Fire burns Lower Greenville RIP Terilli's

[Jiggerachi]

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Man this is so sad, I took my wife on our first date to Terilli's and asked her to marry me there. It was our place, we wen't every so often to listen to the live bands. Hope they rebuild or find another place to open. Sad for the other places that went up with it, never went to them but a lot of history is gone.



Four-alarm fire burns Lower Greenville restaurants 8:06 AM CT


08:15 AM CST on Tuesday, March 2, 2010


By AIDA AHMED / The Dallas Morning News

A four-alarm fire gutted a string of Lower Greenville restaurants this morning.
JIM MAHONEY/DMN
The fire spread into the attic space that the restaurants share and caused the roof to collapse. View larger Photography Photo store


The fire broke out about 5:45 a.m. at Terilli's Restaurant and Bar in the 2500 block of Greenville Avenue. Within an hour, it had spread to three other restaurants, including the Hurricane Grill.
No one was thought to be in the buildings at the time, and the only injury reported was a firefighter who suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. He was taken to Baylor University Medical Center for treatment, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said.
Greenville Avenue is closed to traffic while crews battle the blaze, and smoke from the fire affected visibility on nearby highways.
Lower Greenville residents, some of them crying, watched in disbelief as 72 firefighters battled the blaze.
"A whole bit of history just went up in smoke," said Di McPherson, who lives in one of the homes closest to the blaze.
Hurricane Grill owner Greg Merkow said he was awakened by a phone call from his alarm company at 6 a.m.
"I raced down here to see smoke coming out of my bar," he told KTVT-TV (Channel 11).
Also burned in the fire were Mick's Bar and Greenville Avenue Bar and Grill.
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Map: A look at the restaurants before the fire
Restaurants: Terilli's | Greenville Bar and Grill | Hurricane Grill | Mick's


Evans said the fire spread up Terilli's walls and into the attic space shared by the restaurants, causing the building's roof to collapse.
The structure that house the restaurants was built in the 1920s, said Patricia Car, president of the Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association.
"This is as bad as the Arcadia going down," said Carr, referring to the 2006 fire that destroyed the historic Arcadia theater a few blocks south on Greenville.
Carr said the fire won't stand in the way of one of Lower Greenville's signature events.
"St. Patrick's Day is going to go ahead," she said.
Terilli’s, a Lower Greenville mainstay for more than 20 years, is across Goodwin Avenue from the Blue Goose restaurant and across Greenville from The Dubliner bar.
"It's the end of an era," Lower Greenville resident Andrea Rigsbee said.
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[titanescape]

Yes, lots of memories at Terilli's. That's where I tasted my first "crab claw" and was hooked from that day foward!!

Good luck to everyone down there...i'm glad no one was injured.

Speaking of Greenville Ave..does anyone know of any Miata's that cruise in that parade?

[Miatamoto]

I loved Terillis. Hate to see it go.

[Version3]

My brother in law manages at Terilli's... I woke up to text messages delivering the news. Really sucks, feel like I should have gone more.

I'm hoping with the number of years that it's been there and experienced success, that they can find another home for it in the area. It would be a real shame for it to just be gone, especially after the Frisco location closed 18 or so months ago. I wouldn't want to see my BIL have to start over elsewhere either.

[Jiggerachi]

^Keep us posted on what happens. I'm really hoping they reopen somewhere. My wife is real bummed out about this. That was our place and a damn shame if it's gone forever.

It's strange, our 5 year anniversary is this Friday. We were going to go there, but decided to kick it up a notch and go to Five Sixty instead.

[Billy Blaze]

I think I heard that the guy didnt have any insurance....on the news, or maybe it was the owner of one of the other places.