Tally Ho Restaurant of Selma

For more than 60 years, the Tally Ho has been in the business of serving food in an exceptional way. Although the actual date of construction has never been firmly established, the current owner, Bob Kelley, who purchased the property in 1980, has made some effort to establish the historical timeline of the Tally Ho Restaurant.

The Tally Ho is located on two lots on Mangum Avenue in Buena Vista Heights. This subdivision was first registered on April 22, 1926, but the area was originally defended by Rebel forces during the Civil War. Those troops, mainly young boys and old men, were scattered when Federal forces, led by General Wilson, arrived in the area. After that, the ridge above the Mangum Avenue was armed with cannon and used to bombard the areas of downtown Selma where the Confederate aresenal was located, along the Alabama River.

Later, the property was purchased some time in the 1920's by Eugene and Wilhelmena Thrash, who initially develped the property. They erected their primary house on Lot 1 of the property, but decided to build a summer cabin on adjacent lots. Initially built as a basic one room cabin , with room for the Trash's to sleep in the main room, and the kids in an upper attic space, with little room for much more than the bed itself, and no windows or ventilation, the cabin wouldn't pass muster today as a livable space.

Initially the cabin was laid out with two fireplaces, one for the family area, and another for the back porch/cooking area, ha