Badar's

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Owner: John Badarzynski

Location: 1601 Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio

Badar's was the small store next to Fred's Meat Market. It offered kids from St. Barbara's and East Denison School a place to buy school supplies, candy, and ice cream. The store also had a small soda fountain where you could enjoy milkshakes, sodas, and banana splits.

As you entered the store, a gumball machine was the first thing encountered just left of the door. Inside were the desireable striped gumball "winners" that got you a free 5 cent candy bar if you were lucky enough to get a winner for your penny.

Just behind the gumball machine was the candy counter with it's array of candy dots, flying saucers, Tootsie Rolls, gum, candy bars, etc.