Next exit, Stuckey's - Life in America
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I'm a 70year old man, and I remember them very well. We weren't well off, so about the best my parents could do for us is stop for gas, let us use the bathroom, maybe share a pecan log between me, my brother, and my sister; and gaze with envy and wonder at the almost non-stop shelves of souvenirs. The store were very clean, with friendly staff. We knew we could never go wrong there. Were life still like that!
I remember my dad leaving me at one to go get his wallet he forgot at home!
They were pretty good, but their prices were outrageous. Had he scaled them down, he would have been more successful! Thanks David!
Thanks everyone!
@@owenbevans6062 You must have lived nearby! I don't think wee did...
There was a Stucky's road sign near my Grandparent's home for my entire life. I remember being so young that I thought Granddaddy just loved Stucky's so much that he had put up the sign. I remember him explaining it to me.
Stuckey's kept you alive on the road. The milkshakes, burgers and candy was life sustaining !
In the 1960s Stuckys was the one place where a 11 year old kid could buy a bull whip for $4.
Your going to put your eye out with that thing. I can still hear my sweet mama say! I miss her and my dad so! Wonderful childhood
What about the plastic handcuffs?
This explains a lot.
I bought mounted bull horns at Stuckeys. Good times!
Stuckey's was always a "must stop" on family trips as I grew up in the 60's and 70's. I remember how they just quickly started disappearing. Now I know why. I loved their hot dogs as a kid and each location had metal Sheriff badges with the appropriate state seal in the middle. I had a drawer full of those at one time. Another great era gone by. I sure miss those days.
I really miss them too.
Will miss this place, people working there, always had smiles on their faces, those were some of the best of times, and we'll never see in America ever again, so sorry
No, you're right. We are living in bad, bad times that will continue to get worse. I'm so glad I was born in 1959 and have so many good memories.
My uncle was a manager of a Stuckeys in North Carolina back in the 1980's. He sadly, died from cancer in 1991 at just 47 years old. Great guy, with a heart of gold.
My uncle and aunt ran a Stuckey's in Wyoming in the 1960's, if I remember correctly. I was so little I could be wrong about the details. It was way out in the middle of nowhere. A little oasis of civilization on long trips.
So sorry for your loss. My dad was just 38. Heaven doesn't wait for the good ones. They get an express pass to Paradise.
God bless him. May he be in a better place ❤️
Remember on family vacations, driving across country and you always knew that there was a Stuckey’s from the turquoise roof and always stopped for the pecan rolls !! Loved it !!
My family always stopped at Stuckey's first and foremost because us kids loved the little toy dispensers in the bathrooms. Plus the pecan rolls.
In 1969 we drove from Houston Texas to Riverside California to visit my aunt. I was 9 years old. My fondest memories of that trip was stopping at a Stuckey's in I think Arizona. I had never had a pecan log roll, but I loved pecans, and that is all I talked about for years after. Hopefully they make a comeback, I would love to take my grandchildren for their first pecan log roll!
The thing I remember about Stuckey's was that they had "Indian" stuff for kids. We had a drum, a rubber tipped spear, and a Chief's headdress, and maybe a bow and arrows. That was the big attraction for us when I was a kid.
Tomahawk!😄
Me too. I remember those souvenirs. Also cedar trinket chests and coin banks
I remember my folks buying me a little square plastic box containing some mexican jumping beans.
I remember all those things too.
Now I am dying for Pecan log....heard they are on amazon
I liked those USA states stickers on those revolving racks.
i remember as a kid they used to have billboards along the highway, "60 miles to Stuckey's" then about 5 miles later "55 miles to Stuckey's" When you're stuck in the back seat of a car going cross country, it was all I had to look forward to.
My favorite billboards were the ones for South of the Border (a tourist attraction on the NC/SC state line). Most of them were bad puns, but hilarious to a child.
Thank you Mr. Stuckey for giving us all great memories when families would travel and stop in to visit your stores and grab a delicious pecan log. I can still taste it today. So many great times back then I believe that we were truly blessed to have experienced those days. Rip Stuckey🙏
Yeah, Stuckey's was definitely part of the good ol' days. When road trips were king of the middle class.
I miss them on 1960's road trips as a kid, their log rolls were my all-time favorite candy. They want $30 for a 6 oz pecan roll today. Seems the full size original box was larger, being we bought 1 or 2 back then for 6+ of us they couldn't have been too expense.
