02/17/2008 ... Sandy's fan Brett Lovett remembers Kansas City Sandy's! Kansas City had two known locations which appear to have opened back to back as they were Sandy's #253 and #254.
I am very happy to find your website. I have very vague memories of
eating at Sandy's at 1304 Minnesota Avenue (Kansas City #2) as a small
child. I actually was remembering it as "Cindy's" because I could
remember the female persona (which also reminded me of Wendy's) and
for some reason associated Sandy as being more male. However I
definitely remember the location of the restaurant and that it became
a Hardee's.
After finding your website I went to both listed Kansas
City locations to get photos. Both locations are definitely former
Hardee's buildings. I remember the Hardee's on Minnesota Avenue being
either remodeled or rebuilt in the late 1970s, but I don't remember
which. So I can't say with any certainty whether either of the Kansas
City locations are completely new buildings, or if they might still
contain any components of the original Sandy's buildings. I'm really
hoping that someone will come up with some period photos of these
Sandy's locations.
I was very disappointed to read about the demise of "Bucky's" in
Lawrence, KS. I had just found out about it and was planning to visit
since it's only about 50 miles from where I live. I guess I'll have
to make the trek to Zandy's in Montana sometime to get the Sandy's experience!
Brett
Former Sandy's location Kansas City, KS #1 (2005 W 43rd Kansas City KS)
Former Sandy's location Kansas City, KS #2 (1304 Central Ave Kansas
City KS)
Special thanks to Brett for the pictures! They are clearly Hardees buildings and the best way to know for sure if they are original Sandy's buildings is to check inside for the original Sandy's wooden beams which hold up the roof fins. If you see these then the Sandy's building is still there underneath!
07/25/2010 ... Sandy's fan Troy Smith wrote; I didn't realize you had a picture of 2005 W. 43rd on the site, and my pic looks much like the one you have, so I didn't send it. What I found interesting is the overhead shot from Bing maps....I would bet money this is an original Sandy's skeleton with a Hardees build-out. Like some of the others we've seen, this one is square and if you look closely at the birds eye view, you can make out the roof wing slopes.
If you have any memorabilia, pictures or stories of Sandy's in Kansas City or elsewhere, please email me!
