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Subject: Crown
Cafe & Family Photos
My
name is Justin Hunt and I live with my family in Jacksonville,
Texas. After my grandmother (Margaret Warren Hunt) passed away
I received a lot of family pictures, etc. As a child history always
interested me and she would tell me lots of stories. When I came across
your magazine (which is awesome by the way), I thought I would like
to share some of my family history [with your readers]. |
Crown Cafe interior
Photo courtesy Justin Hunt |
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photos are of a Cafe my great-grandparents (Joseph Bailey Warren and
Oleta Sides Warren) used to own and run during the early to mid 50's.
The name was the Crown Cafe and it was open 24 hours a day. The Crown
was said to have had the best chicken-fried steaks in town. The builiding
was torn down a few years ago but for many years you could still see
the painted "Open 24 hours" sign on the window that my great-grandfather
had put there so many years before. |
Oleta standing
in front of the Crown Cafe
Photo
courtesy Justin Hunt |
| "My Grandmother
standing in front of the Crown Cafe which was owned and ran by her
parents" - Justin Hunt |
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Oleta
Photo
courtesy Justin Hunt |
| "My great
grandmother Oleta Sides Warren working in the Nichols Factory in Jacksonville"
- Justin Hunt |
| "Bedford
Forrest Sides (Sonny) and Pat Cash standing in front of the Tomato
Bowl." - Justin Hunt |
I
would love to hear any stories that any of your readers might supply.
Thanks once again and keep up the good work on Texas Escapes. - Justin
Hunt, Jacksonville, Texas, January 13, 2007
I came across a few more I thought you might like to add.... thanks
.....and keep up the good work!!!! - Justin Hunt, December 17, 2007 |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and recent or vintage/historic photos, please contact
us. |
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