And you were a pretty good mayor too Frank.
Frank have you seen Brett Weir lately?
@@gregggoss2210 😁🤔
Thanks for bringing back a great childhood memory. 10 burgers for a dollar the easiest way to feed a family while traveling across the United States. Those were the days.
Yep. I was one of those pesty kids who, on our way to Florida for family vacation from Jersey back in the late 60's, just bugged the crap out of my dad to stop at a Stuckeys for a pecan log....ahh the memories. Now I live In Florida and believe it or not we have a Stuckeys nearby!
My parents made it a point to find and show us kids a Stuckey's on a cross country trip in '67. Somewhere in NM or TX.
Didn’t think they were around any more
I know of one in Sallisaw, Oklahoma off of I-40.
@@douglasdixon524 I live in AZ now but im from Oklahoma, i remember there was an abandoned one off I35 i think near Pauls Valley ... any ways i miss when Stuckeys was thriving :-)
Same for me only we were coming from Ohio down i75. I live outside Tampa now & loving it..
I loved seeing the Stuckey’s signs and eating in the cafes on their on the way down from Buffalo. Stuckey’s was a welcome indicator that we were getting closer to the palm trees, warm sunny beaches and later Disneyworld - Busch Gardens!
All the troubles we are having in this country now I fear that all things ‘Americana’ is slipping away only to be replaced by the new cancel culture nightmare!
Yes, I share this fear.
The left erases history to get to year zero. And then it’s Khmer Rouge time.
Magats can manage to bring politics into any conversation.
I feel much the same way. Kids can't be kids anymore - riding bikes all day during the summer until "curfew" (which was the street lights coming on), going fishing at the creek just down the road, outdoor skates &/or a skateboard, and so many other things that kids like us (those of us that are of a certain age) use to enjoy.
My family always stopped at a Stuckey's when we were on vacation in the '50s and '60s.
Oh My!!! That brought back some beautiful memories ☺️
Summer vacation from California to Illinois, to visit Grandma & Grandpa🤗
Dad always stopped at Stuckey’s!!!!!!!
Man Stuckeys was everywhere in the 70s when we'd go to GA to see family! Loved it! I got a tear when I saw the granddaughter is running it now. After Covid, I'm going to GA & going to a Stuckeys! Thanks.
In the seventies, it seemed there was a Stuckey's at every exit out West, incredible. The piano music is pleasant, thank you.
Let's face it, Stuckey's was life.
Must have pecan log roll, must have pecan log roll, ...
I thought McDonald’s was life
@@turdferguson74 from the perspective of a 5 year old traveling across country during a family move, it's Stuckey's :)
@@turdferguson74 Somehow, that seems a bit depressing.
@@turdferguson74 Still is.
It's super cool that the granddaughter has been passed the baton. I hope Stuckey's continues to come back.
Many great memories waking up in my uncle's truck at Stuckey's, hungry and ready to chow down. I'd ride down south with him to pick up citrus and no matter what we'd stop and eat, great food, awesome coffee and I never left without a few pecan rolls for the road. Back when truckers could make an honest living without being prisoners to debt, this country's gone to hell in a handbasket.
Thank you Joe Obiden and all you
democRATS. CB
It'd be great of they could reopen those original locations and leave them looking as original as possible.
In 1972, when I was 7 going on 8, my mother and grandmother drove us from California to Massachusetts and back. Stuckey's quickly became one of our favorite stops along the way. I was sad to hear of their decline, but happy that they've experienced a resurgence in the last couple of decades. I'm sure it's not the same, but at least I have my memories.
Every time my grandparents would go on a road trip, they'd come back with tins of Stuckey's peanut brittle.
Wow mine did the same on their way back from Vegas and for mom always the pecan roll, thanks for bringing that memory back
Let's keep this in the family please! Do not hand it off to a corporation otherwise it will be the beginning of the end!
Ahhhhhhh the good old days ❤️😋🙏 that would be lovely if she is able to make a comeback with it🙏
Captain America America oh my sorry I didn't... I just read someone else's comment saying hopefully Stephanie can bring it back 🤷♀️I assumed it was a daughter they were speaking of ... I just went back through the comments, I dont see it now. But the video does say it! But if she has passed as well I am sorry to hear that. Unless you misunderstood what I was saying?
Well for someone who’s dead, she’s pretty lively! She was in one of The Carpetbagger’s videos fairly recently.
