Open for a collective 120 years, two old-school, mom-and-pop Jacksonville restaurants will close their doors for good on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
But the decision wasn’t an easy one.
"I'm going to work in my garden. My husband's going to fly model airplanes. … I'm going to be able to go to concerts and the symphony on a Friday night or a Wednesday night or any night that I want. All the shows and events that we've missed in 36 years because we've had to be here," she said of their retirement plans.
Four miles away, Tuesday marks the end of more than 80 years of classic chicken dinners being served at 4132 Atlantic Blvd., the home of Beach Road Chicken Dinners from 1939 to 2019 and then Beach Road Fish & Chicken Dinners.“Unfortunately we will be unable to lease our building after the sale of Beach Road Fish House & Chicken Dinners property” on February 28, he wrote."We are identifying locations for relocation in the meantime.
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