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George's Coffee Shop (Demolished)
Fresno, CA
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Looking for a good place to eat while in Fresno? Then check out this googie coffee shop... George's, just off the main drag.


The structure itself screams googie. Just take a look at the support beams and facade.

Unfortunately, yet another treasure from the space age era has disappeared. George's was torn down in the late 90's and replaced by a rather ordinary looking structure.


Village Restaurant
Madera , CA

Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn

Grab some grub at the Village Restaurant and take a look at an old classic coffee shop/restaurant.


J's Coffee Shop (Closed)
Delano, CA
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

Welcome to J's Coffee Shop and stop in for some hot coffee. Wait, where is J's you may ask? Hmmm... there's the marquee but no one's home. The marquee of J's still sits along the old highway, still advertising the ghost of a roadside eatery in Delano, California.


Mearles Drive-in (Closed)
Visalia, CA
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn


Not sure if Mearle's Drive-in really is a "coffee shop" but what the heck. This classic eatery has been serving motorists since 1940.

(Far left) Close-up of the sign

(Near left) The drive-in

Update 08/06 : The Mearles Drive-in Restaurant closed down on August 15, 2006 after 66 years of business. The owners of the restaurant were evicted due to non-payment of back rent. Another grand stallion of the road has left the stable. Many thanks to Chet Wilson for update. 08-06

Here are more photos of the Mearle's Drive-in from when times were better.

Mearles Drive-in
Visalia, CA
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Nighttime at the Mearles Drive-in
Visalia, CA
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Customers Dining at the Mearles
Visalia, CA
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Bob's Big Boy
Fresno, CA
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This Bob's Big Boy location in Fresno is a good example of the Bob's Big Boy's that were in built in the ranch style look towards the mid to latter part of the last century.


Lauck's Restaurant (Remodeled)
Visalia, CA
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Here's Lauck's Restaurant, located just off the main drag in Visalia. One of the last with the coffee architecture of yesteryear in the area, Lauck's closed down a few years ago and has been remodeled into a nondescript building. 12-06


Country Waffles (Former Bob's Big Boy)
Madera, CA
Photo and info courtesy John Flores

This was originally a Bob's Big Boy in Madera California that was of the ranch design of the 70s . It later on changed to Eppies in the 80s and is now a Country Waffles today. 07-07

 

 

 

 

 

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