This approach into Ashland's square is the one of my childhood, the one that I walked most often and was most familiar. This was the route of school-wide parades. The entire student body of both high school and elementary grades walked this path. Of course, that body included band, cheerleaders, athletes, and faculties, and anyone else who was physically able. Upon arriving on the square, we held whing-ding pep-rallies. However, the most infamous spot on this strip was the Dairy Queen, now the present-day Dari Delite. On Sunday afternoons, the Dairy Queen was where "big kids" went to see and be seen. The MO was to "circle the DQ" in order accomplish that mission. It made sense at the time. None but those who remember would believe the crowds. Oh, how I longed to be cool like they were, but it was not to be. The Dairy Queen had lost much of its allure by my high school days. Maybe it was the rocketing gas prices. One can only circle the DQ for so long on a tank of gas. For years, White's Furniture occupied the large building next to the Dairy Queen. Up the street was the office of The Ashland Progress, the hometown paper. Terry White's Used Cars was across the road, along with McCafrey's Service Station, Hicks Cleaners, and a small barber shop operated by none other than Shotgun Giddens. This view reflects the afternoon light and entertained a surprising amount of traffic on this lovely, lovely day.
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