In our blog post of last Friday about Deep Rock and the Badger Oil Company, reader Dave Gehrke, asked in the comments section if we had had more taverns than service stations back in the '60s. I didn't know the answer so I'll let the above extracts from the 1967 Neenah-Menasha City Directory tell the tale. My count was- Taverns: Menasha 29, Neenah 19. Service Stations: Menasha 18, Neenah 32. No judgment, no editorial commentary here; it was what it was. Now, how many do you remember?
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Service Stations vs. Taverns
In our blog post of last Friday about Deep Rock and the Badger Oil Company, reader Dave Gehrke, asked in the comments section if we had had more taverns than service stations back in the '60s. I didn't know the answer so I'll let the above extracts from the 1967 Neenah-Menasha City Directory tell the tale. My count was- Taverns: Menasha 29, Neenah 19. Service Stations: Menasha 18, Neenah 32. No judgment, no editorial commentary here; it was what it was. Now, how many do you remember?
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Gas-up in Neenah and get gassed in Menasha.
ReplyDeleteThanks much for the research David.
One more thing.........
ReplyDeleteIn 1967, us Gehrke kids really enjoyed it when mom & dad would treat us all to a Fish Fry take out from the Home Plate Bar in Menasha. What a great way to start a weekend!
Hank's Bar was our choice of Friday fish takeout. They wrapped it in newspaper, which I believe made it taste better.
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