Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.

[Buzzbait]

“Kay’s Ice Cream”.. I spent way too much of my paper route and lawn mowing money in the Jeff City location

 

[Vjcvette]

My mom mostly shopped at the A&P in Western Plaza on Kingston Pike. There was a redemption center store at a shopping center near the old Bearden Jr High on Kingston Pike.

I remember the Green stamp store and going in there with my grandmother to pick stuff out and turn in our Green stamps lol

 

[Vjcvette]

My mom would get a pie pan, lay a damp wash rag in it, and "soak" the stamps. It kind of worked but most of the time they'd either rip or stick to the rag. She'd get ticked off and I'd have to lick stamps. I can taste that stamp glue right now.

Yes that glue....lol

 

[Vjcvette]

Seeing those stamps reminded me how much I hated helping my mom glue them into the books.

Hey.....Cute Bull and where have you been??

 

[MAD]

Hey.....Cute Bull and where have you been??

I lost an avatar bet.

 

[Vjcvette]

I lost an avatar bet.

Oh I see....well the little Bull is Cute

 

[MAD]

 

[MAD]

 

[Boca Vol]

Is Regas on 17th the same building as Hawkeye's?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Is Regas on 17th the same building as Hawkeye's?

I don’t believe so. Hawkeye’s was in a converted house on the other side of White at 17th. Regas was in the commercial building at Cumberland and 17th.

 

[Boca Vol]

I don’t believe so. Hawkeye’s was in a converted house on the other side of White at 17th. Regas was in the commercial building at Cumberland and 17th.

Gotcha.

 

[MAD]

 

[feathersax]

I don’t believe so. Hawkeye’s was in a converted house on the other side of White at 17th. Regas was in the commercial building at Cumberland and 17th.

Both Hawkeye's (good live jazz & food in a marvelous setting & Regas (amazing steaks, lobster & waitresses) were our favorites.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

“Kay’s Ice Cream”.. I spent way too much of my paper route and lawn mowing money in the Jeff City location

Kay's Kastle? I still remember the giant ice cream cone outside with the kid climbing the ladder! Great memories going there as a kid! I always got bubblegum ice cream!

 

[MAD]

Kay's Kastle? I still remember the giant ice cream cone outside with the kid climbing the ladder! Great memories going there as a kid! I always got bubblegum ice cream!

My sister and cousin would get that. Did it have actual pieced of bubble gum in it ?

 

[Brave Volunteer]

My sister and cousin would get that. Did it have actual pieced of bubble gum in it ?

Yes! The ice cream was pink with little pieces of red chewing gum. I think it was Chicklet gum.

 

[CobbWebb71]

Children’s palace on Kingston pike!
I think it’s a TJ Maxx or some nonsense now.

 

[CobbWebb71]

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I’m about 99% certain that MAYO marquee still says “Patio furniture sale”

 

[CobbWebb71]

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Little @MAD ?

 

[MAD]

Little @MAD ?
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Good old days when I didn’t have to wear a seatbelt.

 

[CobbWebb71]

Good old days when I didn’t have to wear a seatbelt.

I can remember laying in the back window and waving at people as my dad drove down Broadway.
We were crazy, living on the edge, back in the day!

 

[Vjcvette]

@MAD

 

[Vjcvette]

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Awwh....The Strip...my old stomping ground and I had a Volkswagen then too...

 

[Vjcvette]

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I sure do miss all of my people from back then...... cherished memories forever....

 

[89 VOLS grad]

Was there a Bennigan's on Kingston Pk off campus back in the late 80s?