Re: California dining advice needed.

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From: Peter L
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 20:08

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"Karen O'Mara" <ksoa650@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> mccomb@medieval.org (Todd Michel McComb) wrote in message
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> > The Grapevine, which is a mountain pass just north of Los Angeles,
> > is indeed spectacular, but that's a very short portion of the drive.
> > The rest of I-5 is as dreary as a highway can possibly be.
>
> Grapevine is the name of a town at the base of the mountains, in the
> southern part of the central valley. I don't think the naming of the
> town had anything to do with the road, did it? But, since the road
> curves up like a grapevine, a lot of people call it The Grapevine. I
> don't think Southern Californians refer to this stretch of road as The
> Grapevine, though... am curious to know what others say out there.
>

Having lived in LA for 20 years, I have often heard that stretch of road
referred to as the Grapevine, as in the Grapevine is closed due to heavy
wind.

> Karen

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From: "Peter L" <peterl68@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: California dining advice needed.
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