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Fran’s
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I’m still at a loss to explain the magic of a place like Fran’s. Dan’s, two locations in South Austin, I’ve been familiar with them, one with the archetype sculpture/artwork/sign, a mainstay for decades on the South Congress corridor. Still not as emblematic and not as catching, for me, as that Fran’s sign.

Simple shape, color or hue? Height? Or the memories buried within.

Bag of burgers from Fran’s. Contains happiness. In part, I suppose, it’s the bucket of ice cold coke. The dive-like fries, greasy, but not greasy. The burgers. The flavor of ‘charcoal grill’ griddle-style.

I’m also very partial to What-a-Burger. There’s one down the street from that Fran’s. However, in the face-off? Fran’s wins. Big chain or little chain? I like the individual places, like Fran’s. Although, it’s very close as a What-a-Burger started in Corpus Christi, TX.

As I’ve remarked before, The older I get, the better I was.

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About the author: Born and raised in a small town in East Texas, Kramer Wetzel spent years honing his craft in a trailer park in South Austin. He hates writing about himself in third person. More at KramerWetzel.com.

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  • Sarah Apr 15, 2010 @ 10:09

    The older I get, the more clueless I was.

  • Kramer Apr 15, 2010 @ 13:03

    Oh no, I’m sure – Sagittarius – you were amazing!

  • Ralph Apr 15, 2010 @ 18:25

    I’ll go with the memories! In all spheres and burgs, there is a greasy (but not too greasy) spoon that has done their magic with comfort food since – often it seems forever. The sign sits under the blue sky as it advises good eats to all who enter…

  • theresa Apr 15, 2010 @ 23:34

    that cloud above the clear blue sky seems perched to devour a tasty meal..

  • Tinas Photoblog, Sweden Apr 16, 2010 @ 2:58

    Great photo on the sky, and hamburgers-you can´t live without them! :D

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