Jaynie Nowell-Snoke 🤣❤️thank you 😅I thought I might be losing it😳❤️
Captain America America 🤣honestly GET OVER YOURSELF! It is not that big a deal except for a troll like you that gets off on correcting people who were simply trying to leave a nice message 🤦♀️it's not all that serious...not to mention in your hurry to find something wrong you assumed I meant the original owner, when I meant the young woman Stephanie sooooo do you know what happens when you assume???? 🤣let it go🤣
Jaynie Nowell-Snoke apparently captain America feels he is a know it all 🤦♀️and has nothing better to do then take a nice video that people enjoyed and find what he feels may be an error (which it was not👍) AND SAVE THE DAY🤣🤣🤣 in the comments section🤣🤦♀️
As a boy driving cross country with my family in the 60s and 70s Stuckey's was such a GREAT little place to stop . It doesn't get more Americana than Stuckey's.
I noticed that “Americana” isn’t a term used much anymore.
We once had a truly All-American culture, but due to immigration, it’s been diluted into generic corporate blandness.
In it’s place are Starbucks everywhere. Yawn.
As a kid I even got excited just following the road signs on Highway 40 announcing that we were 4-3-2-miles away.
True! Those were the days, the days of the family cross-country road trip. After 1966 or 1967, we did them in a VW bus.
I grew up in Eastman, Ga. and remember the factory being open making candy. Hoping Stephanie can bring it back to it's former glory.
I grew up in Eastman, Ga., My Grandfather, on my dads side, was friends with Mr. Stuckey. When I was in Elementary School, we would take field trips, about a mile from the school, to the Stuckey's Candy plant. They would take us back in the plant and we could watch the candy being made. They we got to sample whatever we wanted. Eastman was a small town. We only had one Stop light, until early 80's. You could always smell that sweet candy being made, all over town.
Anyone could go to the store that was located in front of the candy plant, and get huge bags of the end pieces, or candy that were not correct shape, for $5.00 a bag. You want to talk about good, it was still warm most of the time. Fresh Pecan log rolls pieces, right off the line. Yummy!
Most of the plant has been torn down, but the original building that house the store in front, is still there. But it is a kind of thrift store now. The Stucky's Carridge Inn, was torn down to make way for a car dealership, that is no longer in business.
The old Stuckey's home still stands right down town, next to the original Stop light. Not sure who has it now, but it still looks as grand as it has, since I was a small child.
That’s some great history! Thank you👍🏻
Thank you so much for sharing this story!❤
I remember as a kid going down Route 66 seeing these billboards, don't miss Stuckeys exit 10 miles. Then another, then one said turn back you missed Stuckeys.
They had millions of signs. Masters of the highway advertising. Had to check it out
I remember family cross-country road trips that included Route 66 and, of course Stuckey's.
Same w/ south of the border, the roadside attraction between North & South Carolina.
Wow... this was a staple in our travels. We kids watched every roadside sign and counted down the miles to the next Stuckeys as we bounced around the back seats with no seatbelt and windows wide open. The signs got more frequent as you got nearer and that built up our excitement. Don't know why it was so important, but I know mom and dad always let us get something, even a little trinket, and we were happy for the next 100 miles!
Absolutely describes my childhood! Thanks for sharing!
Have very similar childhood memories.
My dad called ‘em Stickey’s because during long road trips we were digging in the car cushions to find change to buy Pecan Log Rolls which we’d make a mess of not to mention get super thirsty and that was before bottled water was readily available
Funny to remember what it took to get a glass of water. Or you brought a cooler.
@@supercoolyguy Yeah, we were pretty poor so we'd always have that cooler with bologna sandwiches, and the cheapest brand of soda pop on our road trips. I remember the parents doling out servings of chips from large family-sized bags as well.
I’d love that! Thanks for sharing
Such great memories of Stuckey’s. Family trips to visit my grandparents always included mandatory stop at Stuckey’s. I remember that us kids could find little toys there that you did not see anywhere else. They even had toys in wall mounted vending machines in the restrooms. My favorite was those little slider puzzles. How I would love to revisit those days.
I remember when Stuckeys had a location on US 20 between Rockford and Freeport Illinois. The building is still there but occupied by a different business.
