Nashville Then: Donuts over the years

In a scene reminiscent of hard times, Don Holmes, owner of the Dunkin' Donuts shop on Fourth Avenue North in downtown Nashville, wears a front-and-back sign to advertise a new soup line at his establishment June 13, 1979.

Joe Hensley, assistant manager at Krispy Kreme on Gallatin Road, supervises as doughnuts fry on the assembly line Oct. 11, 1990.

Renee and James McGaugh, operators of Shipley Do-Nuts on Gallatin Road, load up a box of glazed donuts Feb. 28, 1992. Glazed are 25 cents each and $3 per dozen at their store in Madison.

The Shipley Do-nuts sign, here Feb. 28, 1992, shows the way to their Gallatin Road store in Madison. Glazed are 25 cents each and $3 per dozen at the store.

Tony Chambers of The Grading Group of Hendersonville, is taking down the old Krispy Kreme on Thompson Lane July 19, 2000. The Venture Construction Company of Atlanta is in charge of building a new Krispy Kreme on the same location.

Steve Taylor didn't wait in the drive thru line but walked into the Krispy Kreme store in Elliston Place Aug. 24, 2000.

Damian Roberts works on the Krispy Kreme sign at the store on Thompson Lane as it prepares for the reopening Nov. 14, 2000.

An old-time delivery truck parks outside the newly rebuilt Krispy Kreme store on Thompson Lane for the preview party Nov. 26, 2000.

Krispy Kreme retail specialist Nave Shaban, front left, checks out customers Harold Spray, second from right, and his grandson Christopher Turner during a preview of the newly rebuilt store on Thompson Lane near Nolensville Road Nov. 26, 2000.

Tommy and Stacey Anderson took their daughters Kayla, 5, and Ashley, 3, to the newly rebuilt Krispy Kreme on Thompson Lane for a preview of the new store Nov. 26, 2000. The store opens Nov. 28.

Crockett Elementary held a Dads and Donuts day at school Feb. 2, 2001, for students and their Father's. First grader Danielle Albright, 6, enjoys a donut with her dad Andy Albright.

Paul Stayskal, 3 years, watches doughnuts move down the line before being glazed at Krispy Kreme doughnuts on Thompson Lane May 19, 2001.

A few golf fans are getting doughnuts after watching how they are made May 9, 2002, at the Krispy Kreme Experience, which is new at the LPGA Aerus Electrolux USA Championships at Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn. It takes 16 hours to install the mobile store and kitchen.

Fatima Omer, left, grabs her drive-thru orders as Najibe Shaban fills the rest of her box with some of the original glazed during a rush at the Krispy Kreme on Nolensville Pike in Nashville April 4, 2003.

Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark offers Krispy Kreme doughnuts to campaign worker Brent Black on Jefferson Street in Nashville Nov. 10, 2004.

A popular hot spot in Green Hills is the Donut Den located at 3900 Hillsboro Pike, here Jan. 19, 2007.

A popular hot spot in Green Hills is the Donut Den located at 3900 Hillsboro Pike, here March 1, 2007.

Chenna Seng and husband Long Hak own the Donut Palace in Springfield that serve The Simpsons TV show favorite, a donut with pink icing and sprinkles, here June 22, 2007.

Krispy Kreme in Elliston Place are serving their donuts May 6, 2008.

Serena Rogers, 3, bobs for donuts at the fall festival and the last day of the Woodbine Farmers Market at Coleman Park in Nashville Nov. 2, 2010.

Sprinkle donuts, here at the Donut Den in Green Hills March 18, 2011, are ready for donut lovers.

Plate of donuts at Patterson House in Nashville are ready for diners March 22, 2011.

Donuts from the Gourmet Donuts and in Mount Juliet, Tenn., are ready for donut lovers March 24, 2011.

"Glazed" owner Joe Clemons holds an open box of his plain and hand-dipped chocolate donuts in East Nashville Aug. 22, 2013.

Estar and Jacks Issa watch the hot donuts come down the assembly line as the Krispy Kreme at 1901 Gallatin Pike in Madison has it's grand re-opening July 1, 2014.

Donuts are on the assembly line as the Krispy Kreme at 1901 Gallatin Pike in Madison is holding it grand re-opening July 1, 2014.

A popular hot spot in Green Hills is the Donut Den located at 3900 Hillsboro Pike, here June 26, 2016.

Erica Coe, center, applies the finishing touches to donuts at Five Daughters Bakery in The Factory at Franklin prior to the morning rush Aug. 20, 2016.

Jordan Davidson, left, and Molly Watkins, right, prep donuts at Five Daughters Bakery in The Factory at Franklin prior to the morning rush Aug. 20, 2016.

Customers make their way into Five Daughters Bakery in the Factory at Franklin to purchase freshly maded donuts Aug. 20, 2016.

Jullian Gleason, 6, of Franklin dressed up as a box of donuts during the 33rd Annual Pumpkinfest in downtown Franklin, Tenn., Oct. 29, 2016.

Emily Ell is making mini doughnuts at the Ellie's Old Fashioned Doughnuts during Eat the Street: Franklin's Festival of Food Trucks at Bicentennial Park May 5, 2017. Over 40 food trucks participated in the fundraiser that benefits the 21st Drug Court.

Josh Walsh of Franklin makes donuts at Ellie's Old Fashioned Doughnuts Food Truck during activities on Lower Broadway in Nashville before the Stanley Cup Final Game 4 of the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins in Nashville June 5, 2017.

The Donut + Dog Pasty Chef James Dukes makes donuts as the restaurant preparing to open it doors at 2127 Belcourt Avenue in Hillsboro Village for the first time Jan 18, 2018. The restaurant will serve craft donuts and "artisinal" hot dogs, along with weekend brunch and coffee.