An book describes Floyd's: " Experienced clerks and waiters are kept constantly employed, who are always polite, attentive and courteous to the visitors of the establishment and ready to attend to their every wish". William Floyd in her Touring Car, circa Outside the family home at Carr.
The house still exists in Memphis. William Floyd 'Catherine' William Floyd Vintage Floyd envelope The photo is Floyd's interior - with electric lights Candies photo showing the Floyd Restaurant on Main Fortune's Jungle Gardens was established in and claimed to be the world's first drive-in restaurant. Originally folks would drive-in in horse-drawn carriages.
Later, of course, with all the overgrown trees, vines, and gardens in the drive-in areas, this restaurant was a favorite hang-out of the high school crowds in the 40's and 50's. Some may remember the other Fortune's, also at the corner of Union and Belevedere, which and was named "Fortune's Belevedere". It wasn't there long - maybe Years.
It was in the late 50's or early 60s. I think there was a shoneys after that. Whitehaven was in the county then, not even a light at the intersection. In the mid 's I lived at 52 N. It was mostly for drive inn service with the main building, which fronted on Union, being used by the carhops. There was another smaller building in the rear of the property which was used as a kind of beer garden. There was lots lf room for parking among the trees.
I am really surprised that no one has mentioned the monkey in the cage at the back of the parking lot. In or '40, we would visit the monkey during the day and take it some treats and sit around and enjoy his antics". She named it The Coach House and it was quite a place - even had an antique coach displayed in a glass case outside the main entrance.
When it opened, Gates said, "For a long time I have felt there was a definite need in Memphis for a restaurant of this kind. One that would combine an exclusive dining service, deluxe-course dinners, and an appropriate setting.
Police determined she had been killed by one of her employees. She had become so popular and well-known that the crime shocked the city. A few years later, the Coach House building became home to another equally famous restaurant, The Four Flames, which was consistently rated as one of the best restaurants. The four white columns out front, topped with gas flames, became a Memphis landmark. The restaurant menu featured pheasant under glass, and poached salmon.
The restaurant closed in the late 80's. Afterwards, dinner had been arranged by Elvis at the Four Flames. Bouquets of fresh flowers and candelabras, with place cards signed by him were present on each table. Dinner was served by white-gloved waiters. During dinner an intoxicated Al Capp, the famous cartoonist, came in and there were words all around about him not being invited. Obviously this put a damper on the rest of the evening?
It was a favored hangout for Southwestern College students and their families. The menu consisted of catfish, barbecue, and all sorts of home-cooked meals. Ray was well-known around Memphis since he had been the golf pro at Galloway, Cherokee, and the Alicia golf courses.
He operated this restaurant until poor health forced him to retire in the s. Ray died in and the restaurant closed. The site is now a Family Dollar Store. It became an instant success and was termed by connoisseur's as "the Delmonico's of the South". Shortly afterwards, Gaston opened a hotel next to the restaurant and became a very wealthy man. The restaurant and hotel closed about These buildings next to Court Square, did not become part of "Lost Memphis" and have now been renovated into condos.
Main The Green Beetle opened in and is recognized as the oldest tavern in Memphis. The owners were immigrants from Sicily named Frank Liberto and his wife Mary. They also owned the liquor store next door - "Frank's Liquor".
Eventually they owned much of the block on South Main. Frank died in the 70's and Mary sold off building by building until it was all gone. Since then the tavern and the corner store changed ownership several times, but by contract, the names stayed the same. When the tavern closed a few years ago, Josh Huckaby, Frank Liberto's grandson purchased it and brought the Green Beetle back into the family.
It's a great place to go for its late hours and down-home menu - anything from cheese sticks or chicken wings to catfish or spaghetti.
Green Beetle Matchbooks The Arcade Cafe was established in Grisanti's - S. Main and numerous other locations This website won't attempt to name Grisanti's Restaurant locations. At various times they seem to have opened, closed, and changed locations on a regular basis, but Memphis has loved their Northern Italian Cuisine since To name the individual Grisanti' family members is just about as futile as naming their locations.
Main across from Central Station around We definitely do not claim to correctly identify the Grisanti history, photos and locations Grisanti on Main Menu - - - Vintage Menu Grisanti Airway Grisanti on Central Grisanti Central Menu Huey's exterior Southwind Ask Memphians for the best hamburger and you'll probably be directed to Huey's.
