Tuesday OT: a business from your childhood that is extinct
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I remember our family eating at Bishop when it was downtown, prior to its relocation to SHM (I never ate at the mall location).
As long as we're talking food places... Ole's Ham & Egger on the square in Marion. Place was legend.
Got absorbed into True Value I believe. Ours in Clarinda became a Hardware Hank, then a Dollar General, and eventually that closed. Oddly enough, our Ben Franklins became a True Value and even though it's been that was for a long time, my parents will still refer to it as Ben Franklins.
Still have my Schlitz garbage can
Farleys Family Fun in southside Des Moines. Remember going there as a kid and there was an arcade, mini golf, etc. I'm sure the place was an absolute dump but as I remember as a kid it was awesome.
Loved Mr Bulky. The bulk Tear Jerkers gumballs were amazing.
Lazer X was so fun. Nothing ever went into that space at Merle Hay Mall. You can still see the high tech decor on the walls by looking through the window, and I swear you can still smell the fog machine...
My hometown. Trying to think why anyone would drive to Manchester unless to visit relatives.
And don't remember that store. Must have been after I ran off to college. Now there's just the big Wally Mart.
My parents would drop me off at that one when they'd go to Neb Furniture Mart. I believe that one was multi story.
My first NFL team was the Cowboys, so of course I hated the Oilers.
Even so, whenever I see "Oilers," this song comes immediately to mind.
The 32 point comeback by the Bills in the 93 playoffs ripped my heart out. When the Bills relocated to Tennessee I went all in on the Vikes so it was pretty special watching the Vikes rewrite that record with my son.
