Whatever Happened To

Raise your hand if you ever bought milk or bread at a Hinky Dinky.

Whatever happened to Medary, South Dakota?

It seemed like every American town had a Ben Franklin store.

As I remember it, every town had one. Now, of course, every town didn't have one. But to a ten-year-old kid, it sure seemed like it.
A Red Owl grocery store.
Now this was, uh, a few years (decades) before the advent of the 'Super Store' or the 'Super Center'...

For those of us that fall into what's called the 'Baby Boomer' generation, there were four catalogs that we looked forward to growing up.
OK, maybe first I should explain to the younger set just what kind of catalog I'm talking about...

Whatever Happened To Chi-Chi's?

There are a lot of candies that you loved at Halloween time that are now lost to the dustbin of your memory.

Whatever Happened To Summit Cookie Bars?

There was a day when TCBY seemed to have a frozen yogurt store in every town. So whatever happened to TCBY?

Gigglebees was a staple of life in Sioux Falls for 22 years. If you're new to the Sioux Empire, or you want to remember, here's the story.