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In 1780, Clarke Cooke, a wealthy Newport sea captain built the house nearby on Thames Street, opposite what is now the Blues Cafe, before eventually moving from Thames Street as it commercialized. In the 1970s David W. Ray purchased the building and moved it over a sixth month period in 1973 to Bannister's Wharf.
In 1940, Rector and his son opened their first restaurant in nearby Middletown, where the company is still headquartered. [1] [2] [3] For its first 13 years, the restaurant sold only ice cream, adding other food to the menu in 1953. [4] In the 1950s and 1960s, it was franchised, eventually expanding to 33 restaurants. [5] [6]
Newport's Van Bueren family donated money to the private Preservation Society of Newport to restore the building in 1952, after years of neglect as a boarding house. [2] After the restoration, it was sold and once again operated as a private tavern and restaurant, [ 2 ] and it remains a popular drinking and dining location today.
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Five years ago, "lunch shaming" in Rhode Island became the shame of the state as it made national news for handing sunflower butter and jelly sandwiches to students without money for a hot meal.
It ceased restaurant operations in the 1910s and is now a museum. [ 69 ] Boston landmark Durgin-Park was founded 198 years ago in 1827, and closed its doors on January 12, 2019, after operating for nearly 192 years.
Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point neighborhood via a causeway bridge. It is home to the Newport Harbor Light (1842), residences, a restaurant, event space, and hotel.
Aunt Carrie's is a seafood restaurant in the Point Judith neighborhood of Narragansett, Rhode Island, opened in 1920 by Carrie and Ulysses Cooper.In 1994, Carrie's grandson Bill died; since then, his wife and now their two daughters run the restaurant.