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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2025 · 5 MIN

Saving Stories: Lexington - birthplace of Long John Silver's and the man credited for taking it national

from Saving Stories · host Alan Lytle

250 Lex is celebrating our culinary traditions. WUKY's Saving Stories serves up this behind the scenes look at Lexington's role in launching the Long John Silver's Fish 'n Chips restaurant chain. The very first Seafood Shoppe was located on Southland Drive. In 2009, the Nunn Center worked with Mike Hammonds to interview Warren Rosenthal; the business entrepreneur credited with taking the experimental fast food concept nationwide.

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