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This is not a landmark per se but in the early 70's I can remember listening to Rick Dees doing Wyeth Chandler impressions and Master Sgt. DeBubba MacBubba and other characters on his morning radio show. You could watch other cars on their way to work and know they were listening to Rick because everyone would be laughing at the same time. Funny stuff.
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(06-13-2012 06:33 AM)TG4 Wrote:  
(06-11-2012 01:21 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  The Knickerbocker menu....outstanding Cletus. When I was a kid, I always wanted mom and dad to take me to that "fancy" restaurant. Check out those prices back then.

Well done, Cletus. First ate there 41 years ago when I was 13. My dad would take me there when I would help him make his Memphis run during the summer and we would go out to eat with his customers.

Great memory.

Memphis had some of the best locally owned restaurants in the country back then.


Regarding those locally owned restaurants, here is what I remember and experienced..

Knickerbocker, of course
Pete & Sams - still there
Luau - TIKI
Four Flames - on Madison I think
Justine's - simply the best place in town at the time, IMO
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(06-11-2012 01:21 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  The Knickerbocker menu....outstanding Cletus. When I was a kid, I always wanted mom and dad to take me to that "fancy" restaurant. Check out those prices back then.

It was such a event for our family that I remember going there twice. The kids had to drink water due to the expense. It was a sad day for me when I saw it was no longer in business.
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Christmas wonderland in the basement at Goldsmith's downtown back in the 40's, 50's and 60's. The entire basement area was used to create a fantasy for both young and old. Can't remember when it began or when they discontinued the Christmas display but it was a major draw every year. And the line for a picture with Santa was very long. I just did some research and found that the Enchanted Forest display was moved to the AgriCenter for several years. It grew so large it became difficult to staff with volunteers with the skills to keep it running. It was moved to the Pink Palace where it is now displayed and maintained. I will make it a point next Christmas to go see it.
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Debbie Hawkins was so hot she would fill the ice cream cone and turn to hand it to you at the window and it would have melted by the time she got it to you.
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(01-01-2011 02:16 PM)Cletus Wrote:  Central Train Station

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This view is of Calhoun Street, ca. 1913, looking east toward the station.

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This Oct. 1914 view of Central Station still shows the construction company sign.

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Close-up of the Train Board at Grand Central Station. Trains of IC, RI, and Y&MV are listed.

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This view looks down on the train sheds in Oct. 1914.

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Family owned the restaurant in Central Station till the trains traffic fell off and had to close the doors. Up till 10 years ago still has a few of the large milkshake glasses.
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Lily-Purity Ice Cream
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Flag on top of building look familiar?
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(06-18-2012 01:32 PM)ByrdDogX Wrote:  [Image: 134.jpg]

I used to work at 495 Union Ave. in Advertising during the early 70's the building originally was a Ford Motor Co. manufacturing plant.

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(03-03-2010 03:04 PM)ByrdDogX Wrote:  
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I went there once and only once. 04-jawdrop

I used to go every time I got word that Jerry Lee was going to play. It was less than a mile from my office.
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(06-16-2012 01:50 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  [Image: 4796986487_4458072a24_z.jpg]

Debbie Hawkins was so hot she would fill the ice cream cone and turn to hand it to you at the window and it would have melted by the time she got it to you.

I went there one night before a Grizzlies WFL game with my date and her parents. I couldn't keep my eyes off my date's Mom. But that's another story.

At the game, Elvis distracted the entire west side of the stands when it was discovered he was in one of the press box suites. When he left, half of the west stands emptied.

What a night!
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(04-27-2012 11:56 AM)Cletus Wrote:  [Image: 4148646873_445c27873c_o.jpg]

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Sts. Peter & Paul (commonly called St. Peter) Catholic Church, 190 Adams Ave.

traces its origins to the fall of 1840 when Bishop Richard Miles, O.P., the first Bishop of Nashville, appointed Father Michael McAleer as the first pastor of St. Peter. Just one year after the first Catholic mass was celebrated in the parlor of the adjacent Magevny House, the parish opened its doors. The oldest Roman Catholic parish in the region; the present structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Memphis.

On October 29, 1841, John S. Claybrook, trustee of Judge John Overton's estate, conveyed block 409 of the original plan of Memphis to Bishop Miles. As a partial donation, the price was made a nominal $500.00, which was generously subscribed by a number of Protestant Memphians as a gift to the Catholic community. In the summer of 1842 a brick church, 30 by 70 feet, was begun. It was completed the following year, reportedly at a cost of $5000.00. Rev. Joseph Sadoc Alemany, O.P. was named the new pastor in 1846 and later became the first Provincial of United States Dominicans, then the first Bishop of Monterey, California, and, finally, was appointed as the first archbishop of San Francisco. The Dominican Order has served continuously at St. Peter since 1846.

Construction of the present church began in 1852 around the intact older original sanctuary and was completed in 1855. Once built, parts of the original church were dismantled and carried out the doors, piece by piece. The new church was dedicated by Bishop Miles in 1858.

With its vaulted ceilings, Gothic characteristics and upward thrusting arches, St. Peter Church is a historical masterpiece and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Patrick Charles Keely, an eminent architect, the church's beautiful, stained glass windows narrate the events in the life of Christ and several saints. The beauty of the church is magnified by the Casavant Organ located in the choir loft.

