Poppy's Pub
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Home / Extinct Food and Drink - Poppy's Pub
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| Name | Poppy's Pub |
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| Category | Building |
| Type | Bar |
| Park Area | Main Street |
| First Year | 1974 |
| Replaced By | Iowa Cafe |
| About the Food and Drink Info Box | |
Poppy's Pub (aka Poppy's Popular Pub / Poppy's Olde Place / Poppy's Place) was a full service restaurant and bar on Main Street. It opened in 1974 and closed in XXXX. Today the location is the Doc and Leone's Diner.
An ad in the 8-16-1974 Des Moines Register described it as:
The most unusual gastronomical experience of a lifetime. Done in "Early Unbelievable" (also called "Structured Disorganization"), it's a potpourri of nostalgia, with touches like: stained-glass windows, early model radios and hand-wound victrolas; actual dining room tables and chairs from the 30's; many curios and artifacts (many available for purchase); private dining rooms -- just to mention a few.
The food? There's everything from 10c coffee; Corn on the Cob; Lobster fried in beer batter; to Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches. Obviously no ordinary place. Open daily 10 AM. Poppy's Popular Pub, featuring beer by the pitchers, is open till midnight.
- Feb 21, 1974 - The Altoona Herald (Altoona, Iowa), Thursday, February 21, ... and Poppy's Olde Place, named for Don Poppplestone, interior decorator and architectural designer for Adventureland.
- Feb 2, 1989 - (Des Moines Register) But even at that, it's a long day for Don Popplestone, entertainment director at the Altoona amusement ...
- Aug 16, 1974 - (Des Moines Register) Mentioned in ad as "Poppy's Place" then below as "Poppy's Popular Pub."
Donald Popplestone died of pneumonia in 1998 at age 75. He was born in Detroit and moved to Des Moines in 1959. He was an interior designer for Better Homes and Gardens and Adventureland, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
TODO:
- Altoona Herald 6/28/1973
- DM Register 4/28/1974.
- DM Register 2/2/1989
Menu
Trivia
It's a sign!
There was still a sign inside the Iowa Cafe that said Poppy's Pub. When the Cafe got remodeled, the sign moved next door to Fun Foods.
Friend of the family...
Poppy was the nickname for Don Popplestone, an interior decorator and architectural designer who worked with Jack Krantz.
Photos
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Poppy's sign in Fun Foods in 2016.
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Poppy's Pub sign in Iowa Cafe in 2016.
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Post card front.
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Post card back.
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