On Jun 21, 10:56*pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Anyone else have memories, even fond memories?

Nice thread.

My aunt took me into a Kresge's for a bite. Old lady next to me
ordered 'cawfee and donuts' - yeah, in those days, you got two
donuts! Impressed the heck out of a 7 year old.

Anyhow, aunt ordered something and a glass of milk for me. I can see
her now, calling the waitress over, pointing to my glass and intoning
"There's LIPstick on that glass". and it was pretty visible. Waitress
in her pink nylon uniform, scowled and removed it.

Five and dime counters were strictly for a real quick burger -- 30
cents, IIRC.

On 6/22/2010 10:13 AM, l, not -l wrote:
> Drugstores too. Back in the day (late '50s, early '60s) the major drug
> stores all had lunch counters too. Here (STL) the major drugstores were
> Rexall and Katz; Rexall had great burgers, fountain drinks and ice cream
> cones and sundaes. Katz had a wider variety of food, the standard fountain
> items; but, my favorite was limeade, made fresh all summer long and served
> in a tall glass you could keep for a small additional charge (5-10
> cents???). To this day, I still drink limeade in the hotest, muggiest part
> of summer (like now).
>
> Sadly, Rexall was run into the ground by a CEO who rapidly expanded the
> company until it imploded. Katz was bought out by Skaggs which was bought
> out by Walgreens.
>

When I was young I ate at Woolworths a couple of times, but my older
brother ordered for me. Woolworths disappeared by the time I was old
enough to remember anything. We enjoyed eating at drugstores. My
brother would order my food and some kind of "phosphate" to drink. I
could see her making it above the counter. Again, I was too young to
remember.

In the small southern town where I lived in, local diners were more
popular. They served chicken & dumplings, catfish, fried chicken,
boudin, gumbo, dirty rice, meatloaf, macaroni & cheese, pinto beans,
turnip greens, fried okra, just ol' fashioned home cooking.

Becca

l, not -l wrote:
> On 22-Jun-2010, Kalmia > wrote:
>
>> Five and dime counters were strictly for a real quick burger -- 30
>> cents, IIRC.
>
> Drugstores too. Back in the day (late '50s, early '60s) the major drug
> stores all had lunch counters too. Here (STL) the major drugstores were
> Rexall and Katz; Rexall had great burgers, fountain drinks and ice cream
> cones and sundaes. Katz had a wider variety of food, the standard fountain
> items; but, my favorite was limeade, made fresh all summer long and served
> in a tall glass you could keep for a small additional charge (5-10
> cents???). To this day, I still drink limeade in the hotest, muggiest part
> of summer (like now).
>
> Sadly, Rexall was run into the ground by a CEO who rapidly expanded the
> company until it imploded. Katz was bought out by Skaggs which was bought
> out by Walgreens.
>
> Fortunately, we still have a lunch counter in my community; it's a stand
> alone, maybe 20 seats (roughly half booth, half stools at the counter) and
> been in business since the 40s. You can get a plate lunch (open-face roast
> beef with mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans is a good choice) or
> sandwiches (good burgers, I like 'em with grilled onions). Breakfast on the
> cheap, the blueberry pancakes are locally renowned. Heck, there's even
> scrapple for the geezers who seem to love it.

Drugstores... The only root beer (or soft drink) I have ever
enjoyed was from a long-defunct drugstore. It had only 5 or so
seats at the counter.

--
Jean B.

I fondly remember the Woolworth's lunch counter in the Market
Street / Union Square area of San Francisco. It was a special
treat to eat there. I don't really remember the food (it was
stuff like hot dogs, chili dogs), but they had an orange soda
pop that was excellent -- better than Fanta or whatever else
was available in grocery stores at the time. Thinking back,
they perhaps just used a higher than normal fraction of orange
soda syrup, but for me as a child it was wonderful.

Steve

>
> Memory of Woolworths...
>
> There was a corporate building on Broad Street and Market (?) in
> Philadelphia, PA that had a small Woolworths cafeteria, maybe 10 or 15
> seats long. No tables, just counter seating.
>
> Not only was it charming, it was historic, or it just looked that way to
> me.. A "step back in time" kind of place! It closed back in the mid
> 1990s. Must've been 50 or more years in place. It was a fun memory to
> have a meal there.
>
> I forget the building it was in but it was also famous and historic too!
> But then, what about Philadelphia isn't historic?
>
> Except me!
>
> Andy

Don't remember the Market street Woolworth's having a lunch counter but
Maybe that was before my time. I do remember going to the Automat at Horn
and Hardart's at Broad and Chestnut streets, a block away and putting a
change into one of the hundreds of little vending windows and pulling out a
bowl of Mac-n-cheese or a plate of Ipswich (fried clams).

