From my 1954 Visitor’s Guide, the only other restuarant still open, the United Grill on University Ave near the old Greyhound Station. A gleaming white, streamlined modern architectural beauty.
The interior looks like it was quite the hopping place at one time. Check out that lunch counter!
While they may have been open seven days a week in 1954, today they are Monday to Friday operation, catering mainly to the downtown office crowd.
* Photo from the collection of the Municipal Archives *
It looks like the building had a change of the vertical sign, but the structure itself remained unaltered, at least through the early 1970’s.
Too bad the same can’t be said for today. Somewhere along the way, the building met the pebble stone treatment, the “stucco” of choice for the 1970’s. Maybe they got a two for one deal when they did the old Bus Station next door 🙂
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Andrew, the link you provided was great, some great shots and information there. Do you have to obtain special permission to enter these buildings, or did you grab these pictures before this building closed?
Yeah, I pulled some strings to get a tour... ;)
i recall when i was a kid in the 50's going to the united grill the way it is now is just a few tables and booths no atmosphere at all everything is white the food's ok but they aten't open 7 days a week anymore
I remember the fantastic coffee they served there. You could play the Seeburg jukeboxes located at every table.