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Location: Empire Grill 105 Water Street Skowhegan, ME.
Photos Taken: July 2007
Sitting just a hop, skip and a jump from the Skowhegan Indian, sadly the Empire Grill is closing it’s doors.
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- Debra Jane Seltzer: More about these single arch "shield signs" here: http://www.agilitynut.com/eateries/mcd2.html [...]
- jay perry: i am the owner of the building the sign is attached to. i should say the former owner. i sold to che [...]
- Jennifer Pierce: I try to come home to Skowhegan every year. It saddens & angers me to see the condition of our I [...]
- Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com: That looks like a total blast from the past! Was it really taken in May 2011? [...]
- roadsidewonders: Wish I was pulling in for a hamburger right this minute! [...]
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5 Responses to Great Signs: Empire Grill – Skowhegan, Maine
FuzzyGalore
February 26th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
New Blog Post: Great Signs: Empire Grill – Skowhegan, Maine http://goo.gl/fb/fp7p
wendy
February 26th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
So sad to see the video about the Empire’s closing. The people of that town need a place like this …. and how cool is it that a property that was reclaimed for a movie set became a practical part of the local economy (if only briefly).
I did a Richard Russo book & movie location mini-tour a few years ago; but I didn’t make it to Skowhegan.
Wendyvee
February 26th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
RT @RoadsideGalore: New Blog Post: Great Signs: Empire Grill – Skowhegan, Maine http://goo.gl/fb/fp7p
Mod Betty / Retro Roadmap
March 5th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
My mood just went from UP to Down when I saw that this cool place is closing. Dang! Glad you got some photos for posterity.
Fuzzygalore
March 6th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
We pass through town there each year while visiting family in Maine. Sadly, I never went inside to eat. Another piece of Americana fades away…