Remembering fallen Jacksonville companies.

[WmNussbaum]

I-10, I think you meant "subsidiary," not "subsidy." A subsidy is what W-D needed before it went Ch. 11 Belly-Up. To say the only difference is on Wall Street is pretty funny, like "the only difference is that Winn-Dixie as a separately owned entity does not exist. " Which is the case, and which is why I brought it up on this board.

Timkin, I have a vague recollection of Winn-Lovett, but I suspect the Lovetts were bought out in my childhood and I wasn't really paying much attention to anything but "The Lone Ranger" on early TV back then.

[ronchamblin]

During my Junior and Senior year of H.S. I worked for W.D. as a bag boy / stock boy.  It was located at the Cedar Hills mall, but on the south side of Wilson Blvd.  At that time, the right side of the road was woods.  When I returned in 1964 from four years of military, they had moved to the north side of the road, and there was a restaurant there.... sort of like a Morrisons.

There was a Mr. Davis as an assistant manager, who perhaps was a relative of the W.D. owners at the time.  However, I heard that the manager fired Mr. Davis when he found Mr. Davis doing something concerning "SEX" with one of the cashier girls, with her approval it was rumored, in the little office at the north end of the front area.  Imagine that.... someone doing a "SEX" thing at the workplace.

Us bag boys used to do about $20.00 in tips on a Friday night, and perhaps $28.00 or so on Saturdays.  I spent it all on beer, gas, bowling, and the drive in movies.       

[WmNussbaum]

Ron, there wasn't a SEX thing going on at that drive-in was there? Say it ain't so.

[ronchamblin]

Well Bill....... okay... you caught me.  Yes, Yes, Yes..... that no no activity was the essence of the drive in movies.  And during the fifties they played the 40's big band music on the speakers while waiting for the show.  Remember the green loops called PIC, for mosquitoes in the summer, and how we would occasionally run the motor during the winter, unless of course there was enough other activity to keep things warm?

[I-10east]

I-10, I think you meant "subsidiary," not "subsidy." A subsidy is what W-D needed before it went Ch. 11 Belly-Up. To say the only difference is on Wall Street is pretty funny, like "the only difference is that Winn-Dixie as a separately owned entity does not exist. " Which is the case, and which is why I brought it up on this board.

Yeah, I meant to say subsidiary. To me, there's no equation with being a subsidiary, and not existing. W/D is owned by a company that's based in Jax, anyway. Don't you think that 'W/D not existing' sounds way too dramatic, and offbase? It's not like it's a defunct company like Premier Foods or something.

[Pontiffication]

Thanks for the trip down memories lane.

My contributions:  Daly's boat yard, Chili Bordello, Cactus BBQ, Crawdaddy's (remembering when the river walk was THE place to be on a Friday or Saturday night).

[Timkin]

^ The Diamond Head Restaurant

[Dog Walker]

The Lobster House Restaurant at the foot of the Acosta Bridge where the most famous movie ever filmed in Jacksonville was made.  We lived near the river and it scared me silly.

[Timkin]

The Lobster House Restaurant at the foot of the Acosta Bridge where the most famous movie ever filmed in Jacksonville was made.  We lived near the river and it scared me silly.

What was that Movie, Dogwalker?

[BackinJax05]

During my Junior and Senior year of H.S. I worked for W.D. as a bag boy / stock boy.  It was located at the Cedar Hills mall, but on the south side of Wilson Blvd.  At that time, the right side of the road was woods.  When I returned in 1964 from four years of military, they had moved to the north side of the road, and there was a restaurant there.... sort of like a Morrisons.

There was a Mr. Davis as an assistant manager, who perhaps was a relative of the W.D. owners at the time.  However, I heard that the manager fired Mr. Davis when he found Mr. Davis doing something concerning "SEX" with one of the cashier girls, with her approval it was rumored, in the little office at the north end of the front area.  Imagine that.... someone doing a "SEX" thing at the workplace.

Us bag boys used to do about $20.00 in tips on a Friday night, and perhaps $28.00 or so on Saturdays.  I spent it all on beer, gas, bowling, and the drive in movies.       

  Laughing!

There is truly nothing new under the sun. At the W-D I worked at, the location manager was terminated for the same thing.

There were dozens of rumors of which cashier Mr. Thompson was banging (also in the front office in front of the store). I dont know why they'd mess around up there; everyone could hear them

If it was the cashier I think it was, I dont blame him for banging her there - or anywhere

[BackinJax05]

Thanks for the trip down memories lane.

My contributions:  Daly's boat yard, Chili Bordello, Cactus BBQ, Crawdaddy's (remembering when the river walk was THE place to be on a Friday or Saturday night).

Dont forget River Rally, the outdoor bar next to Crawdaddy's.

[BackinJax05]

The Lobster House Restaurant at the foot of the Acosta Bridge where the most famous movie ever filmed in Jacksonville was made.  We lived near the river and it scared me silly.

What was that Movie, Dogwalker?

Revenge of the Creature. It was a sequel to The Creature From The Black Lagoon. Parts of it were filmed at Marine Studios*, too.

*Later renamed Marineland.

[Dog Walker]

The Creature From the Black Lagoon, the original, was partially filmed in Wakulla Sprinigs and Rice Creek, near Palatka.    The Lobster House was featured prominently in the sequel with the Acosta Bridge in the background 

[KenFSU]

Interesting similar discussion on the Jacksonville subreddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/jacksonville/comments/16bgd8/best_things_about_jacksonvillewhich_are_no_longer/

[Overstreet]

Oops.  Wrong Setzter's.  Sorry.  The one on Philips, I believe, is the Setzer family owned Pic 'n Save. But I could be wrong about that too.

They sell appliances.