Dairi-O, 530 North Main Street (Bishopville): 2008 5 comments
This old-style walk-up soft-serve parlor was in Bishopville, on the north side of town near the high school stadium. I would pass by it several times a year on the way to family events, and always meant to stop some time or other, but the way it always worked out is that I was not alone, running late, or both.
I first noticed that it seemed to be closed on my way to Thanksgiving 2008, and finally got around to taking some pictures in March of 2009. It was a beautiful sunny day, and I had no qualms about heading out on I-20 with a camera and some good music. According to their sign, the place had been there more than 50 years, which I have to say is a pretyt good run.
Going by this last month for Thanksgiving, I saw that now all the signage is down, and the building is just sitting there empty with no indication of what it was.
UPDATE: Looks like there's a Facebook Group..
UPDATE 23 December 2011 -- Well, as these 24 November 2011 (Thanksgiving) pix show, the building is gone now.
UPDATE 24 December 2011 -- Oops! Building is still there, but boarded up. The pix were of a lot with a gas station destroyed by Hugo, so I've taken them out. I'll try to get the real thing next time I'm over there. (Didn't have my camera ready today..)
5 Responses to 'Dairi-O, 530 North Main Street (Bishopville): 2008'
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Scott Johnson
29 Aug 10 at 9:53 pm
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I remember it fondly. I attended Bishopville High School just across the street from the Dairy-O, graduating in 1960.
We would sometimes sneak over during lunch period.
Thanks for the memories.Wm. R. Bridgeman
18 May 12 at 10:22 pm
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I loved their Cherry Smash, I would get one almost everyday afterschool, everyone wondered why my lips were so red after school, on that ( I hate it ) bus.
Melba Tallon
4 Nov 12 at 5:41 pm
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I really wish that this place would have stuck around a little longer (great run 60+yrs) so my kids could’ve enjoyed it. It was a late find early 2004ish for me and I enjoyed it while it was there.
3 Aug 23 at 7:04 pm
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My apologies 50+ years.
3 Aug 23 at 7:06 pm
I had a friend in the mid 1990s that had brain cancer and I often drove him to the VA hospital for his treatments. Each and every time we made the journey from Bennettsville we had to stop at Dari-O for an ice cream cone and Buck would always say "you know, I'm not sure if I like their ice cream or not. Let's stop and try one again". God rest his soul....Parrish McLaurin "Buck" McLean.