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| California Eateries (page 2) |
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| Tuck Box Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA |
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| The Tuck Box restaurant was designed and built by Hugh Comstock in 1927. It housed Sally's restaurant in the early 1930s. It became the Tuck Box in the early 1940s. The other storybook style building in the rear was used as a garden shop. It later housed the Tuck Box gift shop. For more, see this website. [map] |
| former Red Barn Castro Valley, CA |
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| former Red Barn San Jose, CA |
former Red Barn San Jose, CA |
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| former Red Barn Cupertino, CA |
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There were 300-400 Red Barn restaurant locations in 19 states built from 1961-1988. Although there are no operating locations left, many of the buildings have been adapted. For more, see this website.
This former Red Barn in Castro Valley has housed Norman's Grill since 2011. [map] The former Red Barn in San Jose on the left houses the Burger Barn. [map] The former Red Barn in San Jose on the right now houses Tacos Genesis. [map] This former Red Barn in Cupertino now houses Signature Kitchen & Bath Design. [map] |
| Munch Box Chatsworth, CA |
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| The Munch Box was designed by Marcel Dumas and opened in 1956. It has been declared a Los Angeles Historical-Cultural Monument. [map] |
| Silver Dollar Pancake House Corona, CA |
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| The Silver Dollar Pancake House has been here since the 1950s. The building was constructed in 1922 and housed other restaurants before the Silver Dollar. [map] |
| Johnnie's Pastrami Culver City, CA |
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| Johnnie's Pastrami has been here since 1952. It is not related to Johnie's locations in Los Angeles. [map] |
| Chart House Dana Point, CA |
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| This Chart House restaurant was designed by Joe Lancor and built in 1979. [map] |
| Johnie's Broiler (now Bob's Big Boy) Downey, CA |
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Johnie's Broiler was originally known as Harvey's Broiler and opened in 1958. It was renamed Johnie's Broiler in 1966. The sign was updated at that time and the "Fat Boy" icon, modeled after Beanie from the Beanie and Cecil cartoon, was added. It's not clear what the relationship was between this restaurant and Johnie's Wilshire in Los Angeles. One source says the two became "sister" restaurants around 1969. The bulb-studded pole signs at both places feature the same design.
Johnie's Broiler closed in 2001 and a used car lot took over the property in 2002. Despite historic status, the restaurant was partially demolished in 2007. Bob's Big Boy purchased the property and rebuilt the restaurant. It reopened in 2009. The rooftop sign was adapted. The plastic "Fat Boy" sign was moved to the parking lot. A Big Boy statue now stands in that spot next to the sign. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Johnie's Jr. Orange, CA |
Zorba's Burgers Bakersfield, CA |
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The character on the Johnie's Jr. sign appears to be the same as the plastic sign built for Johnie's Broiler described directly above. I assume there was a relationship between the two restaurants. However, the building in Orange is a former 1960s era Taco Bell. [map]
This Zorba's Burgers sign features the character. [map] |
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