EPISODE · Dec 20, 2024 · 3 MIN
A 24/7 Diner Chain Gave Its Workers Christmas Day Off, Then It Had To Figure Out How To Close
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1988, a report in the New York Times noted that restaurant chain Denny's was shutting its doors for Christmas Day, only to run into a little hiccup around those doors. Plus: Kazumasa Yamashita’s Face House was an attraction in Kyoto that looked exactly like what its name suggested. Diner Chain Has to Buy Locks for First Holiday Closing (New York Times) Face House in Kyoto, Japan by Kazumasa Yamashita (Architectural Review) Keep our show open as a backer on Patreon
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Today in 1988, a report in the New York Times noted that restaurant chain Denny's was shutting its doors for Christmas Day, only to run into a little hiccup around those doors. Plus: Kazumasa Yamashita’s Face House was an attraction in Kyoto that looked exactly like what its name suggested. Diner Chain Has to Buy Locks for First Holiday Closing (New York Times) Face House in Kyoto, Japan by Kazumasa Yamashita (Architectural Review) Keep our show open as a backer on Patreon
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A 24/7 Diner Chain Gave Its Workers Christmas Day Off, Then It Had To Figure Out How To Close
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