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2 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 2:25 pm
Hospital Bob
I drove by it on a Sunday after it had closed and they were about to tear the building down. Nobody was around at the time. They had knocked the front out and the door was gone. I could see a big pile of stuff inside the place that was headed for the trash. So I spent about a half hour salvaging stuff. I got menu boards and signs and printed menus and old advertising banners and a lot of stuff. I still have it lying around in the sheds somewhere.
If I could have got the milk bottle home I'd have it set up in the back yard. lol
If I could have got the milk bottle home I'd have it set up in the back yard. lol
4 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 2:33 pm
Hospital Bob
Ohmigod. The place that taught me to have a deep love affair with fried oysters which became my lifelong favorite food.hallmarkgrad wrote:
And that cheeseburger. Oh lordy I can taste it still.
5 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 2:37 pm
Joanimaroni
Loved both of those places.
The Firehouse salad and a Firehouse squirt.
The Firehouse salad and a Firehouse squirt.
6 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 2:52 pm
Guest
Guest
Joanimaroni wrote:Loved both of those places.
The Firehouse salad and a Firehouse squirt.
Memories are so very powerful. Thanks for the comments.
7 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 2:56 pm
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Guest
"O"st and Pottery Plant road. LOL What is scary it that it looks like my car in front. The Studerbaker. I had one just like it. I had to sell it when I went into the Army.
8 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 2:56 pm
Joanimaroni
hallmarkgrad wrote:Joanimaroni wrote:Loved both of those places.
The Firehouse salad and a Firehouse squirt.
Memories are so very powerful. Thanks for the comments.
Did you ever have the Rainbow Ice cream at the Dairy Bar? OMG it was awesome and it was not sherbert. We use to order the 5 gallon containers of Rainbow Ice Cream.
10 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:01 pm
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Joanimaroni wrote:hallmarkgrad wrote:Joanimaroni wrote:Loved both of those places.
The Firehouse salad and a Firehouse squirt.
Memories are so very powerful. Thanks for the comments.
Did you ever have the Rainbow Ice cream at the Dairy Bar? OMG it was awesome and it was not sherbert. We use to order the 5 gallon containers of Rainbow Ice Cream.
Yes!! And the "Malted" Milk shakes Of course us big spenders always tired to impress our girl friends with the "Banana Splits" Damn they were good. ( almost sounds gross now. How in the hell did that happen?) LOL
12 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:02 pm
Hospital Bob
For those new to the area, the building which housed The Old Firehouse Drive-In became a restaurant that you are familiar with.
13 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:06 pm
Joanimaroni
hallmarkgrad wrote:Bob wrote:
THANKS!!!
Hank and Bea Ledford and Hank's brother owned and operated the Firehouse.
14 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:10 pm
Guest
Guest
Bob wrote:For those new to the area, the building which housed The Old Firehouse Drive-In became a restaurant that you are familiar with.
Would that be McGuire's?
15 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:16 pm
Joanimaroni
Ghost_Rider1 wrote:Bob wrote:For those new to the area, the building which housed The Old Firehouse Drive-In became a restaurant that you are familiar with.
Would that be McGuire's?
Yes, when the Ledfords sold the restaurant...they told the new owners to leave the menu and recipes alone. First thing they did was change the menu, recipes, and the quality vendors. They didn't last long.
McGuire turned it into a Gold Mine, again. In note the Firehouse was the first restaurant that had to follow minimum wage law for waitresses because of the restaurant's gross earnings.
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17 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:17 pm
Hospital Bob
That it would. Were you here "back in the day", ghost?Ghost_Rider1 wrote:
Would that be McGuire's?
19 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:19 pm
Hospital Bob
Here's a quiz for you. One easy question and one hard one.hallmarkgrad wrote:
First the easy one. What was the name of the restaurant on the back of it?
Now the hard one. Name one of the party boats that for many years docked beside it in Commendencia Slip.
20 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:19 pm
Hospital Bob
I pity the poor fool who never got to go inside of that.hallmarkgrad wrote:
21 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:21 pm
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Gulf tide for the boat? Harbour view? It did not stay open very long.
22 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:24 pm
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Joanimaroni wrote:Ghost_Rider1 wrote:Bob wrote:For those new to the area, the building which housed The Old Firehouse Drive-In became a restaurant that you are familiar with.
Would that be McGuire's?
Yes, when the Ledfords sold the restaurant...they told the new owners to leave the menu and recipes alone. First thing they did was change the menu, recipes, and the quality vendors. They didn't last long.
McGuire turned it into a Gold Mine, again. In note the Firehouse was the first restaurant that had to follow minimum wage law for waitresses because of the restaurant's gross earnings.
Did it get its name because it used to be a fire station?
23 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:28 pm
Hospital Bob
YepGhost_Rider1 wrote:
Did it get its name because it used to be a fire station?
24 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:28 pm
Joanimaroni
Ghost_Rider1 wrote:Joanimaroni wrote:Ghost_Rider1 wrote:Bob wrote:For those new to the area, the building which housed The Old Firehouse Drive-In became a restaurant that you are familiar with.
Would that be McGuire's?
Yes, when the Ledfords sold the restaurant...they told the new owners to leave the menu and recipes alone. First thing they did was change the menu, recipes, and the quality vendors. They didn't last long.
McGuire turned it into a Gold Mine, again. In note the Firehouse was the first restaurant that had to follow minimum wage law for waitresses because of the restaurant's gross earnings.
Did it get its name because it used to be a fire station?
You got It was the Pensacola Fire Department's firehouse building that was originally erected in 1927
25 Re: Milk Bottle drive in 12/17/2012, 3:32 pm
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Bob wrote:That it would. Were you here "back in the day", ghost?Ghost_Rider1 wrote:
Would that be McGuire's?
No I did not move to Pensacola until 2008. But I have heard stories about the old days in and around Pensacola. I am somewhat of a history buff and used to listen to a program on Cox Cable free on-demand that was narrated by John Appleyard that covered a lot of Pensacola history.
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