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Listen: The World ProgramAward for Bill Kalfas from Rotary International on display at the Silver Slipper restaurant in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Jimmy "Papa" Kalfas had been a manager of the Silver Slipper in 1942, became a partner in 1944 and owner in 1947. Clarence William "Bill" Kalfas is his son who became owner.
After 71 years in business, the Silver Slipper closed its doors on Sunday May 3, 2009. Like some other Tallahassee restaurants, the Slipper suffered financially after 2005, when lawmakers made it illegal for lobbyists to buy them anything. The Slipper could not survive the added weight of the U.S. economic recession in 2009.
The Silver Slipper was built in 1938 by Pete Mouchas at its original location on South Monroe Street at Palmetto. After a fire it reopened in the Northwood Mall. This image was photographed at its third location on Silver Slipper Lane.
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