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QK Queen Kamehameha Member So Cal Joined: Oct 21, 2003 Posts: 1413	QK Queen Kamehameha Posted posted on Wed, Apr 8, 2009 10:52 AM Sven, the Bagdad cafe was called the "sidewinder cafe" it is noted in the article ben posted and on this site: http://www.bagdadcafe.us http://www.desertdutch.org/newberry.htm also this, from another site "Bagdad Cafe, a movie centering on old Route 66, was filmed in the Newberry Springs area. The Bagdad Cafe located in Newberry Springs is not the original Bagdad Cafe, the original cafe was located in the town of Bagdad between Amboy and Ludlow on old Route 66. Nothing remains of the old cafe in Bagdad. The Newberry Springs cafe is a Route 66 survivor though and was originally known as the Sidewinder Cafe. After the movie was filmed here the name Bagdad Cafe just seemed to stick. It is open for business today serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you are coming through the area I would recommend stopping here. Say hi to Andrea Pruett, the proprietor, while you're at it. She has done a great job of keeping the Bagdad Cafe alive for all us Mother Road fans. If you're lucky, maybe General Bob will show up and entertain you with his colorful stories from the past" Amy [ Edited by: Queen Kamehameha 2009-04-08 10:55 ]

Sven, the Bagdad cafe was called the "sidewinder cafe" it is noted in the article ben posted and on this site:

http://www.bagdadcafe.us
http://www.desertdutch.org/newberry.htm

also this, from another site

"Bagdad Cafe, a movie centering on old Route 66, was filmed in the Newberry Springs area. The Bagdad Cafe located in Newberry Springs is not the original Bagdad Cafe, the original cafe was located in the town of Bagdad between Amboy and Ludlow on old Route 66. Nothing remains of the old cafe in Bagdad. The Newberry Springs cafe is a Route 66 survivor though and was originally known as the Sidewinder Cafe. After the movie was filmed here the name Bagdad Cafe just seemed to stick. It is open for business today serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you are coming through the area I would recommend stopping here. Say hi to Andrea Pruett, the proprietor, while you're at it. She has done a great job of keeping the Bagdad Cafe alive for all us Mother Road fans. If you're lucky, maybe General Bob will show up and entertain you with his colorful stories from the past"

Amy

[ Edited by: Queen Kamehameha 2009-04-08 10:55 ]

Post #445683 by Queen Kamehameha on Wed, Apr 8, 2009 10:52 AM