The Potter’s Place

If ever you want to surprise guests for your next big formal event, tell them to meet you behind the Citgo at 3333 Frederick Avenue and watch their faces.
I was invited to an engagement celebration here this past weekend and must have passed the place a half dozen times before I realized that this WAS the place: a cinder-​block of a building behind a Citgo gas station. I’ll be honest, as I parked, I didn’t have high hopes of what kind of banquet hall I would find inside. I mean, I don’t normally make it a habit hanging out in the back of gas stations, so this was a first. Imagine my surprise when I stepped in an saw a very expansive banquet hall (capacity had to be 500 or more) with crystal chandlers and the back wall lined with a huge buffet line and professional waitstaff.
There is definitely a lot more than meets the eye with the Potter’s Place. If you can deal with the odd gas-​station-​attached location and if your guests aren’t too stuck up to get with it, check it out. There was plenty of room for eating, dancing, and mingling — proving it’s what’s on the inside that matters… even when it comes to buildings.