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Title
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Bob's Tip-Top Restaurant, Ames, Iowa, Tip Top Lounge, Bob's Tip Top Lounge
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Description
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"Restaurant at Junction of U.S. Highways 30 and 69, Ames, Iowa."--t.p. verso. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones opened Bob's Tip Top Sandwich Shop in 1949, a popular restaurant along the Lincoln Highway. It was later purchased by Jim Overturg, who dropped the Bob from the name and transformed it into a lounge. It is now a popular hangout for both college students and Ames residents. Located at 201 E Lincoln Way, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1955 postmark.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:14253
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Title
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Main Street, Ames, Iowa
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Description
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Looking east with the power plant in the background. There is a JCPenney store on the right and a hotel on the left. "The stores on Main Street are modern and attractive. Alert, well-maintained enterprises make up the business district of Ames."--t.p. verso. Number 24291N. Series 10.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:14254