Capitol Drive-In, aka Four Points Drive-In
Capitol/Four Points Drive-In
Tallahassee, FL
June 8, 2016

After our scouting trip on Tuesday we were all set for a fun afternoon at the North Florida Fair, and after cashing in a couple Savings Bonds to cover the costs away we went. It was a nice, somewhat cool day and thankfully the fair was not crowded at all, although by the time we…
Ah, the old wall of candy and gum machines! There was a bank of these inside the Roses store in DeLand (it wasn’t a “discount” outfit then, it was still middle-of-the-road, I’m sure it was…) when I was a kid that I would covet over for hours (OK, I’m sure my dad only let me linger…
For years there was a McDonald’s/Circle K combo on Magnolia Ave in Tallahassee. Then one day it was gone. A new McDs had sprung up down the block (where an old forested lot used to be), and there are enough CircleKs around town that no one even noticed that missing. Now they’ve built what appears…
On North Monroe Street in Tallahassee there used to be an enclosed mall creatively called “The Tallahassee Mall”. It was the second of three malls that used to service the Capital City (Northwood’s being the first, and Governor’s Square being the younger, and bigger brother). When I was first in Tallahassee for my two years…
Built in 1971, this was a 160 unit motel with what was billed as a large lobby area, restaurant and conference rooms. It was two stories with concrete block construction and a brick veneer. The property was 3.4 acres and zoned CP “Commercial” with 400 feet frontage and a full median cut. The 2007 property…
A couple of pics outside Bread and Roses Co-op, the Bread and Roses Kitchen, and the Going Places Outreach, all Railroad Ave in South Tallahassee. These are all good places to support.