University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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ringe Benefits enjamin Franklin contended there were only two cer- 1 tainties in life: Death and taxes. At college level, owever, there were three: Death, taxes and heavy traffic as students returned to Lexington. As 23,000 people flocked to campus en masse, the impact m the surrounding area could hardly go unnoticed: Traffic m Nicholasville Road slowed to a crawling pace; driving town Limestone was hazardous to an unknown number of ack-toting students; and businesses close to campus thrived. Surrounded by shopping and entertainment areas, students :ould select from a wide range of goods that were within talking distance. Areas consisted of the shops on Limestone Torn First Security to Joe Bologna's and the plaza on the cor- ler of Rose and Euclid—including Euclid Avenue. John Owens, Burger Chef manager, said nearly 70 percent of his business came from students. All this starts the week before school when the fraternities and sororities come back for rush, he said. Owens estimated nearly 200 people eat lunch at the establishment, a high percentage of them students. Several students stop for a bite of breakfast before class, he said. Cut Corner Record Shop offered musical entertainment. According to Greg Gabbard, manager of the shop, several hundred students come into the store daily, and about 80 per- cent of my customers are students who basically listen to rock, although new wave is beginning to take its hold,” Gab- bard said. He estimated business dropped 30 percent when

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 Area businesses suffer through the summer, but when students return, the David Smith uses the 24-hour teller supplied on the student center patio by First Security Bank. Three other Lexington banks installed the machines for on-campus use. -Photo by Leslie Fuelling Johnny Print is a major duplicating service bordering campus. Some in- structors use the business as storage for old exams. —Photo by Laura Hubbard 26 Area Merchants Phillips' Market employees Sam and Nick Hazen serve both the faculty and student factions of the University. The family-run business doubles as a grocery and a deli. —Photo by Vicki Turner A hot fudge sundae and a concrete picnic table at McDonald's are two elements ot Eddie Prelaz's September afternoon. McDonald's on Limestone is decorated around a UK sports theme, complete with basketball nets and blue and white seats. —Photo by Vicki Turner

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Louisville native Bill Brown, an industrial ad- ministration major, files through stacks of albums at Cut Comer Record Shop. The second- floor business is located above Convenient Food Mart and Gold Star Chili on South Limestone Street. —Photo by Vicki Turner 28 Area Merchants