Demolition begins to Whitey's restaurant in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Demolition began Wednesday for Whitey's restaurant, which closed its doors after 56 years of business, to make room for a new Walgreens drug store.
The Market Street diner was opened by Horace "Whitey" Prevatte in 1954. The Prevatte family made the decision to shut the restaurant down recently.
Mike Hewett says he filming a documentary on the landmark restaurant titled Thank You, Whiteys. He was also there capturing the demolition for his documentary he plans to complete later this year. You can find more information about his film at: http://www.fiddlerscreekproductions.com. Mike also has a facebook page for it.
Before its December 19 closing, Whitey's was a Wilmington landmark and was once the employer of Michael Jordan.
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