Spaced Aged Cafe & Lodge

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The Space Age Restaurant in Gila Bend, Arizona

Spaced Aged Lodge lobby

fancy artwork

Entrance to the restaurant which has one hell of a delish bacon cheeseburger!

a fun little hotel...

...what is up with Gila Bend's finest parked outside some rooms?  The new office? A party?  Big drug bust?  Who knows, but we were definitely curious.

Gila Bend's water tower (actually not in use anymore).
It reminds me of "Pettycoat Junction".

Comments

  1. Sharon DaySeptember 29, 2010 at 7:19 AM

    I loved Petticoat Junction--I wanted my own tower to swim in. Don't want to know if the locals used the water--ick! That place is fun. Fantastic food and kitschie gift shop and filled to the brim with handsome military men. Not a bad combination for a restaurant in the middle of the freaking desert. I had a blast with you--sis! You're always game to travel anywhere on the backroads. I still say the cops were interviewing a UFO abductee.

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  2. Julie FergusonSeptember 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    I wanted to swim in a water tower too. It looked like fun. My bacon cheeseburger was so juicy and good. There was lots of men there. I think besides us and the waitress, I only saw one other lady around town. I going to guess and say that the cops were hiding ET or ALF. I didn't see any cats in town. Hum, I am going with ALF.

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  3. DevinSeptember 29, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    This looks fascinating sis--and fun!!
    A bacon cheeseburger sounds so flippin good right now!!
    all the best to you!!

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  4. Julie FergusonSeptember 29, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    Yep Dev, that cheeseburger was a special treat and delish!
    Take care...

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    So cool! Reminds me of the atomic 50's! You two have so much fun!

    OMG! I just had a serious moment of de ja vu! Wierd! I swear I've been "here" and read this all before!

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  6. DaleTheDollSeptember 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    Another place you and the human didn't take me, Ms Julie!

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  7. Julie FergusonSeptember 30, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Tara, it does have a 50's feel to the place. Gila Bend is nothing like Mayberry, lol.

    Dale, you would have melted in the hot car. We did you a favor by leaving you at home.

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  8. AdminSeptember 30, 2010 at 7:07 PM

    Now that's a restaurant after my own heart!

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