Portland Native Charles W. offers the following recollection:
When I was a kid in the 1970′s, everyone watched Ramblin’ Rod’s Cartoon Show. It originally aired during after-school hours, then moved to 7:30 in the morning. If you were a youngster, you were familiar with Ramblin’ Rod. (He was one of the inspirations for Krusty the Klown on the The Simpsons.)
One of Ramblin’ Rod’s biggest sponsors was Pop Shoppe Soda Pop. It was somewhat of a chore to obtain if you didn’t live in city-proper: we had to convince our parents to drive ALL THE WAY TO GRESHAM and purchase it by the case.
This was where it got tricky. Pop Shoppe was only sold by the case, and in those days the Oregon bottle deposit on glass was ten cents each. So… that’s $2.40 for the empty bottles, plus you have to buy a WHOLE CASE. That’s, like, a hundred dollars in today’s money. So we didn’t get Pop Shoppe Pop very often.
Fast forward to the future: Now you can get Pop Shoppe Soda Pop by the individual bottle at Peterson’s! With several flavors to choose from, you can time-travel back to 1979 and maybe win the Smile Contest:
Speaking of showing off, The Portland Fire Department handled that giant BBQ grill like a bunch of champs! Also, check out the size of those Fireman Forearms!
The event was National Night Out in the South Park Blocks located in SW Portland, near Portland State University and the Portland Art Museum on August 2nd, 2011
Once again, to help kick off the upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Peterson’s is having a special on Jarritos Soft Drinks when purchased with the Jarritos coupon from our Coupon Page. Print as many out as you’d like. Feliz Cinco de Mayo Amigos y Amigas!
The nice lady in the video below is named Clara. She has an awesome Youtube channel that you should definitely check out sometime if you get the chance. Click here to go to her Youtube page.
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