u/DisciplineNeither921

Did the Brat Stop sign use to be taller?

As a kid and young adult in the Chicago area (70s-80s), I have a distinct memory of heading north on 94 and passing the giant “CHEESE” sign for the Brat Stop, followed by the Mars Cheese Castle sign a couple minutes later.

I’m on a work trip in Kenosha now for the first time in decades, and went to the Brat Stop last night (still delicious!). But the sign can’t be more than 20 feet off the ground, and is barely even visible from the interstate.

Is my memory faulty, or did they lower the sign at some point?

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u/DisciplineNeither921 — 5 days ago

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The Party (S7E25)

I just got done watching this one, and while it’s a well-made and beloved episode, I got to wondering how plausible such a thing would be. Cross-country travel was still very expensive and time-consuming in the early 1950s. In particular, I’m wondering how Radar’s mom and Uncle Ed or the Klingers could have afforded to travel to New York for a weekend, and spend at least two nights at the Pierre, one of the poshest hotels in the city at the time.

u/DisciplineNeither921 — 3 months ago