ADVERTISING: Gary\'s Duck Inn - Orlando, FLORIDA - 1946 - Jumbo Shrimp Platter for Sale

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ADVERTISING: Gary\'s Duck Inn - Orlando, FLORIDA - 1946 - Jumbo Shrimp Platter For Sale

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ADVERTISING: Gary\'s Duck Inn - Orlando, FLORIDA - 1946 - Jumbo Shrimp Platter:
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ADVERTISING: Gary\'s Duck Inn - Orlando, FLORIDA - 1946 - Jumbo Shrimp Platter: Gary\'s Duck Inn opened in 1945, and during the next two decades, its owner, the late Gary Starling, won a loyal following among Central Floridians who had few choices when they wanted to go out for dinner. It also has drawn celebrities. Entertainers Bob Hope and Dolly Parton, baseball star Rod Carew and basketball star Darryl Dawkins, and countless others have dined at Gary\'s. In 1963, Starling sold the business to a group of investors that included Bill Darden, the founder of Red Lobster, now the nation\'s largest dinner-house chain. Darden, a Georgia-born restaurateur, was impressed by the popularity of Gary\'s Duck Inn, and he figured a similar, no-frills seafood concept could catch on nationwide. He opened the first Red Lobster in 1968 and sold the business two years later to General Mills Inc., whose restaurant division is based in Orlando. Darden died last spring. Today, the legacy of Gary\'s Duck Inn\'s has grown to close to 700 restaurants in the U.S. and overseas. Gary\'s Duck Inn, an Orlando landmark and the inspiration behind the Red Lobster seafood chain, closed in 1994 after 49 years in operation. This advertising postcard\'s reverse informs: \"GARY\'S DUCK INN - 3974 S. Orange Blossom Trail, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, Florida\'s Finest Seafood Restaurant… and a full range of All Fine Foods. A Cocktail Bar for your refreshment. \"Where Good Food Predominates\". FRESH EGG… 04, Rooster Fee… 02, State and Fed. Tax… 03, Wear and Twar on Hen… 01 - TOTAL… 10. The card is in good condition but shows some soiling. Gary\'s Duck Inn, an Orlando landmark and the inspiration behind the Red Lobster seafood chain, closed in 1994 after 49 years in operation. This Linen Era (1930-45) advertising postcard, mailed in in 1946, is in good condition. Genuine Curteich-Chicago \"CT Art Colortone\". No. 1C-H248.