And you'll also find an extensive beer selection. The original Huey's at Madison opened in and is still in business. The burgers were voted "best burger" by Memphis Magazine every year since Huey's presents a casual, laid back atmosphere Write on the walls and shoot frill picks into the ceiling!
Live music on Sunday nights. Huey's interior A Memphis tradition since Nick Taras and James D. In they opened a second location on Union Avenue across from Hotel Peabody. In they moved to 2nd Street. Still in business, after 35 years. Closing Day October 21, Special Thanks to Roger and Margie Bishop for the photos.
Somehow, a website error crept into the website of Jim's Place, misspelling my Grandpa Jim's name the way your Historic-Memphis site picked it up in the recent past. Please correct his name on your website to James D. Thanks for your help" James D. We have corrected the spelling. Gene Gill, Historic-Memphis. When I was first engaged to my husband, Hal W.
Morris, he took me to dinner at Bill and Jim's to introduce me to his grandparents, Mr. John W. Morris, Sr. We came in through the back door near the kitchen because the parking was in the back.
I think my husband told me his grandparents ate there every night. They also use to frequent the Rainbow Room at the Peabody. He entertained clients a lot and would take them there. One sunrise he brought the orchestra home to their house on Central Ave. The pictures above are from that night". My boss took me there for lunch on my first day on the job. The food was fantastic.
When my family arrived, four months later, the first place I took them to eat was Jim's Place East". The restaurant opened in across from the Peabody, and was for many years the only Chinese Restaurant in Memphis.
Later, another location opened at S. White Station Road. Collection Richard S. The stark-looking light pink stucco house with white marble front steps survived a Civil War skirmish on the property, the worst of the Yellow Fever epidemics in the late 's, and the volatility of the 20th century restaurant business.
In the 60's and 70's, Justine's was perhaps the main upscale restaurant in Memphis. They were recently stolen Also, Justine and Mama were good friends, so there were always several of Mama's paintings displayed throughout the restaurant. The portrait that Mama painted of Justine graced the main dining room.
I remember going there for my 16th birthday. I had oysters Rockefeller, the likes of which have never been duplicated!
It breaks my heart that the building is in such ruin. Mama was Billy Price Hosmer when she did the menu.
She married David Carroll in and added Carroll to her signature after that. She eventually dropped the Hosmer and used only Carroll to make her signature more unique.
Check out the prices on the menu. It was quite a beautiful place. I remember it well. The floors creaked and the wine cellar smelled musty, but the overall ambiance always made me feel like I was really special. He had also started the Danver's Burger chain. A popular collector's item was the Knickerbocker's "scroll menu".
Getwell This burger chain originated in in Chattanooga - and they're still based there. The original name came from the idea that the restaurants were supposed to be as clean as a crystal ball, or "Krystal Klean".
And the restaurants were spotlessly clean. Everyone knew their slogan: "Buy 'em by the sack full", and we did just that, because in the 40's and early 50's, the burgers cost only 5 cents. There were three Krystal Burgers in downtown Memphis. There was a Krystal's on Poplar, across from East High School, which became a major hang-out for this school. Collection of MemphisTigers. Now at Fox Plaza This is the year widely accepted as the beginning of Memphis' love affair for pit-smoked barbecue.
This was the year Leonard Heuberger opened his little stand of 5 stools, selling his creation - a barbecue sandwich, for just 5 cents. He couldn't keep up with the demand and that modest beginning soon became the largest drive-in restaurant of its time. People came from near and far to "pig-out" on pit-cooked ribs and pork shoulders popularized by Leonard's.
Elvis was a regular and would bring his friends for after-hours parties that lasted until sunrise. It closed in , is now demolished and Leonard Heuberger has passed away - but the recipes that made Leonard's unique, remain intact in the new Leonard's, under owner Dan Brown.
Dan started working at Leonard's when he was 15 and Heuberger guided him through every phase of the Leonard's tradition. Most Loeb's had a pole-mounted sign, in the shape of a standing pig, outside on the street. Many folks have forgotten that the barbecue restaurants originally specialized in Chicken See Newspaper Ad below. The Loeb family was known for their Laundry Business.
