From salt shakers to framed paintings to silverware, an assortment of items that were formerly used at the Big Boy’s Restaurant will be sold this weekend. The city, which now owns the 2.5-acre property where the former popular eatery sits, will be selling the contents that have been essentially untouched since the restaurant closed in 2005. The sale will be held inside the former Big Boy’s building this Saturday, June 4, from 8 a.m.-noon. Some of the items that will be sold includes plates, cups, chairs, silverware, pots and pans. The items will be sold in an “as is” condition, city officials noted. The city is setting the price for the small items. The city will only be accepting cash during the sale. For the larger items, such as walk-in coolers, kitchen appliances and shelving, the city will be accepting sealed bids. The bid deadline is 5 p.m. on June 9 at city hall. Sealed bids will then be opened at that night’s board of aldermen meeting. Since the city announced it was purchasing the property, located at 13200 Veterans Memorial Parkway, officials said they have fielded multiple serious inquiries about the restaurant’s contents and asking how the city was going to proceed. “People are very interested,” Girondo said. “It was the major place of employment for young men and women for this town.” For many, the items have a sentimental value from when the restaurant was a popular stop for local residents and highway travelers. “People had a lot of attachments” to the restaurant, Girondo said. Stained-glass windows in the building and a small assortment of items won’t be sold, city officials said. Big Boy’s was closed by the Missouri Department of Revenue in April 2005 because the owners failed to pay state sales taxes. Since then, the building has sat vacant and the structure that housed Big Boy’s fell into disrepair. The inside of the restaurant looks nearly the same as it did when it closed in 2005. Buyers interested in viewing the larger items must make an appointment to do so by calling city hall at 636-745-3101. A second sale will be held the following Saturday, on June 11, if needed. The city paid $170,000 for the property and finalized the purchase in January to rid the city of a deteriorating building that many called an eyesore. The city envisions constructing a new city hall and police department facility on the property. The city, however, has not yet determined how fast it will proceed with demolishing the two structures on the property and a future relocation of city offices. According to published reports, Big Boy’s moved to the existing structure in 1948. The restaurant underwent several changes in ownership, with Paul S. King Sr. buying the business in the mid-1980s. At the time of its closure, he owned the restaurant with his sons, Kevin and Paul Scott King Jr. However, once the restaurant closed, city officials and residents routinely expressed frustration that more wasn’t done to maintain the property and its structures. Earlier this year, one of the three buildings was demolished after it was condemned. The Kings had been cited on multiple occasions over the years, mainly for the dilapidated state of the buildings on the property. An attempt to have the restaurant placed on the National Register of Historic Places failed in 2007.