Category: Restaurants
Olga Restaurant, 6201 W. Central Ave.
Frisch’s Big Boy, 3005 Holland-Sylvania Rd.
Opened in 1977.
Continue reading “Frisch’s Big Boy, 3005 Holland-Sylvania Rd.”Burger King, 3130 Holland-Sylvania Road
Opened c1988. Closed c2016. Building still remains. Prior to Burger King this plot of land was a vacant lot of dirt, grass, bushes, weeds, and a small patch of trees. Often used as a cut-through space to get to Waldmar Road.
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Rax was built on an empty lot (previously owned by Carl Fisher) on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Waldmar Road. Rax opened in September, 1984. Best chocolate chip shakes ever!
Continue reading “Rax, 5822 W. Central Ave.”Bombay Bicycle Club
1918 S. Reynolds Rd.
Location was formerly the Smuggler’s Inn. Opened 1983. Closed 1997. Demolished in 2000. Replaced by Walgreen’s in 2001.
Continue reading “Bombay Bicycle Club”McDonald’s (Southwyck)
2130 S. Reynolds Rd.
Opened 1986. Demolished c2007. Formerly Sylvania Savings Bank.
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4021 Monroe Street.
Opened c1980. Now a Subway.
Brauer’s Delicatessen
3998 Monroe St. (in The Colony)
Opened in 1952 and owned by Irwin and Boris Brauer. Sold in 1979. Closed 1995.
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