We went to the Pink Palace Museum yesterday for field trip day. There is an IMAX Theater, a Planetarium, a wide assortment of permanent and temporary exhibits and then there are displays in the main house.
The main house was being built for Clarence Saunders, inventor of the self-service grocery, before he went bankrupt attempting to maintain control of his company stock. One of the exhibits is a to size replica of Clarence's first Piggly Wiggly.
What struck me the most as we wandered through was not how small it was, or the lack of choice, or even the way you were herded through like cattle; instead what I was struck by were how many things on those few shelves were things I have in my home today.
- Kellogg's Corn Flakes
- Cream of Wheat
- Quaker Oats
- Gold Medal Flour
- White Lily Flour
- Domino Sugar
- Quaker Corn Meal
- Log Cabin Syrup
- Jello Brand Jello
- Del Monte Green Beans
- McCormick's Cloves
- Morton's Salt
- Lava Soap
Funny isn't it how so much has changed in our world and yet we still use these things. Makes me feel a little closer to the past, if only for the moment.
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