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400-408 South Main
The Tarry-a-While was advertised at 400 and 402 S Main. This 1951 aerial view of the flood that year shows the original building.
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Card from the original Tarry-a-While Drive-In, possibly from the 1930’s
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Ad for the original Tarry-a-While, 1938
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1948 ad for the original Tarry-a-While. Stop in for a bite after watching the Owls play down at the fairgrounds.
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Article covering the new Gene’s Tarry-a-While. This article explains that Gene Jennison was actually running the original Tarry-a-While. Dated April 15, 1956
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Gene’s tarry-a-While interior, taken at the photo shoot which was in newspaper article above
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Gene’s Tarry-a-While interior, same 1956 photo shoot
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1961 ad for Gene’s Tarry-a-While
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How many Miami Boomers answered this ad?