Red's Fish House - Revision history

Adam at 14:13, 26 April 2017

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	== Early Years ==		== Early Years ==
	Thomas "Red" Saltsman worked in the restaurant business starting in 1943 in the old Ferrell Brothers building in downtown Owensboro. He also cooked at Cornell's before he started his own restaurant in Sorgho around 1957 across the street from ~~it's~~ later location. It moved to ~~it's~~ more popular spot in 1964.		Thomas "Red" Saltsman worked in the restaurant business starting in 1943 in the old Ferrell Brothers building in downtown Owensboro. He also cooked at Cornell's before he started his own restaurant in Sorgho around 1957 across the street from its later location. It moved to its more popular spot in 1964.

	== Red's Picnic ==		== Red's Picnic ==
	This annual picnic started in 1958 as a way for Red to show his appreciation for his customers at the restaurant and happened for nearly 50 years, until Saltsman's death in 2005. It became a political stump for local and state candidates and during ~~it's~~ peak, hosted 1,000 to 1,200 people. Wendell Ford, Mitch McConnell, and every governor since A. B. "Happy" Chandler have attended the picnic. Wallace G. Wilkinson, who was hardly known before the picnic, said that the reception at Red's made him confident that he could win the 1987 governor's race.		This annual picnic started in 1958 as a way for Red to show his appreciation for his customers at the restaurant and happened for nearly 50 years, until Saltsman's death in 2005. It became a political stump for local and state candidates and during its peak, hosted 1,000 to 1,200 people. Wendell Ford, Mitch McConnell, and every governor since A. B. "Happy" Chandler have attended the picnic. Wallace G. Wilkinson, who was hardly known before the picnic, said that the reception at Red's made him confident that he could win the 1987 governor's race.

	The picnic was moved to O'Bryan's Bar & Grill in West Louisville in 2006, moving to Reid's Orchard in 2014, and downtown Owensboro in 2014.		The picnic was moved to O'Bryan's Bar & Grill in West Louisville in 2006, moving to Reid's Orchard in 2014, and downtown Owensboro in 2014.

Adam at 19:41, 23 December 2016

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			[[File:Reds Fish House.jpg\|thumb\|599x599px\|Red's Fish House - Sorgho]]
	'''Address:''' 7046 Highway 56, Sorgho, KY		'''Address:''' 7046 Highway 56, Sorgho, KY

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	Pueblo Viejo - Opened Aug 8, 2014		Pueblo Viejo - Opened Aug 8, 2014
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	'''AKA:''' "The Fish House of the South"		'''AKA:''' "The Fish House of the South"

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	== Early Years ==		== Early Years ==

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'''Address:''' 7046 Highway 56, Sorgho, KY

'''AKA:''' "The Fish House of the South"

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== Early Years ==
Thomas "Red" Saltsman worked in the restaurant business starting in 1943 in the old Ferrell Brothers building in downtown Owensboro. He also cooked at Cornell's before he started his own restaurant in Sorgho around 1957 across the street from it's later location. It moved to it's more popular spot in 1964.

== Red's Picnic ==
This annual picnic started in 1958 as a way for Red to show his appreciation for his customers at the restaurant and happened for nearly 50 years, until Saltsman's death in 2005. It became a political stump for local and state candidates and during it's peak, hosted 1,000 to 1,200 people. Wendell Ford, Mitch McConnell, and every governor since A. B. "Happy" Chandler have attended the picnic. Wallace G. Wilkinson, who was hardly known before the picnic, said that the reception at Red's made him confident that he could win the 1987 governor's race.

The picnic was moved to O'Bryan's Bar & Grill in West Louisville in 2006, moving to Reid's Orchard in 2014, and downtown Owensboro in 2014.

== Other Businesses ==

=== Before: ===
Steele's Grocery

Whittaker's Grocery

=== After: ===
Mama's Table - Opened 2011, closed mid-2014

Pueblo Viejo - Opened Aug 8, 2014