All through the 70’s our family of 3 boys with Mom & Dad drove to Florida for Spring Break annually from Chicagoland stopping mostly at Stucky’s to eat meals and fuel up as soon as we started coming across their locations in the Southern states. As kids we loved that every table had that triangle shaped game with golf tees inserted into drilled holes where the object was to jump tees removing them with the goal to leave only one tee.
In the 4th grade, we went on a field trip to Williamsburg, Va from my school near Richmond.. We stopped at Stuckey’s on interstate 64. Now it’s a Shell station, but I still remember that trip (I’m 61 now).
I remember the billboards on I-70 announcing how close you were getting to a Stuckey's. I also remember they had little games at the tables when you ate!🥰
I’m a 70 yers old guy who loved seeing Stuckey’s when riding cross country with my parents and siblings. My Dad LOVED the Divinity as his favorite candy. So we always stopped when we saw one. He grew up in a coal mining town in VA and Divinity was one of the few sweets they could afford. It was a sad time when Stuckey’s started closing. And later to see the old stores something else. I will always have the memories of them.
Stuckey's! Eat here get gas. Childhood memories. 🙂🙂
You were pretty rough on the beaver last night Ward! Childhood memories 🙂
Pun intended lol
Rrrrrriiiipppp! 😁😁
@@kevinguitar1224 I don't know if all Stuckey's had a big ole sign outside that said that? But between the Eat here get gas sign and those pecan log role things who could forget Stuckey's. Good thing is the pecan log roll thingies can bought online cause the nearest Stuckey's is 4 hours away.
My wife chuckled at that and she doesn't remember Stuckey's. I feel kinda bad for her.
This was the forerunner to so many roadside stores that existed for traveling families. I still remember those divinity log rolls - so sugary you can't possibly imagine. When you're a little kid, those rolls were incredible. When you're an adult, the amount of sugar almost sends you into shock. But they were a fun place and most kids LOVED Stuckey's.
Very cool. i remember them. Always a good place to stop and fuel up, use a clean bathroom, eat an inexpensive good meal, buy a log roll and hit the road. I loved them because you could pause and relax because the vibe was not like a truck stop of Mickey D's.
Stucky's and Nickerson Farms. Spent a lot of time in the back seat of my dad's Galaxy 500 driving between Denver and Kansas City in the 70's. Those were better days.
Remember the see through bee hives at Nickerson Farms? As a kid I was always worried about them getting loose inside the restaurant.
I travelled between Denver, CO and Salina, KS in the 1970s with my family and we frequented both Stuckey's and Nickerson Farms (the one in Russell, KS) too. My parents had a 1965 Ford Galaxy 500 until 1971.
I-35 between Minneapolis and the Iowa border had both a Stuckey's and Nickerson's. I believe the Stuckeys building or at least the remnants of a sign is still standing at the Elko New Market exit.
Better days for sure.
Yep, I remember Stuckeys! They went with road trips like a hand in a glove. Fill up the tank, and get a soft serve ice cream cone all in a flash! Good to see their making a come back .👍
I remember Stuckey's from family vacations in the mid 1970's. Good times!
I am a Georgia Native born and bred love there pecan logs!💜
My dad and mom managed a store four about 10 years, best times of their life. thanks to the Stuckey family.
Mr.Stuckey had a awesome Son to buy what was left of Stuckey’s to persevere his Dad’s legacy.
I’d start begging from the back seat every time I saw their sign ! Lol
When we drove out to Colorado when I was a kid, it was the only place to eat through Kansas. Breakfast lunch and dinner at Stuckey's.
Which sign they would have like 6 billboards before store
Lol
Me too!!
Same here. That was back when stopping was a real treat.
Good ol' Stuckey's was always there waiting on the Turnpikes and highways of America when we were lil kids. We were all very happy indeed when mom & dad would pull in to Stuckey's for fuel. Then the pecan roll & pecan twists with Coke or Pepsi to wash it down.
When I first saw "Stuckey's", the FIRST thing that came to mind was, "Damn, I remember them! BEST pecan log rolls ever!". LOL It's reassuring to see I'm not alone in that memory.
There's been a number of times that I've stopped at a "Stuckey's" location. It's good to see that the Granddaughter of the Founder is continuing the legacy.
back in the 70's my parents and me would stop at a particular stuckeys in ga. i believe on our way back home to n.c...we ate there every trip and i loved their cheeseburgers..kinda funny i stumbled across this because me and some guys at work were talking about good burgers and i mentioned how fond i was of stuckeys as a child.
