Our Past Is Present January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018

            This is “Our Past Is Present” from the Geary County Historical Society.

            Today’s story comes from an article in the “Junction City “Union” newspaper in 1948.

The article was titled “To Open New Eating Place” with a subtitle of “William Brown and Wayne Langvardt Are Partners In “Elbee’s” Dining Room”. Elbee’s is spelled E-l-b-e-e.

            The author of the article wrote: “Elbee’s, a new eating place for Junction City, will be opened sometime next week at 708 ½ North Washington Street on the second floor over Claire’s Shop. 

            Wayne Langvardt and William Brown, partners in the new enterprise said that it will be operated as a dining room.  An attractive room has been completed with a seating capacity for 30 persons with additional seating possible on special occasions.

            Under the schedule planned at present, they expect to serve coffee and doughnuts from 9 to 11 AM; lunches from 11 to 2; short orders during the afternoon with the evening limited to dinner reservations and parties.  The attractive kitchen has the latest-type equipment including two stoves and a French fry unit, electric dishwasher, deep freeze unit and a garbage disposal unit. 

Both men expect to devote their full time to the business.  Mr. Langvardt has resigned a position with the Geary County Abstract Company and Mr. Brown, was formerly associated with the Brown Electric Company. 

            The name “Elbee’s” was chosen for the eating place by combination of the initials “L” and “B” for Langvardt and Brown.”

            And…. that is today’s story on “Our Past Is Present” from the Geary County Historical Society.