



Pete people, hoping they all get a trinket or two to take home,” said Francis. Just being here, seeing some of my old time friends here, other long time St. Branded Burgers, chain restaurant, open 1960s-1980s in Athens, Hartselle and Cullman. “I just think that we need to have our history, local people need to know about these things and some of it needs to be preserved. Yes, he means the huge yellow, eye-catching sign along 49 th Street North. Eventually, all the Biffs closed except for two. went belly-up in the mid ’70s, leaving its former franchisees to fend for themselves. What is clear, however, is that National Biff-Burger System Inc. “The big sign right there, outdoors, that would be fantastic to have as memorabilia.” The story is hard to follow, the facts uncertain. It’s now fallen victim to large chains and increased property costs, but Francis is determined to preserve its nostalgia. This is the last of the 168 locations throughout the Southeast.
ĪBOVE: Watch the story from Spectrum Bay News 9's Ashley Paul Despite less than pleasant weather conditions many of our hardy souled members arrived at the Biff Burger on 49th Street in St.