Comments on: Atomic Subs http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/ Retro Memories, Gallery, Spotlights and More Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: David http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/#comment-480 David Sat, 31 May 2008 15:11:46 +0000 http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/#comment-480 HAHAHA.....Morbid Mary....too funny!!!! HAHAHA…..Morbid Mary….too funny!!!!

]]> By: Donna http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/#comment-254 Donna Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:56:46 +0000 http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/#comment-254 I remember going to Atomic Sub in Salem on my lunch/dinner break when I worked at Market Basket. It was just at the end of the parking lot of the store and it gave you enough time to smoke a cigarette. I always ordered a steak and cheese sub. This had to be about the greasiest sandwich on earth but I devoured every last bite. The steak was always a little burnt and crunchy on the ends but that just added to its' appeal. I remember on really cold days trudging across the wind blown parking lot only to walk into the shop and my eyeglasses would immediately fog over from the heat of the place. I don't think I ate there too often. It seemed like I would always bring my sandwich back to the store and wolf it down in the lunchroom. I don't think we had more than 20 minutes for a break. On the few times that I did stay at Atomic and eat my sandwich there, I distinctly remember there were a few annoying flies that were always buzzing around while you were eating. I also remember the front glass was always fogged up in the winter. Another memory I have while sitting in the shop gazing out the window at all the traffic was one particular site that most lifelong Salem residents close to my age may remember...Morbid Mary, walking as fast as she could down Rt 28. Where she actually lived and why she acted the way she did is still a mystery to me... I remember going to Atomic Sub in Salem on my lunch/dinner break when I worked at Market Basket. It was just at the end of the parking lot of the store and it gave you enough time to smoke a cigarette. I always ordered a steak and cheese sub. This had to be about the greasiest sandwich on earth but I devoured every last bite. The steak was always a little burnt and crunchy on the ends but that just added to its’ appeal.

I remember on really cold days trudging across the wind blown parking lot only to walk into the shop and my eyeglasses would immediately fog over from the heat of the place. I don’t think I ate there too often. It seemed like I would always bring my sandwich back to the store and wolf it down in the lunchroom. I don’t think we had more than 20 minutes for a break. On the few times that I did stay at Atomic and eat my sandwich there, I distinctly remember there were a few annoying flies that were always buzzing around while you were eating. I also remember the front glass was always fogged up in the winter. Another memory I have while sitting in the shop gazing out the window at all the traffic was
one particular site that most lifelong Salem residents close to my age may remember…Morbid Mary, walking as fast as she could down Rt 28. Where she actually lived and why she acted the way she did is still a mystery to me…

]]> By: David http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/#comment-165 David Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:14:58 +0000 http://www.retroplanet.com/blog/new-england-memories/atomic-subs/#comment-165 <p>Ahhh...Atomic Sub in Salem. I remember the Italian subs with oil and the "squirrelly characters" that used to run the place. Between it being the VW garage and before Atomic we used to go there to race slot cars!!! For a kid on a bike in Salem it was closer than going all the way down to Modler's Haven in Lawrence (right after the train bridge at the bottom of "Epidemic Hill" by the cemetery).</p> Ahhh…Atomic Sub in Salem. I remember the Italian subs with oil and the “squirrelly characters” that used to run the place. Between it being the VW garage and before Atomic we used to go there to race slot cars!!! For a kid on a bike in Salem it was closer than going all the way down to Modler’s Haven in Lawrence (right after the train bridge at the bottom of “Epidemic Hill” by the cemetery).

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