Located at 2401 34th St., South in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Sand Dollar Restaurant featured dining, dancing, a rotating Merry-Go-Round lounge and a dining room in a garden setting called The Garden Room that seated 250 people. The Sand Dollar opened on April 2, 1962. Restaurateur John Dahlberg envisioned a restaurant that would emphasize moderately-pricedContinue reading “Sand Dollar Restaurant – St. Petersburg, Florida”
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Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Webster, Massachusetts
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (aka Lake Chaubunagungamaug) is a lake near Webster, Massachusetts. The meaning of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is attributed to the Nipmuc tribe. “Fishing Place at the Boundaries—Neutral Meeting Grounds” is the most common translation However local legend had it a different way: According to this article in a 2014 New York Times article: There is moreContinue reading “Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Webster, Massachusetts”
Missile Strategy Computer at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center – Huntsville, Alabama
I am easing back in to posting back on here. Some deep research posts are on their way. Until then, here’s an amazing circa early 70s postcard of the Missile Strategy Computer at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville
Dear Little Florence
Mailed from Columbus, Nebraska to Calmar, Iowa on December 31, 1907: Dear Little Florence, I wish you a very Happy New Year. I like Columbus real well. I have two rack chickens. I hope to have more some day. Santa Claus was very good to Paul and me. We have no snow and the dustContinue reading “Dear Little Florence”
I Am Not Eating Onions
Mailed from Spring Green, Wisconsin to Mrs. Christ Hutter of Plain, Wisconsin on December 29, 1910: I wish you a Happy New Year got your card but I am not eating onions. I am working at Otto Franks for all winter and I think I will help you clean house in the Spring. From MargarethContinue reading “I Am Not Eating Onions”
Moock’s Tavern – St. Petersburg, Florida
Moock’s Tavern, opened in 1946 by Erven and Gertrude Moock, was once THE place for locals and major league baseball players in town for Spring Training, to eat and be seen. Located at 709 16th St. N in St. Petersburg, Florida, Moock’s offered cocktails, seafood and chicken platters and Swift’s Tender Age steaks cut toContinue reading “Moock’s Tavern – St. Petersburg, Florida”
Motel Samantha – Oxford, Alabama
You’ll enjoy your visit to the new Motel Samantha! Opened by Elbert Holmes on the newly opened (as of 1950) Highway 78 By-Pass, the 30-unit motel boasted air-conditioning, central heat, colored tile baths and plenty of parking. An open house on December 9-11, 1954 welcomed the community to the new, modern motel The Motel SamanthaContinue reading “Motel Samantha – Oxford, Alabama”
Storybook Land – Lake Delton, Wisconsin
Not every fairy tale has a happy ending. In 2011, after more than five decades of seasonal operation, Storybook Land in the Wisconsin Dells closed its doors for good. The ten acre park was located between Dells Army Ducks and the legendary water park known as Noah’s Ark near Lake Delton. The grounds were filledContinue reading “Storybook Land – Lake Delton, Wisconsin”
Red Apple Restaurant – Walla Walla, Washington
For more than five decades, the Red Apple Restaurant served patrons at all hours in downtown Walla Walla, Washington. After years of semi-neglect and mismanagement, the Red Apple closed in late 1999. In 1948 the a new restaurant was opened at #57 (E. Main St. in downtown Walla Walla). The cafe and fountain, dubbed theContinue reading “Red Apple Restaurant – Walla Walla, Washington”