March 12, 2012

Two local icons on the block

James G. Murphy & Sons. are auctioning off two local icons that have fallen on hard times. #1) -- The Italian Spaghetti House Old-skool Eye-Talian Restaurant -- I used to eat there a lot when I first moved to Seattle 30 years ago. The place had been owned by the same family since 1957. The place "changed hands" last year and closed for remodeling. Never re-opened. Last time I ate there was over 12 years ago -- the quality had gone downhill -- we are probably looking at an excellent example of the old Scottish adage:
Shirtsleves to shirtsleeves in three generations.
#2 -- A production facility of The Former Marie Callender's Crap -- this is an old (1948) business. Story at the Wikipedia article. Build the business and then sell out. The new owners are CDSMs (Clueless Dipshit Managers) and are making it auger into the ground through their... Well... Cluelessness... The one hope is that there are a lot of businesses failing while there are a lot of businesses struggling but making things work. The current regime will weed out the poorly run businesses and let the well run businesses thrive and excel when the new President actually takes the time to lead this Nation into prosperity. Posted by DaveH at March 12, 2012 11:14 PM
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