Those greasy Stuckey's cheeseburgers were the best. I have been known to travel out of my way to get one. Road trips just aren't the same without them.
I hope to find one of the new incarnations of this old memory and see if they are the same.
The King of the Road burger was my favorite there. Made my parents get me one every trip!
Nostalgic!
Definitely a slice of Americana!
I think my parents loved stopping to buy taffy because it took a long time to eat keeping us 5 kids quiet for miles. We always stopped at Stuckeys and stayed at Holiday Inns....
Love these trips down memory lane.
Thank you!!🥰❤🙏
Ate there on a road trip back in 1990 and the food was delicious. I remember for breakfast they sold toast with scrambled eggs and it tasted homemade.
Our 99 cent breakfast special
I hope Steffany can bring the. Business back
I agree!
I agree, they still have one on I-10 east pass, Winnie Texas.
I think Steffany has gotten too old to bring the. Business back.
Business is doing great!
@@stuckeystop I’m so glad to hear that!!!
My strongest memory of Stuckey’s is from about 1967. I was driving home on leave from USAF, from Wichita to Nashville. At the time, very little of the trip was interstate highway and, at best, was a 15 hour drive. Stuckey’s was notable for their “teaser” billboards as you approached a store. “Clean Restrooms - Stuckey’s - 5 miles”, “Fill up with Texaco - Stuckey’s - 4 miles”, “Ice Cold Soft Drinks - Stuckey’s - 3 miles”. By now I had been driving for 13 hours. My VW’s tank was approaching empty, my bladder was nearing full, and I needed something cold to drink. Another billboard: “Stuckey’s - Just over the hill”. I thought this was perfect timing and was looking forward to my first ever stop at a Stuckey’s....until I crested the hill only to see that Stuckey’s had just burned to the ground with the wreckage still smoking. Oh, well!
Oh no!!! 😳
I remember the small signs from Stucky's on the way to Florida my parents in the late 50's early 60's (before the expressway). They were red and often had a limerick a cute story and the final one told you how far away Stucky's was. They were spaced far enough apart that everyone anticipated the next sign and read them aloud together. It was a "fun" gimmick that worked since we always stopped at Stucky's for one thing or another.
I do miss those days, they seem like a dream to me, the present time is a dream too, but it's a bad dream.
A very, very bad dream. An even worse dream now in 2023 than two years ago. Ugh.
Our Family used to travel the country when me and my sister were kids. Always got excited when we saw that Green roof.
When I was a Child in the 1970’s, and my dad was on leave from the Navy, we would travel a lot and Stucky’s was one of our favorite places to stop. Our parents would buy my sister and me toys and candy from there. My dad also bought one of their coffee cups. At the time Stucky’s had a promotion which was a free cup of coffee for as long as you had the cup. My dad still had that cup even after they stopped that promotion. For a while, the only Stucky’s that was left that we knew of was in Wyoming.
Between the frequent moving required of navy families and visiting relatives who lived far away, Stuckey's was my second home as a kid. 😁
The last Stuckey's I was in is west of Amarillo Tx on I-40 that was 4 years ago.
Just across the state line in New Mexico
@@rbrbro75 I'm from California but was stationed in New Mexico during my Air Force days back in the early1980s. I traveled to Amarillo and Lubbock several time while living in Clovis, NM and kept wondering during this entire video where I had seen a Stuckey's. Now I know.
@ilovegoodsax my parents and I moved from Riverside California to Amarillo, and that Stuckey's was a frequent stop any time we traveled
when i was a kid in the 70s if there was a stuckey's that came up in our travels mom made pops stop so she could get log rolls as gifts for everyone when we got home.
We knew we were close to grandma house when we saw the Stuckey's sign, loved the pecan roll always got two. It was some where on 81 in VA.
Harrisonburg Virginia, just off I-81.
@@gregggoss2210 or down the road at Mint Springs, VA
I remember Stuckey's and their billboards for breakfasts of eggs and toast. Looked yummy to me as a kid in the back seat!!! I also remember seeing some years later the empty Stuckey's buildings alongside the interstate.
Man did that bring back memories ... I think Stuckeys was the original "truck stop"
Yes, I remember Stuckey's! They were wonderful stops and I and my sister would look in envy at all the souvenirs we couldn't afford. Gas and maybe a pecan log roll each. Good times!
