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. After more than 50 years, an East Bay Taco Bell, housed in what's believed to be one of the chain's last original mission-style buildings, is closing this week. LAFAYETTE, Calif.
(KRON) - After nearly six decades, the Taco Bell on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette is closing Tuesday. People who grew up there say they're saddened to see the ic. A historic Taco Bell in Lafayette, CA, featuring original Mission-style architecture, is closing after nearly 60 years.
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No reason for the closure has been provided. One of the original Taco Bells in Lafayette, which is also the site of the restaurant chain's biggest urban legend, is about to close down. The Mission-style Taco Bell on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette is scheduled to close today.
Walnut Creek's Taco Bell is 3.3 miles away. Taco Bell was founded in Downey (Los Angeles County) in 1962 and has since grown into a global brand with more than 8,200 locations in the United States. By the 1990s, however, corporate decisions pushed franchisees to abandon the Mission-style design, leaving only a handful of original buildings standing.
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The Taco Bell location on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette, noted as one of the Bay Area's lasting remnants of the chain's original Mission-style architecture, is shutting its doors this week after nearly 60 years of operation. Employees at this establishment have confirmed that Tuesday will be the final day of service, marking the definitive end to what has become a nostalgic emblem within. The Lafayette Taco Bell on Mount Diablo Boulevard is estimated as being at least 58 years old, and now the last remaining "mission-style" Taco Bell exterior in the Bay Area is the one at 700.
