I suppose nobody thought to have zoning laws?

They were put in place well after the community started. The original
college was founded in 1834 and the town pretty much grew up around it.
Don't know when they strted zoning tho.

Considering that zoning is a 20th-century phenomenon,
that's not too surprising, but one would have hoped
that a college town had some customary level of taste
in the old part of town at least.

town--Shorty's Hot > Dogs (founded in 1916), Las Margarita's, Pizza Amore (more than just

pizza) and more but they don't stand out like a fast food franchise.

Can you say what distinguishes the dogs to have made the
place last for over a century? As far as the others, it

(Note corrected spelling on Mexican place)
I've no idea what made the dog place last for over e century; we've
never eaten any of their offerings. As I understand, they are on the
greasy side, but we just don't care for a lot of hot dogs so never
bothered checking them out.

It's just that when a store has that kind of longevity, there
ought to be a reason.

sounds like the typical feeders of kids tired of dining
hall food. What is conspicuously absent in your recitation
is a really good burger place.

There aren't any good burger places in downtown WF. Other than the
Hardee's, the fast food places aren't anywhere near the seminary/college (both are on the same grounds). Doesn't matter now with just about all students having transportation of their own.

It's a peculiar lack. How about soda fountains?

So I see, and my impression is corrected.

Probably why it was allowed to keep its franchise design.

I see why you didn't give us much of a tour of the old
part of town!

Not much to it but probably should have taken you up North Main Street
to see some of the houses there. Some really nice looking older ones,

Some other time. After my eyes get fixed, if they do!

and one new (within the past 5 years) that looks like it was built at
the same time as the others. That area used to be faculty housing,
several steps up from the dorms for students.

Student housing is generally pretty grotty, but I've
seen an interesting phenomenon in Rice Village, Somerville,
and others whereby ambitious young people buy out former
student housing snd renovate to adult standards; with a
bit of that sweat equity, properties can easily double in
value, and the gentrification is more rapid than in ordinary
down-and-out neighborhoods.

to the hiding place and ... gone. Animal-fat-cooked potatoes
are so much better than nonanimal-fat-cooked.

I'm not sure what the Hartley's folks use, (Lewistown, PA) but they are
our favorite potato chip. We usually buy a box of 3 bags of the regular
plus a bag of the sour cream & onion whenever we visit our friends in
that area.

Likely not animal fat, because those products have become
a niche market. Perhaps it's just the care with which they
are made and the honesty of the ingredients.

Time and profit-loss statements will tell.

As soon as they realise that kale isn't as popular as some people

are > trying to make it.
Either that or our tastes are very behind the times.

That's possible. (G)

Too bad for the rest of them, or, as someone here puts it
indelicately, all the more for me. Until, of course, the
good stuff goes away altogether from want of demand.

In either case, it sounds like someone along the line
cheating for a penny - I know, times a million servings,
that comes to a bit, but it's not worth the bad will and
digestion. It's worth a complaint to the store and then
to corporate.

When it reaches the point of "I can't take this any more", I'll put in a complaint. That may be sooner, rather than later.

Sooner does more good.

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Title: Guacamole Dip #2
Categories: Appetizers, Dips, Syd's book, caution, do not eat
Servings: 1

2 lg Ripe Avocados
1 tb Grated Onion
1 tb Lemon Juice
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Chili Powder
1/3 c Miracle Whip

Mix all ingredients together except the Miracle Whip. Spread the Miracle
Whip over the top, sealing edges. Chill for 2 hours. Mix the Miracle
Whip
into the dip. Serve with potato chips, crackers or corn chips. From:
Syd's
Cookbook.

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