Post #448882 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 11:13 AM

Tim, that one, of all the great examples of urban archeology on this board, is an odd one to favor, because it aimed at a site that was merely a recreation of an original place, and that was closed just 6 years or so ago.

In other words, the original Mc Donalds in Downey, with its arches and logo figures, is an authentic archeological site, but if any of its nostalgic recreations that use those features nowadays would close now, I would not go out of my way to document it.

This of course is in no way meant to minimize the achievements of the two explorers mentioned by you, just putting it into the correct perspective. :)

And I am sorry, but I am not so sure about that Bamboo Room, looks kinda newly renovated to me. For one thing, if it was originally called the Bamboo Room, where's the bamboo? :) You mean they tore out all the bamboo to make it look like a 30s speakeasy again?

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-04-22 11:18 ]