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Senor T's Restaurant and Ownership by Ted and Carolyn Manzanares, 1977 -2008 Carolyn and Ted Manzanares established Senor T's Restaurant in 1972 on the east side of the 700 block of Main Street. In 1978, they opened the restaurant at 817 Main. The restaurant served such Mexican food dishes as burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas, tamales, and chile rellonos. Prior to opening, they made some alterations to the building. Photo 16, Louisville Historical Museum Photo 16 shows the building in 1979, after Senor T's Restaurant began to occupy this location. In an interesting twist, Carolyn Manzanares is a member of the Mangus family whose clothing store was advertised at the top of the Rex Theatre movie curtain. Following the closing of the Rex Theatre, two seats and the Rex ticket stand for customers to deposit their tickets in were donated to the Louisville Historical Museum In 2010, Ted and Carolyn Manzanares donated the Rex Theatre movie curtain along with sconces and a clock that were used in the theater. The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, obituary records, and historical photographs from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum. Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum April 2010