Photo by David Peirce, 1951.
The Tally Ho was located at 502 East Center Street in the former home of the Chicken Hut. Tally Ho was owned by Elizabeth (Libby) and Wallace McDannel. The restaurant’s specialty was fried chicken and steaks. The Tally Ho was the first restaurant in Kingsport to serve swordfish steaks.
Photo by David Peirce, 1951.
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The Sanitary Barber Shop, located on Broad Street, was owned and operated by B.B. Sullivan. From left are G.R. Walsh, L.L. Powell and B.B. Sullivan. The shop opened in the summer of 1916. The first customer was H.C. Brooks. In 1919, the store advertised that a gentleman could get a hair cut for 40 cents and a shave for 20 cents. The name was later changed to Paradise Barber Shop.
Center Theater, 1950
The Center Theater, located on Commerce Street, opened on January 26, 1948 with “MagicTown” starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman.
The theater was operated by Jimmy Pepper (president), Val Edwards (vice president), and John Wimberly (secretary and treasurer) of the Tennessee Amusement Company. The theater was home to the Buddy Club, organized in 1948. Meetings were held on Saturday mornings and had a membership of over 2,000 children.
The theater closed in 1955.
Hutch-Wallin Florist was located at 105 East Main Street. Formerly named the Magic City Floral Gardens, the shop was owned by Dr. Will Hutchins. Ruth Hutchins Williams, daughter of Dr. Hutchins, is seen below in front of the floral display coolers inside the shop. The name of the business, Hutch-Wallin, was derived from the boyhood nickname of Dr. Hutchins, “Hutch” and his wife’s maiden name, Wallin.
