Coca Cola Store, Las Vegas

Few days ago, we made a trip down to the Las Vegas Strip and enjoyed walking around the Las Vegas Coca Cola Store.

This store has everything imaginable items related to Coca Cola.

From hats to shirts to mugs to glass to magnets to other souvenirs, this store is for the Coca Cola lovers.

We've spent the time simply wandering around this nostalgic store to cool down from a hot Las Vegas day and enjoy Coca Cola items.

Thanks for traveling with us.

Blessings!

The Original McDonald's Museum, San Bernardino, Californa

Not far off California Route 66, we stopped at the Original McDonald's Museum in San Bernardino, California. This is the site of the original McDonald's, Dick and Mac McDonald founders. 

They first opened this restaurant (The Airdome) in 1937 selling hot dogs, orange juice, coffee and tea in Monrovia, CA.

                                                                                                       Source: The #Fatsite, Science & Nature

In 1940 they moved the Airdome building to San Bernardino at 14th & E St., and it became McDonald's Barbecue Restaurant. In 1953, the brothers began franchising their fast-food system and closed their successful restaurant, reduced their menu to cheeseburgers, hamburgers, milkshakes, and fountain soda. They demolished the octagonal building and built a new restaurant with two golden arches designed by Dick McDonald. 

                                                        Source: Bellevue University's Economics Department, 2000.

McDonald's Original Menu

In 1954, McDonald's #4 opened in Downey, CA, which remains open to this day. Back to the Original McDonald's Museum. A local (Albert Okura) fast-food franchise company (the Juan Pollo restaurant chain) now owns this site as well as the classic Route 66 town site of Amboy, CA. Mr. Okura is an avid Route 66 enthusiast and supporter, turned this site into a museum (unofficial museum). 

Source: "Original McDonald's Museum," The Sun, Jan 22. 2019.

The Museum contains the most extensive collection of McDonalds memorabilia such as news article, pictures, and mementos such as menus, straws, cups, a prototype of ketchup dispensing gum, a copy of McDonald's menu, etc., that were donated by people. 

Overall, a good place to check out and learn little bit of McDonald's history. The museum is located at: 1398 N E St, San Bernardino, CA. Thank for traveling with us. Blessings!

Route 66 - California - Part II

Part II of our Route 66 California journey. After departing Amboy Crater, we noticed few old buildings along the route west to Los Angeles, CA.

Route 66 Westbound

Entering Newberry Springs, California, we arrived at Bagdad Cafe. Originally built in the 1950s, this world-famous restaurant was the location of the 1988 film, "Bagdad Cafe," which became the new name of the restaurant in 1995.

One can see busloads of visitors received over the years.

We've made our mark!

Flags from countries the world over hanging from the ceiling.

Notice One Billion Dollar and One Million Dollar bill? (I don't think is real)

Few sites along Route 66 are as immediately recognizable as the teepee-shaped cabins of the Wigwam Villages. Depicted as the Cozy Cone Motel in the film "Cars." There were seven such villages build around the county and only three remain today: Wigwam Village #2 in Cave City, Kentucky, Wigwam Village #6 in Holbrook, Arizona, and Wigwam Village #7 in San Bernardino, California. We visited the Village #7.

Three other stops along the Route 66 were: First Original McDonalds, Cucamonga Service Station, and the Aztec Hotel. 

For the First Original McDonalds, I'll do a separate blog to give you some history and more photos. 

Until then, thanks for traveling with us. Blessings!