1521 Yout Street (Racine, Wisconsin): Difference between revisions

The site where the building was constructed was previously part of a parking lot for the nearby {{w|Hamilton Beach Brands|Hamilton Beach}} factory. In 1973, the Wisconsin Industrial Lease & Development Company sold the land to Mr. Quick, a fast-food restaurant chain based in [[Moline, Illinois]], which planned to open its first Wisconsin location on the site.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90120771/ "Chain Plans Racine Restaurant"], [[Racine Journal Times]], April 19, 1973, page 5D.</ref> The restaurant held its grand opening on February 22, 1974.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90120692/ Advertisement], [[Racine Journal Times]], February 21, 1974, page 6C.</ref> On the evening of February 18, 1976, Mr. Quick was the site of an attempted robbery, in which a 16-year-old employee was shot.<ref>Boultinghouse, Chris. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90120950/ "Cafe worker, 16, shot in holdup"], [[Racine Journal Times]], February 19, 1976, front page.</ref> The restaurant closed in December 1977, with the president of Mr. Quick citing intense competition and the shooting as factors that made the location unprofitable.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90121010/ "Mr. Quick closes"], [[Racine Journal Times]], December 20, 1977, page 1D.</ref>