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The '''Kopper Kettle''' or the '''Kopper Kettle Cafeteria''', was a restaurant chain which | The '''Kopper Kettle''' or the '''Kopper Kettle Cafeteria''', was a restaurant chain which got its start in the [[UAB administration building|Central Bank Building]] on [[20th Street South]] in the early 1970s. It was owned by former hot-dog vender [[Ed Maluff]] and his wife [[Shirley Maluff|Shirley]]. | ||
In [[1974]] the Maluffs opened a second location at [[Brookwood Village]]. The interior was decorated with brick salvaged from the former [[Birmingham Ice House]] and benches from the [[Tutwiler Hotel]]. | |||
The Kopper Kettle later opened a third location at 2848 [[18th Street South Homewood|18th Street South]] in [[Homewood]]. | |||
A [[January 15]], [[1978]] natural gas explosion in [[Auburn]] destroyed a Kopper Kettle restaurant there. | A [[January 15]], [[1978]] natural gas explosion in [[Auburn]] destroyed a Kopper Kettle restaurant there. | ||
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[[Category:Former restaurants]] | [[Category:Former restaurants]] | ||
[[Category:Restaurant chains]] | [[Category:Restaurant chains]] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 7 August 2022
The Kopper Kettle or the Kopper Kettle Cafeteria, was a restaurant chain which got its start in the Central Bank Building on 20th Street South in the early 1970s. It was owned by former hot-dog vender Ed Maluff and his wife Shirley.
In 1974 the Maluffs opened a second location at Brookwood Village. The interior was decorated with brick salvaged from the former Birmingham Ice House and benches from the Tutwiler Hotel.
The Kopper Kettle later opened a third location at 2848 18th Street South in Homewood.
A January 15, 1978 natural gas explosion in Auburn destroyed a Kopper Kettle restaurant there.