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Arcadia, California: Windmill-themed Business

Denny's restaurant, opened in the late 1990s, with a Danish-style windmill above its ruffle collar roof. The windmill, which turned until 1989, and the building, opened in 1967 as a Van de Kamp bakery/restaurant. The Denny's was closed in Aug. 2022 and the building fenced-off.

Address:
7 East Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA
Directions:
NE corner of Historic Route 66 and Santa Anita Ave.
Hours:
Aug. 2022: restaurant closed, building fenced-off. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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Windmill-Themed Restaurant

The Denny's is closed and the building is fenced off.

[Patty, 08/22/2022]
Windmill-Themed Business

The Denny's restaurant with the windmill on the roof has had its windmill blades restored.

[K.D. Grant, 05/20/2019]
Windmill-Themed Denny's

The windmill blades fell off in December. Fortunately no one was injured. To be repaired.

[Jing, 03/21/2018]

The windmill, whose blades hadn't moved in years, was repaired and its blades set spinning exactly 18 months before they fell off.

Windmill-themed Denny's

The windmill [blade] has fallen off and is supposedly going to be put back up in the future.

[Zak, 03/18/2018]

Windmill Denny's.

Windmill-themed Denny's

Good place to stop and use the restroom on your road trip!

[Crystal, 08/06/2014]

And a nice piece of roadside architecture preserved and nestled atop a Denny's.


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