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Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
I would too! Weren't they great back in the 80's? One would be splendid right now! -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
Very good read. It would have been nice if the reporter had continued the article on past the 70's, though. There is a lot more history of West Town, but it can be found elsewhere. I had forgotten that "three birds" logo for West Town: I wish Simon had continued their ownership and... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
Margie Ison has passed away. Such sad news for east Tennessee. Everyone loved her! She worked at WBIR from 1979 to 1995. Did any of you get to meet her? I never got to, but always adored her. WBIR.com article: Longtime WBIR weather personality Margie Ison dies at 84 Margie's obituary... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
Man, TGO! Keep these stories coming. This is what GBNF is all about. -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
I fixed it. I'm glad the forum software here on Volnation allows a poster to go back and edit past posts. Good stuff, TGO. Thanks for adding it. -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
After TGO mentioned the Half Shell Restaurant last year, I thought I'd try to find out more. It looks like the full name of the restaurant was Half Shell House of Oyster and Beef. Half Shell was owned by Calvin Shipe, who passed away at the young age of 59 in 2008. Their head chef was Sissy... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
Thanks for reporting that, Mad. Probably Knoxville city government acknowledging the currrent (however long-lived) reality that they have been a very liberal governing body which is now under an increasingly less project-funding federal government. They have been spending money on things like... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
It would be most interesting to find out what became of the Unisphere. Do you have anything about that, Mad? -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
@Vjcvette - Yes it was! I was looking up info on Frank's Brass Rail earlier (here's the updated post) and discovered that the later owners of Brass Rail, Frank and Gus, built 8207 Kingston Pike in 1976. Brass Rail West operated there from late 1976 into 1977, when Frank and Gus sold the... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
Not Knoxville, but I did a quick search on Salaam, and they are now closed. Sorry, @GVF! https://www.salaamseafoodinc.com/ -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
It was sad to see Pero's Bar and Grille in Rocky Hill (Pero's on the Hill) closing in September last year. What a fun, and good, restaurant that was in its time. We wish a happy retirement to Sam Peroulas! The original Peroula's Restaurant was on Market Square. The original Pero's was at 4931... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
I was curious about Ivanhoe House of Beef. The Cityview article that I just posted has a reference to it opening in 1968, but online records say that it was incorporated in 1976. It was located at 7316 Kingston Pk, home of Copper Cellar and Cappucino's since 1977. Ivanhoe was founded by Frank... -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
"Stepping back in 1970s Knoxville and relishing the memories" - A Cityview Magazine exclusive by Robert Pryor. Read this! https://cityviewmag.com/a-panoramic-flashback/ -
Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.
Was Rathskeller's in the currently vacant standalone restaurant building in the back right corner of Western Plaza, the same space as the later Green Hills Grille and Blackhorse Brewery?
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