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Phil Hershey (Hershey)
Barb, thanks for this post.
Even though it has been more than 56 years I do remember working at Phone A Feast my senior year in HS and 1st year at ISU. My first car was a 1936 Plymouth 5 window coupe that I bought from my great uncle for $1.00 ( $1 made it a legal sale). I drove that car delivering dinners for Phone A Feast. Back then they were not located on Main St, but were a couple blocks east I think it was on the corner of N. East St and Kelsey St. Chicken dinners were $1.50 plus tax Steak dinners were $2.00 plus tax. I made 50ct per hour plus tips. Gas was 20cts per gallon. Usual tips were around 50ct to $1. Christmas eve and New Years eve tips were much better. The lady/owner had a 1960 Pontiac Bonneville and often had to go to the Peoria store. One night she let me drive her car as mine had broke down and was being repaired. A man and his wife worked the kitchen
Delivered a lot of meals to students at Wesleyan and ISU usually poor tips. When I wasn't delivering I helped out in the kitchen. Back then I thinkI knew every street in Bloomington Normal. Many of the regulars I did not even need directions. Of course we had no cell phones or gps so you learned quick. Now I can barely remember Fell Ave the street I grew up on. Have not been backto Bloomington since the early 80's when my father passed.
Still believe it was the best fried chicken and french bread I ever ate.
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