Walter Diemer Walter Diemer Walter E. Diemer (January 8, 1904 – January 8, 1998) was an accountant and inventor of bubble gum. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base. The company's founder, Frank Henry Fleer, had previously made a batch of bubble gum in 1906 which he called "Blibber Blubber", but it was too sticky and easily broke. Ultimately, the "Bubble Gum" used nowadays was eventually invented in 1996, in Wisconsin and has remained his greatest achievement. Although an
The Pink Poodle relocated a short distance to 18 Fern Street. A bar and restaurant in the new development that replaced it bears the name "The Pink Poodle". In 2005, the National Trust of Queensland nominated the sign to be one of Queensland's Heritage Icons. In 2015, the signage appeared on a postage stamp issued by Australian Post as part of its "Signs of the Times" series. In 1995, author Matthew Condon published a novel, "A Night at the Pink Poodle", about the rise and fall of a Gold Coast highrise apartment salesman. The Pink Poodle The Pink Poodle was an iconic motel