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Posted on 03/21/2016 3:17:21 PM PDT by EveningStar
ORANGE – Jim Reeves grew up eating burgers at Watson’s.
The 57-year-old, who says his family moved to Orange in 1893 “in a covered wagon ... before Watson’s opened,” says his parents also ate at Watson’s. So did his grandparents.
Watson’s, which opened in 1899 as the drugstore in downtown Orange, is one of the county’s oldest businesses.
It’s where Tom Hanks filmed part of “That Thing You Do!” It’s also where George W. Bush once stopped in for a malt.
In Orange, Watson’s is an icon.
Now, that icon and the town around it are about to change.
A new version of Watson’s – Watson’s Soda Fountain & Cafe – is set to open Monday.
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“That Thing You Do!”
I very much lived much of that music myself. Local hit.
I can’t wait. I love that place. My daughter and son-in-law live about two blocks away, and have been giving us updates on the renovation. Apparently they added a bar and will have ten beers on tap. As soon as the hysteria dies down, I will be there.
I live in Orange and I was there today for breakfast.
If you are familiar with Rockwell’s in Villa Park, it’s the same owners.
Is the Satellite Market still there?
No. Gone for a long time.
Thanks, I just wondered about the Satellite Market. I lived in Anaheim years ago and used to cruise through the Orange area. Funny, I remember the Satellite but don’t remember Watson’s.
No I haven’t. Always thought Villa Park was to be avoided. I will look it up.
I live in Irvine and have been to Watson’s before. Okay place but nothing spectacular. And no place to park.
That is a colossal understatement.
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