Dissecting Wheeling - Greens Donut Shop

[@Wv8675]

I work across the street from this I been waiting to a picture of greens thanks

[@jeffmoralez-simms9354]

I miss Greens doughnuts! Maple nut was my fav!

[@danielkoher1944]

You know That’s Right those were the 💣 we always made a point of stopping for those and coffee. To sit and swing on the back porch glider in Bellaire with Mom & Dad a Ritual. 😊☺️😊 After picking up shop supplies at Frieberthauser’s in The Plaza or Beauty Spot on Main Street. My sister turned me onto Green’s while after graduating as a RN from OVGH School of Nursing. Her and two of her friends lived on Eoff Street in a Beautiful Home, that was destroyed for progress.

[@dixienormous2704]

I remember going to the Green's under the overpass with my Grandfather all the time. I can attest that we did the Wheeling Trifecta when my wife and I visited in October of 22. Coleman's, DiCarlos (she's not a fan but nobody is perfect), and Greens.

[@danielkoher1944]

‘Nobody’s perfect!’👌🏼 😺😹😸

[@shaneva2163]

My cousin grew up in Wheeling, He moved to Oregon years ago but when he comes home the first thing he does is to make a trip to Coleman's fish market. He claims it is the best fish he has ever had. He has also been to Europe and the Middle East a few times!

[@monmixer]

Forest is my friend. We worked together until he took off and we would go to the doughnut shop after we left the Bridge Tavern after we left work and make our own doughnuts. Great times

[@wheelinghistory]

Great story

[@j.sheraton6573]

Wow! Remember Greens Donuts. Lived in Wheeling until 1966. Attended Central Catholic High School with my brother in the late '50s. We always attended Mass on Fridays and the good Catholic brothers insisted we take Holy Communion. I believe in may have been on my junior or senior year when a friend of my brother was given the responsibility of going to Greens Donuts to pick up a couple dozen donuts for their class so they would all have a semi-breakfast after having fasted that morning to receive Holy Communion. My brother's friend, Brad, had an old Hillman, an English car whose manufacturing is now defunct. How an English car from a small British manufacturer even ended up in Wheeling, WVA is anyone guess. My father was a Ford salesman for Hundley's, a Ford car dealership in which I believe was the Edgington Lane suburb of Wheeling. It may be long gone also. Anyway, this is getting to be too much information. To sum up, we always went down Suicide Hill to Greens Donut shop. We lived in the Park View and Elm Grove section of Wheeling. Brad drove down the hill in that sedan Hillman with the seeming expertise of a Grand Prix driver, and my brother and I were never afraid but always excited and considered it almost the thrill of a roller coaster ride. From reading the accounts of various other people, that hill had some bad connotations with harrowing experiences. Certainly wouldn't want to descend that hill in dangerous icy conditions, at least not the way Brad drove it. Still can't recall if the car had a manual or automatic transmission. You could certainly use low gear coming down that hill. Using Google, saw a sign on Pike Street at the top of the descent that says "Use Low Gear." Descended that street many times too when I had a job near Warwood. Anyway again, this is getting to be a book instead of a comment. Any getback welcome. Right, think Greens Donuts were the best in Wheeling, otherwise the good brother at Central Catholic and the Good Lord would never have directed us there. Great site, as Bob Hope used to sing, "Thanks for the memories . . ." Will subscribe.

[@wheelinghistory]

@@j.sheraton6573 Thanks for the comments Wheeling had a lot going on for a small town , again thanks for the comment, hope you like the over 700 stories we have on the channel, Jim

[@j.sheraton6573]

@@wheelinghistory Ok Jim, great. Will tune in to your many videos and stories and books. Have lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, NJ, and NY, but always remember Wheeling with its good and sometimes bittersweet memories, LOL. Have to get back and relive some of those times. Presently living in southwest Ohio, Ugg. Keep up the good work, Jim. Perhaps you can eventually establish some kind of get together for present and former people from Wheeling. Good luck in your endeavors.

[@TheLookingOne]

Green's is to Wheeling what the Quality Bakery is to Moundsville We would 'camp out' in the backyard, get up at 4am, and go get fresh warm nutritionless glazed donuts - mmm mmm good !

[@danielkoher1944]

Quality Bakery! All those Beautiful old veneered shelving units. Besides it smelled like Heaven!

[@TheLookingOne]

@@danielkoher1944 Does Quality Bakery still smell that good?

[@danielkoher1944]

1:56 The Imperial Ice Cream sign I had an actual metal bright yellow, blue graphics just like this sign. Heavy metal with no mars. Imperial Ice Cream was made in Grafton, WV Also, home of the first Mother’s Day May 12, 1907 honour of Anna Reeves Jarvis.

[@HackHunter1835]

Fish sandwiches and Greens Donut yes. But Dicarlos, no way. Some nights we got reheated hard as rock crust with no sauce 2 inches towards the outside of crust. Even if the tray was fresh out the oven, depending on who made it, you rolled the dice on the quality that night. Highly overrated. Real pizza back in the valley was DeFelice Pizza!