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Irvin Eugene “Hamburger Gene” McInturff

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Irvin Eugene “Hamburger Gene” McInturff

Birth
Spickard, Grundy County, Missouri, USA
Death
29 Sep 1931 (aged 66)
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Hamburger Gene operated a hamburger wagon on 1st and Main for 24 years, until the city chose not to renew his license, reportedly due to high demand for similar street cart licenses and the city's desire not to become cluttered with similar wagons. At the time, there were permit applications for a cold drinks stand at A & Main, a peanuts stand at 1st & Main and a shoe shine stand at 2nd & Main.

Hamburger Gene went into farm sales but still operated the wagon at the Kansas State Fair's Poplar entrance.

He was a silent partner in a photography business, McInturff Studio, with his brother, Austin. The studio once occupied the space that is now Hayden's hair salon in the Whiteside Building at 2nd and Main. The giant skylight which was intended to provide natural light, is still in place.
Hamburger Gene operated a hamburger wagon on 1st and Main for 24 years, until the city chose not to renew his license, reportedly due to high demand for similar street cart licenses and the city's desire not to become cluttered with similar wagons. At the time, there were permit applications for a cold drinks stand at A & Main, a peanuts stand at 1st & Main and a shoe shine stand at 2nd & Main.

Hamburger Gene went into farm sales but still operated the wagon at the Kansas State Fair's Poplar entrance.

He was a silent partner in a photography business, McInturff Studio, with his brother, Austin. The studio once occupied the space that is now Hayden's hair salon in the Whiteside Building at 2nd and Main. The giant skylight which was intended to provide natural light, is still in place.


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