Column: Another look at some oldie but goodie cafes Johnny Vardeman
Long gone restaurants cook up a heaping helping of nostalgia for longtime Hall Countians.
Judi Turner, who now lives in Nashville, remembers her grandmother, Birdie McKinstry, taking her to lunch when she was a child on Wednesdays at the Wheeler Hotel on Main Street, just off the downtown square. Still, in her mind’s eye are little green metal pots holding hot water for tea.
Local radio listeners might remember Birdie as she was a frequent caller to morning shows, especially when the late Jim Hartley was on the microphone.