7 Popular Jacksonville Names That Aren't Around Anymore
December 15, 2014 4 comments
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Several businesses and major chains have come and gone over the course of Jacksonville's 182 years of existence. Here's a couple of names older generations of Jaxsons will vividly remember.
6. Milligan's Beefy Burgers
Milligan’s opened in 1942, doing over 450,000 burgers-worth of business in the first year alone. Despite the continuing fast food “boom,” call box technology, and large competitors like McDonalds, Milligan’s remained a highly successful, popular location.
By 1950, owner Elmer Milligan was operating two branches—Milligan’s Grill in Springfield and Milligan’s Hamburger Hut in downtown. By 1964, Miligan’s would have over 16 locations, all over the city of Jacksonville. They would serve over 5 million burgers annually—which wasn’t a difficult number to get to, considering you could get a sack (a dozen burgers) for a dollar!
At the height of Milligan’s, there were restaurants all over Northeast and Central Florida. Unfortunately, in 1971, Elmer Milligan would pass away. Elmer’s son, Richard, would take over the family business for a few years, before Milligan’s finally succumbed to heightened chain-food competition.
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