I cant believe it finally happened. I had hoped the day would never come but on Dec 30, 2011 Parkers Drive In closed its doors for good. This is the place my grandparents started 58 years ago. It has been a big part of my life and I have so many memories here. I still remember as a little girl coming up to see my grandparents and we would always stop in at "grandpas" first. We would sneak in the back door and sit on old wooden crates while my grandpa made us food. He was such a hard worker and took a lot of pride in what he did. My mom and both of my aunts worked here growing up and most of my girl cousins and myself have all worked here at some point. I am so glad I got to be a part of that experience. We even got Aubrey to flip a few burgers on the last day so she could say she had worked there. We decided the day after it closed to get all the family together down there for one last Parker's meal. It still hasn't hit me that I wont be able to stop in there anymore. It's a little hard too because in a way its the last piece of my Grandpa that we were holding on to. Im glad that we have so many great memories of him and my grandma to hold onto and so many great memories of Parker's Drive In aka Grandpas. Im so grateful for an amazing family to share it all with!!
This is my amazing grandma who with grandpa started it all.
This was the family entrance
Nate, Randi and Cade enjoying one last meal
Most of my girl cousins
Sisters
I dont know if my dad or tyler would get hired...they need to work on
their ice cream cone making skills
Grandma Parker, Mom, Dad, Aunt Tammy, Uncle Frank,
Aunt LeeAnn, and Uncle Kenneth
Me working the grill
Oh how I am going to miss this food!
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