56 Beloved American Restaurants That Have Closed Their Doors

When Gregory Deck began Deco Refreshments, Inc., it was nothing more than a hot dog stand made from an old table. With business doing well, Gregory started taking delivery orders for everything from waffle batter to hot burgers. All of which he would drop off to Buffalo residents all over the city.

Deck’s plan was to earn enough to pay for his college tuition, but he ended up with a chain of thirty-nine restaurants—most of which were located in the Buffalo area of New York State. For a man who wanted to pay for a college education, Gregory Deck should have been teaching Business 101 instead.