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Two seminary friends I witnessed a rather bold dive-by mooning while enjoying our cones outside Ted Drewes on a humid St. Louis evening. Indelible memories, those.

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I feel like I was there! Great memories we connect with these places, which explains why we love them so!

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I am disappointed to see that Whitestone Lanes is closing. I went there for several birthday parties as a kid and I went there as an adult where we would go bowling and then the Arcade that was in the same shopping center. I think all of the bowling alleys from my Queens youth will now be gone, such as Hollywood Lanes in Forest Hills and the other that was either down Queens Blvd.

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Very sad about this too. Great memories. There’s still a nice Bowlero-branded one at 69th and 34th ... sort of amazed it’s still there considering real estate in New York. But I’ll take it!

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Brown's Bakery in OKC must have been located somewhere else originally. The building was built in 1948 for Clyde's Grocery Store and was designed by Joseph Boaz.

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Agreed on the earlier location!

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I believe the gas station turned visitor center is in Edwardsville, Illinois (not Missouri)

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Thank you, fixed it!

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I haven't been to the Fireplace in so long, but I used to enjoy going there with my friends. Sad to see it go.

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Same, I loved it ... very special. Had a very memorable meal there in 2019 and it left quite an impression.

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Very sad to see the Fireplace becoming history. I heard it will be a Chick-fil-A.

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Have heard the same ... I held out hope it would be revived, And so it goes ...

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