vanquished amidst the flow of water from a busted pipe. How conveniently tragic.

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]]> By: Sue http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/849/comment-page-1/#comment-189251 Sue Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:14:31 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=849#comment-189251 My husband proposed to me in this woderful place. We celebrated our 20th anniversary in May and were really looking forward to having our anniversary dinner here. We keep checking the web site hoping that it will show the resaturant has reopened. We have told our kids about it and they have looked forward to coming here and seeing the unique decor. This place was truly one of kind for the entire DC metro area. I hope that the corporation bigwigs reads these testimonies and realizes that customers want this restaurant to return. Having lived in the area my entire life I know a lot of people who miss it and would be quickly returning upon its reopening. My husband proposed to me in this woderful place. We celebrated our 20th anniversary in May and were really looking forward to having our anniversary dinner here. We keep checking the web site hoping that it will show the resaturant has reopened.
We have told our kids about it and they have looked forward to coming here and seeing the unique decor. This place was truly one of kind for the entire DC metro area.
I hope that the corporation bigwigs reads these testimonies and realizes that customers want this restaurant to return. Having lived in the area my entire life I know a lot of people who miss it and would be quickly returning upon its reopening.

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]]> By: Carole http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/849/comment-page-1/#comment-188984 Carole Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:52:52 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=849#comment-188984 I have been wondering if the 94th was coming back...I used to work there in 1989 when I went to UMCP. The Sunday brunch and the prime rib were the two best things on the menu, and the atmosphere was incredible. Watching the planes land and take off never got boring. I fell in love with big band music and just loved the décor. The last time I was in College Park a few years ago (I now live 2 hours away), I took my husband there and he loved it too. I don't know if things changed years afterward, but I can tell you that when I worked there, virtually everything was prepared -- fresh -- right there in the kitchen. I was the head hostess but I also backed up the line on appetizers, salads and desserts. Most of the desserts were made elsewhere, which is typical with many restaurants, but I personally scooped out potatoes for potato skins and chopped lettuce for the salads. The only real problem I ever saw with the 94th is that the service was slow because 1) management insisted on overbooking (made my life hell at the hostess desk, especially on Friday and Saturday nights) and 2) the kitchen simply wasn't big enough to handle that huge dining room (all 7 of them...pick a favorite: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta (2-seater booths, same as in Foxtrot), Echo (with its big booths) and Foxtrot. My favorite was Bravo, right in the middle, so I could see planes coming in!) It's a travesty that it is not coming back. I have been checking every few months, hoping for good news, so I could come back for brunch and stay for prime rib! It was such a special place. RIP, 94th.

I have been wondering if the 94th was coming back…I used to work there in 1989 when I went to UMCP. The Sunday brunch and the prime rib were the two best things on the menu, and the atmosphere was incredible. Watching the planes land and take off never got boring. I fell in love with big band music and just loved the décor. The last time I was in College Park a few years ago (I now live 2 hours away), I took my husband there and he loved it too.

I don’t know if things changed years afterward, but I can tell you that when I worked there, virtually everything was prepared — fresh — right there in the kitchen. I was the head hostess but I also backed up the line on appetizers, salads and desserts. Most of the desserts were made elsewhere, which is typical with many restaurants, but I personally scooped out potatoes for potato skins and chopped lettuce for the salads.

The only real problem I ever saw with the 94th is that the service was slow because 1) management insisted on overbooking (made my life hell at the hostess desk, especially on Friday and Saturday nights) and 2) the kitchen simply wasn’t big enough to handle that huge dining room (all 7 of them…pick a favorite: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta (2-seater booths, same as in Foxtrot), Echo (with its big booths) and Foxtrot. My favorite was Bravo, right in the middle, so I could see planes coming in!)

It’s a travesty that it is not coming back. I have been checking every few months, hoping for good news, so I could come back for brunch and stay for prime rib! It was such a special place. RIP, 94th.

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