Discovery - Don Pacheco Inn, California

(Crossposted to my journal and abandonedplaces)

This is a discovery I made on CA-152, at the junction of that and CA-156, roughly 13 miles east of Gilroy, California.

It appears to be an abandoned restaurant called the "Don Pacheco Inn". Some of the surviving wood shows fire damage, and only one room is still roofed with beautiful wooden beams and red spanish tile. The courtyards and empty fountains are beautiful as well. Since it's spring in California and has recently rained, everything is green and growing, including the trees and undergrowth in what used to be the rooms of this building.

I am, I admit, very happy with these pictures.

Pictures taken March 16, 2006

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Discovery - Don Pacheco Inn, California

(Crossposted to my journal and abandonedplaces)

This is a discovery I made on CA-152, at the junction of that and CA-156, roughly 13 miles east of Gilroy, California.

It appears to be an abandoned restaurant called the "Don Pacheco Inn". Some of the surviving wood shows fire damage, and only one room is still roofed with beautiful wooden beams and red spanish tile. The courtyards and empty fountains are beautiful as well. Since it's spring in California and has recently rained, everything is green and growing, including the trees and undergrowth in what used to be the rooms of this building.

I am, I admit, very happy with these pictures.

Pictures taken March 16, 2006

( Pictures of the Don Pacheco Inn behind cut )

Notes from the trip - Redrum Burger

In Davis I had lunch at "Redrum Burger", (used to be named "Murder Burger")



While I somewhat disagree with their slogan, the bison burger and fries I got was pretty decent. Way too many fries though, no way I could finish them.

Notes from the trip - Redrum Burger

In Davis I had lunch at "Redrum Burger", (used to be named "Murder Burger")



While I somewhat disagree with their slogan, the bison burger and fries I got was pretty decent. Way too many fries though, no way I could finish them.

More of the Don Pacheco Inn

(cross posted to my LJ and abandonedplaces)

Here's eight more pictures of the Don Pacheco Inn, at the junction of CA-152 and CA-156. These were some of the other ones I liked, but didn't feel they were quite as dramatic as the others.

There is some graffiti on the building, but not a lot. Some racist junk mostly. I think they invalidated their points by saying "wite power" and "the south wil rize again" though.....

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More of the Don Pacheco Inn

(cross posted to my LJ and abandonedplaces)

Here's eight more pictures of the Don Pacheco Inn, at the junction of CA-152 and CA-156. These were some of the other ones I liked, but didn't feel they were quite as dramatic as the others.

There is some graffiti on the building, but not a lot. Some racist junk mostly. I think they invalidated their points by saying "wite power" and "the south wil rize again" though.....

( Images behind cut )