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Posted: Sat Dec 9th, 2006 08:41 am |
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The building that the first Burger King was in was still there last I noticed, but was being used as a car lot. There is a new "Burger King #1" on the northeast corner of 36th St. and 27th Ave. but it is a franchise, and a very plain one at that . I don't remember if anything is left of the original architecture on the old building.
The Burger King link you have on the page "Allapattah: A Mix to the Max" is dead. Zog
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Posted: Sat Dec 9th, 2006 08:42 am |
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I guess their move was why they deleted the "timeline" page that bragged about the first ever Burger King still existing. Of course, it still does, more or less, although moved slightly like so many other old businesses in Allapattah. The Kentucky Fried Chicken just south of 36th Street on 22nd Ave. moved to just north of 36th Street on 27th Ave., probably since Jackson High students are on lock-down during lunch period, causing their business to slow down big-time. Thanks for the info. Here's the only statement that Burger King has in its history section:
1954 James W. McLamore and David Edgerton co-found Burger King of Miami, Inc., which became Burger King Corporation in 1972.
McLamore and Edgerton's first restaurant, located at 3090 N.W. 36th Street, Miami, Florida, sells 18 cent broiled hamburgers and 18 cent milkshakes. BURGER KING® restaurant offers 12 oz. regular and 16 oz. large sodas.
When we moved into Allapattah in 1960, I believe inflation had raised the price of a plain hamburger to 25¢! Does anyone have a picture of that original building?
I have written, faxed and phoned the Burger King Corporate Headquarters too try and get a photo to post, but they won't answer. To busy making burgers and fries, I guess.
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Posted: Sat Dec 9th, 2006 08:44 am |
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http://www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/burger-king.htm
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Posted: Sat Dec 23rd, 2006 06:49 pm |
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Yep, here it is. I used to have a link to Burger King's site on a story about Allapattah, and one day, wham, the picture was gone! That'll teach me to make copies of things! I asked Burger King repeatedly for a copy, but they never even answered me. Probably thought I'd get into the subjects of trans-fat, etc. etc.
Remember? NW 36th Street and 27th Ave. Can anyone describe the inside, etc., or have a story to tell about it?
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Posted: Sun Mar 11th, 2007 09:34 pm |
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| While that is the first Burger King restaurant, the Whopper was invented by the founders at a diner in the first floor of an office building on Brickell and 5th 0r 6th Street. My grandfather had an office there and I remember eating whoppers there first. I grew up on SW 19th avenue and 10th Street and I remember a Royal Castle on Eight Street and around 15th Avenue, where we would eat the little burgers and have a Birch beer, 2 for 15 cents, on our way to the Saturday matinee at the Tower Theater! Anyone remember the Brentwood Diner on the corner of 19th Avenue and 8th Street? It was right across from the Food Fair supermarket. It was right next to Parodi's 5&10 cent store. Lots of memories of Calle Ocho in the 50's that was an orthodox jewish neighborhood then. We lived right next to Mr. Mermalstein that was the kosher butcher and had a shop on 8th Street. I went to Shenendoah Elementary and Mrs. Hatfield was the principal.
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Posted: Sat Jun 2nd, 2007 05:04 pm |
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I just found this information on a tribute to Jim Mclamore, who with Dave Edgerton founded Burger King. It confirms my memory that he had a restaurant on Brickell that sold the first "whoppers".
"McLamore, during his early months in Florida's warm climate, learned an expensive lesson about the seasonality of business in the Sunshine State. Captivated by the overflow crowds at the Brickell Bridge restaurant, he immediately proceeded to buy the operation, only to discover that the logjam of customers during the winter months literally slowed to a trickle in the summer.
Just a few blocks from Brickell Bridge, Edgerton was managing a restaurant at the Howard Johnson hotel. The two struck up a friendship and decided to take a chance on a franchise concept begun in Jacksonville. Called "Insta-Burger King," it featured hamburgers cooked via a piece of equipment called the Insta-Burger Broiler -- a revolutionary system that used twin heating elements along a conveyor line and was capable of cooking more than 400 hamburgers and buns per hour.
However, problems developed with the Insta-Broiler when burger juices began dripping onto the heating elements, causing them to corrode. Edgerton and McLamore redesigned the system in such a way that it transported the burgers horizontally over gas flames, giving the customer a flame-broiled product. The pair subsequently arranged for the Sani-Serv company of Indianapolis to manufacture the new prototype for them. Shortly thereafter they dropped the "Insta" prefix from the name and began promoting Burger King as the "Home of The Whopper."
