Not only was the City Cafe, shown here in the 1950's, a place where locals could enjoy a small steak, rice and gravy, white bread and coffee, or an open faced roastbeef sandwich with gravy and a splash of coffee, or halibut cheeks and fries, or, well, just about any hearty meal for the working man (and woman); but this was where coaches and athletes gathered. Everyone had an opinion for the high school or city league coach on how to get more scoring and better defense. Old players would remember the good old days, current players would be given a good talking to or a congratulation, and young players would see and listen to the legends they had heard about or watched play. It was Friday and Saturday night after the game gatherings and Sunday church rolled into one. The local town cafes were a big part of American sports across the country.
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wish I had one of those cars now!! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good memory of days gone by! Thanks to Alice and Mary for reminding us of the birth of the City Cafe..The empty chair project will keep those memories alive as well...
City Cafe 1950???
Kind of difficult to have a picture of the City Cafe from the 1950's with a 1960 Chevrolet Parkwood stationwagon sitting in front of the cafe.
Owners!?
Was Sam Taguchi (sp!?) the owner back then!? As a longshoreman's daughter and going down to watch " Longshore Brownie" tie up the Alaska Steamship ships, we would pop into and have burgers and fries on occasion (which was a real treat back in the day, not an @ day thing like 'mcDonalds!)
Brownie
I had forgotten about brownie. What a character. He was the first jive guy I ever met!! Sam and Gym Taguchi were in the 50's. Alice or Mary wrote about their purchase. Good on ya for remembering Brownie!!