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

[Godfatha]

Didn't realize until the other night that Chandlers was gone. This one truly hurt me in the feels.

 

[Godfatha]

When I was in school up there, there was a place called Myobis. I think it changed name to Misobi or similar. It was out at West Town. Is it still there?

Still there under a different name... Misaki.

Myabis was the first place I did the who sitting at the table with the chef cooking in front of you thing. Also the first suishi I had.

 

[EricStratton]

Can we omit the chains and franchises?

 

[MAD]

Can we omit the chains and franchises?

I get what your are saying but there are places like Swensen’s that were part of our childhood, people had their first dates there etc.

 

[EricStratton]

I get what your are saying but there are places like Swensen’s that were part of our childhood, people had their first dates there etc.

Swensen’s is a franchise. Spaghetti warehouse is a tourist attraction.

 

[Go aeiou]

Swensen’s is a franchise. Spaghetti warehouse is a tourist attraction.

Isn't spaghetti Warehouse a chain or Franchise? Seems like I've seen it in several places.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Isn't spaghetti Warehouse a chain or Franchise? Seems like I've seen it in several places.

There were a few

 

[HoptownVol]

Cash's Grocery

I only bought beer in there when I was desperate.

Circa 1982

 

[HoptownVol]

Can we omit the chains and franchises?

No.

 

[Boca Vol]

I only bought beer in there when I was desperate.

Circa 1982

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Was their slogan, "You may beat our prices, but you'll never beat our meat!"

 

[HoptownVol]

Was there slogan, "You may beat our prices, but you'll never beat our meat!"

Cas Walker's

 

[EasternVol]

Cas Walker's

They also had 'Cas Walker's meat can't be beat'

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

 

[Boca Vol]

Starting around 2:40 is probably my all-time favorite Cas Walker quote. "Whoop the hell out of ya and swear you jumped on 'em!"

 

[Wireless1]

Does anyone know who the "Rock Group "Poker"" was? It'd be nice to know the background ~31 minutes.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

For anybody not familiar with Cas, he was once Knoxville’s mayor and was one of the richest along with George Dempster and Weston Fulton.

Cas Walker - Wikipedia

Life Magazine published pic from a city council meeting (may or may not be a real fight - guy in front is cracking up):

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Does anyone know who the "Rock Group "Poker"" was? It'd be nice to know the background ~31 minutes.

Got a gig as the opening act for the group at 23:14. The lead singers quit and formed a Grammy award winning duo.

 

[Wireless1]

Got a gig as the opening act for the group at 23:14. The lead singers quit and formed a Grammy award winning duo.

Do you know who the duo was?
I went back to look at which group...

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Do you know who the duo was?
I went back to look at which group...

The J. Bazzel Mullets

 

[Go aeiou]

The J. Bazzel Mullets

Serious?
J. Bazzel would be proud.
Mz Mull too.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Serious?
J. Bazzel would be proud.
Mz Mull too.

Local programming used to be a hoot. Mulls, Bonnie Lou and Buster, Clayton Startime and Cas.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Local programming used to be a hoot. Mulls, Bonnie Lou and Buster, Clayton Startime and Cas.

Plus rasslin’ and Roller Derby.

 

[Ted]

Been missing Cardin's recently. That empty lot there just doesn't seem right. Loved some chocolate peanut butter malts and their fresh Reuben sandwich.

Same here- I miss Cardin's a lot. I had many a Chuckwagon sandwich, fries and chocolate shake there in 3 or so years before they closed. Thankfully, there are many pictures of Cardin's and the menu boards still online.

 

[ArdentVol]

Plus rasslin’ and Roller Derby.

how did I fergit the Roller Derby
and what was the name of his "newspaper"
I can remember using quotes from Cas or his paper in a poly sci project in 1970 on Al Gore's failed failed re-election campaign

 

[Wireless1]

how did I fergit the Roller Derby
and what was the name of his "newspaper"
I can remember using quotes from Cas or his paper in a poly sci project in 1970 on Al Gore's failed failed re-election campaign

"The Watchdog"