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Posted: Sun Jun 3rd, 2007 02:02 pm |
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| Here's a link to an early Miami BK photo. Most of the early ones looked just like this one. http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/78393796
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Posted: Wed Jul 11th, 2007 03:42 am |
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dario, i remember the burger grill in that building, they recently demolished it, our lifelong family friend and doctor was there. as i recall it was on the SW corner, a 5 story bld, about 5th street & brickell.
my dad and i had burgers there when visiting , later i worked on the first B-K charbroilers for the local guy that perfected them for gas broiling.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11th, 2007 09:59 pm |
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| Richard: I was glad to hear someone else remembered it too! Sometimes when I tell people this story, they look at me like I must be crazy. You are right, it was mainly medical people that had offices there if I remember it. I think our dentist was in that building for many years as well. Best regards, Dario
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Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 02:15 am |
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| dario, thanx for that reply. do you recall the entry into the mc lamore burger stand called the "dinner bell"? i can not recall how we entered the store, but i recall from perhaps 3rd or 4th floor we'd "go down for a burger" on the elevator. exactly where was the entrance on the brickell side, or or another side, or from the inside (lobbby area)? people never believed me either, but we did work on those first gas broilers.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 11:59 am |
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| Richards: My memory, and it is VERY fuzzy, is that the diner was inside the lobby of the building to the left of the elevator. I wish I could recall better but we are talking 50 years ago when I was just 7 yrs old
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Posted: Mon Sep 3rd, 2007 07:58 pm |
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I grew up in 2 different places in the Allapattah area. from1964 to1966 I lived at NW 31st Ave & 38th St. across the street south of 36th st. was a Burger King which I passed ever day to school ( Melrose Elementry School ) I still have fond memories of that BK I remember that was where I first tasted a whopper. I belive the building is still there housing a car dealer. My dad worked about 5 blocks down the street. I recall going around collecting empty soda pop bottles, taking them to a local grocery store on 32th Ave called Tip Top (I belive it is still there) and cashing them in for money to buy baseball cards.
Then we moved to 3703 NW 22th Court where I lived till my 1st marriage, I remember my childhood days growing up in Allapattah, going to Robert E. Lee Jr High School, The hobby shop on 36 ST. my Boy Scout Troop across the street from the hobby shop (Troop 461) I have many fond memories of the area. NW 36st and 17th Ave was a shopping area with Jackson Byrons, Woolworth and other stores plus the great late Royal Castle on the corner which had the best tasting burgers and birch beer. I still have boyhood friends living in that area. My best friend which we visit each other a lot still talk about the old days.
I have taken all my kids to see where I grew up. I now live in Miramar in Broward County after living many years in Hialeah.
Robert E Lee Jr. High was torn down some years back I really miss seeing it. My years there 1968 - 1970 were the best times of my boyhood, if anybody reading this post went there at that time please let me know.
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Posted: Mon Sep 3rd, 2007 09:50 pm |
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| Carlos: I too used to cash in pop bottles for spending money at the Food Fair supermarket on SW 19th Ave and 8 Street ( now a Presidente supermarket). There is still one Royal Castle operating at NW 27th Ave and 79 Street run by a former employee that bought the rights to the franchise. I have been meaning to try it one of these days. Your kids might enjoy it too.
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Posted: Mon Sep 3rd, 2007 10:03 pm |
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| Been there it's like going back in time, there is also one on nw 7th ave and about 120th st in miami. too bad they went out of business.
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Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 09:15 pm |
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Ah Ha!
I was at Robert E. Lee right about the same time as Carlos... And the boy scout troop was, I believe led by Mr. Dryden...or at least he was one of the scout leaders. His daughter, Linda, and I were friends, and would sneak into the meeting house whenever we got a chance. Her brother's name was Gary.
We went to church next door, at Allapattah Methodist.
And I agree- it was the best childhood ever!
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Posted: Fri Sep 7th, 2007 11:28 pm |
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I don't remember the names of the leaders at the boy scout troop I do remember there was a small basketball court, I remember going on a bike hike all the way to the Milan Dairy which was near the back of the airport near 36st They had great ice cream. and camping out several times on south beach.
I remember some of the teachers names at Lee, Mrs Caroll, Miss Goldberg, Mr. Gay.
One of the counselors Mrs. Gibbson she saved my behind several times from being paddled by the guy we used to call Mr. Clean the assistant Principal with the shaved head.
There was a bakery across the street and in the morning you could smell the bread being baked. I have a yearbook from R.E.Lee somewere in my attic ,I got to find it it's just to hot now to go up there.
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Posted: Mon Sep 10th, 2007 01:28 am |
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| carlos, if you get a chance please give me a call Larry C 727-698-0587
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