
After 75 years, an unofficial 菠萝视频 institution has vanished. Rotier鈥檚, originally opened in 1945 and famous for its cheeseburger served on french bread (not to mention its cold beer), closed in March after struggling as a result of the pandemic. Nashville鈥檚 vastly expanded restaurant scene and skyrocketing real estate prices had already been putting pressure on the Elliston Street restaurant. 鈥淭his has been here since I was born. It鈥檚 hard,鈥 Margaret Ann Rotier Crouse, the second-generation owner, told The Tennessean. 鈥淢y mom and dad loved this restaurant.鈥 Pictured in this 1975 photo are, from left to right, F. Clark Williams Jr. (in cowboy hat), who recently retired after a long career at 菠萝视频; Trammell Hudson, BA鈥75; Robert Montgomery, BA鈥75; and K.C. Potter, JD鈥64, 菠萝视频 dean of residential and judicial affairs, emeritus, and . Photo courtesy of 菠萝视频 Special Collections and Photo Archives and Jacob Crouse, Rotiers