Local nostalgia
I bet every town has a place like Dicks. I was browsing through flickr the other day, and I ran across this photo, which triggers a river of memories.
Dicks is a hamburger stand that sits right at the heart of Spokane. It is an old fashioned place. You have to park your car and walk up to the window and place your order. Often it is very busy, and there are long lines. The cashiers take long orders from multiple customer at once, and don't seem to write anything down, but you seem to get your food. The parking lot is always overflowing with seagulls. There may be a picnic table or two, but for the most part I think people eat in their cars or get their food to go. There is no indoor or covered seating.
The food isn't anything to write home about. it is your typical greasy burger and fries. I don't think the food is the attraction.
I haven't eaten at Dick's in ages. Usually the only time I go there is when I am with friends from out of town. Everyone seems to have a Spokane memory revolving around this place for one reason or another.
So, open discussion time. What is the Dick's of your hometown? I am pretty sure every town has one!
Dicks is a hamburger stand that sits right at the heart of Spokane. It is an old fashioned place. You have to park your car and walk up to the window and place your order. Often it is very busy, and there are long lines. The cashiers take long orders from multiple customer at once, and don't seem to write anything down, but you seem to get your food. The parking lot is always overflowing with seagulls. There may be a picnic table or two, but for the most part I think people eat in their cars or get their food to go. There is no indoor or covered seating.
The food isn't anything to write home about. it is your typical greasy burger and fries. I don't think the food is the attraction.
I haven't eaten at Dick's in ages. Usually the only time I go there is when I am with friends from out of town. Everyone seems to have a Spokane memory revolving around this place for one reason or another.
So, open discussion time. What is the Dick's of your hometown? I am pretty sure every town has one!
