ElizabethB
Legendary Member
60's and 70's
High school - under 18 so no alcohol.
A&W Drive In - They served A&W root beer in frozen, heavy, glass mugs. Root beer floats. BBQ beef sandwich - shredded beef in their own BBQ sauce on a plain bun. I have never had a BBQ sandwich as good as that one.
Hoppers Drive In - the hang out spot. The food was standard drive in food - burgers, hot dogs and fries. They did make good shakes and floats. It was the place to see and be seen.
Borden's - an old school ice cream shop with booths and a counter. It is still open. Chrome stools with red vinyl seats. Black and white checked floor. 50's and 60' memorabilia. Sundaes and banana splits are still served in heavy ceramic bowls. Shakes and floats are served in heavy footed glasses.
After 18th birthday.
Dave's Top Hat Drive In
The coldest draft beer in town - served in the kind of frozen mugs that A&W used. The best curly Q fries ever. Fresh potatoes cut into curls and fried.
A block from the University is The Strip - you guessed it - bars and pool halls frequented by the students. Uncle Pete's, The Keg, Mother's Mantle and the Roof Garden were the ones we frequented most. Oh - a bar called The Library.
Mom - "Where were you so late last night" Me - "The Library". Shame on me!
On Friday nights the University Student Union had beer and oyster night. $1 for a pitcher of draft and oysters on the half shell - 10 cents each or 12 for a dollar. They lost money on me - it was not unusual for me to scarf 3 or 4 dozen.
There was a bar, dance hall in St. Martinville - just across the parish line where the cops were not very attentive to under age drinking. Signorelli's or Slick's for short. Live music and beer if you were tall enough to put your quarter on the bar. I would spend the night with my best friend - going to the movie and Hoppers. Sorry Mom. We would jump into her old Ford pick-up and head to Slick's. Old man Signorelli sat outside the door checking IDs. Of course we had fakes - not even good ones. Did not matter. We were 17 at the time. I look back and marvel that we survived - the road was very curvy with a couple of killer curves - one in particular was call dead man's curve.
So - what about you?
High school - under 18 so no alcohol.
A&W Drive In - They served A&W root beer in frozen, heavy, glass mugs. Root beer floats. BBQ beef sandwich - shredded beef in their own BBQ sauce on a plain bun. I have never had a BBQ sandwich as good as that one.
Hoppers Drive In - the hang out spot. The food was standard drive in food - burgers, hot dogs and fries. They did make good shakes and floats. It was the place to see and be seen.
Borden's - an old school ice cream shop with booths and a counter. It is still open. Chrome stools with red vinyl seats. Black and white checked floor. 50's and 60' memorabilia. Sundaes and banana splits are still served in heavy ceramic bowls. Shakes and floats are served in heavy footed glasses.
After 18th birthday.
Dave's Top Hat Drive In
The coldest draft beer in town - served in the kind of frozen mugs that A&W used. The best curly Q fries ever. Fresh potatoes cut into curls and fried.
A block from the University is The Strip - you guessed it - bars and pool halls frequented by the students. Uncle Pete's, The Keg, Mother's Mantle and the Roof Garden were the ones we frequented most. Oh - a bar called The Library.
Mom - "Where were you so late last night" Me - "The Library". Shame on me!On Friday nights the University Student Union had beer and oyster night. $1 for a pitcher of draft and oysters on the half shell - 10 cents each or 12 for a dollar. They lost money on me - it was not unusual for me to scarf 3 or 4 dozen.
There was a bar, dance hall in St. Martinville - just across the parish line where the cops were not very attentive to under age drinking. Signorelli's or Slick's for short. Live music and beer if you were tall enough to put your quarter on the bar. I would spend the night with my best friend - going to the movie and Hoppers. Sorry Mom. We would jump into her old Ford pick-up and head to Slick's. Old man Signorelli sat outside the door checking IDs. Of course we had fakes - not even good ones. Did not matter. We were 17 at the time. I look back and marvel that we survived - the road was very curvy with a couple of killer curves - one in particular was call dead man's curve.
So - what about you?
Some had folk clubs upstairs; others didn't 
Plus, for a while, there were a few pubs around Stuttgart.