Dairy Queen circa 1963 on Safeway parking lot nearest to NE 75th Street.
In 1960 Wedgwood had NO banks, which seems hard to believe today. Wedgwood did have a number of small shops and cafes which were locally-owned. There was a drugstore with a real soda fountain, and a hardware store which also sold specialty food items and rented out ski equipment. The Wedgwood Community Club which was active in the 1950’s and 1960’s was successful in preventing a hamburger drive-in from being built at the corner of NE 84th Street. But those who really wanted a hamburger could head on down to Dairy Queen which was on the Safeway parking lot at NE 75th Street. Read all about it this week on Valarie’s history blog.