A Look Back at 2010 for the LaPlace Frostop

The year 2010 started off the 52nd year for the LaPlace Frostop! As we look forward to 2011 and our 53rd year of serving the River Parishes, we look back at the year that was 2010.

The biggest news for our LaPlace Frostop in 2010 was the filming of a scene for TNT's new show Memphis Beat! The crew filmed on July 6th and the episode "I Shall Not Be Moved" aired on August 10th.

Crew setting up for Memphis Beat

We started a new tradition with our 1st DJ Saturday in August. It is an event where everyone can enjoy great tunes, delicious food, and good times. It was a sucess and was followed with two more in October and November. It will return in March 2011.

DJ Saturday Flier

New menu items were added this year - our BBQ Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Salsa Burger, and our Frostop Frenzy.

Frostop Frenzy Flier

The year also brought us new friends to our Frostop family - the Riggen's Frostop of Chrisman, IL (built in 1954). Not long after we featured them in our blog, their Frostop had a devastating fire. We had a 50/50 raffle and through our local Frostop supporters helped to raise $340 to help them rebuild. They reopened in October to huge crowds.

50/50 Raffle Flier We had our 1st We CAN Make a Difference food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank and collected 175 pounds of food for a very worthy cause.

We CAN Make A Difference Flier

In November we met Cathi Deever, daughter of CJ Pastor the first person to lease out and run the LaPlace Frostop from Morris Terry! She sent us a great picture of her Dad and brother in front of the LaPlace Frostop 1958.

CJ Pastor & son Ken 1958

In December, we were extremely honored by Navy CWO5 Michael Fontenot for presenting us with a flag flown over Bagram, Afghanistan 9-11-10. We can not begin to thank Michael enough for his service to our country.

Jimmie Toler & Michael Fontenot

Thank you to our great LaPlace Frostop crew!

And finally thank you to all of our loyal LaPlace Frostop customers, without you we could not continue our LaPlace Frostop tradition.

We CAN Make a Difference!

Starting November 1st, get 10% off of your order by donating a canned good for the Second Harvest Food Bank at the LaPlace Frostop.

http://no-hunger.org/

Give back by donating some daily non-perishable food items like: Peanut Butter, soup/stew, canned fruit/vegetables, tuna fish, chili, cereal, beans, pork & beans, juice, pasta, and crackers.

Canned food drive and discount offer last until November 20, 2010.

LaPlace Frostop Ad 1963

LaPlace Frostop Ad Originally uploaded by FT1958

Great LaPlace Frostop ad from May 1963! The ideal hot weather combination Icy Cold Frostop Root Beer and delicious Frostop hamburger for 19 cents or all the way 25 cents!

DJ Saturday October 16, 2010

Join us for great tunes, delicious food, and good times at DJ Saturday October 16th from 2pm - 6pm. Classic cars and motorcycles are welcome. Our 1st DJ Saturday was a great success back on August 7th. We skipped a month in order to be able to enjoy some great October weather in South Louisiana! So come on out and bring the family for a great time. We will once again have our Color the Mug for a Cone which was enjoyed by the young and young at heart at the last DJ Saturday.

Hope to see everyone at the LaPlace Frostop!

The New LaPlace Frostop Frenzy!

Introducing our all new LaPlace Frostop Frenzy! Delicious soft serve vanilla ice cream blended with your choice of candy - Butterfingers, Nestle Crunch, Snickers, or M&M's. Stop by the LaPlace Frostop and enjoy the Frostop Frenzy today!

Frostop Mug on the Go!

Frostop bottled root beer -www.frostop.com - has taken the concept of root beer to go to an extreme! The giant root beer mug, that is the symbol of Frostop root beer, is on a travel trailer pulled by an "mobile thirst aid" ambulance. Hoping to one day get to see the Frostop mug on the go in action!

1929 Frostop Root Beer Stores Letter

The folks at www.frostop.com were kind enough to send us a copy of a 1929 letter from Frostop founder L.S. Harvey to Ernest Nelson of Chicago, Illinois. The letter is dated December 2, 1929, and it details a potential Frostop distribution in the Chicago area.

To read the actual letter: www.flickr.com/photos/laplacefrostop/sets/72157624113046473/

Copy of envelope

We would like to thank the folks at www.frostop.com for sharing this important piece of Frostop history with us!