tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post7441232470048064634..comments2024-03-18T13:17:32.874-05:00Comments on Rensselaer Adventures: A curmudgeon's look at the interstate intersectionDessert Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-28352488990718719692012-02-05T10:36:18.582-06:002012-02-05T10:36:18.582-06:00Nickerson Farms and the 1776 Steak and Pancake Hou...Nickerson Farms and the 1776 Steak and Pancake House are memories of the 70's when the Trail Tree, KFC and DQ were our dining choices. Rummaging through my desk, I found a matchbook from the long gone Carson Inn. I attended a log home seminar when that hotel relic in W. Lafayette was the Holiday Inn and Holidome.Old WPUM Engineernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-48923237742317368242012-02-04T22:14:52.638-06:002012-02-04T22:14:52.638-06:00Also if you look just west of Trail Tree, you will...Also if you look just west of Trail Tree, you will see a new sign for a new Resturant coming. Has it always been there or maybe it's an old sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-60249541716613382082012-02-01T09:43:27.935-06:002012-02-01T09:43:27.935-06:00It is a mess. What could be done to, at least, cl...It is a mess. What could be done to, at least, clean up the crud?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-91246140930792864042012-01-31T09:52:12.415-06:002012-01-31T09:52:12.415-06:00Oh my goodness! Don's Gulf - I haven't th...Oh my goodness! Don's Gulf - I haven't thought about that in years. My brother worked there in the mid-to-late 70's while in high school. Used to go all the way out to the interstate to buy gas because Don was a family friend. I am vaguely remembering it was like .56 a gallon. The good ole' days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-13340683031176905652012-01-30T15:36:36.528-06:002012-01-30T15:36:36.528-06:00The large lot and tall highway sign markwhere ther...The large lot and tall highway sign markwhere there was a Gulf Gas/service station. It was Don's Gulf, owned and operated by Don Hayworth for many years. He retired and it closed down when Carter oil changed from the Texaco brand to Amoco (currently Family Express). The Gulf station was closed, sold and torn down for truck parking for McD's/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com