Photos: The Varsity

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Photos: The Varsity

The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors for good.

A worker prepares food at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Joshua Sieweke, Decatur, goes with slaw dogs, fries and a coke for his final order at the Varsity Jr. in Atlanta on Sunday, August, 22, 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

Varsity President Gordon Muir poses for a photo at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

A woman makes chili dogs at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors for good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Trina Lester cooks burgers at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Harold Bailey delivers food to a customers car at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Harold Bailey, right, delivers food to Marcus Watson, center, and Janel Watson, left, at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors for good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Starlethia Floyd holds a salad at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors for good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

75-year-old Janet Anochie, who has worked at The Varsity for 45 years, makes coleslaw at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Starlethia Floyd holds a salad at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Wendell Brock reports on the Varsity and its history of food and scene in Atlanta on Tuesday October 13, 2015. Carhop Frank Jones, the longest employed carhop at the Varsity, hands a customer paper plates and napkins before hanging the food tray on his car window. Mr. Jones is 84 years old and has worked there on and off since 1949 and steady since December 1955. (Becky Stein Photography)

A tray of onion rings sit ready to be served at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors for good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Chili dogs sit ready to be served at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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A worker prepares food at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Alpharetta location of The Varsity closed its doors good this past Monday. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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