Jon

On Jun 22, 8:13*am, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> On 22-Jun-2010, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > Five and dime counters were strictly for a real quick burger -- 30
> > cents, IIRC.
>
> Drugstores too. *Back in the day (late '50s, early '60s) the major drug
> stores all had lunch counters too. *Here (STL) the major drugstores were
> Rexall and Katz; Rexall had great burgers, fountain drinks and ice cream
> cones and sundaes. *Katz had a wider variety of food, the standard fountain
> items; but, my favorite was limeade, made fresh all summer long and served
> in a tall glass you could keep for a small additional charge (5-10
> cents???). * To this day, I still drink limeade in the hotest, muggiest part
> of summer (like now).
>
> Sadly, Rexall was run into the ground by a CEO who rapidly expanded the
> company until it imploded. * Katz was bought out by Skaggs which was bought
> out by Walgreens.

Rexall was not a chain, but a buyers' co-op like True Value Hardware.
Each store was independently owned; they banded together to be able to
buy nationally branded products and benefit from nationwide promotion.
Rexall sponsored retwork radio shows such as Amos 'n' Andy and Phil
Harris-Alice Faye, keeping the brand fresh in consumers' minds: "Good
Health to All.... from Rexall!"

>
> Fortunately, we still have a lunch counter in my community; it's a stand
> alone, maybe 20 seats (roughly half booth, half stools at the counter) and
> been in business since the 40s. * You can get a plate lunch (open-face roast
> beef with mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans is a good choice) or
> sandwiches (good burgers, I like 'em with grilled onions). *Breakfast on the
> cheap, the blueberry pancakes are locally renowned. *Heck, there's even
> scrapple for the geezers who seem to love it.

The businessman's lunch and the Blue Plate Special.

On Jun 22, 3:20*pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> On 22-Jun-2010, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
> > I fondly remember Katz drug stores, particularly the one in
> > Maplewood. *(I think that was on Manchester.) *Loved going to their
> > soda fountain. *They made the best lime freezes and I never had less
> > than a tasty sandwich there regardless of kind. *By standards of the
> > day, it was quite a large store. *They had a great camera department,
> > and my dad bought me my first "developing kit" there.
>
> Yes, it was on Manchester, on a corner; I think the cross street was Sutton,
> which would have put it at the heart of Maplewood. *The streetcars would
> travel west on Manchester, turn south on Sutton to go a short distance to
> "the Sutton Loop" turn-around and head back into the city of St. Louis.
> Once the streetcars were gone, and still the practice, buses follow that
> same route. *It made Katz an ideal stop for the local resident on the way to
> or from work downtown and for the many people who lived along the route from
> Kingshighway to Maplewood.
>
It was at Manchester and Sutton. There was also a Bettendorf's
grocery, which became a K-Mart. Finally they demolished the store,
and the underground parking area, and Shop'n Save moved there. The
site of the old Shop'n Save (which was previously a Kroger) is now the
Schlafly Bottleworks. I was just at that SnS about an hour ago.
There's a Penzey's right across the street.

Concerning Woolworth's lunch counter, there is a display model of one
at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. Everyone should
visit that museum. The *International* Civil Rights Center and Museum
is in Greensboro, NC, also has a Woolworth's lunch counter
SEE: http://www.ohenryhotel.com/internati...greensboro.htm

The food was not any good at the one near us, in Crestwood Plaza, but
they did make real milkshakes.

--Bryan

"Zeppo" > wrote in message
...
> >
>> Memory of Woolworths...
>>
>> There was a corporate building on Broad Street and Market (?) in
>> Philadelphia, PA that had a small Woolworths cafeteria, maybe 10 or 15
>> seats long. No tables, just counter seating.
>>
>> Not only was it charming, it was historic, or it just looked that way to
>> me.. A "step back in time" kind of place! It closed back in the mid
>> 1990s. Must've been 50 or more years in place. It was a fun memory to
>> have a meal there.
>>
>> I forget the building it was in but it was also famous and historic too!
>> But then, what about Philadelphia isn't historic?
>>
>> Except me!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Don't remember the Market street Woolworth's having a lunch counter but
> Maybe that was before my time. I do remember going to the Automat at Horn
> and Hardart's at Broad and Chestnut streets, a block away and putting a
> change into one of the hundreds of little vending windows and pulling out
> a bowl of Mac-n-cheese or a plate of Ipswich (fried clams).
>
> Jon
My grandmother took me there (both the Woolworth's on Market and the H&H @
Broad and Chestnut) whenever my mother ventured north with me for a visit.
I always wondered how the little windows 'knew' what to replace. Maybe we
passed each other, clinging to the adult that took us into Center City.
-ginny

On 6/22/2010 11:10 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> When I was young I ate at Woolworths a couple of times, but my
>> older brother ordered for me. Woolworths disappeared by the time I
>> was old enough to remember anything. We enjoyed eating at
>> drugstores. My brother would order my food and some kind of
>> "phosphate" to drink. I could see her making it above the counter.
>> Again, I was too young to remember.
>>
> There was a small drugstore with a very small sofa fountain near
> where I lived when I was 4-5 years old. I would sometimes get to go
> with the "older kids" (7-9 years old) and order something. I almost
> always ordered a "cherry false face", thinking that was what a
> phosphate was.
>

Thanks for the laugh, Wayne. Now I will always remember "cherry false
face". I believe that is what I had also. Life was much simpler back
then. Oh gosh, now I'm sounding old. lol

Becca

In article 7>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> I am old, and it was much simpler back then. I would not want to be
> a kid today.

