12/24/2023 0 Comments Flint journal obituary![]() ![]() In November, the company recalled flashlights that were given out with kid's meals. On September 5, 2002, Halo Burger takes over the former Campus Cafe at University of Michigan-Flint University Center. Their Grand Blanc Downtown location closed in 1998 and was replaced by a location in Grand Blanc Township. The Saginaw, Genesee Valley Center and Corunna Road locations later closed. Three more locations opened in 1988: in Fenton, at Atherton Road and at Corunna Road near Ballenger Highway. Another location in Saginaw followed in 1987 along with the Richfield Road and Genesee Valley Center locations. Locations in Saginaw and Flint's Southwest side opened in 1986. In 1985, Halo Burger expanded to Birch Run, with a location that was opened on property leased at Conlee Oil Company's station. The 1980s became a decade of expansion with 10 more locations, starting in 1984 with another downtown Flint location. The staff of the former Harrison Street location were transferred to a newly opened Halo Burger serving Flint's east side. In 1979, the Harrison location was vacated to make way for University of Michigan-Flint parking. In 1976, two more locations opened: one located on Pierson Road, and another in Grand Blanc. Halo Burgers' first location only under the Halo Burger name opened in 1973 on Linden Road, the same year that Thomas died. Thomas rejected this new arrangement and changed the name of his restaurants to Bill Thomas' Halo Burger. Halo BurgerĪdams switched from a trademark license of Kewpee to a full franchising arrangement in 1967. Thomas expanded with a second Kewpee location downtown Flint with the purchase of Vernor's Ginger Ale building in 1951. Thomas was able to purchase the Flint location. ![]() The Blair estate's Kewpee location went up for sale in 1958. Blair died in 1945 and Thomas continued to lease the location and pay royalties to Adams for use of the Kewpee name. Thomas began leasing the original Harrison Street, Flint location from Blair upon his retirement on April 1, 1944. Thomas started working at Blair's Kewpee in 1938. ![]() Blair sold the rights to the Kewpee trademarks to Toledo, Ohio Kewpee operator Edwin Adams in 1926. Blair opened the Kewpee Hotel restaurant in downtown Flint and expanded to approximately 400 locations by 1939 through licensing the name. ![]()
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