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Rich Haven Discount Liquor is located at 85-11 Jamaica Avenue, between 85th and 86th Streets. One of the few stores on Jamaica Avenue with a tree out front. According to a St. Thomas' Church Bulletin from the mid 70's,this was formerly the home of Tom Coyne's Liquors. It appears that they've kept the storefront largely the same, only putting a new sign up. Gay's delicatessen (owned by Wolfgang Gay and his mother Gerda) was located next door to Coyne's liquor (at 85-13). Coyne's liquor was originally located on 86th St. just north of Jamaica Ave. It was in a small retail location behind the Kodak store.

Below, is an image of the same location in 1940. It is unclear what this store was (it is the unnamed store between United Food Store and the Ice Cream Shop).



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