I remember Stuckeys on I-40 going to visit my mom in Nashville when I was a little girl. I remember how much we enjoyed those maple pecan pralines and nut logs. I still make sugared pecans at Christmastime inspired by Stuckeys of yesteryear.
You are so very sexy
During the 1960's during our summer road trip from NY to western PA along the Penna Turnpike we'd look forward to stopping at Stuckey's. Loved the pecan log. During a business trip a couple years ago I stumbled onto one that looked like it had one foot in the grave. I had no idea they even existed at all. I bought a pecan log to bring back to my sister in California. She was incredulous that I had found it.
Some of the stores definitely need some TLC. Working on it…
Seeing this brings back great memories. It was a treat to stop at Stuckeys.
Stopping at Stuckeys was always a hi-point of any road trip. Best memories ever.
Every road trip we made as a kid, it was my job (that I took on myself cause I was afraid my Dad would forget, even though he never did) to stop at Stuckey's once on the way to my Grandparents as well as once on the way home. Those were truly wonderful days!
Best wishes to you, Stephanie Stuckey!!!
Stuckey’s had the best Pecan logs in the world 👏 The atmosphere was the best, so Country it just felt like home ❤️ Gosh how I miss those days ❤️. Life was a simpler time and just heartwarming. New subscriber, Thank you for sharing 👏 Stay safe healthy and happy 😃❤️
Oh, what memories.
Drove the family from NC to the west coast in the mid 90s. Had many a breakfast at Stuckey's along the way. "Alright, let's hit the road. We'll try for 500 miles today. Matt! Put that toy down and get in the van! We gotta make it to Amarillo!"
There was a novelty item sold at Stuckey's , canned rabbit milk. Fortified with vitamins P.I.S.S.
That was back in 70's.
Yes. Plus they had the little envelope, filled with rattle snake eggs. 😂
Stuckey's was a favorite pit stop for me as a kid back in the 1970s on family vacations. I was always able to successfully beg my parents to buy me the 3 pack of comic books to read on the road. In those 3 packs you could see the covers of 2 of the comics, but the one that was shrink wrapped in the middle was the unknown mystery. Usually it was the one 'crappy' one that no one would buy individually. That was the one I would pass to my little brother. :)
I'm glad I found your channel. I have enjoyed watching your videos. They bring back a lot of good memories. Thanks again, looking forward to
seeing more.
Good memories get sweeter as you get older!
I agree, love the channel!
@@larrydewein401 oil
@@larryscarborough2403 oil? I don't get it! Clue me in!!
As a kid, it wasn't summer without those hours on long, desolate highways in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and a stop at the exit with the cool teal roof of Stuckeys, beckoning the weary traveler! How I miss those trips... Very nice that the granddaughter is in charge now.
The last Stuckey's I remember was on I-10 in Texas, over 40 years ago.
There was one between Houston and Beaumont on IH 10 a few years ago. Not sure if is still open. It was in pretty rough shape!
@@Chevy4x4dawg still there
The last time I passed by there, it looked like they were building a new one, on the opposite side of the interstate. There also used to be one on I10, between Brookshire and Sealy.
Good to hear Stuckey's is still here. As a kid on road trips (in a 1978 Buick Electra) the name "Stuckey" always stood out for me above all other gas stations, I wonder why?
When I was a kid Stuckey’s was a great place to stop for treats, lunch and of course pecan everything when traveling! Makes me want to take a road trip!
I loved the " mystery " bags!! Never knew what you would get!!
They had one in Bradenton,FL along I-75 & SR 64.Now it's gone.I remember purchasing a Cedar Wood Storage Box w/ a Color Photo on the lid of the Box once.I still have that Box.
Stuckeys in erie pa. We'd stop there everytime we went to Niagra falls. Bacon, eggs and toast. All of it swimming in grease.
Erie, indeed.
When I was a kid in the early 1970's, I used to love it when my parents stopped by Stuckey's on a road trip.
In the late ‘60’s-‘70’s there was one on I-10 westbound between San Antonio & Houston, next to a bridge over I-10.. You could see the blue roof a long way off.. the memories of us kids begging dad to stop.... to this day, even though there is nothing on the spot, I think of it everytime I pass it..
