- Little Tavern
The last restaurant closed on April 29th, 2008. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-tavern0429,0,3225409.story?track=rss] Baltimoresun.com (accessed April 29, 2008)] .
The restaurant chain once had many locations: in 1939, there were 21 in Washington, D.C., and 50 in the Baltimore-Washington area. The slogan of the chain was "Buy 'em by the bag," and its signs promised "Cold drinks * Good Coffee." The stores were quite small and could accommodate only a few seated customers, while most business was take-out.
The chain was founded in 1927 in
Louisville, Kentucky , byHarry F. Duncan , who soon relocated to Washington, D.C., in 1928, where he opened a Little Tavern Shop in 814 E Street NW.The standard "Tudor cottage" restaurant design used by the chain was designed by engineer Charles E. Brooks and architect George E. Stone of Baltimore's Stonebrook Corporation.
The former Little Tavern in Laurel, MD is now the Laurel Tavern which re-opened at the same location on Rt. 1 South on Friday January 4 2008 - the exterior of the restaurant hasn't changed much, however the new owner has removed the familiar counter and seating and the location is now strictly carryout. Laurel Tavern now features doughnuts in the morning and the familiar Little Tavern style tiny burgers, now called "Famous Little Burgers", for lunch and dinner.
July 27,2008: (addition and-up-date-to hereof statements)of Little Tavern Information:Little Tavern(Laurel Md.)was closed by Little Tavern Shops LLC.(Parent Co.)All Use of Licensing Agreement and Trade Marks canceled for said Property at said time. Little Tavern Shops has nothing to do with present on site operation and the (new on site operation)is not licensed to operate as Little Tavern Shops or use any of Little Tavern Shops Logo's, Sayings, or Trade Marks. As of April 30.2008, the last little Tavern Shop was closed, with all othes being closed over the past two years as leases expired, under a long term plan for a New Little Tavern Store Operation, to fit within Fast Food Market Resturant Operation of today. Little Tavern Shops is now moving ahead with It's New Operation's and the planned Licensing of, Free Satnding and Shoppiong Center Stotr Loction in, Md-Del-Pa-Va-Area's. But Still Maintaining It's old time Qualtiy of "Style and Food Service" For Futher Information please contact Little Tavern Shops LLC. C/O (Marketing) Jecco Co. Inc. 410-661-4394 Fax 410-661-4394The Hereof statement has been prepared, approved and authorized by James E. Cumbest Jr. T/A Little Tavern Shops LLC. Carroillton Bank Building 1740 E. Joppa Rd. Balto. 21234 =Similar chains=
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White Tower Hamburgers [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archstories/restaurants/fast_food.asp]
* White Castle
* Krystal
*McDonald's in its early yearsee also
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White Coffee Pot another Baltimore-based restaurantExternal links
* [http://www.btco.net/ghosts/Buildings/tavetower/littaverns.html Ghosts of Baltimore website]
* [http://www.homestead.com/silverspringhistory/LittleTavern.html Historical preservation of Little Tavern inSilver Spring, Maryland ]
* [http://www.agilitynut.com/eateries/7c.html The adaptive reuse of Little Taverns]
* [http://www.roadsideonline.com Roadside Magazine website]Notes
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