Repeating my early morning drive into Boston from yesterday, I had time to stroll over to the Boston Children’s Museum before another all-day meeting with a client.

Located in front of the museum is the Hood Milk Bottle concession stand. The 40-foot, 15,000-pound structure was created in 1933 by Arthur Gagner as a roadside ice cream stand in Taunton, Massachusetts, becoming one of America’s first fast food drive-in restaurants. It stood as a landmark on Route 44 until it was abandoned in 1967. Hood bought the Milk Bottle, renovated it, and donated it to the Boston Children’s Museum in 1977. Sadly it does not open for business until 11 am and closes at 5 pm during which time I will be working.