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[78]

13th, when ever we ran for distance in practice, we ran past this hotel.

Yeah, 13th and Williston. Outskirts of town.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Yeah, 13th and Williston. Outskirts of town.

We would go down depot, then hit Williston, then right on 13th... past by it... some interesting people would come out of there.

 

[78]

We would go down depot, then hit Williston, then right on 13th... past by it... some interesting people would come out of there.

Lol, I don't recall ever seeing a single person at that motel. I wondered how they stayed in business. Hookers and blow.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Lol, I dont recall ever seeing a single person at that motel. I wondered how they stayed in business. Hookers and blow.

Like ADG said, they had an hourly rate, and it would get packed on certain game weekends, because of the lack of other hotel rooms

 

[78]

Wasn't there a Brown Derby on 13th south of Williston by about a mile?

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

Does anyone remember the RedBarn?
Brasington Cadillac later moved there and has since been torn down for apartments.
When I rode to town to get material with my dad he would go the extra few miles to get a burger. Damn I miss those burgers and my dad.

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

Wasn't there a Brown Derby on 13th south of Williston by about a mile?

It's now a Islamic center.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Does anyone remember the RedBarn?
Brasington Cadillac later moved there and has since been torn down for apartments.
When I rode to town to get material with my dad he would go the extra few miles to get a burger. Damn I miss those burgers and my dad.

My dad is still with me, but trips to Ralph's, In & Out, or Murphy's Pub were always with my dad... usually after some sporting event, or in the case of Murphy's pub watching a sporting event on their Satellite especially when we were on probation.

 

[g8r.tom]

Copper Monkey is back! We drove by one on SW 2nd where the old Calico Jack's was. Apparently there's one on Newberry Rd in Jonesville as well.

Legendary Burgers in Florida | Copper Monkey

The one is Jonesville does pretty good. The one on SW 2nd is mostly empty.

 

[g8r.tom]

I live in the area, and I rarely went there. I have nothing negative to say about it. Was a good restaurant. O Sole Mio Cucina Italiana is the best Italian place in west Gainesville and maybe the whole area.

I do too and agree.

 

[AlexDaGator]

There was a mom n pop grocery store called Wards. You could bring them a hog or deer you killed and they'd process it for you, even make sausage for you.

There were the ACR bars--the Rotator and Dubs.

Nobody remembers my favorite burger joint--a place called "Doug's Dairy Twirl" with a sign shaped like a chocolate/vanilla swirl soft-serve cone. It was on NW 6th Street, not far from Wards. Not a place frequented by students. Swamp Head brewery named an imperial stout after Dougs and Dragonfly sells a retro t-shirt.

There was a shady convenience store nearby that sold quarts of eight ball for less than a buck (kept them on ice). Never asked for ID.



Alex.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Doug Dairy Twirl on 6th, with no indoor seating... used to go there when we had to drop the animals off at the vet. I don't think I ever had one of their burgers.

 

[78]

What was the name of the cool little convenience store across from the law school? Wilbert's? Delbert's?

 

[Swamp Queen]

Wilberts

 

[TheDouglas78]

What was the name of the cool little convenience store across from the law school? Wilbert's? Delbert's?

I want to saw Wilberts… the convience store at the corner across from the Hardees on 13th and SW 20th, was Beer World. It was near to for a while the only Arby's in the Nation with a Dollar Menu.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Doug Dairy Twirl on 6th, with no indoor seating... used to go there when we had to drop the animals off at the vet. I don't think I ever had one of their burgers.

I never had a burger there either, always an ice cream cone which was a real treat back in the day circa ‘68

 

[Double Gator Dad]

I want to saw Wilberts… the convience store at the corner across from the Hardees on 13th and SW 20th, was Beer World. It was near to for a while the only Arby's in the Nation with a Dollar Menu.

You are correct it was Wilbert’s and it was there forever. I used to go there with my father when I was little. In fact, I got to see a football player named Steve Spurrier in ‘66. I was too stunned to say anything I just stood there with my mouth open. Great memory

 

[AlexDaGator]

What was the name of the cool little convenience store across from the law school? Wilbert's? Delbert's?

The owner's name was Steve. Wilbert was his dad but he didn't mind being called Wilbert.

Steve knew what he was doing. He bought a bunch of homes near the store, tore them down, and built new homes designed to rent to law students.

An article about Wilberts and Steve when they closed a few years ago:

Law school hangout has closed; Wilbert's was an institution


Alex.

 

[Zambo]

Anybody ever go to Nell’s package store in the ghetto? We used to get all our kegs from them.

 

[GR8 2B]

Anybody ever go to Nell’s package store in the ghetto? We used to get all our kegs from them.

I did. I remember Benny and Nell well. We got our kegs from them, too.