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Default Now Defunct Restaurants

On Jan 16, 8:59*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> It's too bad Wayne and Michael (Dog3) aren't posting here anymore. *They'd
> recognize some of these old Memphis restaurants.
>
> The Knickerbocker...


>
> 99th Bomb Group by the airport


The name sounded familiar, and it turns out it was part of the "94th
Aero Squadron" group, known more formally as Specialty Restaurants.
There are a couple of dozen left in the chain, though only a few are
aviation-themed. www.specialtyrestaurants.com

The claim is that an outbreak of salmonella killed the 99th Bomb
Group's business. After trying to make a go of it for several years,
the restaurant operator simply closed up shop, and eventually the
airport sued:

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tn-court-...s/1300412.html