Hank's Garage ...

... and Grill. Cheri and I visited this new establishment in old downtown Shawnee. It's in an old automotive garage on Nieman Road and is really fun. They took it down to the concrete walls of the garage. The food was fun, including the thin fries.

 

Waiting for the President

On June 29, 1983, we waited on 67th St in the rain for President Reagan to drive by on his way to Shawnee Mission Northwest. Seems he was speaking to participants in the National Conference of the National Association of Student Councils. Hayden seems more interested in her snack. As I recall, we couldn't actually see him in the car. Little more low key than these days.

 

Suds Refillery

You can take an old bottle or container to refill with new soaps and suds at Suds Refillery, new in Shawnee. Their goal is to reduce waste and provide natural products. I found their new bricks and mortar location in downtown Shawnee.
 

Everything Old Is New Again

The Aztec Theater in downtown Shawnee once again has a lit marquee although the theater is still a few months away from reopening to show classic movies. "A Hard Day's Night" might be the last movie I saw there. The theater opened in 1927 as the Mission Theater and was purchased by Dickinson Theaters in the 1940s and operated as the Aztec Theater until it closed in 1975. Below you can see how it looked in 1955.

This marquee was destroyed when they closed the theater. The current marquee on display came from a theater in Abilene, Kansas.

Good Times in Shawnee

We went to try Big Bam's Burgers, which I had heard about, and blundered into a large food truck festival in Shawnee. Lots of folks. Thought you all might appreciate seeing the old Aztec Theater facade too.