A vintage drugstore revived as an ice cream parlor

copied from USA Restaurants

" Price’s is located in the former Price’s Drugs building off Main Street in Pinson, AL. The building had been on this corner since 1898, then was remodeled in 1943. 40 years later, the original owners, the Price brothers, shut their doors permanently." (copied from Bham Now)."

I dropped by with a friend just to see what it looked like.  It has a totally nostalgic feel to it as you'll see in the pictures below. So much of what is on the shelves was left as is when they closed permanently in the 1980's. That is what I was told by the ice cream person.  

An E-Bay seller would hit a goldmine here.

I was familiar with a few of the products. I wasn't born until the 1950's so many of them aren't familiar to me. I tried Googling some of the products but couldn't find anything about many of them  . 😲

These shelves appear to have items not used for consumption. Shoe polish, plastic toy kits,
shoe dye.

There's a section with tables where you can eat if you don't want to sit at the ice cream counter.

This is the ice cream counter, very memorable of what I've seen in vintage teen movies. There are several flavors of ice cream to choose from.  I chose vanilla soft serve.

To the left is what appears to be a hand crank ice cream freezer. We had a green wooden one when I was a kid.  Funny how long it lasted being made out of wood and wrapped with wire. To freeze the cream you have to add ice and salt to the barrel which would seem to be conducive to early rot. I'm seeing an old electric fan, several LP albums and a lantern.  I have no idea what the yellow contraption with 244 on it is.

The chips of course are new but the notebook paper isn't. THIS I remember.  The teacher would ask if you needed Supplies. Supplies included anything the school office sold that was needed to perform schoolwork i.e. paper, pencils, ink pens, crayons etc.  Notice closely that this paper is for a TOP HOLE tablet. That meant you added the paper from the top and not the side.  I had a top hole tablet that even had a compartment for two pencils.  The problem with the top hole was that if you dropped it, it would easily  disgorge all of its contents. That left its owner scurrying around picking up wayward paper.  Eventually it was uncool to have a Top Hole.

The things that they sold were pretty varied. Swim Fins, Not sure if that is underwear or swim trunks. My best guess would be swim trunks.  The faded green item appears to be a swimsuit. And just in case you forgot your tie on the way to an affair, pick one up at the drugstore.

You can find more about Price's at these links: Bham Now, Facebook, Trussville Tribune

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Barking Bee Coffee Shop

 

☕☕☕☕☕☕☕

I'd heard about three new businesses not far from me that had opened. One of them is a coffee shop. From past posts you know I'm a coffee drinker. Of course I had to check it out . They did not disappoint.

My caramel latte was exactly the way I’d

requested. The staff along with its owner are friendly and take pride in their craft. Stylish green décor adds to the ambience and echoes its environmentally friendly ethics. From previous posts you know I am all for recycling, upcycling and respecting the earth. The green corrugated cups require no sleeve and are compostable as well as the green pasta straws. I will be returning.

Here's a 360 (unedited) of the inside. I'm loving the green sofa.😘

Prices are comparable to those of other coffee shops. Pastries and scones are also on the menu though I didn't have any. Outdoor seating is also available.

Raw coffee beans before roasting.
How coffee beans are roasted.

They also; 

 

•  Cater
•  Have gift inventory
•  Do  personalized coffee blends with personalized labels
•  Sell their coffees by the bag and in pods.

Much success to this new small business. 

Barking Bee Coffee Shop

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Adult Coloring

My brother and his wife would color with their daughter when she was a little girl. I remember him saying how relaxing it was. This was over 25 years ago. Coloring with crayons for adults was not something you'd hear of back then. Sure, you could get away with it if you were sharing an activity with a child. On your own, it might cause other adults to give you  an over the shoulder, second glance. 

NOW there are coloring books for adults. Recently, I was in a local library where one of the activities that morning was adult coloring. I was invited to stay but because of previously scheduled commitments, I had to decline.

After seeing a flier for adult coloring at another library I decided to attend.  The catch word for me was, "coffee." There would be coffee and muffins or, if coffee wasn't your pleasure, bottled water. I'm a coffee lover so I was sold.

There were four other ladies in the meeting room. The librarian had us select a page from one of the several books available. Selections were printed on card stock.  The tables already had pencil colors so all we had to do was get busy. One person brought her own coloring book that she'd been working on. She'd been using  markers made especially for coloring books that didn't bleed through the pages.

I've seen the adult coloring books. They can go from tame to risque. 
The tamer ones usually have very intricate pictures. I chose a design that wasn't so elaborate. Otherwise, I'd become frustrated  and stressed  causing the purpose for coloring to become null and void.

I enjoyed the experience.  It reminds me of the vintage "Paint by Number" series so popular during the 1960's.

Interacting with other people in a comfortable environment made it even better.

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