Take A Trip Down Memory Lane At Stuckey’s Roadside Shop

Decades ago, a popular roadside shop called Stuckey’s was a must-stop for families just passing by. NBC’s Harry Smith reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight on the effort underway to get Stuckey’s back to what it once was.
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[@staralotzka5586]

I remember traveling when I was a kid and we'd always stop by Stuckey's

[@dee7353]

Stuckey’s was a part of my childhood travels.

[@1gdesswashu]

I remember stopping at Stuckey’s when we traveled through the south in the late 60s. Thank you for being welcoming to our Black family.

[@kathleenweinberg6442]

A great road trip will make your day

[@texastwister6988]

She's pretty full of herself it's cringy.Pecans pronounced: .Puh- cons grow on trees. Acts like she invented them🙄

[@lockheedskunkworks5687]

It was an awesome place for kids in the 70’s

[@wentzel8269]

Due to the explosion of diabetes, start selling sugar-free and low carb versions!!! Just walk around a Walmart store to notice all the Keto, low carb, and sugar-free products for sale.

[@catherinelittle9814]

Never mentioned here but our family loved the pecan shakes. The toys always got our attention. Stopping at a Stuckey's was a highlight of my childhood travels. Cherished memories. I just mentioned missing Stuckey's a couple days ago when driving past an old Stuckey's building, now a Baskin Robbins on the way from Manhattan Kansas to Kansas City Missouri. 🥰

[@suecarnes2276]

I’m pretty sure I stopped at These as a kid between Indiana and Florida. A fun aspect of Americana, I hope they bring it back

[@erichillerich2413]

I'm a 1970 baby that visited the south of my birth state. I wanted to stop at every Stuckies there and back! Remembering that till I'm gone!

[@dudiligence]

Ayyyy!! Love Stuckeys ❤️

[@pamr1712]

we always stopped there on our way to Florida - orange blossom "perfume" in a plastic orange container, collapsible cups, rain hats in a tiny pocketbook and rubber alligators. So fun.

[@susancunningham797]

us too on the way to Florida

[@jackoesterlejr.3454]

In my childhood we stopped @ Stuckey's all the time! In the 60's we took Route 66 to California in a station wagon! I'm a "Baby Boomer" 1954. I wish Ms. Stephanie Stuckey all the best! "You Can't Have Enough "Stuckey's Pecan Log Rolls" All The Best! Be Blessed! Kirkwood, Missouri My Stuckey's Is In Doolittle,Missouri 250 miles from St. Louis,Mo.

[@suskelleykelley7241]

We would be on route 66 and stop halfway to our destiny at Stuckys!! So excited to rest and look around at souvinors and the pecan logs and the best taffy too!!!

[@powlperc]

Stuckey’s was a must stop on trips from Illinois to Mississippi via Memphis as a kid in the 1960’s, 70’s. Pecan log and a little toy was a must.

[@jimrockford4968]

Pecan Rolls!!!

[@yournaturalhealthconcierge]

Wonderful memories of stopping at Stuckey's. Always buying a Maple Leaf shaped pure maple treat and pecans.

[@JJLewis-so1iq]

Yep, we traveled a lot and we always got excited when we saw one

[@sandiegocuz]

My family and I loved their freshly made to order breakfasts.

[@kallen868]

Man! Miss the pecan log rolls! We traveled often through the South in the 70's and 80's and always stopped at Stuckey's! 😋

[@mikes7070]

Stopped at a Stuckeys many times.

[@victoriakaterina5279]

As my grandma from South Mississippi always says “the only Pee-can I know of is a toilet” It’s puh-con 😂❤

[@indiglo1971]

I'm from Texas, and I also thought the pronunciation was a little strange.

[@amyreynolds3619]

there is a store in South Carolina on I-95

[@cherylcallahan5402]

*Trip down memory Lane Stuckeys (Geoege Washington loved pecans) appreciate your videos Listening 🌟 from Mass USA TYVM 💙*

[@peacecrewproducts]

George Washington is a joke he used to own slaves.

