Lakeside Yoda's / Lendy's

 

In the early '60s, the Young family farmhouse at 419 & East Main Street was converted into a Big Boy drive-in by Leonard Goldstein's brother in law, Jack Young, named Yoda's. After competing against Lendy's for several years, they merged, and was re-branded as Lendy's for a time. Later it would be Yoda's Again, The Cin-Ter, and finally, Spanky's. Notice the roofline of the original house, visible after the decorative facade was removed.

Treadles

Due to the narrow but deep configuration of the parking lot, an attempt was made to give some order to the traffic flow. The car canopy was located behind the building, as was a rear entry/exit. The front right side of the lot was restricted to entry only. This was not too popular with the customers and this rule was generally ignored, that is until the "treadles" were installed. Drive over them the wrong way, and you got your tires punctured. These nasty little devices were often found at the exits of drive-in theatres to prevent people from sneaking in.

A rotating Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, installed after the change to Lendy's, stood at this intersection for many years.

Despite a new paint scheme, the building was never leased again after Spanky's closed.

In 2003, the bucket finally came down, to facilitate a road widening project.

Today there's a new retail development on the site, and all traces of the old Yoda's / Lendy's are gone.

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