trymahjong Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm doing some research for Avondale Civic-- This ad appeared in Texas Montholy in the 70's-- Anyone have any memories of either of these places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm5k Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Used to work at the restaurant. Mainly valet parked cars, but also worked inside whenthey got hard up for help. That was about 1977 or so I think. They had a club aroundthe corner, but I never worked there.The building which used to be an old house burned down several years ago.P.S.. It was 1976 when I worked there. I remember the ammonia tanker crashhappened when I was working there, as that was where I was heading whenI drove through that mess. "I was about 5 minutes behind the tanker when herolled off the interchange"I checked when the crash was, and it was May 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 thanks for the info-- I was wondering if there were any pictures of the restaurant out there--I was curious what the old house looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm5k Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I've never seen any.. It was the typical victorian era 2 story type of house. Or I think it was twostory anyway.. It also had a large attic. When it was open, they had both outdoor and indoordining areas, and I believe a bar area if I remember right. Seems like the bar was on thesecond story.BTW, I'm almost positive the name of the restaurant was Theodores when I worked there.I do not remember it being E.T. Scruggs. And the club around the corner was also calledTheodores at that time.. It's been so long, I can't even remember "Theodores" lastname.. We called him "Ted" as I recall.. I remember his parents used to come in a lot also.I'll probably come to me some day.. It's wandering about in the fog.. :+For some reason, I'm semi recalling that E.T. Scruggs was the original name, and Ted hada partner at that time. They named the restaurant for one, "Scruggs", and named the clubafter the other. "Theodore"But.. Seems to me that Ted bought him out, and renamed both the restaurant and the clubTheodores. I think that's the story anyway, but don't hold me to it.. That was 35 years ago.. :/It was a fairly hopping place at that time, particularly for the lunch crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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