[@tnrodgers]

Great job Stephanie! Safe travels!

[@clf8668]

I always looked forward to Stuckey’s every year on vacation from Mi., to Fla., in a Ford Station wagon with 3 other Siblings and parents…..1967-1971

[@royjimenez6789]

God Bless all you

[@Paul-gq2bn]

Our dad used to comically proclaim aloud "Stuckey's. With the sparkling potties !" whenever we pulled into one along I 95 on our way driving up to Binghamton NY to see our grandparents. Did anyone buy a Board of Education paddle ?!

[@GCJACK83]

There used to be one I looked forward to seeing in Pennsylvania. It was just a bit north from Roadside America. Both are gone now. The Stuckeys' is now a Loves', and Roadside America's owner/operator passed away leaving the building to dilapidate and become an eyesore along the highway.

[@kellyhughart9600]

I remember the road trips my Mom and Dad and I took during my childhood in the 70's, and my teen years in the 80's, and stopping at Stuckeys. Those were the days! You could stop there to buy gas for your car, have lunch, use the restroom if you needed to, and browse around the gift shop. And those pecan logs! Oh my gosh! Those pecan logs were the best! I remember back in the summer of 1987 when I was 18 - almost 19 years old, my Mom and Dad and aunt and uncle and I were on a road trip to Nashville, Tennessee. On the way home, we stopped at a Stuckey's to have lunch. It was my Mom's birthday, and I was browsing around the gift shop to find something to buy her for her birthday. I found this cute little koala figurine holding a pink balloon with the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY' on it. I bought it for her and gave it to her when we all got back in the car and got back down the road. She loved it, and all these years later, she still has it. I'm glad that Stuckey's is making a comeback after all these years. The younger generations can experience the same thing that those of us from the older generations experienced, and have special memories many years later.

[@123gozane]

I was looking for Sticky's when I was a truck driver and over the road but I only found signs with no businesses.

[@charlesporbes8702]

Bring them back.i remember them fondly as a kid.i moss them

[@susancunningham797]

lots of Stuckies on the way from Michigan to Florida

[@vickeyvicknair214]

My favorite was the Divinity Fudge!

[@Louis-sh9gd]

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[@porker5749]

I don't know why, but the name Stuckey's popped into my head a few minutes ago and I found this video. I remember fondly travelling from Ontario to Florida in the back seat of my parents Dodge Dart, bored out of my skull, and then seeing the Stuckey's billboard on the side of I-75.! Oh those pecan log rolls were so good! I hate to admit how long ago that was, but it was 50 years ago!! Best of luck to Stephanie Stuckey!!

[@thediner8929]

Was this in the green book too?

[@ambroseconti3074]

I think so going to ny

[@royjimenez6789]

good morning

[@micahwilliams7177]

We have a Stuckey's in Ms down the Rd from where I work. I get the pecans alot.

[@beckywebb1916]

My favorite thing I bought from a Stuckey’s was a copper figurine of a young colt. Kept that for years! But it was so nice to look at EVERYTHING in that store after the bathroom break.

[@Hollergirlohio]

Always got the toys to play in the car and ice cream. Had to got from Chicago to ohio once a month for my dad's military duty all through childhood. Stickers is what me and my brother looked forward to every time.

[@iselacowen5441]

Yes Sweet memories Thank you Will be praying for Her to Get her Dream 🙏

[@helpmychildren2555]

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[@helpmychildren2555]

help my kids 🇵🇸🤲

[@johnandrew3350]

Retro retro retro, perhaps this is why Poliomyelitis is back, because people loved the past years so much. Poliomyelitis is in the wastewater systems of NYC. 🕰️💩🕰️💩🕰️💩☀️🌡️🔥🌊🌀🌋🌪️🐵🌚🤠🇺🇲☢️💥☠️💀⚰️😫🤪😭😅😵😜