The Legend of Banana Nose
Back when cruising was popular at Frisch’s on Broadway, owner Ed Todtenbier was forced to hire a police officer to control the traffic that would clog the lot and surrounding streets on weekends. The man he hired was Anderson Police Officer Jim Hanna, who, because of his large nose, was soon nicknamed “Banana Nose.”
“(My dad) worked for 23 years for the police department, but he’s better known for the 14 years he was a guard at Frisch’s,” said his son, Sam Hanna, who is a deputy with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. Sam Hanna said his father was the traffic guard there from 1959 to 1973.
Jim Hanna became famous for his demeanor with the young patrons, kidding around with them, occasionally convincing them to pour out beverages that they didn’t buy at Frisch’s. Or were too young to drink.
He was also known for his 1964 white Ford Fairlane, so much so, his son says, that if he took an occasional weekend night off, Todtenbier would ask him to leave the Fairlane on the lot, so cruisers would think he was still there.
— Rodney Richey
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