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Ormond's Restaurant
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Exterior of Ormond's Restaurant, a small building with a sign above the door. A driveway leads to a mailbox and a sign that reads: "Full Course Blue Plate Chicken & Steak Dinners $1.50 Home Cooking." Street signs on the corner read: "Lake Avenue" and "Lincoln Avenue." An automobile is parked behind the signs.
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Charmed Land Dairies Delivery
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Swiss Chalet
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Wisconsin Avenue
Street with retail shops, and automobiles along the avenue. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc, Wis." Some of the signs on the commercial buildings read: "Majestic Hotel, ...tap room, Pabst...
Buena Vista House
1940
View across street towards the inn, with three cars parked in front. There is a "Chicken & Steak Dinner" sign, as well as a "Schlitz" beer sign. The cobblestone inn was built in 1843 by Samuel L. ...
Troia's Steak House
December 31, 1954
Street sign at Troia's Steak House located at 661 State Street. The sign reads: "Troia's Steak House, Cocktails."
