I needed a Baylor's watermelon today, so after telephone consultation with Cathy2 and ReneG, who both claimed some knowledge of the new "mystery" location of the Baylor's watermelon bus up-thread, they both were, "pretty sure" that 95th and Colfax was the location mentioned at the Baylor's mother ship for the bus. Seeing as how ReneG has the memory of the proverbial elephant and that Baylor's sells peanuts in addition to their fabulous melons, it was off to 95th and Colfax for me.
When I arrived at 95th and Colfax, the bus wasn't there, but the Baylor's 18-wheeler was prominently parked in a vacant lot on the southwest corner of the intersection.
Baylor's Semi-truck 'O Melons
The real good news was that they were selling melons out of the back of the truck (or is a truck that size called a ship?).
Baylor's Melons 4 Sale
As you might be able to see from the pictures, the semi is nearly empty of its bounty of melons and the guy working the truck told me that they were getting ready to go back down south for another load, so the truck might be leaving soon for a few days. Other than that, the semi is always at this corner.
He also told me that the new location of the bus is 159th and Dixie Hwy, as wiz561 mentioned. That means that there are now three locations in the Chicago area to get your Baylor melons, the main store at 101st & Halsted, the Semi-truck at 95th and Colfax and the Melon Bus at 159th and Dixie Hwy.
Seeing that it's coming up to the end of July, it's prime melon season in Mississippi, so I'm guessing that the next load of Baylor melons should be the best of the year. Don't miss out!.
Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven