Red Barn Restaurants 1970s

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Red barn restaurants 1970s. Jack lee was the man that introduced not only my family to the red barn chain but hundreds of others. I had heard the rumors about an old red barn restaurant that was still open in racine wi so i had to check it out. I had always thought that the second building had a fire too but i could be wrong about that. In 1963 the small chain was purchased by richard o.
The restaurant has a news story posted on a wall about the red barn that was there. The museum of classic chicago television www fuzzymemories tv 39 494 views. Whoever thought i d be sharing it 43 years later. Kearns operated as red barn system with the offices moving briefly to dayton ohio and in august 1964 to fort lauderdale florida.
Arthur treacher s fish and chips commercial 1980 duration. During the late 1960s united servomation also called servomation bought. I believe that by the late 70 s it too was shut down. The red barn restaurant was a fast food restaurant chain founded in 1961 in springfield ohio by don six martin levine and jim kirst.
Here s where i could use some help but i don t think the second restaurant was open too much longer than the first. A 1979 television ad for red barn family restaurants. Recently i received e mail from mike lee the son of jack lee red barn s first employee. A new structure was built and reopened under the same name.
When the hungries hit when the hungries hit hit the red barn three mascots were use. I thought it was pretty neat the history of this place said owner john spyropoulos whose parents bought. Spot aired november 1977. The salad bar was missing but that was my only disappointment.
Red barn family restaurant commercial featuring loni anderson wkrp in cincinnati. Although the red barn was gone the red barn restaurant was not. Dec 8 2013 explore homeshirtscle s board red barn restaurant on pinterest. I recorded this red barn theme song off the radio back in 1970.
See more ideas about restaurant barn and vintage restaurant. Mike was kind enough to give a true account of the beginning of the red barn chain.