I'd love to be a kid...

but only if I knew everything I know now. <g>
--
Peace! Om

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On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:36:38 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking,
spamtrap1888 > wrote,
>Rexall was not a chain, but a buyers' co-op like True Value Hardware.
>Each store was independently owned; they banded together to be able to
>buy nationally branded products and benefit from nationwide promotion.

Back in the days of over-the-counter drugs that really worked... like
the Rexall cold capsules with real atropine in them.

On Jun 22, 7:29*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Tue 22 Jun 2010 01:20:30p, l, not -l told us...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 22-Jun-2010, Wayne Boatwright >
> > wrote:
>
> >> I fondly remember Katz drug stores, particularly the one in
> >> Maplewood. *(I think that was on Manchester.) *Loved going to
> >> their soda fountain. *They made the best lime freezes and I never
> >> had less than a tasty sandwich there regardless of kind. *By
> >> standards of the day, it was quite a large store. *They had a
> >> great camera department, and my dad bought me my first
> >> "developing kit" there.
>
> > Yes, it was on Manchester, on a corner; I think the cross street
> > was Sutton, which would have put it at the heart of Maplewood.
> > The streetcars would travel west on Manchester, turn south on
> > Sutton to go a short distance to "the Sutton Loop" turn-around and
> > head back into the city of St. Louis. Once the streetcars were
> > gone, and still the practice, buses follow that same route. *It
> > made Katz an ideal stop for the local resident on the way to or
> > from work downtown and for the many people who lived along the
> > route from Kingshighway to Maplewood.
>
> Yes, I think it was at Sutton, and I do remember the Sutton loop. *In
> 1947 my parents owned a 4-family flat at 4608 Cleveland Avenue on the
> other side of Kingshighway. *In 1950 we moved to Maplewood on
> Alameda. *In 1955 we moved to Creve Coeur, where we lived until we
> left Missouri. *IIRC, there was a supermarket kitty corner across
> from Katz drugstore. *Somewhere in that area of Manchester there was
> a tiny foot-long hot dog stand. *They served great chili-dogs and the
> red Vess cream soda.
>
Jeez. You lived in St. Louis too? My wife lived in Creve Coeur when
she was a little kid, and I've lived in Maplewood three different
places.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright

--Bryan

In article > ,
David Harmon > wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:36:38 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking,
> spamtrap1888 > wrote,
> >Rexall was not a chain, but a buyers' co-op like True Value Hardware.
> >Each store was independently owned; they banded together to be able to
> >buy nationally branded products and benefit from nationwide promotion.
>
> Back in the days of over-the-counter drugs that really worked... like
> the Rexall cold capsules with real atropine in them.

Nice point.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

l, not -l wrote:
> On 22-Jun-2010, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Drugstores... The only root beer (or soft drink) I have ever
>> enjoyed was from a long-defunct drugstore. It had only 5 or so
>> seats at the counter.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> We still have a tiny place (8 stools) here (suburb of STL) that makes its
> own rootbeer - Carl's Drive-In. You can enjoy a burger, or dog, fries and a
> house-made rootbeer for a modest amount of money. But, with only 8 stools,
> you can't linger long; when you've finished your order, get up and get out
> so someone else can enjoy. 8-)

Oh! I am drooling! I wonder whether I will ever get to that area
again (and whether Carl's will still be in business).

--
Jean B.

On 2010-06-23, Omelet > wrote:
> In article > ,
> David Harmon > wrote:

>> Back in the days of over-the-counter drugs that really worked... like
>> the Rexall cold capsules with real atropine in them.
>
> Nice point.

Yes. Also, cough syrups that were more than mere pancake toppings.
There's only one thing that will kill that tickle-in-your-throat cough
that is so deadly during a cold dry Winter, and that's codeine.


nb

On Jun 22, 9:44*pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
> l, not -l wrote:
> > On 22-Jun-2010, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
> >> Drugstores... *The only root beer (or soft drink) I have ever
> >> enjoyed was from a long-defunct drugstore. *It had only 5 or so
> >> seats at the counter.
>
> >> --
> >> Jean B.
>
> > We still have a tiny place (8 stools) here (suburb of STL) that makes its
> > own rootbeer - Carl's Drive-In. *You can enjoy a burger, or dog, fries and a
> > house-made rootbeer for a modest amount of money. *But, with only 8 stools,
> > you can't linger long; when you've finished your order, get up and get out
> > so someone else can enjoy. *8-)
>
> Oh! *I am drooling! *I wonder whether I will ever get to that area
> again (and whether Carl's will still be in business).

