Welcome to
the Lendy's
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Welcome to
the Lendy's
Web Page, special.
Featuring Salem and Roanoke Va.'s
most FAMOUS restaurant chain.
The Lendy's
Commissary.
Once housing the general offices,
food preparation and warehousing for Lendy's. The commissary was so
busy in its heyday that they had to employ their own comptroller.
Located behind the old Apperson Drive location, today it is the home
of Plantation Pride Bakery.
Note the colorful panels
on the front, in keeping with the sixties style.
click image for enlarged view
The original Apperson Drive Lendy's in the mid sixties. By then, the
broadcast booth on the roof had lost its radio call letter signage,
and a new sign appeared in front with the spinning Kentucky Fried
Chicken bucket.
Lendy's was hiring in May 1967. Take your pick of locations - Franklin
Rd. or Route 24, Vinton.
click on image to see building today
Just down the block from Lendy's on Apperson Drive was the first
general office building.
The Waterfall
At the Apperson Drive Lendy's, Leonard Goldstein had an actual working waterfall with surrounding stonework built, but it sometimes had unintentional amusing consequences. It seemed that the rushing water sounds caused a state of distress in some people, particularly the ladies. They first tried turning down the flow, but eventually had to turn it completely off. According to Leonard, "They kept saying it made them want to go to the bathroom."
Thanks to the very nice
renovation by Bastian's Bar-BQ, today the waterfall is flowing once again.
Employees Clint Harris, Lewis Childers and Dave Patsel strike a pose
beside a Lendy's delivery truck.
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