Thrifty Drug
It hasn't been all that long since Thrifty Drugs closed up around these parts. But, does anyone remember that, at one time, there were two downtown - a block away from each other. One was at the northeast corner of Sixth and Monroe, and the other was at the northwest corner of Fifth and Monroe.
These two Thrifty Drugs had something going for them that the others did not. Fresh food.
The store at Sixth and Monroe had a little lunch counter with a grill. I recall getting an egg salad sandwich, cole slaw, and a Coke for under $2.00.
The one at Fifth and Monroe had a lunch room. Also, I think it was open before work for breakfast.
Did anyone besides me ever eat at these places?
These two Thrifty Drugs had something going for them that the others did not. Fresh food.
The store at Sixth and Monroe had a little lunch counter with a grill. I recall getting an egg salad sandwich, cole slaw, and a Coke for under $2.00.
The one at Fifth and Monroe had a lunch room. Also, I think it was open before work for breakfast.
Did anyone besides me ever eat at these places?
posted by Marie at 2:12 PM
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I remember the Thrifty Drugs at Sixth and Monroe but I don't remember the lunch counter. I only remember the store because during my freshman year in high school (1974-75) I often took the city bus to school (Griffin). I would have to change buses near that store and I distinctly remember going in there on really cold days until the bus that took us to school showed up (the SMTD provided a special bus that took Griffin and Sacred Heart students to school from downtown). Racking my brain, all I can remember from the store was that they sold candy that I would sometimes buy while waiting for the bus.
But speaking of lunch counters, I do remember one being in, I believe, the Kreskie’s in the Town and Country Shopping Center in the late ‘60s / early ‘70’s. Probably a similar situation.
I remember Kreskie's in T+C, but not the lunch counter. It was right about where Chuck E. Cheese is now. I think.
Well, the lunch counter may have been Walgreen's which was right next to Kreskie's. I used to get them mixed even back then. Now I'm not sure.
It was Walgreen's Dave.
If one recalls that Walgreen's, and how that company has grown - at one point I remember thinking it was only a matter of time until the chain closed.
Now they're building a new building every day.
The Thrifty's lunch counter at 5th & Monroe had one of those small mini juke boxes on each dining booth table. Also seems like they always put potato chips on your hamburger plate. The counter was in the back of the store.
There was Kresge's downtown. Woolworth was next door and they both had counters in them and Kresge's had a lunch counter in the back off of Adams street entrance.
Both the Kresge's and the Walgreens at Town and Country had lunch counters.
There was also a drug store somewhere over near West Lawrence named "Zorne's". They had a most delicious lunch counter too.
Thrifty Drugs at 5th and Monroe is where you would stand outside to watch the boys in cars go by. I remember all of these places as I grew up by St. John's Hospital. Such fun times - went to school with Virgina K. - father owned the Senate. I remember a Strong's cafteria located around there. This info dates me and I have great memories of my childhood in Springfield.
in about 1958 or 1959 my mother worked at harvey bros clothing store. she worked on friday nights and sometimes i would take the bus to meet her and we would go to the thrifty drug where i remember having a club sandwich. in the summer we went in the morning sometimes and i remember a sort of coffee cake..yeast risen style..that was tasty. i left spfld in 1972 and have many fond memories and visiting rewind and other sites has been a real treat.
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