[chrisinoc]

I remember Glen Bell as our family owned the market a few doors down. Ate there quite a few times.

My father was asked to invest by Glen bell but he declined. What a missed opportunity.

[EveningStar]

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[Norm Lenhart]

Why destroy history? I take it this was a ‘value of the land it sat on’ deal?

[Fiji Hill]

In an ad for Taco Bell that was run on local radio stations in 1967, the narrator told listeners how to remember the name Taco Bell: when you think of bells, think of tacos. Thus, the Liberty Bell becomes the Liberty Taco, and the leftist calypso singer becomes Harry Tacofonte.

[AppyPappy]

I only eat at one when I am on the road. It is good road food.

[dfwgator]

Especially since Taco Bell won the Franchise Wars.

[Vic S]

Huell Howser of “California Gold” did a show on this and Del Taco. I think Mr Bell started Del Taco first and sold it then started Taco Bell.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

I like this pic from the Register article.

[867V309]

Taco Bel without lettuce

[Yogafist]

Dang, people in Downey new how to eat back in the day. The oldest surviving McDonalds is in that city as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_McDonald%27s_restaurant

[discostu]

I had no idea they’d been serving inedible fake Mexican food that long.