Middle Tennessee/Celebration Memories

Here's a photo of Loretta. Not sure about the hoss.........maybe Tennessee Slew?

Okay - I will do some investigating!

I'm the same way every time I go out 231 and go by Bluebirds old barn I wonder where she might be.I've thought about stopping many times but than go on by before I know it.She was a Sweetie!

Middle Tennessee Memories would not be complete without mentioning the food. Many of my fondest memories are of the
great places to eat in and around Shelbyville. Some of these places have been closed for 30 years so don't try to find them.


Best Home Cooking (meat&three)
Dotson's in Franklin
City Cafe in Murfreesboro
Turner's Cafeteria in Shelbyville
Pope's on the Square in Shelbyville
Miss Mary Bobo's in Lynchburg

Best Barbecue
Harold's Bar B Q in Franklin
Whitt's Bar B Q in Franklin and Shelbyville

Beat Country Ham sandwitch
The VFW booth at the Celebration

Best Fried Frog's Legs
Cross's in Cornersville

Best Soda Fountain food
Rexall Drug Store in Chapel Hill

Best Donuts
Teh Optimist Club Booth at the Celebration

Best Homemade Pies
Pope's in Shelbyville
City Cafe in Murfreesboro

Best Chicken Salad
Miss Daisey's Tea Room in Franklin

Best Hand Dipped Ice Cream
Forget the name of the place but it's in Bellbuckel

Best Restaurant's with a Horse Theme
The Saddle in Shelbyville
The Briddle in Shelbyville
The Walking Horse Hotel dinning room in Wartrace

Best Gourmet Food
Arthur's on West End Avenue in Nashville
Hermitage Hotel Dinning room in Nashville

Best Greek Food
The Parthenon in Murfreesboro

Best Fried Baloney Sandwitch
The Texaco convenience store in Unionville

Does anybody remember a place called the Spot I think that was the name and it was in S'ville.marvin and i used to go there once in awhile.

Was that the place across the street from the
Barn that Dude Crowder and Sonny Holt used?

I'm thinking of a place on the same side of the road as Sonny's barn. But we all know bout MY thinking.
Razor - the people who own City Cafe in Murfreesboro are the ones who have reopened Pope's - they are doing justice to both the food and the pies. Deedy and I love the cheeseburgers there.

I'm thinking about the place Marvin went to inbibe. But there was a joint on the side near Sonny's barn also.
I never frequented either place.

I don't recall most of the places I ate in Shelbyville for some reason (?) Pope's of course! My favorite......but many of the others have faded from my memory except for maybe The Parthenon (?) which used to be on the East end of town. Seems like they had good pizza. We ate mostly at those two places.

In Murfreesboro I do recall eating the great SOUL FOOD at the KLEER-VUE


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Ummm! that chess pie looks yummy!
Can you email a piece to everyone?

Girls riding at the Celebration. This was actually an old post card I found on the net. Probably mid 70's maybe?

In the early '60 when the Celebration took off and there were 25,000 fans there. It put a big strain on the motel industry
in and around Shelbyville. There were just a few local motels like the Blue Ribbon Inn. In 1960 we stayed in Nashville.
the next few yearts we stayed in Murfreesboro. Then in 1964 Shelbyville came into the big time and opened the Holiday Inn.
The Holiday Inn was the place to stay in Shelbyville. It was at the epicenter of the Walking Horse Industry. Everyone could
be seen either staying there or Eating in the restaurant. It's the first place that I laid eyes on Anne Daugette in 1967. I was there
in room 104 the night that man landed on the moon!(1969). Of course things were a lot cheaper then. Charles warren and I spent the
whole summer of 1969 in room 104 for less then $500 each. Some of you out there must have great memories of the Holiday Inn that
are rated "G" you can share them with us.

Wasn't that sign GREAT?
I do have some g rated memories from the Shelbyville Inn - some not G rated and I won't go there.
Back in the day - Daddy had a "charge account" there and I was allowed to use it. My friends and I enjoyed it thoroughly. We were never hungry, always had somewhere to stay and got to go swimming whenever we wanted to. Mama finally put the quietus on that though! The "tab" did get to be kind of long at times.

Holiday Inn Trivia

Who was the First manager of the Holiday Inn and what
Connection did he have with the horse industry?

Hint: equine insurance

JC LUCY?

Nope.

He has sold horse insurance for 30 years.
He also has been one of the most successful
Horse show announcers for 40 years. He does
Almost all the big Saddlebred shows.

Bill Carington

Bill Carrington is correct Barn.

Well I didn't know that one...!!!!

Bubbadog you mentioned the pool at the Holiday Inn.
That's why we liked room 104. It had an unobstructed
view of the bathing beauties. Come to think of it there
were beauties hanging out in the parking lot too. And
how about that groovey wallpaper in the rooms.

Probably just rumor mill, but always heard the story that when a well known horseman died, they had numerous calls the same day wanting his room at the Holiday Inn for the Celebration dates. It was THE place to stay back then, now it seems most of the movers and shakers own 2nd homes/farms.

I have been AWOL for a while, but I have been doing some "catch-up reading". I taught school with Loretta Noe in Bedford County. The last time I heard from her, she was still teaching. I think her family still lives at the same place. I haven't seen her in ages, but would love to visit with her.

I was wondering what happened to you OGM Good to have you back