Then and now: Orange Julius once a mainstay

Orange Julius disappeared with redevelopment. Photo/Private Collection

Since the 1960s, Orange Julius was on the lake side of Highway 50, separated from Ski Run Boulevard by a corner Chevron gas station which today is relocated on the opposite corner.

Some of OJ’s menu items then included: fries = 30 cents, hot dogs = 35 cents, onion rings = 35 cents. Notice the Santa on the window.

A time share sits where Orange Julius once stood. Photo/Bill Kingman

Redevelopment in South Lake Tahoe started in the early 1980s. Orange Julius was approximately where the blue Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort letters and stone half-wall stand today, seen near-center in this photo.

— Bill Kingman