The Air-Conditioned Cowboy: A History of El Rancho Vegas
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Northern California once had The Nut Tree, in Vacaville. This was a roadside restaurant between SF and Sacramento, one so huge it had two exits on I-80, an airport, and a narrow gauge railroad. Operated 1921-1996. Now a mall.
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