Accession#:
1999-128
Title:
Pelican's Nest & Breakers Cafe
Date:
1940s
Catalog Date:
02/02/2007
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Classification:
Neighborhoods
downtown
Highway 1
Historic Sites
Buildings
Pelicans Nest
Breakers Restaurant
downtown
Highway 1
Historic Sites
Buildings
Pelicans Nest
Breakers Restaurant
Collection:
SBHS Photo Collection
Copyright:
SBHS
Description:
View of downtown buildings along Highway One. From R. to L. is The Breakers Cafe with an open deck. Two people are sitting on the railing looking toward the camera. A sign on the roof towards the rear says Cottage. Next is a white building with a Coca Cola sign out front and signs on the side saying Fountain - Lunch and Ice Cream. A black automobile is parked diagonally in front of it. The next building is only partially visible and remains the same in look today.
Event:
Buildings
Medium:
Photographic Paper
Negative #:
92-3
Notes:
Breaker's Restaurant-present Sand Dollar Restaurant, not the new Breaker's on south side of Highway One.
David Rieger who lives in Washington State called and talked to Kerry Livingston, the librarian.
His grand father R. T. Brosheat owned the Breaker's Restaurant till 1962. He bought it from Johnny Walker and Jim Mar in 1950's. His parents, Frans and Adrian Rieger built houses on first left of Seadrift. His Mother, Frans, ran 5 times between 1957 to 61; father, Adrian, ran Dipsea once.
(TA 11/23/2010)
David Rieger who lives in Washington State called and talked to Kerry Livingston, the librarian.
His grand father R. T. Brosheat owned the Breaker's Restaurant till 1962. He bought it from Johnny Walker and Jim Mar in 1950's. His parents, Frans and Adrian Rieger built houses on first left of Seadrift. His Mother, Frans, ran 5 times between 1957 to 61; father, Adrian, ran Dipsea once.
(TA 11/23/2010)
Object ID:
1999-128-01
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Orig/copy:
Copy
Place:
Neighborhoods/Downtown
Print Size:
4" x 6"
Source:
Davison Carroll, Nancie
Subjects:
Neighborhood-Downtown
Highway 1
Buildings
Highway 1
Buildings
Year Range from:
1940
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