Sunday, January 30, 2005
Victoria Station - A Portend to Future Success
Victoria Station Jan 1970 - Success on the way
"Funny about restaurants. Some open with
great fanfare and never get off the ground,
whereas others open quietly and are eternally
crowded from the first hour onward. The
latter phenomenon would seem to be the
happy fate of Victoria Station, an imaginative
collection of seven freight cars grouped
around a “station” entrance at the foot
of Broadway.
The wheels parked outside attest to
the types inside: Ferraris, Alfas, Jags,
Fiats and MG’s. Those old freight cars
are there to stay but the young owners
are obviously going places. . . . "
—Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, January, 1970
"Funny about restaurants. Some open with
great fanfare and never get off the ground,
whereas others open quietly and are eternally
crowded from the first hour onward. The
latter phenomenon would seem to be the
happy fate of Victoria Station, an imaginative
collection of seven freight cars grouped
around a “station” entrance at the foot
of Broadway.
The wheels parked outside attest to
the types inside: Ferraris, Alfas, Jags,
Fiats and MG’s. Those old freight cars
are there to stay but the young owners
are obviously going places. . . . "
—Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, January, 1970
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Victoria Station Incorporated - San Francisco - 1970s
There is a book coming about Victoria Station, to be published in November or December, 2005, titled: "Prime Rib and Boxcars. Whatever Happened to Victoria Station?"
The author is Tom Blake, a former Victoria Station executive.
If you ever dined at a Victoria Station, or worked there, share your experience. E-mail me at TPBlake@aol.com or visit www.findingloveafter50.com.
More posts later.
The author is Tom Blake, a former Victoria Station executive.
If you ever dined at a Victoria Station, or worked there, share your experience. E-mail me at TPBlake@aol.com or visit www.findingloveafter50.com.
More posts later.
