DAVID FLEMING was born in
Fifeshire, Scotland, July 9, 1849. He immigrated to Montgomery, Ala. in 1859.
In 1869 he was employed by John Yung as manager of Yung’s restaurant. On the
death of Mr. Yung in 1873, David Fleming became proprietor of the business.
In 1890 he opened Fleming’s which became one of Montgomery’s most elegant restaurants. It was located on Monroe Street, about where the back entrance to Kress is now located. The posh Victorian, drapery and gas chandeliered establishment, catered to the well-to-do from the city and prosperous planters from all over the area. Mr. Fleming is credited by many with having imported the first oysters to the city. Fleming’s later moved around to Court Street and changed ownership several times before closing shortly before World War I.
Fleming's was a favorite spot for actors from the Montgomery Theater. For years a favorite story was told about the night that John Wilkes Booth shocked himself and his friends into soberness by reciting the Lord's Prayer.
In 1890 he opened Fleming’s which became one of Montgomery’s most elegant restaurants. It was located on Monroe Street, about where the back entrance to Kress is now located. The posh Victorian, drapery and gas chandeliered establishment, catered to the well-to-do from the city and prosperous planters from all over the area. Mr. Fleming is credited by many with having imported the first oysters to the city. Fleming’s later moved around to Court Street and changed ownership several times before closing shortly before World War I.
Fleming's was a favorite spot for actors from the Montgomery Theater. For years a favorite story was told about the night that John Wilkes Booth shocked himself and his friends into soberness by reciting the Lord's Prayer.
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