Even though we never stopped, I remember seeing Stuckey's signs along Rt. 23 when we were heading from Groveport OH to see relatives in KY. It was one of the more nostalgic images I remember from back in the 60s and early 70s :)
On my first big road trip in '72 at the age of eight, I recall those teal roofed pecan palaces out in desolate locations beckoning road weary travelers to stop for a bite and stretch our legs. They looked huge, seemed to be everywhere, always commanding a prominent hill overlook. About 15 years later traveling in the west as a young adult I passed some of those same locations where an abandoned shell sat like a old ghost of my childhood memories. I was disappointed they had disappeared. Even in the eighties out in the southwest it could be pretty desolate with travelers enduring long stretches without services.
1972... Best year for top 40 music, last good
year for cars, inexpensive fuel, travel, which,
Of Course, Always included a Stucky’s stop:
Cleveland, Ohio to Burks Falls, Ontario. Thank you for this wonderful video. CB
On our family trips in the midwest it was Nickerson Farms. They had live bees making honey behind glass. I didn't realize Stuckey's was still an operating brand, and still run by a family member. That's impressive. Very enjoyable history lesson here. Thanks.
Anybody else remember the Stuckey's board game "Happy Highways"? I remember taking a family vacation to Colorado and stopping at every Stuckey's between Houston and Denver, back in about 1974. Stuckey's was giving these games away to kids. The game was basically a Stuckey's version of Candy Land, with a similar layout. It was really just a piece of perforated cardboard, with a map like game board and punch out cars and game tickets. Each player would take turns drawing tickets, which would give directions to advance your car "X" number of spaces forward, or (if you were lucky) advance to "Moon mountain ", or "Camp Gitchy Goo". 😅 Such great memories of those family road trips, Stuckey's and that game. I cherished that game for years, played it more than Monopoly or anything else. I know someone out there, has to remember that too.
Love the channel.
In 1971 (or might have been early in 1972), when I was 3 or almost four years old, my parents and I drove across the country from Los Angels to Baltimore, Maryland, to visit my dad’s sister, see Washington, DC., New York, and pick up my father’s grandmother (my great grandmother), and then we drove back across the country to Southern California. All along the way and back, we stopped at Stuckey’s. We’d fill the car up with gas, get cold iced tea to drink, pecan candy, my mother would by “souvenir spoons” and I’d get some games/puzzles to play in the car (Wooly Willy and one of those moving tile puzzles, this one in particular being a map of the United States). When I think of Stuckey’s, I always think of iced tea in red and white striped waxed paper cups, with a plastic lid and straw, and sipping it to go in the back seat of the car.
Wonderful memories of Stuckey's back in the 60's! We would always see Stuckey's signs along the road as we were traveling on vacation. Great video, thank you!😊
Thanks for the memories..in 1964 my family drove from Detroit to Miami and I remember stopping at a Stuckeys and at 7 years old their souvenir shop was heaven I insisted on spending my money on a Real stuffed baby alligator with glass eyes and little teeth sticking out
And if not mistaken still have somewhere
Great times and Great stores..Thx
I'm 63 and Stuckey's and its Divinity has a prominent place in my memory of summer cross-country road trips with my family during the 60s. Seeing the billboard announcing there was one coming up was cause for us kids cheering in anticipation of that Divinity. I love watching these videos and going down my own memory lane. It's also sad because we're now experiencing the severe decline phase in this country and these memories put a fine point on it. Anyway, Stuckey's made a big impression on me when I was a kid and the mere mention of "road trip" brings it immediately to mind. Loved this video!
Loved stopping by there as a kid in the 60s thank you for the memories 🤗❤️
I was born in Georgia in 1968. I grew up eating these Stuckey's Pecan Log Rolls. Good food always brings back fond memories of long ago days.
LOVED stopping at Stuckey's when we were traveling in the 1960' S!
I worked at the Stuckey's that was located near Palm Springs California. It was one of my first jobs as a high school student in 1967/68. Mitch and Hellen were outstanding people to work for. They thought me the value of a good work ethic and treated me very well. The first day on the job, Mitch said to have all the "sample candy" I wanted. A very smart man he was. I ate more candy in my first 6 months, then I did for the remaining two years I worked their.
There's a Stuckey's/Dairy Queen on I65 just a few miles south of Montgomery, Alabama. My wife and I have been in there many times. It's great to know that they're still alive and well and their future looks bright!
There's a remodeled one at the Centerville/Woodstock exit on I-20/59 between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. There's one in Lincoln off of I-20. Theres still that divey but operational one in Lacon off of I-65 North. There's one on US 431 in Albertville.