Your Favorite Things You Can't Get Anymore

[TeamCasey]

Quisp!

[TeamCasey]

Mom and Pop diners

[westofyou]

Quisp!

You can get Quisp.

But Not Quake or King Vitamin

[Red in Chicago]

how about aluminum christmas trees...my grandma had one back in the day...my aunt still has it buried in her garage...i think they were selling for a pretty penny on ebay a year or two ago...i can still see the spinning red, blue, yellow and green light that she aimed at the tree to give it the different effects

[GAC]

Do you remember BBF?

Bordens. Started up here in Columbus (I think), along with Wendys.

Huntington still has a Frostop drive in.

Does it serve Frostop RB? The original Frostop stand wwas built up here in Springfield. It's been numerous other restaurants over the years, but I think it has finally been closed down. The root beer itself is still made/bottled over in Columbus. I buy several bottles of it once in awhile. IMO, the best RB ever. My kids hate it - say it's too sweet. They're hooked on crap like A&W and Mug (carbonated water).

[LawFive]

Salad Strollers at Roy Rogers.

Roy Rogers in Mt Carmel is still there (I think it's the only one left anywhere), but alas, the strollers are no more. They had em up until a year or two ago.

[GAC]

Hamburgers, seven for a dollar, and they actually tasted good, no need to pretend they were

Did you ever have any Crabills (Urbana)? The Dad startd the restaurant stand back in the 30's. It closed down in the late 70's and the building was torn down. You got 11 for a buck. They were a really small burger. He had a secret recipe (which many rumored he used in the grease). He'd have the hamburgers made up into little balls rady to go. And as people stood in line he'd point to you and you'd tell him how many. He'd then plop the balls intro the grease and flatten them out with the spatula. And you couldn't get ketchup. Brown mustard and relish only.

It closed down in the late 70's and the building torn down. The kids kept it going with a travelling stand that frequented fairs/flea markets. They finally built a new store out on Miami Street in the late 80's and it's still flourishing. It's built in the retro theme with the bar/stools and those 7 oz Cokes.

[SunDeck]

Acropolis double deckers. Man, those things were six inches high.

[Spring~Fields]

Did you ever have any Crabills (Urbana)? The Dad startd the restaurant stand back in the 30's. It closed down in the late 70's and the building was torn down. You got 11 for a buck. They were a really small burger. He had a secret recipe (which many rumored he used in the grease). He'd have the hamburgers made up into little balls rady to go. And as people stood in line he'd point to you and you'd tell him how many. He'd then plop the balls intro the grease and flatten them out with the spatula. And you couldn't get ketchup. Brown mustard and relish only.

It closed down in the late 70's and the building torn down. The kids kept it going with a travelling stand that frequented fairs/flea markets. They finally built a new store out on Miami Street in the late 80's and it's still flourishing. It's built in the retro theme with the bar/stools and those 7 oz Cokes.

Don't recall for sure, we went up to Urbana a lot when a kid, use to be a big treat to eat up there at various places. Though I do recall 7 regular hamburgers in a bag for a $1, late 50's - 60's.
5 cent bottle pop at Butlers Station in Harmony is another long gone.

[RedsBaron]

Bordens. Started up here in Columbus (I think), along with Wendys.



Does it serve Frostop RB? The original Frostop stand wwas built up here in Springfield. It's been numerous other restaurants over the years, but I think it has finally been closed down. The root beer itself is still made/bottled over in Columbus. I buy several bottles of it once in awhile. IMO, the best RB ever. My kids hate it - say it's too sweet. They're hooked on crap like A&W and Mug (carbonated water).

I assume the Huntington Frostop serves Frostop root beer; I never asked. I haven't stopped at the drive-in in several years. I do recall liking the root beer, but it has been ages since I drank a non-diet soda of any kind.

[GAC]

Don't recall for sure, we went up to Urbana a lot when a kid, use to be a big treat to eat up there at various places.

You probably ate at Ewings there in the square. On Sundays they use to be lined up around the corner to get into that place.

5 cent bottle pop at Butlers Station in Harmony is another long gone.

Between Jim's and my Grandma's Curly Top ice cream store right across the street, it's a wonder any of us kids had teeth from all the sweets. I use to work in the ice cream store in the summer. Never got paid much, but I took it out in food ate.

Growing up, do you remember the TV shows Uncle Orrie and Ferdie Fussbudget out of Dayton?

[SunDeck]

Bob Shreve and the PPP.

[Dom Heffner]

Bob Shreve. Haven't seen that face in awhile.

I can't shop at King Kwik anymore. That was my baseball card source for a lot of years.

[Roy Tucker]

Milk delivered to your house.

Gas pumped for you. Even checked the oil.

Driver's ed. taught at school.

[registerthis]

and Mr Softee?

Mr. Softee looks a bit maniacal, like he's ready to leap off of the truck and take a bite out of the next kid that tries to order him.