The Best Time in Anderson or In Your Life

[Gardengirl]

Nothing better than meeting friends uptown for lunch and a movie. I can't remember where we ate. There was a little lunch place, really nice, someplace not to far from the theatres. I can't remember what it was called. Not Woolworth's lunch counter.

[Anne]

The Toast or maybe Hill Snappy Service?

[Gardengirl]

It was a restaurant with a corner window, seemed like mini-blinds open. I can't remember the name. It seems like there was a lunch counter. But it seemed a little dark and sophisticated too.

[Anne]

The Toast has corner windows and blinds, don't remember about Hills.

[Gardengirl]

Sounds like it was the Toast. But were there any well known national type eateries uptown at that time?

[Ma and Pa]

GG: Frisch's (Big Boy) had a sit-down restaurant near the corner of 9th & Meridian (West side of Mer.). It was popular with all ages, not just teens.

[me]

I really miss that old Frisch's.  One of the waitress' reminded me of the character Vera on that show that used to be on TV, Alice.

[Ma and Pa]

Well Hell, I'D probably remind you of Mel!

[me]

 

[Gardengirl]

You know, I think it probably was Frisch's. I remember hamburgers. 

[me]

Went to the Wing On Inn today to eat and when we passed the Triangle we noticed it is now closed.  Talk about a landmark in Anderson.  The signs are gone and everything so it don't look like it will be opening back up any time soon. 

[Ma and Pa]

I doubt the Triangle will be greatly mourned; it really was a dive. I expect Board of Health regs were at the crux of its demise. But the Wing On! My favorite place to eat Szechuan Chicken! Do they still bring out those almond cookies along with fortune cookies at the end of the meal? You can tell I don't eat there often; Ma doesn't like oriental food -- I think it makes her wonder what it ONCE was.   

[me]

They quit giving out the almond cookies a couple of months ago.   
Although I never went there much it seems like at one time the Triangle was the place to go on a Fri or Sat night to hear a band. 

[smokeykat]

Triangle has been closed for a few years now....it was painted green and re-opened a few years ago...was called Grasshopper's.  But I noticed the other day...it also closed.

[me]

I was meaning the building itself when I said the Triangle.  It had changed hands and was something other than Grasshoppers for a while before it closed for good but I don't recall what it had been called most recently.