I drive past it ever day on the way to work, and never stop. The food
wasn't anything special, though in the late 1970s we used to eat there
because they had The Clash on their jukebox. The appeal was the
atmosphere, not the food.

The Brentwood police sit right across the street from Carl's and shoot
radar.
>
> --
> Jean B.

--Bryan

On 6/22/2010 8:18 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 22 Jun 2010 03:52:45p, Becca told us...
>
>> On 6/22/2010 11:10 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I was young I ate at Woolworths a couple of times, but my
>>>> older brother ordered for me. Woolworths disappeared by the time
>>>> I was old enough to remember anything. We enjoyed eating at
>>>> drugstores. My brother would order my food and some kind of
>>>> "phosphate" to drink. I could see her making it above the
>>>> counter.
>>>> Again, I was too young to remember.
>>>>
>>> There was a small drugstore with a very small sofa fountain near
>>> where I lived when I was 4-5 years old. I would sometimes get to
>>> go with the "older kids" (7-9 years old) and order something. I
>>> almost always ordered a "cherry false face", thinking that was
>>> what a phosphate was.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the laugh, Wayne. Now I will always remember "cherry
>> false face". I believe that is what I had also. Life was much
>> simpler back then. Oh gosh, now I'm sounding old. lol
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
> I am old, and it was much simpler back then. I would not want to be
> a kid today.

Yeah.

You're reminding me of visits to the dentist (my GOD has dentistry
advanced since then, and all in good ways) when I was a kid. He had his
office behind an independent drug store and he always gave me a
certificate for an ice cream cone when he was done torturing me.

But later, in high school, the other pharmacy got my custom and that of
most of the other guys in the school. Debbie O'Neill, the prettiest
girl in the school, was the soda jerk there, and you could get anything
you wanted, except for Debbie, but we all kept buying and trying.

On 6/28/2010 9:18 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 28 Jun 2010 03:13:47p, J. Clarke told us...
>
>> On 6/22/2010 8:18 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Tue 22 Jun 2010 03:52:45p, Becca told us...
>>>
>>>> On 6/22/2010 11:10 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> When I was young I ate at Woolworths a couple of times, but my
>>>>>> older brother ordered for me. Woolworths disappeared by the
>>>>>> time I was old enough to remember anything. We enjoyed
>>>>>> eating at drugstores. My brother would order my food and some
>>>>>> kind of "phosphate" to drink. I could see her making it above
>>>>>> the counter.
>>>>>> Again, I was too young to remember.
>>>>>>
>>>>> There was a small drugstore with a very small sofa fountain
>>>>> near where I lived when I was 4-5 years old. I would sometimes
>>>>> get to go with the "older kids" (7-9 years old) and order
>>>>> something. I almost always ordered a "cherry false face",
>>>>> thinking that was what a phosphate was.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the laugh, Wayne. Now I will always remember "cherry
>>>> false face". I believe that is what I had also. Life was much
>>>> simpler back then. Oh gosh, now I'm sounding old. lol
>>>>
>>>> Becca
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am old, and it was much simpler back then. I would not want to
>>> be a kid today.
>>
>> Yeah.
>>
>> You're reminding me of visits to the dentist (my GOD has dentistry
>> advanced since then, and all in good ways) when I was a kid. He
>> had his office behind an independent drug store and he always gave
>> me a certificate for an ice cream cone when he was done torturing
>> me.
>
> Well, dentistry, that's a different issue. :-) I was fortunate to
> have a dentist who bordered on genius when it came to local
> anesthesia. My primary molars never loosened enough to be pulled at
> home, so was taken to an oral surgeon who used laughing gas. His
> office was in a large downtown building which housed a pharmacy on
> the ground floor with a terrific soda fountain. I always ended up
> with a malt afterwards.

Finally I've got a dentist with that kind of genius. No malts but she'd
gorgeous and Russian and so is her technician and when they're working
they revert to their native language and it's kind of like being James
Bond for a day.

>> But later, in high school, the other pharmacy got my custom and
>> that of most of the other guys in the school. Debbie O'Neill, the
>> prettiest girl in the school, was the soda jerk there, and you
>> could get anything you wanted, except for Debbie, but we all kept
>> buying and trying.
>
> It never hurts to try. :-)

You know, I think you just answered a question I've been meaning to ask.
There was a "Wayne Boatright" in that same class--since you don't
mention a fond memory of Debbie O'Neill I take it you are not he.