Post #298253 by CallDon on Tue, Apr 10, 2007 8:29 PM

I went by the Meadow Road location yesterday and took a few photos with my phone...Treo700p. For some reason, I didn't think about taking my camera. As someone mentioned, the lot is very deep, as deep as the width of two lots.

The location for DTB is on Meadow, a street running east to west. The DTB restaurant was facing North as this gas station is facing north. To the east side of DTB would be the rear of Chilies, which faced East on Greenville Ave., which runs north and south. To the south side of Chilies, also facing east, is a closed Don Pablo's Mexican restaurant where I have eaten many times.

To the left of this photo is the rear of Chili's. I cut off the sign. Chili's faces Greenville Ave which intersects with Meadow to the left of this photo. I am standing on Meadow taking these photos. This photo is looking south/east, more or less.

To compare the photos, you can get your bearing from the red/white "no parking" sign on the right side of both photos.

I am not good at guessing measures but here is something to consider. This lot, the Don The Beachcomber lot where the gas station/convenience store now sits is as deep as the Chilies and the Mexican restaurant side by side. When I used to park in the back parking lot of Don Pablo's, I did not realize I was actually parking behind where Don The Beachcomber's sat, facing Meadow Rd.

Look straight back in thos photo, to the right of the convenience store and to the left of the row of trees. That back wall is where I parked behind the Mexican restaurant. The entire gas station building only goes about 40% to the back of the lot. It doesn't look far in this photo, but it is. If I get a chance, I will park my car back there, then take the photo again from this position on Meadow Road.

I will also try to get a photo directly from the front, like the newspaper photo in the earlier post.

D*

[ Edited by: CallDon 2007-04-10 20:39 ]