When I was a kid the ride down Lake Avenue to Charlotte Beach seemed to take an eternity. And that final crest where you got your first look at lake and the tall flag pole was so dramatic. It still seems like a trek even though you’re still within the city limits.
We took Pete and Shelley to see the “Subterranean Surrogates” show at RoCo and then cruised down Lake Avenue to Abbots. They have so many locations now but the Chocolate Almond custard still tastes the best down there.
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I spent a lot of time at Charlotte beach in my early days. That would have been in the mid 1950s. We usually followed our days at the beach with dinner at Vic & Irv’s or Don & Bob’s. In those days, you could still swim in the lake. It got too polluted for that after awhile. I’ve heard that it has cleaned up enough now to allow swimming again. From the looks of this picture, it seems that may be true.
The other Abbots locations are franchises so quality varies. Same deal with Rubinos- only Ridge Rd is the real deal.
love that couple with baseball hats in the expanded picture.