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The '''Joe Wheeler Cafe''' was a restaurant located in the [[Buyck-Thomas Building]] at 11 [[20th Street North]], opposite the [[Metropolitan Hotel]] in the 1900s to 1920s. | The '''Joe Wheeler Cafe''' or '''Joe Wheeler Restaurant''' was a restaurant located in the [[Buyck-Thomas Building]] at 11 [[20th Street North]], opposite the [[Metropolitan Hotel]] in the 1900s to 1920s. | ||
It was named in honor of [[Joseph Wheeler]], a cavalry veteran of the [[Civil War]] who represented the [[8th Congressional District of Alabama]] in the United States House of Representatives and served as a general in the [[Spanish-American War]]. | It was named in honor of [[Joseph Wheeler]], a cavalry veteran of the [[Civil War]] who represented the [[8th Congressional District of Alabama]] in the United States House of Representatives and served as a general in the [[Spanish-American War]]. | ||
[[Peter Johnson]] ran the business in [[1904]]. [[Louis Johnson]] was the proprietor in [[1910]]. | [[Peter Johnson]] ran the business in [[1904]]. He advertised that the restaurant was "open day and night" and featured oysters, game and other dishes in season, with a specialty in preparing short orders. | ||
[[Louis Johnson]] was the proprietor in [[1910]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 25 July 2020
The Joe Wheeler Cafe or Joe Wheeler Restaurant was a restaurant located in the Buyck-Thomas Building at 11 20th Street North, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel in the 1900s to 1920s.
It was named in honor of Joseph Wheeler, a cavalry veteran of the Civil War who represented the 8th Congressional District of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives and served as a general in the Spanish-American War.
Peter Johnson ran the business in 1904. He advertised that the restaurant was "open day and night" and featured oysters, game and other dishes in season, with a specialty in preparing short orders.
Louis Johnson was the proprietor in 1910.