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LaRosa’s restaurant, 1975
Lexington’s second LaRosa’s restaurant opened in the Coliseum Plaza, at Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, in early February 1975. The popular Cincinnati-based pizzeria featured big-backed booths and...
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McDonald’s on East Main Street in Lexington, 1997
The McDonald’s restaurant at 473 East Main Street in Lexington, Oct. 21, 1997. The restaurant was built more than 33 years ago under heavy protest because McDonald’s wanted a drive-through. Neighbors...
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Alfalfa restaurant, 1975
Mary Martin served customers at Alfalfa in February 1975. The iconic Lexington restaurant opened here, on South Limestone across from the University of Kentucky, in 1973, started by six...
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Lynagh’s Irish Pub combats smoking ban
Customers at Lynagh’s Irish Pub occupied a makeshift patio created from two parking spaces in front of the popular bar near the University of Kentucky campus on May 27, 2004. Lynagh’s and many other...
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Fayette Mall food court, 1990
The Pavilion Food Court in Fayette Mall was packed with hungry shoppers on Nov. 18, 1990. A soothing mix of marble, sunlight and neon, the mall’s new food court opened 11 days earlier, just in time for...
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Wendy’s restaurant, 1978
A Wendy’s fast food restaurant in July 1978, shortly after opening at 757 East New Circle Rd. in Lexington. It was the city’s third location for the old fashion hamburger chain that was founded in 1969...
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Lexington’s first McDonald’s, 1961
Sam Smargon, left, owner and manager, and Gene Witheril, company field consultant, turn out some hamburgers at Lexington’s first McDonald’s in December 1961. The drive-in fast-food hamburger...
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South Limestone and Avenue of Champions, 1993
The corner of South Limestone and Avenue of Champions, April 22, 1993. Shown from left is a Dairy Mart convenience store, the 24-hour restaurant Tolly-Ho, sporting goods store Court Sports and a...
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First Street in Richmond, 1976
Restaurants and bars lined First Street in Richmond, Ky. as seen on May 19, 1976. Photo by John C. Wyatt | Staff
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Lexington dining guide, 1976
A dining and entertainment guide for Lexington, published in the Oct. 3, 1976, Herald-Leader. Some of the popular places were The Springs, Blue Boar, The Zebra Lounge and Roger’s Restaurant. Dining...
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LaRosa’s restaurant, 1975
Lexington’s second LaRosa’s restaurant opened in the Coliseum Plaza, at Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, in early February 1975. The popular Cincinnati-based pizzeria featured big-backed booths and...
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McDonald’s on East Main Street in Lexington, 1997
The McDonald’s restaurant at 473 East Main Street in Lexington, Oct. 21, 1997. The restaurant was built more than 33 years ago under heavy protest because McDonald’s wanted a drive-through. Neighbors...
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Alfalfa restaurant, 1975
Mary Martin served customers at Alfalfa in February 1975. The iconic Lexington restaurant opened here, on South Limestone across from the University of Kentucky, in 1973, started by six...
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Lynagh’s Irish Pub combats smoking ban
Customers at Lynagh’s Irish Pub occupied a makeshift patio created from two parking spaces in front of the popular bar near the University of Kentucky campus on May 27, 2004. Lynagh’s and many other...
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Fayette Mall food court, 1990
The Pavilion Food Court in Fayette Mall was packed with hungry shoppers on Nov. 18, 1990. A soothing mix of marble, sunlight and neon, the mall’s new food court opened 11 days earlier, just in time for...
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Wendy’s restaurant, 1978
A Wendy’s fast food restaurant in July 1978, shortly after opening at 757 East New Circle Rd. in Lexington. It was the city’s third location for the old fashion hamburger chain that was founded in 1969...
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Lexington’s first McDonald’s, 1961
Sam Smargon, left, owner and manager, and Gene Witheril, company field consultant, turn out some hamburgers at Lexington’s first McDonald’s in December 1961. The drive-in fast-food hamburger...
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South Limestone and Avenue of Champions, 1993
The corner of South Limestone and Avenue of Champions, April 22, 1993. Shown from left is a Dairy Mart convenience store, the 24-hour restaurant Tolly-Ho, sporting goods store Court Sports and a...
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First Street in Richmond, 1976
Restaurants and bars lined First Street in Richmond, Ky. as seen on May 19, 1976. Photo by John C. Wyatt | Staff
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