Robert Boyer / Times-News
Burlington, NC -- The building that once housed Dottie’s Starlite Home Cooking and several other restaurants over more than 30 years is but a memory.
Burlington barbecue baron Charles Hursey razed the building at 2166 N. Church St. in Burlington in favor of a new barbecue restaurant.
On Tuesday, demolition overseer Adam Covington and other workers salvaged metal items from inside the building.
At 7 a.m. Wednesday, Covington fired up a crane and began demolishing the A-frame structure.
In mid-2007, fast-food chain Cook Out Inc. of Archdale wanted to build a drive-through restaurant on the site and submitted plans to the city. The planning department approved the plans but Cook Out officials did not bring the request before the Burlington City Council, city Planning Director Bob Harkrader said.
Dottie’s Starlight moved to the North Church Street location from Webb Avenue in 2005.
In March 2007, Dottie’s moved to 133 Auto Park Drive in Graham.
Before that, McMillan’s restaurant operated there at least back to 1980. At least one fast-food chain (Ray's Kingburgers) ran a restaurant at the location before that.
Roadside signs in front of the site say a Hursey’s barbecue restaurant will open soon. Attempts to reach Charles Hursey or other family members were unsuccessful.
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