MARCH 28
Albuquerque Police Substation on Nob Hill was once a Valentine diner.
Valentine diners were prefabricated mail order small diners produced in Wichita, Kansas, after the Great Depression. They were produced into the 1970s and a small number remain as operating businesses (some even as restaurants).
Wikipedia says a few are popular roadside attractions along Route 66. There are two in Winslow, Arizona and one in bad shape at Twin Arrows, Arizona.
MARCH 31
Savior of "The Outsiders" house in Tulsa rescues the 11th Street Cleaners neon sign.
Danny Boy O'Connor is a member of the House of Pain rap group (best known for their "Jump Around" song) has bought it.
He plans to restore it and hang it by his "Outsiders" house.
While on the subject of House of Pain's "Jump Around" you need to go to You Tube and watch videos of the beginning of the 4th quarter of University of Wisconsin football games. There is also a good one taken at commencement exercises.
"Pack It Up, Pack It In, Let Me Begin, I Came To Win.... Jump Around. --RoadJump
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