[DonH57]

Originally Posted by TVMayor

No Sunday Brunch and no lunch and the operator of the establishment is the same as before. The worst piece of beef I have ever had in my life was at KB topping the second worst in my life also served at KB.

I went on the tour and I was grateful for the opportunity to see the redesign of the building. It is nice but it is a shame they destroyed the original architectural work of art called Katie Belle's.

Katie Belle's is named after Mark Morse's great grandmother Katie Belle Schwartz.

The only thing that needed to change was management.

I will return when they turn KB into a Hooters Resturant.

Their sunday brunch was their only decent meal. It will be quite a wait for a Hooters to show up here in TV.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by Bonny

Actually several of my friends here in the Villages took the tour. All said it was beautiful. They posted awesome pictures on their Facebook pages.

Have you seen the schedule?
Home Page
It looks like the first show is $2 with a $10 min food order. The show is 1/2 hour long.
6:30PM 7PM 7:30PM
Is that correct?
That doesn't seem right. It sounds like half hour is not enough time.
Any thoughts?

[TVMayor]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Have you seen the schedule?
Home Page
It looks like the first show is $2 with a $10 min food order. The show is 1/2 hour long.
6:30PM 7PM 7:30PM
Is that correct?
That doesn't seem right. It sounds like half hour is not enough time.
Any thoughts?

I see on KB web page they have tickets for General Public. It looks like the guy that checked ID at the door is out of work.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Have you seen the schedule?
Home Page
It looks like the first show is $2 with a $10 min food order. The show is 1/2 hour long.
6:30PM 7PM 7:30PM
Is that correct?
That doesn't seem right. It sounds like half hour is not enough time.
Any thoughts?

I think there is a schedule in today's paper.

[spring_chicken]

$27.50 for Donna and Dunning with dinner? You get choice of 3 entrees and there's no menu on the website to even let you know what your food choices are. Wow.

[applesoffh]

Originally Posted by Jima64

Pretty sure bad food will kill it off.

It didn't kill Katie Belle's! I'm pretty sure people go for the shows/dancing and not for the food, which was always pretty mediocre at best.

[theorem painter]

Originally Posted by TVMayor

Katie Belle's is named after Mark Morse's great grandmother Katie Belle Schwartz.
.

Then who was Katie Belle VanPatten?

[Shimpy]

Deal breaker for me is no more Sunday brunches. They, in the past, lost business to Athens next door, but with Athens no longer there I would think they would do very well with their buffet brunch.

[jim1941]

I believe "Katie Belle" was Harold Swartz's mother.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jim1941

I believe "Katie Belle" was Harold Swartz's mother.

I never met a Jewish mom named Katie. My daughter refers to me as a Jewish mother who is Catholic. This is probably not politically correct but meant warmly and kindly.

[rustyp]

Katie Belle is indeed Mark Morse's great grandmother. Here is an excerpt from a newsletter authored by Mark Morse early 1989.

"But we couldn't resist slipping in a real name here and there like The Katie Belle Saloon. It is named after my great-grandmother Katie Belle Schwartz. And, Grandad says his Mother would be proud to have a saloon named after her. Van Patton is also a family name and Banner Tailoring Company belonged to Great-Grandad "Papa" Schwartz until the Great Depression."

In the fiction story of how Spanish Springs was settled Katie Belle Van Patton is the wife of John Decker Van Patton of Jacksonville. John built the large hotel and saloon called The Van Patton House in 1851.The saloon fast became a magnet for dusty, sunburned cowboys, gamblers and the men who are fast becoming cattle barons in central Florida.

[rexxfan]

I'm fairly new to TV. I never went to the old Katie Belle's. What I saw on the tour was nice. I'll probably give it a try. Why complain about it at this point? It is what it is.
--
Bob C

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by rexxfan

I'm fairly new to TV. I never went to the old Katie Belle's. What I saw on the tour was nice. I'll probably give it a try. Why complain about it at this point? It is what it is.
--
Bob C

You are new here.

[HoosierPa]

Originally Posted by JoMar

As with everything Villages, there are those that drink from the glass that is half full and those that drink from the glass that is half empty and those that don't want change. The good news for the business's is that there are 110K pocketbooks/wallets from which to draw so while KB may lose some, I believe they will gain new clientele. We took the tour, and love the new look.

I am really glad to hear you like it. I am going to assume the glass is half full until we see it and visit. I am sure we will love it !

[Skip]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Katie Belle is indeed Mark Morse's great grandmother. Here is an excerpt from a newsletter authored by Mark Morse early 1989.

"But we couldn't resist slipping in a real name here and there like The Katie Belle Saloon. It is named after my great-grandmother Katie Belle Schwartz. And, Grandad says his Mother would be proud to have a saloon named after her. Van Patton is also a family name and Banner Tailoring Company belonged to Great-Grandad "Papa" Schwartz until the Great Depression."

In the fiction story of how Spanish Springs was settled Katie Belle Van Patton is the wife of John Decker Van Patton of Jacksonville. John built the large hotel and saloon called The Van Patton House in 1851.The saloon fast became a magnet for dusty, sunburned cowboys, gamblers and the men who are fast becoming cattle barons in central Florida.

Harold Schwartz's mother was indeed Katherine (Katie Belle) Isabel [MN: Decker] Schwartz (1886-1979, Chicago, IL.). Married to Louis Schwartz (1881-1969), Harold's father.

Her parents were John & Jessie [MN: Storms] Decker. John Decker was a grocer in Chicago.

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