Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop

A frequently-heard sponsor on the Joy Boys show was the Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shops. We've received several emails from visitors inquiring about Eddie Leonard's, and in particular, wanting to hear the famous Eddie Leonard jingle. One of those visitors was Jim Reeves, who writes: I have been trying to think of that jingle (realistically) for about the last year. Why? Don't know??!! Would you believe there is still an Eddie Leonard's sign above what is now a Chinese restaurant in Forrestville?

So we sent Jim on a mission... to take several pictures of the sign and the now-defunct Eddie Leonard's. Click on either of these pictures for a larger image. Chinese take-a-way and Laundromat!!?? The proprietors don't know who Eddie Leonard was. Sort of sad!!


And now for a completely unexpected bit of trivia: Marshall Shultz wrote to us that Eddie Leonard used to be a professional boxer! Marshall sent this picture with a note, Eddie Leonard AKA Bernard Simon was a boxer who had 24 professional bouts. He is an inductee of the Maryland Boxing Hall of Fame. On 8/15/51 he was the ring referee for the Joe Louis vs. Jimmy Bivens fight held in Baltimore, Joe Louis' last win before his defeat to Rocky Marciano. (Click the picture for a larger image.)