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During the first years of the Great Depression, Krystal was founded in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by Rody Davenport Jr. and partner J. Glenn Sherrill. Davenport's wife, Mary, came up with the restaurant's name after noticing how clean a crystal ball lawn ornament was.
A Krystal restaurant in the French Quarter, New Orleans. Founded on October 24, 1932, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the first years of the Great Depression, entrepreneur Rody Davenport Jr. and partner J. Glenn Sherrill theorized that even in a severe economic upheaval, "People would patronize a restaurant that was kept spotlessly clean ...
The Great Depression may have seen many fortunes lost, but Rody Davenport made his in the midst of it. In 1932, he and his business partner Joseph Glenn Sherill founded the very first Krystal on the corner of 7th and Cherry Streets in Chattanooga.
Nov 1, 2022 · Founded in 1932 during the first years of the Great Depression, Krystal began in Chattanooga, by entrepreneurs Rody Davenport Jr. and partner J. Glenn Sherrill. Davenport's wife, Mary, came up...
Feb 2, 2023 · According to a Chattanooga Today article, one of the two founders, Rody Davenport Jr., traveled into White Castle's northern territory during the Great Depression and stopped by one of the restaurants.
Mar 10, 2016 · Rody Davenport Jr. and J. Glenn Sherrill founded Krystal in Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1932, right in the middle of the Great Depression. Their plan for a recession-proof restaurant followed four...
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The first Krystal restaurant was founded by entrepreneurs Rody Davenport Jr. and J. Glenn Sherrill. It opened on the corner of Chattanooga’s Seventh and Cherry Streets on October 24, 1932.
