Pictures Tell The Payson Story -- Payson Historical Society: Daley Freez

Pictured above: The Orem Train tracks turning into the station in front of the location of today's Daley Freez.

During the construction of the Orem Railroad in 1916, the tracks passed the Wightman Hotel located where we find Zions Bank today. The hotel burned in 1923 and was never rebuilt. The tracks made the turn into the Orem Station. The line passed directly in the front of the old Nebeker home. The house was occupied by some members of the Nebeker family. In the late 1940's and early 1950's the home was occupied by Don Cloward and his family. Mr. Cloward operated Don’s Café located across the street.

In 1954, Douglas Dixon, who operated Dixon’s Market across the street, purchased the property and demolished the home on the property. Mr. Dixon then constructed the second fast food drive-in restaurant in the city. The first was the original Polar Queen located adjacent to the Turf Café on 800 South and today’s Highway 198.

For more on this story and photographs of the property taken as it evolved over the years, look for the August 9, 2017 edition of The Payson Chronicle.