Rudy Van Gelder's place in Hackensack

[blind-blake]

Does anyone know if this house still exists? I'd love to drive by and pay my respects.

[BillF]

Does anyone know if this house still exists? I'd love to drive by and pay my respects.

Great thought! Forward, N.J. members!

[brownie]

Drove past the place when I visited the now defunct Rare Records shop on Hackensack's Main Street on several occasions back in the '90s.

It was always a kick to enter the city of Hackensack.

But I had Thelonious Monk in mind more than RVG.

The Rare Records was one of the best record shops in the area, as good as the Princeton Record Exchange.

[7/4]

not too much of a mystery

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[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

does it still exist? is it property of the medical center?

[Harold_Z]

Jeez! I know that building. There isn't a house there any longer, just Doctor's offices ..and I've been there as a patient! It's across Prospect ave from the main building of Hackensack University Medical Center.

I've also been to the Englewood RVG studio. Not as a patient.

[BruceH]

"Drivin' like a fool out to Hackensack

Drinkin' his dinner from a paper sack---"

--SD

[blind-blake]

Jeez! I know that building. There isn't a house there any longer, just Doctor's offices ..and I've been there as a patient! It's across Prospect ave from the main building of Hackensack University Medical Center.

I've also been to the Englewood RVG studio. Not as a patient.

So the original building is still there?

[blind-blake]

Drove past the place when I visited the now defunct Rare Records shop on Hackensack's Main Street on several occasions back in the '90s.

It was always a kick to enter the city of Hackensack.

But I had Thelonious Monk in mind more than RVG.

The Rare Records was one of the best record shops in the area, as good as the Princeton Record Exchange.

Rare Records was the best!!!!!!!!!! I'm still friendly with Rod and Diane. Good people, those two. Wow, I wonder if our paths ever crossed there. I used to go there all the time.

[Harold_Z]

Jeez! I know that building. There isn't a house there any longer, just Doctor's offices ..and I've been there as a patient! It's across Prospect ave from the main building of Hackensack University Medical Center.

I've also been to the Englewood RVG studio. Not as a patient.

So the original building is still there?

The building at that address looks like a small building constructed specifically to house offices. It's the size of a house but not the construction of one.

[blind-blake]

Jeez! I know that building. There isn't a house there any longer, just Doctor's offices ..and I've been there as a patient! It's across Prospect ave from the main building of Hackensack University Medical Center.

I've also been to the Englewood RVG studio. Not as a patient.

So the original building is still there?

The building at that address looks like a small building constructed specifically to house offices. It's the size of a house but not the construction of one.

Thanks. On Wikipedia they say, "The house in Hackensack had been designed and built so that it could also be used as a recording studio." So perhaps it's still there in its original form. I'll definitely have to check it out next time I'm down there.

[blind-blake]

Drove past the place when I visited the now defunct Rare Records shop on Hackensack's Main Street on several occasions back in the '90s.

It was always a kick to enter the city of Hackensack.

But I had Thelonious Monk in mind more than RVG.

The Rare Records was one of the best record shops in the area, as good as the Princeton Record Exchange.

Forgot to mention that I once met Donald Byrd at the record store. What a thrill!!!!!

[brownie]

Drove past the place when I visited the now defunct Rare Records shop on Hackensack's Main Street on several occasions back in the '90s.

It was always a kick to enter the city of Hackensack.

But I had Thelonious Monk in mind more than RVG.

The Rare Records was one of the best record shops in the area, as good as the Princeton Record Exchange.

Rare Records was the best!!!!!!!!!! I'm still friendly with Rod and Diane. Good people, those two. Wow, I wonder if our paths ever crossed there. I used to go there all the time.

Great people indeed, Rod and Diane! Made the place more than friendly.

First time I visited the store back in 1994, Rare Records was in Teaneck! Went there a dozen times.

What was the name of the guy who rented a records storage room one flight up? He had some incredible collection and was very knowledgeable about collectables. Ran into him when Dmitry and I visited the WFMU record convention several years ago. Dmitry (where is he now?) bought some albums from him!