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Pipe Organ Pizza Parlors

In article <9407061406.aa07756@paris.ics.uci.edu> Wayne Lutters,
wlutters@st-anns.ICS.UCI.EDU writes:
>It's an East Coast legend that back in the mid-60's there were a number
of
>unique California pizza places which were built around rather grand pipe
>organs.  One such chain was "Capt'ns Galley" which had at least three
>locations in the Bay area (Santa Clara, Redwood and Campbell).

I remember seeing a Capt'ns Galley in Redwood city a couple of years
ago.... at least I THINK it was redwood (plainly visible from the 101
freeway)

I also fondly remember the Pipe Organ Pizza in Tustin.  That was a GREAT
place... pretty good pizza, and a really BIG Wurlitzer that just FILLED
the place.  You could hear the big bass pipes from WAY out in the parking
lot.  Must have drove the neighbors crazy!

Also, a Shakey's had a smaller theater organ somewhere in Anaheim (near
D'Land, I think)

The most bizzare location for a theater organ HAD to be Joe Coons
Motorcycle Shop in Long Beach, Cal.  During the day, it was your basic
motorcycle shop, but on Saturday night, they pulled out chairs, uncovered
the console and played away on a fairly large Wurlitzer.  Mr Coons was a
theater organ fan, bought an old organ, didn't have room to put in his
house, so set it up in the back of the shop.  The organ chambers were
built in old storage rooms, the electrical run all OVER the place to
connect it all together.

It was cool!
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