Schwartz, Charlie

Person

Staff Only

Biography

Opened and ran the Chicken Charlie's franchise until his retirement in 1986.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Chicken Charlie’s Menu

Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31141024409703]

Identifier: RH-A-4395

Abstract

The collection is composed of one menu for a restaurant called “Chicken Charlie’s” that was located at 3124 S. Westnedge in Kalamazoo around the 1940s to the 1980s.

Dates: approximately 1960

Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections

More about 'Schwartz, Charlie'

Related Names

Chicken Charlie's (Kalamazoo, Mich.) (Associative with Related)

Description

Chicken Charlie’s was a steak and chicken restaurant, part of a chain of Schwartz’s restaurants, which used to have a location in Kalamazoo, at 3124 S. Westnedge. The franchise was started and ran by Charlie Schwartz until his retirement in 1986. Four years later, in December of 1990, Chicken Charlie’s declared bankruptcy and was sold to Steven Montayne.