One Pavilion, Two Diners
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Day 4: July 30, 2025 One Pavilion, Two Diners Comment via blog |
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I spent the night about three miles north of US-10 in Marshfield, WI. This
dragon overlooks 1st Street, a.k.a. WI-13.
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Of course, I had driven past the dragon and had to turn around to
photograph it, and I did it again at these old buildings near Neillsville.
Online searches turned up an obituary for Glenn Suckow, the
"son" in the business name. He attended the pictured Reed
School, which is less than half a mile away, eventually took over the
auto shop and feed mill, and died in 2002 at the age of 69.
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Yeah, I had to turn around for this one, too. I did it for the building,
but since the cow was next to the parking area and I walked past it first,
it got photographed first. I stopped because of the build's unusual shape
and only realized its historic significance after I was parked.
Pavilion
Cheese, Wine & Gifts operates in the Wisconsin Pavilion from the
1964-65 New York World's Fair. Although it's looking a little rough
cosmetically, the 61-year-old structure seems to be pretty much intact.
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I managed some truly glaring photos of the frame filled with historic
pictures on the first floor and the cases displaying fair artifacts on the
lower level. Check out some fair notes in that
second case. I made use of the men's room next to the poster and dried my
hands with this. The hand and face dryer
was made by Electric-Aire which appears to still be in business. I found
an online reference to a 1956 brochure for this model.
The last picture is of a small section of the radio studio at the rear of the pavilion. Computers were operating it while I was there but it often operates live from rooms lined with CDs and vinyl LPs. I tuned it (107.5 FM) in, and listened to its cool mix of rock music until I moved out of range about an hour later. |
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This sign caught my eye, and I pulled over for a couple of quick snaps
then moved. The internet tells me that not only is it still in operation,
it opens at 8:00 AM. I could have and should have checked out the
interior.
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This was the only thing on my absolutely-must-stop list for the day. I ate
at Mickey's Dining Car just once during its incredible
run of continuous operation. The COVID pandemic brought on its temporary
closure and it has only reopened somewhat recently. Mike Curtis recently
posted an excellent Mickey's video that is well worth watching. Actually,
everything on Mike's YouTube channel is well worth watching, which means
the channel is well worth subscribing to.
I had breakfast here on my 2018 visit, and I could have done that today since it's served all day long. But I went for a mushroom burger, and watched it being cooked along with a few other meals. |
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I guess I could claim that Mike is to blame, but I know it's my own damn
fault. When I told Mike Curtis that I hoped to visit Mickey's in the near
future, he suggested I also try the nearby
Hi-Lo Diner if
time allowed. Time did allow, so I drove straight from Mickey's to the
restored and relocated 1957 Fodero Diner. Not much more than half an hour
separated the last bite of the burger from my arrival at the Hi-Lo, but I
figured I could handle a slice of pie and a cup of coffee. The Hi-Lo does
offer pie, but there are just two choices. This is the Black Bottom Banana
Cream Pie. The other is Hand in the Jar Pie with things like peanut butter
custard among its ingredients. I rose to the occasion and downed it all,
helped by the fact that it was absolutely delicious.
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