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This beautiful poster has been re-mastered from an original image of Meeker’s Garage and Café on Route 66, in the Cajon Pass of Southern California.
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MEEKER'S GARAGE AND CAFE HISTORY
Meeker's Cafe, Garage, and Gas Station was a historic roadside outpost in the Cajon Pass. Established in 1919 by Marion Meeker (son of pioneer Ezra M. Meeker) on the National Old Trails Road, it served as a vital rest stop for travelers traversing the rugged mountain pass. He also took on the role of caretaker for the nearby, newly established Camp Cajon.
In 1926, the road passing the outpost was officially designated as Route 66.1929: A second, expanded incarnation of Meeker's opened near the junction where Route 66 met the Wrightwood Road. On April 11, 1945, a devastating accident occurred when a runaway truck hauling 21,000 pounds of meat and 8,100 pounds of butter slammed into the cafe at 100 mph. The buildings were destroyed, but the Meekers miraculously survived.
After 1945, the Meekers constructed a more modern café near the junction of State Highway 138 and Route 66. In 1954, the modern café was demolished to make way for a four-lane Highway 66. Following the demolition, Ezra Meeker combined two surviving cabins into a home and opened the Double D Ranch Café and a small station a further south on Route 66. This was operated until Ezra's death in 1966, and his wife lived on the property until 2002.
