Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville

by Dorothy K. Fletcher

Join author Dorothy K. Fletcher as she recalls the history of the city's lost restaurants and reflects on a more gracious time in Jacksonville living. The city of Jacksonville has long enjoyed a wondrous array of restaurants with fine cuisine and unique atmospheres. Some of the greatest of those now exist only in memory. Le Chateau, with its elegant patio and seascapes, was a beacon of fine dining. The Rainbow Room at the George Washington Hotel offered a crowded dance floor with its dinner experience. The Green Derby was the hub of passion for fans of Florida and Georgia during one of the fiercest rivalries in college football.

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2013

About the author

In 2007, Dorothy K. Fletcher retired after 35 years of teaching English in Jacksonville, Florida, and she discovered life as a writer. With her poetry already appearing in 78 literary journals, magazines, and anthologies, and her articles appearing in national markets like the Christian Science Monitor, she became a monthly columnist for the Community Sun Section portion of the Florida Times-Union.

Dorothy has had 5 books published; The Week of Dream Horses (Green Tiger Press), a children's book; The Cruelest Months (Xlibris), a novel based on her experiences in an inner city school; Zen Fishing and Other Southern Pleasures (Ocean Publishing), a collection of poems and essays; Remembering Jacksonville:By the Wayside (History Press), a collection of her columns; and Growing Up Jacksonville:A 50s and 60s River City Childhood (History Press).

Her sixth book was also published by History Press and is called Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville. It was released November 5, 2013.

After the Community Sun section of the Times-Union was discontinued, Dorothy became a freelance writer. She and her husband Hardy love to travel, but much of their days are spent playing with their grandchildren who live nearby.