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Day 2: June 7, 2021 Second Day, Third State Comment via blog |
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I found George's Family Restaurant online and made my way
there for breakfast. The food was great and the service was excellent but
what really made my morning was the group of men at the counter. The
interior was quite large with lots of -- mostly filled -- tables and an
almost tiny half-full six-seat 'L' shaped counter. I took the empty seat
at the short leg of the 'L' and exchanged brief greetings with the others.
It wasn't long before one then both of the empty seats were filled by
fellows who were greeted by name as they sat down. I commented on that and
one man offered, "Yeah, it's just like Cheers without alcohol."
Another asked my name and introduced the rest. With that, I was more or less accepted as a temporary member of what was clearly the restaurant's "Liar's Table" even though it was using a counter. I was told that, "We discuss just about anything except each other's mothers. That's off limits." I didn't contribute much but my years at Cincinnati Milacron did allow me to have a respectable conversation with the General Motors machine service tech beside me and supply some Cincinnati information here and there. There is no picture of my meal since I suspect that photographing eggs might have resulted in membership being immediately revoked. |
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After a dozen or so miles, US-20 joined up with US-6 and at least one
state route. It's not unusual for US routes to piggyback through cities
and here, with everything pressed up against Lake Erie, it is almost a
given. The last picture was taken atop the 1918 Veterans Memorial Bridge.
I could claim it was intentional but it was actually a wrong turn that put
me in a position to photograph the bridge
itself.
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I survived the congestion and eventually made it to the point, near
Euclid, where Six and Twenty separate.
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Rider's Inn, in
Painesville, OH, is a place I considered as an overnight but the timing
didn't work. I also thought of just having a meal there but it's closed on
Sundays and Mondays. It has been identified as where the first Historic
Route 20 sign was erected so I planned on at least photographing that but
was thwarted there, too. I believe it is the empty post just to the left
of the stone wall (More easily seen here.)
that once held the sign. I'll verify that in a few days and hope I'm
wrong.
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This is not US-20! I went more than four miles off route to reach
Double Wing
Breweey, but I've no doubt it was justified after driving through
downtown Cleveland. Especially when it involved a road that was partially
gravel and a really cool bridge.
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The only photos I got in Pennsylvania were of bypassed segments of old
US-20. These are from East Springfield's Main Street.
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The first two pictures are from a segment at Fairview and the second two
from a segment at Swanville. The last pair are from a segment that ends at
the New York state line.
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I stayed at the Theater Motel six years ago and, after seeing reviews that
described it as clean -- and basic -- as ever, decided to do it again. My
2021 room is here.
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Virginio and Jenny Calarco opened a grocery store here in 1933. Over the
years, it has been expanded and turned into a wonderful Italian
restaurant operated by the third and fourth generation of Calarcos. They
had me at lasagne and adding "old family recipe" only set the
hook deeper. Excellent!
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