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Re: Blue plate inspiration

Author: WAF

Date: 10-18-2011 - 15:00

OPRRMS Wrote:
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> John West Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Kinda reminds me of the beanery at Watsonville
> > Junction, but that was so long ago I can't
> > remember if they had blue plate specials.
>
> Watsonville had a place called the Miramar that
> was on the opposite side of Main Street from the
> Hotel Resetar and about a half-block west that I
> didn't think was too bad. Kind of a hold-over
> from the 1930's. Then there was The Nook, a
> fast-food joint a couple of blocks up Lake Avenue
> from Main. Some real interesting characters hung
> out there - at least the last time I was there
> in the early mid 70's.
>
> And I remember the Indio Denny's that someone
> mentioned from when I was on the LA Division in
> 1971. Is it even still there?

At least in 1997 it was, next door to the BW

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This week's blue plate special	John West	10-17-2011 - 21:41
Re: This week's blue plate special	Jerry Jeffrey	10-17-2011 - 21:49
Re: This week's blue plate special	Bill Kohler	10-18-2011 - 06:31
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Re: This week's blue plate special	Alfred Doten	10-18-2011 - 09:13
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Blue plate inspiration	John West	10-18-2011 - 09:52
Re: Blue plate inspiration	OPRRMS	10-18-2011 - 10:02
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WAF Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > John West Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > Kinda reminds me of the beanery at
> Watsonville
> > > Junction, but that was so long ago I can't
> > > remember if they had blue plate specials.
> > 
> > Watsonville had a place called the Miramar that
> > was on the opposite side of Main Street from
> the
> > Hotel Resetar and about a half-block west that
> I
> > didn't think was too bad.  Kind of a hold-over
> > from the 1930's.  Then there was The Nook, a
> > fast-food joint a couple of blocks up Lake
> Avenue
> > from Main.  Some real interesting characters
> hung
> > out there  -  at least the last time I was
> there
> > in the early mid 70's.
> > 
> > And I remember the Indio Denny's that someone
> > mentioned from when I was on the LA Division in
> > 1971.  Is it even still there?
> 
> At least in 1997 it was, next door to the BW

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