*Today's "Totally Obscure Subject" Saturday 7/19/2014* (name, kids, home)

[SATX56]

The first person to respond will then announce a subject for discussion. It must be as unclear, ambiguous and vague as possible.

If no one posts a subject by 11PM then the default subject (in spoiler) will be tonight's subject. Enjoy!

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[Alaskan Mutt]

Drug store lunch counters

[SATX56]

Tonight's subject: Drug store lunch counters

Thanks AM! I wish we still had them here along with the soda fountains.

Walgreen's and a chain called Sommer's Drug stores had the counters up to early 80's i believe. Even A&W had counters in a department store here.

[Alaskan Mutt]

I miss then too. They use to be everywhere. In addition to drug stores, they were also in department stores.

[HollyhockGarden]

When I was a girl, three drug stores in my home town had lunch counters: Walgreen's, Rexall Drugs, and Vann's Drugs. Though I was young, I remember people sitting up at the lunch counters on stools that swiveled, and ordering lunch. It was nice, because you could always strike up a conversation with someone sitting close by. My parents, who were on a budget, never took us to eat at those counters.
They disappeared by about 1970 or so.

[wit-nit]

Woolworth's, we use to go there weekly when I was a kid. Too bad they're closed now.

[SATX56]

Sommer's I mentioned were actually Sommer's Rexall Drug Stores. Rexall must have been the chain (franchise) name.

I'd give alot to be able to get a really good fountain soda. They could serve the Soda stronger and ad things like Vanilla or cherry even chocolate flavorings. I loved vanilla cokes.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by wit-nit

Woolworth's, we use to go there weekly when I was a kid. Too bad they're closed now.

Woolworth's is one I was trying to think of. I think I'd usually get a BLT if we ate. Those were the days.

[Alaskan Mutt]

Originally Posted by HollyhockGarden

I remember people sitting up at the lunch counters on stools that swiveled

More than once my mom had to yell at me to stop spinning in circles on the stool. The other thing us kids just could not resist doing was blowing the paper wrapper off of the straw.

[SATX56]

Originally Posted by Alaskan Mutt

More than once my mom had to yell at me to stop spinning in circles on the stool. The other thing us kids just could not resist doing was blowing the paper wrapper off of the straw.

I still blow the straw covers at the gkids. I'm just a big kid myself.