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Panguitch in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant
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Historic Panguitch Inn

 
 
The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant / Historic Panguitch Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024
1. The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant / Historic Panguitch Inn Marker
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The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant
80 N Main

In the 1920s a freighting company owned by the Foy family occupied this corner. Ted Chidester built a new building to house his restaurant Ted’s Place in the 1930s. In the 1940s Joe and Vee Foy and Harry Gardner constructed the current building as a Ford automobile dealership. After the Ford Dealership was sold and moved, Vee Foy and his wife Mary opened Foy’s Country Corner Café, serving up home style meals for many years. The south end of the building housed NAPA Auto Parts before it moved to its current location at 85 North Main Street. Dr. Mitch Miller and his family acquired and remodeled the café in 2015, naming it Kenny Ray’s after his late father, Kenneth Miller.

Historic Panguitch Inn
50 N Main

The original building at this site was Pendleton Blacksmith Shop. Under new ownership, Bergin Garage repaired cares there until it burned down. In a new building, Hunt Chevrolet Dealership sold and serviced cars in the 1930s. In the mid 1940s the Hunts built a new two story brick structure with apartment housing in the second floor and the Chevrolet dealership below. This building later became the Hwy 89 Lodge. The covered garage area housed a bowling alley for several years in the 1960s which was replaced by a sewing factory. The
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building then became the present day Panguitch Inn.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.
 
Location. 37° 49.419′ N, 112° 26.143′ W. Marker is in Panguitch, Utah, in Garfield County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 89), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Panguitch UT 84759, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cowboy Collectibles / S&C Corral (a few steps from this marker); A Modern Handcart Company / Garfield Memorial Foundation Thrift Store (a few steps from this marker); Bronco Bobbi’s / Thunder Horse Mercantile (within shouting distance of this marker); The Liquor Store / The Shed, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Victorian Lane / Rumours Salon (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee’s Indian Store / NAPA Auto Parts (within shouting distance of this marker); Smokin Hot Antiques at the Old Firehouse / Pink Polka Dott (within shouting distance of this marker); Cowboy’s Smokehouse Café / The Historic Gem Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Panguitch.
 
The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant / Historic Panguitch Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024
2. The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant / Historic Panguitch Inn Marker
North Main Street Panguitch, UT - Looking North image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024
3. North Main Street Panguitch, UT - Looking North
Historic Panguitch Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024
4. Historic Panguitch Inn
The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant / Historic Panguitch Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 27, 2024
5. The Original Kenny Ray’s Restaurant / Historic Panguitch Inn Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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