Here is a restaurant that's seen ninety years of continuous operation and which I entered for the first time today. It's been in business since 1919, it's been in this building since 1925, and has been a mid-century Formica-topped diner since the 1950s. The staff and patrons were friendly; service and food excellent. It's everything a diner should be (except, as some insist, metal and movable). It's on Main Street less than a mile from Beale with a trolley stop almost at the door. I'll be back.

One of those friendly patrons told me that a crew from the Learning Channel had spent most of Thursday filming in the restaurant and one of the friendly waitresses told me that the producer happened to be sitting in a booth behind me. I made plans to stop by on the way out to see if I could get a better idea of when the show would air. As things happened, the producer and I rose at about the same time so I struck up a conversation at the cash register. The series will be broadcast starting in May though just when the Arcade will appear is yet to be determined. As I stood by the producer, a conversation developed between her and the cashier and a tall man soon joined in. I was still waiting to pay but listened with interest as the three chatted. After a bit, the man extended his hand to introduce himself. It was Arcade owner Harry Zepatos. Both he and the cashier figured that a guy with a camera standing next to the Learning Channel producer must be one of the crew.

The faded mural shows the route of the highway all across Tennessee though in an unusual west-on-the-right orientation. A larger (stitched) view is here. Now that I've discovered See Middle Tennessee, I think it's going to lead me to few more sights.