Thursday, February 15, 2018

Throwback Thursday

I found this matchbook while cleaning out stuff last night. Let's see who can figure out what this is without cheating on the internet. 





Bonus question: Who is the owner of this establishment related to in Jackson?

Note: Shadowfax is disqualified from answering as he will know the answer to these questions off of the top of his head. ;-)  

29 comments:

Old-Timer said...

Paul Apostle was Nick Apostle's father. Great restaurant family! Still miss Nick's.

Jeff said...

Paul Crechale?

Kingfish said...

A couple of you got it right. Trying to keep this fun so I'm waiting a while to publish the comments. Don't worry, I'm publishing them.

Mr. 2-Bits said...

Nick Apostle

Anonymous said...

Apostles, but I had to look it up.

Anonymous said...

That's Nick Apostle's dad's place. I remember it being on Highway 80, I think.

Anonymous said...

Nick

Anonymous said...

Reminds of an old Holiday Inn off I55. If so used go there in 80s early 90s. Went back under 55 to reach on the west side I believe. Most of time had live music and chance of rocking good time. Nice place to get lost and enjoy the intimacy☺

Anonymous said...

Called Club Ish now???

Anonymous said...

I believe the proprieter was Paul Apostle - the father of Nick Apostle (Nick's and The Mermaid Restaurants).

Anonymous said...

Seems like Club Ish was a Mexican restaurant back in the 80s to early 90s. Then it was a Chinese restaurant after that. Not sure if that's it.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Pauls on Hwy 80 right before Ellis Ave.

owned by Mr Paul Apostle who was Nick Apostle's dad (Nick owned Nicks)

ate there regularly growing up!! Spaghetti with one huge meatball!!

Kingfish said...

Had a real good sweet roll at breakfast time. Steak was good too.

If I remember right, was next door to Stonewall Motor Lodge.

Anonymous said...

it was the restaurant tied to the "Stonewall Inn"

Anonymous said...

https://misspreservation.com/2018/02/14/mid-century-mississippi-stonewall-jackson-motel-jackson/

Anonymous said...

That’s it!!! Memories....

Louis LeFleur said...

Wasn't there also a Paul's Northside on the 51 "bypass", now I55, maybe at the old Sheraton on the west side near Northside Drive? Same family, basically same restaurant, of which there were several in surrounding states as well.

Anonymous said...

Also owned/operated Paul's Northside that was at the Sheraton Inn on west frontage road of I55 just north of Northside Dr.

Louis LeFleur said...

Well that was quick confirmation. Thanks!

PittPanther said...

With a name like Stonewall I'm sure the motel and restaurant were very welcoming to all travelers...

Anonymous said...

The Stonewall Jackson was very welcoming to a KLLM driver, who back in the nineties, opened a sliding bathroom window and took pot shots at vehicular traffic on I-20 behind the seedy motel.

I knew this off the top of my head.

Louis LeFleur said...

So given that the restaurant we are (mostly) talking about in this thread was on Hwy 80 back in the day, is anyone going to bring up The Green Derby, maybe Crechale's? Then again, maybe I'm starting to get this confused with the Growing up in Jackson Face Book group.

Anonymous said...

Crechale's is still there.

Louis LeFleur said...

Yes I know, 3:30, but then again how many years now have they said they are moving?

Anonymous said...

Crechales onion rings rocked! The derby was on the corner of 80 and Ellis. They served gigantic Cobb salads there. Fisherman’s Whatf was down the street. You could visit Borden’s and get free milk and a honeybun. Colonial bread was cooking close by and you could smell it and tour it also. Same with the coke plant. A little further down Ellis was the first whataburger. Another shooting happened at the place with a boxing ring in it.

Anonymous said...

Then there was...........PO FOLKS.

Anonymous said...

The average age of JJ users must about around 73 or so.

Anonymous said...

There was Crechale's - Then the Holiday Inn SW - Then the Green Derby - and Then Mr. Paul's at the Stonewall Jackson Motel. All as you entered Jackson on Highway 80 from Clinton. Good Places.

Louis LeFleur said...

Oddly enough, there was this feature on the Stonewall Jackson Motel just the day before KF asked about the matchbook.

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