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New page: The '''Old Fire House Drive-In''' was an eatery located at 600-610 E. Gregory Street. Originally the Pensacola Fire Department's 1927 firehouse, the building was purchased arou...
The '''Old Fire House Drive-In''' was an eatery located at 600-610 E. [[Gregory Street]]. Originally the [[Pensacola Fire Department]]'s [[1927 firehouse]], the building was purchased around 1950 for $3,500 and leased to brothers [[Hank Ledford|Hank]] and [[John Ledford]].
The Ledfords, whose food service experience came from their time working at a New York City hotel, renovated the old firehouse into a drive-in style restaurant with curbside service provided by [[Wikipedia:Carhop|carhops]], and Hank's wife [[Bea Ledford|Bea]] served as maître d'.
When the Ledfords retired, no longer able to work the long hours demanded by their business, the popular restaurant closed. The building became the home of [[McGuire's Irish Pub]] in [[1982]].
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==References==
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*Deborah J. Dunlap and Tracey L. Martin. ''Remember When... Volume One: A Pictorial History into Pensacola's Past'', Bayshore Publishing Group, 2002.
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The Ledfords, whose food service experience came from their time working at a New York City hotel, renovated the old firehouse into a drive-in style restaurant with curbside service provided by [[Wikipedia:Carhop|carhops]], and Hank's wife [[Bea Ledford|Bea]] served as maître d'.
When the Ledfords retired, no longer able to work the long hours demanded by their business, the popular restaurant closed. The building became the home of [[McGuire's Irish Pub]] in [[1982]].
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==References==
{{refbegin}}
*Deborah J. Dunlap and Tracey L. Martin. ''Remember When... Volume One: A Pictorial History into Pensacola's Past'', Bayshore Publishing Group, 2002.
{{refend}}
[[Category:Defunct restaurants]]
