Rubie's



[|Rubie's Fun House] was originally named "Rubie's Candy Store" and was opened on the corner of 86th Street and Jamaica Avenue by Ruben Beige and his wife Tillie. Click here to see what's currently in that location, as well as what used to reside there in 1941.

It was a great place to pick up joke and novelty items such as the rubber pencil, and fake vomit, and fake dog-doo. In the late 60's they branched out and began renting costumes of Halloween. In the 70's, they changed their name to "Rubie's Costume Company." Here is their business card from a P.S. 60 Yearbook circa 1975.



In the late 70's they moved to larger quarters in Richmond Hill. Now, a world-wide company, their banner was recently spotted in Manhattan near 25th and Broadway (see below).





[|Official Website of Rubie's]

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