Wilmington fixture Whitey's Restaurant closed for good 10 years ago
On Dec. 19, 2010, predawn customers at a Wilmington restaurant kept their routine. They fetched their own coffee. They returned empty plates to the kitchen. Sat at "the captain's table" and discussed politics. "This table can run the government a whole lot better than Washington," said Marvin Johnson, who filled a chair at the table for 34 years, told the StarNews in 2010. Ten years ago on this date marked the end of Whitey's Restaurant, which served the community for 56 years at the corner of Market and Kerr and run by Horace Lee "Whitey" Prevatte. For many in the Port City, it was a h...
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