The church has had multiple expansions throughout its many years beginning with the construction of the present rectory in 1873, followed by the addition of the Crystal Room and former chapel in 1891. In 2001, a new 3-story building added six classrooms, parish hall with kitchen, choir room and other meeting facilities, all handicapped accessible.

A new chapel houses the national Shrine of St. Martin de Porres, a sixteenth-century Dominican and the patron saint of social justice. The Shrine is open daily for prayer and also sponsors various events throughout the year.

I got married there, once.
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RE: Memphis Landmarks
(06-15-2012 09:35 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  
(06-13-2012 06:33 AM)TG4 Wrote:  
(06-11-2012 01:21 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  The Knickerbocker menu....outstanding Cletus. When I was a kid, I always wanted mom and dad to take me to that "fancy" restaurant. Check out those prices back then.

Well done, Cletus. First ate there 41 years ago when I was 13. My dad would take me there when I would help him make his Memphis run during the summer and we would go out to eat with his customers.

Great memory.

Memphis had some of the best locally owned restaurants in the country back then.


Regarding those locally owned restaurants, here is what I remember and experienced..

Knickerbocker, of course
Pete & Sams - still there
Luau - TIKI
Four Flames - on Madison I think
Justine's - simply the best place in town at the time, IMO

Luau was owned by Dobbs Houses International which was headquartered in Memphis.

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Justine's a Civil War era building on Coward Place near where Crump becomes Lamar Ave.

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RE: Memphis Landmarks
(06-19-2012 06:00 PM)Cletus Wrote:  
(06-15-2012 09:35 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  
(06-13-2012 06:33 AM)TG4 Wrote:  
(06-11-2012 01:21 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  The Knickerbocker menu....outstanding Cletus. When I was a kid, I always wanted mom and dad to take me to that "fancy" restaurant. Check out those prices back then.

Well done, Cletus. First ate there 41 years ago when I was 13. My dad would take me there when I would help him make his Memphis run during the summer and we would go out to eat with his customers.

Great memory.

Memphis had some of the best locally owned restaurants in the country back then.


Regarding those locally owned restaurants, here is what I remember and experienced..

Knickerbocker, of course
Pete & Sams - still there
Luau - TIKI
Four Flames - on Madison I think
Justine's - simply the best place in town at the time, IMO

Luau was owned by Dobbs Houses International which was headquartered in Memphis.

[Image: 6756702055_5f97a7ab12_b.jpg]

Justine's a Civil War era building on Coward Place near where Crump becomes Lamar Ave.

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Justine's had the best oysters rockefeller.
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^^ yes they did - I only went there twice, and have been a seafood lover ever since

cletus....spectacular pics and stories of these favorite memories of mine...thank you
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Beale Street, Memphis,Tennessee - Circa 1940

- "Beale Street at Night"
- "Famous Jug Band" - photo by Jones-Purdy
- "Handy's Park at Beale and Third"

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"Pig'n Whistle - Always the Place to Go, After Dance or Show
Air Conditioned for Your Comfort

1579 Union Ave., Memphis Tenn.
The Sign Of Good Food ->
Curb and Dining Room Service
Barbecue - Steaks - Salads
Good Food Is Good Health
Our Sanwiches Are The Talk Of The Town!"

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ahhhhh....Joy Young, Eastgate......nice
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RE: Memphis Landmarks
(06-20-2012 11:35 AM)Tiger46 Wrote:  
(06-19-2012 06:00 PM)Cletus Wrote:  
(06-15-2012 09:35 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  
(06-13-2012 06:33 AM)TG4 Wrote:  
(06-11-2012 01:21 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  The Knickerbocker menu....outstanding Cletus. When I was a kid, I always wanted mom and dad to take me to that "fancy" restaurant. Check out those prices back then.

Well done, Cletus. First ate there 41 years ago when I was 13. My dad would take me there when I would help him make his Memphis run during the summer and we would go out to eat with his customers.

Great memory.

Memphis had some of the best locally owned restaurants in the country back then.


Regarding those locally owned restaurants, here is what I remember and experienced..

Knickerbocker, of course
Pete & Sams - still there
Luau - TIKI
Four Flames - on Madison I think
Justine's - simply the best place in town at the time, IMO

Luau was owned by Dobbs Houses International which was headquartered in Memphis.

[Image: 6756702055_5f97a7ab12_b.jpg]

Justine's a Civil War era building on Coward Place near where Crump becomes Lamar Ave.

[Image: justines-b.jpg]

[Image: 5875196340_b797e2db22.jpg]

[Image: justines.jpg]

[Image: justines3.jpg]

[Image: justinemenu-c.jpg]

[Image: justinemenu-b.jpg]

[Image: justinemenu-a.jpg]

[Image: juntines2.jpg]

Justine's had the best oysters rockefeller.

That entire area around Justines had some incredible history. Elmwood Cemetary is full of history. Years ago, I worked for Parts Incorporated and our buildings surrounded Justines. There was a building right behind Justines that was built in the early to mid 1800's. This building was used as a hospital during the Civil War. It had a huge underground basement, with plenty of huge rats. There was a plaque on the building dating it and marking it as a historical building. After the Norfleets sold PI, the new owners dismantled the company and the buildings were torn down.
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