What It Was, Was a Monitor Top Refrigerator (and, It Will Still Keep Your Beer Cold)

If you had asked me six months ago the question "What was a Monitor Top refrigerator," I would have replied that it was a refrigerator.

I had never heard of one before, but back in October of last year, I read about a house in California that was stacked with old stuff from America's past from the 1920s to 1950s.  One of the things they had was a Monitor Top Refrigerator.

I, of course, knew what a refrigerator was and what the Monitor Turret was.  But, I had never seen one.  I did some research and found out it was one of the first refrigerators Americans were able to buy back in the 1930s and was a huge step up from an ice box.

I saw pictures of them and even have a picture of one in the pictures to the right of this post. But, until today, I had bever seen one.  Now, I have.  Yesterday, I was at Granny's Diner in Johnsburg, Illinois, with a group of buddies from Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg and over in the corner, they had a Monitor top refrigerator.

It was  in perfect shape outside.  I asked the owner about it who said the guy he had bought it from was still using it to keep his beer cold and it still worked after all those years.

I have written about this kitchen appliance in this blog.  Go back to the October 2021 posts if you want to know more.

A Real Trip Back.  --Old B-RunTop

In Search of Local Character" John Potter-- Part 8: Pizza At the Hangout

We entered Huc-A-Poos and it is all classic dive bar.  Nothing fancy, nothing carefully planned out.  Just a jumble of stuff everywhere and very reasonable food and drink prices.  No wonder John Potter hung out here.

The place is named Huc-A-poos Bites & Booze and for $4 you can get a huge quarter slice of very unique 16-inch pizzas  One is called the Herbivore with all of their veggies on it.  Another is the Omnivore, the garbage can of pizzas (which I ordered).  Yet another is Shep Surprise, "Where you order whatever  you want.and we will give you whatever we want."

And, there is PBR on tap.  And cheap, too.

There are 378 Reviews in Trip Advisor with 207 excellent, 113 very good, 18 poor and 18 terrible.

Comments:

Great laid back atmosphere.
My favorite place on earth.
This place is a hoot,
Best pizza in the USA.

No Wonder Potter Hung Out Here.  --Old B-R'er