During the 60s and 70s, Bill Loeb built the laundry to a peak of 50 branches and 45 coin-operated launderettes. He also founded a chain of barbeque restaurants spanning 7 states. But the Loeb's barbecue business was really hurting in the s due to increased competition and an inability to standardize the product throughout the many locations. Now they're all gone. Many of the buildings have been demolished and some have become other restaurants and businesses.
My family lived in East Memphis and our kids Those were the days. We always loved barbecue and often stopped for a sandwich, which had a large-size bun, piled high with chopped meat and topped with a huge helping of slaw and hot sauce, at one of the many Loeb's Barbeque restaurants in town. We thought it was the best in those days. Later we discovered Corky's and agree it now the premier barbeque restaurant in Memphis, and maybe the world. Has anyone else written to remind you about Loeb's"?
This very small 8 or 10 stool "restaurant" dates from as early as It was owned and run by Hugh Luck. For such a tiny space, it's amazing how many folks have fond memories of it. Although the building has now been demolished, "Mr. Hugh Luck was born in and married Estelle Woodfine in They had one son, William Hugh Luck. Luck's Hamburgers was located here Sometime between , Hugh Luck and the family moved to Nelson and opened the restaurant at Lamar Av.
The last directory listing at the Lamar address is From to , all of the above names appear as the restaurant name, but generally it's listed as "Hugh Luck, Lamar Av". Hugh died in April of I asked Bill William and Anne. Neither have any pictures of the inside of the restaurant. They may be able to add a story or some comments. We have another picture of Hugh at the restaurant attached I don't have any personal stories to add as I was born after Hugh died. I know that when Coca-Cola would give away prizes if you could match certain bottle caps, Bill William always won.
Hugh would give him hundreds or maybe thousands of bottle caps, so eventualy he could get the right caps to win the prize. My family and I were "raised" on these wonderful little burgers with a big Nehi orange for me. We lived in the second house south of Lamar on Rozelle, so if we went over our back fence we were just a few steps from Mr.
I worked at Morgan no kin and Owen's grocery store on the southwest corner of Lamar and Rozelle, where Mr. Luck would come in daily for a few pounds of ground beef very few and maybe an onion or a pickle or two. I believe it has been noted that these went a long way.
Then he would walk with a severe limp to his little place. I think the Wonder bread man delivered the buns. Early on he has homemade pies available 15 cent s slice if I recall correctly. These went away at some point. Different drink trucks would deliver a couple of cases to the back door that is until there was a dispute with the Pepsi guy as to how many empties were picked up. It was not resolved so there were no Pepsi products sold there after that.
I am not sure how many stools were at the little counter maybe 10 bur at lunch time the place was full with a dozen people waiting for a stool. Luck used to love to tell the story of how a man came in and offered to paint a sign on the front of the little white building.
Luck said "I told him to look around. I said that I can't handle any more business. It's killing me. If you went in and ordered 2 burgers and he had just put 2 on for someone else, he would not mash your little ball of meat on that grill until he had served the first two. He never got in a hurry and he lived a long time. Right behind us was the huge Apex Laundry, which burned to the ground one night biggest fire I ever saw and had my father not soaked the back of our house with a garden hose, the intense heat would have ignited it.
I mention this because Mr. Luck's little place was next door and was destroyed--along with the 5 and 10 cent store on the other side. We were all heartbroken not about the laundry. Our sorrow turned to joy when his place was rebuilt a couple of years later. Luck's tiny little hamburger place, along with Reaves Drug store where I gained my soda jerking skills are some of my favorite Memphis memories. I dream about them sometime.
We lived only about 5 blocks away from that Kyle and Lamar area. Our family did takeout from there every Friday for many years. He would wrap up your order in his empty Wonder Bread bun packages. He also sold Dodger drinks that were great and had many unique flavors. In the 6th Grade at Rozelle Elementary, a group of us forged off campus lunch permits and rode our bikes there one day a week to spend our quarter lunch money for 2 burgers and a Dodger Root Beer or Cream Soda.
He knew all of our names and food preferences. Among our merry band was Thomas Boggs who sold lots of burgers at Huey's , but none better than Mr. I was told years later that Mr. Luck sent at least one son through College and Law School with the money he earned from that small burger place.
