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The MerryMobile served Dreamsicles, Drumsticks, Buried Treasure, Lemon Ice Box Pie, and orange sherbet Push-Ups.

Buried Treasure was a raspberry-vanilla swirl (raspberry ice cream, not sherbet) and the "buried treasure" was a figure (astronaut, cowboy, etc.) on the top of the plastic stick.

It used to be almost expected that when you went somewhere you had to send a postcard to the folks at home who were not out exploring the world like you.

Postcard makers knew this of course and produced postcards from every town, tourist trap and even hotels/motels that someone might want to send home with the famous 'wish you were here' tag line.

Postcard makers also took a good bit of creative license when depicting places that might be, shall we say, 'excitement challenged' - like Memphis.

The Heritage Memphis website lists the following historic properties as lost on their list and status report here: http://www.memphisheritage.org/cms/index.php?q=node/historicproperties

Not sure of the year, anyone know?

A ballroom once graced the fairgrounds property - Vance tells us more:

Years ago, Memphians didn't have to drive all the way to Tunica to enjoy a grand casino. And when they paid their 40 cents admission to the sprawling wooden building on East Parkway, they were dazzled by the lights flashing from — no, not slot machines — a glittering crystal ball suspended over the largest dance floor in the city.

Recognize anything?

The building did not always look as it does today. It was originally designed by architect James Hill in 1876 and included two towers. Parts of its original Italian Villa design can still be seen inside the current building. In 1903 architect James Knox Taylor added an addition to the building which can still be seen in the center of the west facade. It was in 1929 that a more radical change took place when the building was enlarged to become a post office.

For young Memphians of the 1960's there was one good reason to hurry home from school, Happy Hal's Fun House! The show featured cartoons such as Sinbad Jr., The Mighty Hercule and Popeye along with live action comedy such as the Three Stooges and the Little Rascals.

Memphis is filled with interesting historical stories and facts that you probably didn't know. For example, You have no doubt heard that 'Volney', the lion who roared at the beginning of all the old MGM movies, lived at the Memphis Zoo until his death in 1944. Is it true ? Kinda.