Well, here we are in lovely Lake City, Florida as we continue our journey northward. On our way to find an interesting (non-franchised) place for dinner, we gave the town a brief tour. We like to try to find local eateries as often as we can, to get a taste of the local fare. For my interest, we stopped by an antique shop, which turned out to be mostly junk but still fun to look at! Some of the things bring back memories, especially when you see something and remember seeing the same thing in your grandparents house! As you can see, Walt usually goes for the older technology of tvs and cameras. Not to mention this old tv tube tester!
Remember when tvs had big tubes in the back? When the TV would screw up, we would take the vacuum tubes out and go to the drug store and check them on this machine. When you found the bad tube, you would replace it with a new one and everything worked fine. Walt was also drawn to these old coke machines - some of which he has fond memories of how to sneak drinks out of! Just give him a straw or a church key and a cup! No more thirst!
Lake City also offers a small museum in an old house where they proudly display momentos and artifacts of times gone by in the community. The picture of the outside of the museum actually reminds me of a house my grandmother (Bootie) used to live in, in Poca, WV.
Above is a picture of an antique slot machine. Big M always looks for the 5 cent machine, I bet this one is just for her.
Lake City was also home to the first J.C. Penney store in the state. All in all, it is a quaint, friendly little town and we enjoyed our visit very much. Now onward - northward!
Soon we will venture on to our next destination - Georgia!
Soon we will venture on to our next destination - Georgia!
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