Florida Food Families Oral History Project

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Interviewer

Andrew T. Huse

Publication Date

1-25-2010

Date

2008-11-12

Abstract

This is an oral history interview with June Bartke and Barbara Bartke, sisters from a prominent family of restaurateurs. Originally from New York, the sisters moved to Florida with their mother and stepfather in the late 1940s. Their family owned several restaurants in Tampa Bay, including the Careless Navigator, the Causeway Inn, the Rocky Point Dinner Theater, and the Red Cavalier. One of their more celebrated establishments was Bartke's Restaurant at Tampa International Airport, which opened in 1952 when the terminal was remodeled. In this interview, the Bartke sisters discuss their family's restaurants and other business ventures, their childhoods in a restaurant-owning family, and some of the memorable events that took place at their restaurants.

Keywords

Restaurants, Family-owned business enterprises, Restauranteurs

Extent

01:37:07; 70 page transcript

Language

English

Digital Date

2010

Media Type

Oral Histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

T30-00017

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