A Diner For The Kids (6)

8:15 PM by Ren , under ,

The diner at the Carmel Youth Center



Last weekend we were shooting at the Carmel Youth Center, and we used their diner for our meal breaks. This gave me an opportunity to snoop around and see what the rest of the place was like. First of all, there is a nice, clean computer lab. Downstairs there is a nice theatre with state of the art electronic equipment. I know this because I got the Super Bowl showing in the diner, using the controls in the theatre. The diner is very cool, and has a vintage feel to it. Kids can order food for very cheap, and hang out with their friends there. I was really jealous that these kids get such a facility to use! That was my first time to ever go in a youth center because there definitely was not one where I grew up. I guess that is one of the benefits of growing up in such a rich place. The view from the diner windows isn’t too bad either!


Food very reasonably priced



The dining area



The view from the dining area



The computer lab




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6 Reply to "A Diner For The Kids"

Anonymous on February 8, 2009 at 3:18 PM

The diner takes me back over 50 years ago. The checkerboard floors and plastic (at least in my
day) covered seats in the booths, were the requisite decor for most teen hangouts. The one thing I don't see is the wall mounted nickel jukeboxes at each booth.
A daily lunch of a foot long hot dog, loaded with everything, and a hot fudge sundae would cost me about 50 cents.
It looks like a great place for the kids to hang out.

"..vintage feel..." Guess that fits me, too.


Aunt M

 

Anonymous on February 8, 2009 at 4:32 PM

That is quite a nice hangout for the kids. And Bob's Big Boy is there too!

Aunt Jackie

 

Ren on February 8, 2009 at 4:40 PM

Aunt M> Interesting to hear about the personal jukeboxes. They must have been somewhat big if they had records in them.

 

Anonymous on February 8, 2009 at 8:10 PM

No, the tableside jukeboxes were not more than 9 to 10 inches tall. Each one was connected to a main jukebox and the customer could set at the booth enjoying a 'cherry coke, hamburger, fries or whatever was their choice, and just drop a nickle in their tableside jukebox and the music would fill the diner. The original ones played 45 rpm records but eventually the 1980's and technology caught up with them and they were changed over to play CD's.

Aunt M

 

Anonymous on February 9, 2009 at 9:30 PM

the food looks well priced. i just think how puzzled i would have felt when i was a kid , to see that bottled water cost a buck......

any one for liver and onions. mmmmmmm

i remember the fist time i saw and went into a taco bell, felt like i had found heaven.....

the youth centers i remember had tall fences and all the kids had to wear the same thing......oh yeah i remember what that was now. never mind.

 

Ren on April 5, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Rainking> Did you spend a lot of time at "youth centers"?

 

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