Frank captain lobster restaurant

Literally and symbolically, Captain Frank covered the coast. On any day, visitors to the pier restaurant on East Ninth Street may be blown down by wilting moisture or strong wind. Once inside, they can order anything from Huck to steak. Some people remember that there is "the best seafood" here, while others describe it as "dirty", "dimly lit" and "a little creepy". Many people recall the "happy time" when they came in and out here, but more than one person witnessed depressed, drunk or careless drivers driving their cars from the dock to the lake. Even the signs are changeable: depending on the year, Captain Frank's house may be a "lobster house" or a "seafood house". In fact,

For 35 years, dichotomy and diversity have been the definitions of Captain Frank. Customers can enjoy the sound of the nearby Cleveland Indian baseball game or watch the plane take off and land at Lake Burke Airport. Or maybe they will watch a romantic sunset; Talk to fishermen; Absorb the suspicious smell of Lake Erie; Or avoid beggars, including a man who lives outside the restaurant and calls himself "Captain Frank". The restaurant was dry for the first five years, but later customers remember that "dynamic cocktails between two classes" provided free drinks for politicians and obedient services for high school students.

Captain Frank's name is Frank Visconti and he is an immigrant from Sicily. He immigrated to the United States in 19 14, selling fish from horse-drawn carriages, and used to run the old Fulton fish market on East 22nd Street and Woodland Avenue. 1953, visconti bought an abandoned pier at the pier and turned it into one of the most famous restaurants in Cleveland. The building was burnt down in 1958, but it was reopened within one year. It flourished in the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful lakes and mountains, waterfalls, fishing nets and often dirty lobster tanks provided families and couples with all the atmosphere they wanted. From Nelson Eddy, Judy Garland and Flip Wilson to Mott Huo Po and the Iranian King, many celebrities hold parties in the early hours of the morning (or until they are asked to leave).

The building itself actually houses several enterprises; Cleveland Seamen's Service Company has an office in the north of the restaurant, and Visconti runs a luncheon behind the restaurant. Old people still remember an "custard stand", which may actually be a lunch.

Visconti died on 1984. This restaurant limped for another five years, but the competition became more and more fierce, the food and service became more and more mediocre, and the attraction of the downtown became weaker and weaker. The new owner Rudolf Hubuka Jr. declared bankruptcy in 1989, and the building was demolished in 1994. Today, visitors to the reborn East Ninth Street Pier can experience Mexican food, volleyball, bicycle travel and boat tour. But the coastal landscape, sounds and smells in this area can still arouse people's memories of unknown fish experiences.