Googie architecture promised us the moon. We got a two a.m. steak-and-eggs special instead.
Norms diner on La Cienega opened in 1957 with a cantilevered roof that promised the future. The guy washing dishes wasn’t invited to that future.
St. Paul put it on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. But you cannot freeze-dry a living, breathing grease trap.
Mickey’s Dining Car in St. Paul was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. That’s when things got complicated.
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Channing Daughters Winery — 1927 Scuttlehole Road, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
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