I once stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Georgia and saw an exact copy of my very first guitar (an big, fat, Harmony archtop with F-Holes and quarter-inch action) hanging on the wall. It gave me such a good feeling that I tipped big!
I actually like some “industrial” style decor, but only when it’s funky and steam-punky.
I do NOT like sterility in design.
BTW, the picture of the gentleman on the old Harley is yet another piece of nostalgia for me. While the retro look was preserved with the subsequent EVO Engine, even Harley has strayed into “modernizing” it’s look in the past couple of years. Although there may not be a direct correlation, the design changes have corresponded with a slump in sales.
These restaurateurs had better be careful and consider the Ancient Wisdom of the Proverb:
“If it WORKS, Don’t FIX it!”
Minimalism: the latest in the sterilization of American history.
“A nation that forgets its past has no future” - Winston Churchill