Thank you for the memories". Lucks restaurant tiny footprint is still there - a wonder how small it was. He made burgers from a ball of meat about the size of a golf ball and kept mashing it until it was the size of a standard bun. The bun was on the grill soaking up the grease. Lots of salt and pepper to make your mouth water. Pickle sliced lengthwise so thin it was a wonder he still had his thumb.
Onion the same way. He sliced his hot dogs lengthwise twice, once on each side but not all the way through , and folded them out so they would would still be one piece and take up the whole bun. I still grill mine the same way. Just a few stools. The grill was under the front window and blacks could order there. Ten cents and a full size burger or grilled dog. I ate there every Saturday night on the way to the Lamar theater with my little sister and brothers.
Burger drink and chips cents.. I still look at the spot every time I pass. It was there I met Lonnie the blind broom salesman who was a walking calendar. Lamar Billiards was between Lucks-Reeves. What I remember most about Mr. Luck's was that you could get a hamburger for 10 cents or double meat for 15 cents. The meat was pretty thin too. Luck's hamburgers near the Lamar Theatre. They were really good, but what amazed those of us who ate there, was just how thin he could slice the onion and pickle.
Many customers commented that you could read the newspaper though them, but it didn't bother him at all. Glenn Lockhart. Anyone " Luck's across the street. His Krystal-type hamburgers were homemade, tasty and inexpensive. The fortune it took to build and equip this magnificent establishment came largely from beer, in particular Schlitz Beer. Luehrmann's was a splendid place to dine at leisure in Memphis. There were kinds of wine and the seafood was great because it was so fresh. In fact, Henry Luehrmann bought only live lobsters, crabs, and oysters to be fattened in his basement, where he personally fed them.
In the restaurant, the waiters wore tails. The napkins and tablecloths were made of thick linen, embossed with the Luehrmann crest and logo. Luerhmann's Restaurant, along with Gaston's Restaurant, around the corner, were the two most popular restaurants for fine dining in Old Memphis. And Luehrmann's had the highest prices in town.
The restaurant-hotel was on Main from Main In a previous life the Majestic Grille was really the old Majestic Theater from silent movie-vaudeville days. Today, The Majestic Grille serves juicy steaks, fresh seafood and gourmet burgers in a 's style bar and grill. Enjoy the ambiance of yesteryear at this beautifully converted building. Monte's Drive-In Summer. Corner Summer-Isabel The original Monte's was a tiny, 28 seat drive-in, which opened in at Summer.
In the early s, a second, much larger Monte's opened a bit farther east at the corner of Summer and Isabel. They were owned by Monte Robinson, who was so successful that he was named Restaurateur of the Year. Monte died in and the original was demolished and the second one became the Montclair Restaurant in the s and later a funeral home.
Funeral Home Sammons bought a pair of houses just west of Cooper, joined them together, and in opened Pappy and Jimmy's Lobster Shack. It was an astonishing place. Everybody still talks about the amazing assortment of "stuff" which filled every room of the cluttered restaurant: clocks, guns, musical instruments, paintings, moose antlers, antique mirrors — even a pair of aviator Amelia Earhart's flying boots.
Most people would have called it quits Pappy was 80 years old! Pappy and Jimmy also opened a second restaurant in at Poplar and Hollywood. For some reason, they went their separate ways a few years later, with Pappy taking over the original and Jimmy, the Poplar-Hollywood restaurant. Pappy died shortly after his th birthday and his daughter closed the restaurant in Eventually the Poplar-Hollywood restaurant was sold and the new owners moved to Summer Av.
That restaurant closed in the mid 90s. The restaurant's famous neon sign was one of the greatest neon signs in Memphis history — a surreal creation that depicted a pair of giant lobsters with the human heads of Pappy and Jimmy.
Pappy had started out as a dishwasher and eventually had his own small restaurant across from the old Union Station. There he met quite a few show business people and his little restaurant became very popular with entertainers passing through town. Sophie Tucker told him about a delicacy being served at restaurants in New England - lobster.
Pappy imported some to Memphis but it took a few years until it became the most popular item on the menu. When the daughter took over it somehow was owned or the sale was handled by the man who owned the St Clair Restaurant in the Summer-White Station area.
Later he closed and moved because they wouldn't renew the lease at the right price. So that's how it moved to Summer. By then I was old enough to work that locale as bartender for couple years.
