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1522 54TH AVE E, FIFE

  • Poodle Dog Restaurant E.J. "Jimmy" Zarelli & Rocco "Mac" Manza, builder -named after a San Francisco restaurant, Ritz's Poodle Dog, where "Mac" Manza had once eaten -demolished and replaced with new bldg. in 1949 T.Times 6/28/1938 p.5 Modernized Poodle Dog has birthday (il,interior il) (hard copy only) TNT 6/29/1938 p.7 Popular Fife Highway restaurant, completely modernized; former 12-customer barbecue stand grows into huge ballroom and elaborate cafe (full page ad,il,interior il) Puy. Valley Trib. 7/1/1938 Poodle Dog remodeled (interior il) TNT 7/23/1989 p.E1 Tale of "The Dog" TNT 12/25/1989 p.A8 Old 99 main route to memory lane 979.702 K117F p.84-86 (il) ----- -print at TPL (General Coll., Richards Coll. #D7093-2, D7093-3, D7093-4)
  • Year Built: 1933
  • Decade Built: 1930s
  • Demolished: 1948

1522 54TH AVE E, FIFE

  • Poodle Dog Restaurant E.J. "Jimmy" Zarelli & Rocco "Mac" Manza, builder Thomas Albert Smith, arch. Merritt & Van Derschelden, contr. -interior included large photo-mural display by Richards Commercial Photo Service -grand opening 11/9/1949 -demolished and replaced with a new bldg. in 1966 TNT 11/8/1949 p.8,9 Modernistic new highway cafe opens (il) TNT 6/1/1951 p.12 (ad,il) TNT 10/17/1952 p.B1 (ad,il) TNT 10/20/1953 p.B1 (ad,il) TNT 10/12/1954 p.18 (ad,il) TNT 5/4/1955 p.C2 (ad,interior il of refrigerated storage room) TNT 10/18/1955 p.19 (ad,il) TNT 2/28/1956 p.21 (ad,il) TNT 10/9/1956 p.B1 (ad,il) 388.10973 F6591W p.94 (il in 1949) 979.702 K117F p.84-96 (il) 979.778 H628H Vol.II p.54 (il) ----- -print at TPL (General Coll., Richards Coll. #A45142-1, A45142-3, A45387-4,A45669-1,A45874-3,A58583-4, A58583-5,D77064-3)
  • Year Built: 1949
  • Decade Built: 1940s
  • Demolished: 1965
  • Style: modernistic

1522 54TH AVE E, FIFE

  • Poodle Dog Restaurant TNT 4/1/1999 p.A1 "Mac" Manza was Poodle Dog King; owner of Fife landmark dies after 65 years of work at beloved restaurant TNT 12/30/1999 p.D1 Poodle Dog's Queen Bee bids subjects adieu; waitress Phyllis Stanford retires after 31 years ... (interior il) TNT 6/30/2001 p.D1 Poodle Dog gets new hand on leash ... 1st owner outside of founding family (purchased by Tim Tweten) Business Examiner 5/14/2007 p.17 Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong played "The Dog" 979.702 K117F p.84-86
  • Year Built: 1966
  • Decade Built: 1960s