"One of the last old-style Taco Bell buildings in the Bay Area is folding like its namesake food. The Taco Bell at 3501 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette is scheduled to celebrate its last day on Tuesday, Jan. 13, according to KTVU. It's existed at the location since around 1968 by the city's best guess, back when tacos reportedly cost about 25 cents."
"Early Taco Bells featured a Mission-style design notable for arched windows and tile roofs, similar to the architecture lurking in historic neighborhoods of California cities. The very first restaurant that launched the chain - now estimated at 8,000-plus locations in the U.S. and more abroad - was built in 1962 in Downey, Calif., and had elements of this design style. When that location closed, the company deemed the structure so worthy of preservation it physically moved the entire building to its Irvine headquarters."
A Mission-style Taco Bell at 3501 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette will close on Jan. 13 after operating since about 1968. Early Taco Bells featured arched windows and tile roofs and echoed California Mission architecture. The first Taco Bell, built in 1962 in Downey, included those design elements and was later moved to a corporate headquarters for preservation. The chain shifted toward more utilitarian, boxlike designs with toned-down signage and plastic facade signs, replacing ornate bells and traditional rooflines. Only a few original Mission-style Taco Bells remain in operation in the region and beyond.
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