Bill bought into a couple other places like Charlie's, a little bar on summer and the Charlie's on Sycamore View. Not sure if he's still involved in those. He still owns the infamous sign and it's in storage". I gave some info It's not great but they still have the best fried oysters away from the coast. Summer This was the legendary late night Memphis hangout for almost 50 years.
It was a favorite among actors, artists, insomniacs and musicians - including Elvis Presley. It was run by Pat and his wife Lois. You pressed a buzzer to enter the restaurant and the first thing you saw after being allowed inside was a recliner in front of a TV set. The pizza's were served on tall pedestals. Read the letters below. You had to have been there to fully understand. The mice there were fearless.
I once ran literally into a friend who was walking out of the restaurant with the largest handgun I've ever seen, wrapped in a bath towel. I never figured out why. The place was like a David Lynch movie, only weirder.
Pizza was thin crusted and good, as I recall. I never went there before midnight. Buzzer to get in". My husband and I were introduced to it in the early 60s by a friend who was a police lieutenant. It was near the intersection of Summer and Parkway on the north side of the street. It served wonderful pizza, but was so grungy-looking and often had rather unkempt characters around, so I was grateful for the police escort".
We would BYOB in high school and order a few pizzas on a fairly regular basis. I still have a great pic of Pat. Made me sad when they tore the place down". My Rocky Horror Cast used to come here after the show, along with the Whiteball crowd from Rhodes College there was some overlap. Some crazy stuff happened here!
But still, more room in which shenenigans could take place. I try to explain this place to people, and no one gets it. You truly had to be there". One night I stepped outside to get my jacket from the car, and a man came at me. Before he could grab me, my keys, or even speak, little "Miss Pat" ran out with a rifle. She cocked it, put it right in his nose and said something about him not getting away with 'molesting our young girls'. Thanks Miss Pat! And thanks Gary. Really miss it".
It was only open during the hours of dark or even later. Pat and his older than dirt wife, Missus Pat, ran the place. I don't think they ever saw the sun. The place looked like your Grandma's trailer. The kitchen must have been swiped from the set of Motel Hell. Just a few booths; though, there may have been a bar under all those newspapers. They made a mean, and I mean mean BBQ pizza. Served beer colder than my Jr. Four jukeboxes, only one worked.
Eventually, before they died or disappeared, they added some pool tables in the back. Where all that crap went to make room, I never figured out. Every time it rained, those tables got drenched. Anyway, the Man and his Rib made a living after Midnight and were magnets to the Funk. Shout out to the True MFers past.
It was considered the most "romantic restaurant" in Memphis, partially because it was modeled after a European country inn. But it also had an extraordinary menu of French and Hungarian dishes. In , Paulette's moved its popular, award winning restaurant to the River Inn. After only 6 months Pete got out of the business but Sam never got around to changing the name on the sign.
The recipes of traditional Italian favorites at the restaurant have been passed down from generation to generation and the popular restaurant has now been serving Memphians for almost 7 decades. Pig 'N Whistle Union. In there were "Pigs" at 21 S. The Union Avenue "Pig" was the best known, with a neon sign that featured a dancing pig playing a flute. In the restaurant doubled the size of its English Tavern facade and added a large dining room.
The Union location closed in It was demolished in I believe during that period of time it was the only "Pig" in Memphis. It was highly popular during those years and we had our regulars who came in about every week.
We were saddened when Mother had to close the restaurant after my Dad passed away and I will always remember the great food and the great friends who enjoyed eating there. Call Us: Our mission is to provide a high-quality, family-oriented recreational facility within a country club setting. We will achieve this goal by providing facilities and services whose value exceeds the expectations of our members, customers, employees, and owners.
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Read on to learn more about Colonial's rich history. Over time, that event grew into what is known as the FedEx St. During it's run at Colonial, the tournament also yielded some of the game's truly memorable moments including President Ford's hole-in-one, and the first sub round in PGA Tour history. Few presidents in American history have displayed as much passion for the game of golf as Gerald Ford. Although he was not considered a great golfer Mr. Ford was known to hit the occasional spectator during Pro-Am rounds!
President Ford's persistence finally paid off during the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Pro-Am, when he made his first career hole-in-one on hole 5 with a 5-iron from yards out. The shot immediately made national news, and came to be known as the "Shot Heard Round the World". It's widely beleived that Mr.
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