Baskin-Robbins, Dutch Square: Late 90s/Early 2000s 11 comments
My memory is that in the original layout of Dutch Square, there were two stores in the actual mall building which had no access to the mall interior: Jackson Camera and Baskin-Robbins.
Why this was, I don't know. A camera store, even a smaller one (but more than a film drop-off) could easily draw foot traffic inside the mall as well as any number of other specialized stores that had inside access, and there were other fast-food operations inside, such as Orange Julias, Chick-Fil-A and lunch counters at Edkerd's and Woolworth's.
At any rate, Baskin-Robbins soldiered on with its odd location for a good number of years until around 1996. I noticed some activity in the store recently (first picture), and it turns out that it is to be reopened (or perhaps already is) as a barber shop.
UPDATE 9 September 2011: Commenter Weston points out I was wrong about the 96-ish closing date, I've changed it to something less specific (Late 90s/Early 2000s) for now.
UPDATE 18 January 2023: Update tags, add map icon.
11 Responses to 'Baskin-Robbins, Dutch Square: Late 90s/Early 2000s'
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Weston
9 Sep 11 at 7:11 am
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You're right -- I was reading my Feb '97 phonebook incorrectly (the DS BR was in little type *above* a big boldface list of BRs). I'll change the date to something less specific.
ted
9 Sep 11 at 12:25 pm
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The B-R at Woodhill was only accessable from outside, too. maybe it was a define feature of the chain.
tonkatoy
9 Sep 11 at 2:21 pm
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Jackson Camera did have an inside mall entrance. I know that Baskin Robbins was open at least until January 2002, because I purchased an ice cream cake there.
jonathan
12 Sep 11 at 8:36 am
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I think the BR was still open in 2005 when I took a job on Bush River. I think this location is now co-located with the Dunkin Donuts in Boozer Shopping Center.
Matt
12 Sep 11 at 9:52 am
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If I remember right, BR was an outside store so it could be open on Sundays.
Randy
14 Sep 11 at 9:08 pm
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the name of the barber shop is called Distinguished Gentleman (per the Dutch Square site plan)
Andrew
15 Oct 11 at 4:51 pm
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Distinguished Gentlemen is now open up at this site...
Andrew
12 Jun 12 at 3:50 pm
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When I worked at J B White in the mid 80s, BR had a two-scoop sundae for 99 cents.
Kevin
7 Sep 12 at 8:25 am
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The Dutch Square Baskin Robbins was my very first paid job... I was the summer after 9th grade... I was 15 in 1994. It was such a fun and easy-going job. Sunday evenings were the busiest... Everyone ordered butter pecan, pralienes and cream, cherries jubilee!
Mrs. Cooper was the owner, and her sister owned the Woodhill Mall location. I earned $3.00 an hour... Doesn't sound like a whole lot, but I felt good about my little check every two weeks.
Dee Dee
27 Jan 13 at 2:47 pm
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Hi! I'm super late seeing this. I'm the owner of Distinguished Gentlemen Barbershop. Thanks for the shout out. I remember all those stores. I never thought I'd own a shop in the same Baskin Robbins I came to as a child.
Ty Hutchinson
25 Aug 14 at 8:51 pm
BR was there much later than '96. They were definitely still open when I worked at Office Depot, which was 99-03, and I'm pretty certain they were still there for a couple more years afterward. I distinctly remember being surprised when visiting the mall that they *were* still open...