Tag: Ashland City Tn

No music, movie, or TV Show today on this post. Let’s do Americana…not the music but the places. I love older buildings that represent the style of the era they were built. What’s more Americana than a milkshake, cheeseburger, and fries?

When I grew up we had a place named Strattons that was the dairy dip downtown in our small two red light town. It was the kind of place where you walked up to the window, ordered, waited, got your food, and then either sat on a picnic table or ate in your car. I remember doing that in the mid to late 70s with my sister. It was a very 70s-looking building but in the 1980s it was torn down and rebuilt. It became a 1950s-themed restaurant which was cool…but I missed the original dairy dip. Anyway, here is a picture of it before it right before it was torn down to make room for a Walgreens. Oh, how great progress is…NOT.

Below was the 1950s-themed Strattons before Walgreens in 2010.

I was in Russellville Kentucky yesterday and I went to this establishment called The Bethel Dipper. I have been there a few times in the past and it looks really good at night with the carnival-type fluorescent lights.  I like Russellville and want to move there one day. This place is kinda off the beaten path but not too much. It’s like walking into the past and I just wanted to share this.

I have tried to find the history of it but my guess is it started in the 60s. When you see the picture below take your best guess. Not only is the building really cool looking, I love the roof jetting out, but you will not believe the prices. I have the menu below the building.  I asked them how they were able to keep it so cheap and they told me that they only take cash. The debit card companies wanted so much for each card swiped. They also don’t have an expensive POS system to pay monthly on. They also keep their menu simple and very good.

Strattons right before it was torn down.

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