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It’s my understanding that Elvis stayed at that Sheraton when he played in Jackson.

Was Traces the club in the Quarter on Lakeland that had 2 level?? I remember some good times their in the early eighties.

WOW!! really miss Gibbs!!!

If I am not mistaken, that Sheraton began as a Hilton. WAPT used to occupy a lot of space there when it first began.

Gibbs had some great pizza! Alamo Plaza was near the Varia Drive-In. If you stayed too long at the movies you could spend the night at the Alamo Plaza. It even had vibrating beds!

I miss having a local pizza parlor like Gibbs. I remember the one in Canton Mart fondly. I never made it to Westland Plaza, but I ate at the one in Fondren.

Seems like they had a short-lived Mexican place called Senor Tony's (maybe?). Whatever it was called, I remember the TV ad voice was Willy the Wizard from Y16.

Now THERE'S a batch of memories for you Jackson longtimers!

I think the club in the Quarter you are thinking about is Adrian's. It is Wine & Spirits now.

DHS was a Hilton, then changed over to a Sheraton sometime in the 70s, as I recall. Think it finally closed in the mid-80s. Anyone remember, for sure?

I keep waiting on a Zodiac matchbook.

Really miss Wayne at Gibbs Pizza. One bell of a guy and great place.

There was an Alamo Plaza at the corner of Terry and Hwy 80. The guy that ran it sold jet boats there as well.

I believe the Gibbs Pizza in Fondren was called Gibbs Pizza Palace at the Medical Center. At least that's what I recall the big guy who ran the register say when he answered the phone. I think his name was Skip.....they had the best red beans and rice in town. Little loaf of garlic bread. Man oh man...........

Thanks Shazam.
Adrian's is the club I was thinking about. I was just divorced & had to get back into the dating thing. Spent a ton of money on drinks. The dancing was free. I must admit I was a crappy dancer. After a few drinks I became Fred Astaire (I'm my mind only). Didn't find a wife their. Found one at the health club. She could out dead lift me, so I had to marry her.

11:30, I checked an old 1979 phone book I have and it was still the Hilton then. Pretty sure it changed to the Sheraton shortly thereafter. We used to go eat the buffet there after church in the early to mid 80's. The chef from Lefleur's had moved over there (seem to recall his name was Bobby something???) and my dad loved his cooking. I think it made it to the late eighties but not much past that. Here's a good picture of it back in the day:
https://misspreservation.com/2012/12/05/before-and-after-hilton-hotel-jackson/

I remember eating at Gibbs on Old Canton, then walking across the street to watch the Egg Bowl in Veterans' Stadium. That was a LONG time ago! :-)

Didn't it become a Middle Eastern place before they tore the building down? Started with an "O" I think.

I was so late getting to this one that pretty much anything I could say has already been said re Hilton/Sheraton and Gibb's, except adding that I believe that chef Anon 12:57 mentioned would have to be Bobby G, as in Ginn, if I remember correctly. He also ran The White House boarding house and restaurant on the corner of North & Boyd, about a block north of the hotel. That same poster also already provided the link to the Preservation in Mississippi website' story on the old Hilton, but here some additional information from the same source on Alamo Plaza.

I loved the ham po'boy at Gibbs! It was loaded with shaved ham and other toppings. Really wish I had one now.

Just looked back over this and apparently no one comments on The Lighthouse. I'm pretty much drawing a blank on this one. Mostly likely was at a marina on the south Rankin side of the reservoir or, more likely, a short lived place across the parking lot from Cock of the Walk on the Madison County side. That latter one I ate at several times on the (then) company dime and it was awesome. Would have been late 80's and/or early 90's.

The Lighthouse was in the building across the parking lot from Cock of the Walk at the Reservoir. It's a party venue now and I think they call it Reservoir Pointe.

Pizza prepared, with pizza loving care, that's what you get when it's Gibbs!

Dayyyuumm!! If I had a time machine, I would go back and have a fantastic Gibbs muffaletta, then go by the Seale Lily ice cream place for a chocolate malt. Heck, I would even get out my fake ID and go into Skakey's Pizza in Fondren.................maybe even take another shot at that cute lil' redneck chick I took to the Sky View Drive In movie.............

known as Phillips for a while

3/19 @ 4:22, thanks for the confirmation. I was feeling more and more strongly that was the one, across from Cock of the Walk. It is, in fact, now Reservoir Point (at Madison Landing). The website says, " Owned and operated by Catering by George’s for over 60 years", but that can't be correct because the res hasn't even been there for that long. Still, sounds like maybe the same folks owned it when it was a restaurant vs. a "venue".

Gibbs didn't hold a candle to Pasquale's Pizza on North State Street across the street from Primos Northgate.

I preferred Gibbs, but Pasquale's was a great place, too! I think there's still a Pasquale's in Greenville, but I don't know if it's the same people.

Oddly enough, there's a Pasquale's in Greenville, another in Cleveland, then two in Laurel and one in Sanderville. Will have to try one of those sometime to see if they ANYthing like I remember as a kid and could get to Northwood Shopping Center by bicycle. Once I could drive, I went to Gibbs or who knows...