by senpaidonna » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:12 pm
Yes! Finally someone besides me remembers the Red Freezer! The C and O Center was a weekly hangout for me and my Granny. We'd eat at the Red Freezer, which I LOVED, at least once a week. When I was little, I especially loved going to the ladies room there, because it had a lighted light switch. Fascinating. After our meal, we'd walk along and look at the shops. There was a beauty salon with pictures in the window of the "latest" hair styles. Then we'd walk past Cosby's Women's Wear and window shop. Next was a stop in the Swiss Chalet bakery for some cookies. We'd walk down to Long's to pick up a few things. I loved that Long's because they had a great selection of paper dolls, my particular weakness. We'd then back track to Country Boy and buy groceries. Across the street was a delicious Chinese food place called Chopsticks.
My parents would often get take-out there. The Outpost was kitty-corner from the C and O Center. The Vukson family owned it until it shut down in the '90s. The Vukson grandsons trained with my Dad, and I remember them inviting us to one of the last nights of the restaurant. It was later torn down. Now there is a lovely empty lot. Behind Outpost was Didier's Liquor, where my Dad used to take me to get Coke and Dr. Pepper in the little bottles. He left me in the car once, and I played with the gearshift, knocking our VW Bug into the brick wall in front of the store! Next to Didier's was one of the old KFC places, the ones with no tables and a big glass case to show off the delicious layered pudding cups they used to make. I still like driving past that part of town. Even though it isn't the same, I see it as it was. I remember the last time Granny and I went to Red Freezer. I was in high school by then, and we found it had been sold and turned in to a Korean BBQ joint. It broke our hearts.
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Yes! Finally someone besides me remembers the Red Freezer! The C and O Center was a weekly hangout for me and my Granny. We'd eat at the Red Freezer, which I LOVED, at least once a week. When I was little, I especially loved going to the ladies room there, because it had a lighted light switch. Fascinating. After our meal, we'd walk along and look at the shops. There was a beauty salon with pictures in the window of the "latest" hair styles. Then we'd walk past Cosby's Women's Wear and window shop. Next was a stop in the Swiss Chalet bakery for some cookies. We'd walk down to Long's to pick up a few things. I loved that Long's because they had a great selection of paper dolls, my particular weakness. We'd then back track to Country Boy and buy groceries. Across the street was a delicious Chinese food place called Chopsticks.
My parents would often get take-out there. The Outpost was kitty-corner from the C and O Center. The Vukson family owned it until it shut down in the '90s. The Vukson grandsons trained with my Dad, and I remember them inviting us to one of the last nights of the restaurant. It was later torn down. Now there is a lovely empty lot. Behind Outpost was Didier's Liquor, where my Dad used to take me to get Coke and Dr. Pepper in the little bottles. He left me in the car once, and I played with the gearshift, knocking our VW Bug into the brick wall in front of the store! Next to Didier's was one of the old KFC places, the ones with no tables and a big glass case to show off the delicious layered pudding cups they used to make. I still like driving past that part of town. Even though it isn't the same, I see it as it was. I remember the last time Granny and I went to Red Freezer. I was in high school by then, and we found it had been sold and turned in to a Korean BBQ joint. It broke our hearts.