There was a Ruby Tuesday's in Metro as recently as 2010. Also Widow Watson's was cool. It later became a buffet restaurant, then closed altogether.
Metrocenter in Jackson
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I don't think it was a national chain or anything, but can't really say for sure. I was just at Metrocenter a lot in my youth and for whatever reason have always remembered that old woman on the logo.
As a matter of fact, I realized I had seen that logo on a shirt on that retro t-shirt site within the past few years, so I went and looked. Here it is:
Wow, that brings back memories. I had an uncle that worked in metrocenter, so my cousin and I would spend ALL DAY in the mall walking around, mostly looking at dirty stuff in Spencer's, eating free samples from Chick-fil-A and completely dominating Joust and Spy Hunter at Diamond Jim's.
They've been paying, I'm assuming that's why all those boat slips are there now, to generate cashflow.
Jackson, MS: “Come for the Randy Travis Truck Stop, stay because you got murdered.”
All PRV property is a lease, even the lots with homes on them. Ol' baw kept making the lease payments and kept the property. The PRV is not an easy organization to deal with, that's why you see so few developments.
I guess my point is they would have been a pain for anyone. At least the guy is paying the lease.
I'm not a big fan of the leasehold situation, but I own two of properties on it, so what the F do I know?
I'd love to move to the country, but the ol' lady and I can't decide where we want to end up.
Actually the ol' lady is the hold up, she requires a Costco nearby, any chances of any of you can get a Costco built in Starkvegas?
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I actually found a copy of an old menu. Was named after a legendary innkeeper on the Natchez Trace so it was obviously local. I did see something that indicated there may have also been one in Gautier.
Be nice to still get a blue cheese burger and fries for about $4.
I think the salad bar was something I remembered from Ruby Tuesday's. Didn't seem to have one.
You can always depend on Kingfish and Jackson Jambalaya to give you some obscure Jackson info.
Here's a matchbook and summary. So Widow Watson's was indeed owned by McRae's and apparently had locations at two malls in the Jackson area and also Gautier.
Here's a matchbook and summary. So Widow Watson's was indeed owned by McRae's and apparently had locations at two malls in the Jackson area and also Gautier.
Great find. I recall a lot of the upscale major department stores in big cities had dining/tea rooms back in the day and assume this an attempt to replicate them. That was certainly an upscale McRae's as was Metrocenter as a whole when it opened. Great little place to eat.