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The '''Pioneer Cafeteria''' was a chain of buffet-style restaurants owned by [[Bert Gurley]]. The business had three locations, including one on the west end of [[Eastwood Mall]], one downtown on the lower level of the [[AmSouth-Sonat Tower]], and at 9213 [[Parkway East]] in [[Roebuck]].
The '''Pioneer Cafeteria''' was a chain of buffet-style restaurants owned by [[Marvin Ratliffe]] and [[Bert Gurley]]. Gurley bought the first location on [[Parkway East]] near the [[Gadsden Highway]] in [[Roebuck]] in [[1959]] and put Ratliffe, a caterer, in charge.


The Eastwood location was bought from the [[Britling Cafeteria]] chain, which had purchased it in turn from [[Barber Dairy]], which operated a cafeteria restaurant there beginning in December [[1965]].
The partners added a steakhouse and supper club in Roebuck and purchased two locations from [[Britling Cafeteria]], one in the [[AmSouth-Sonat Tower]] downtown and one, a former [[Barber Dairy]]-operated cafeteria, on the west end of [[Eastwood Mall]]. The original restaurant moved to 9213 Parkway  East in the 1970s.


The last location to close was the one in Roebuck, which was in business until the early 2000s.
The last location to close was the flagship in Roebuck, which was in business until [[2004]], operating as the '''Frontier Cafeteria''' during its last years.
 
==References==
* Wolfson, Hannah (February 26, 2004) "Founder of Pioneer closes cafeteria Sunday." ''Birmingham News''


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Revision as of 07:36, 29 May 2010

The Pioneer Cafeteria was a chain of buffet-style restaurants owned by Marvin Ratliffe and Bert Gurley. Gurley bought the first location on Parkway East near the Gadsden Highway in Roebuck in 1959 and put Ratliffe, a caterer, in charge.

The partners added a steakhouse and supper club in Roebuck and purchased two locations from Britling Cafeteria, one in the AmSouth-Sonat Tower downtown and one, a former Barber Dairy-operated cafeteria, on the west end of Eastwood Mall. The original restaurant moved to 9213 Parkway East in the 1970s.

The last location to close was the flagship in Roebuck, which was in business until 2004, operating as the Frontier Cafeteria during its last years.

References

  • Wolfson, Hannah (February 26, 2004) "Founder of Pioneer closes cafeteria Sunday." Birmingham News
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