There was an actual Bagdad Cafe that existed in the 1960s when U.S. Route 66 ran through the town. The town of Bagdad included a café, a gasoline station, cabins for rent, and an airstrip. When Interstate 40 opened and bypassed two-lane Route 66, commerce collapsed and the businesses that were once Bagdad all closed and eventually the town was completely razed.
The film was shot at what was then the Sidewinder Cafe in Newberry Springs, California, 50 miles west of the original site of Bagdad on old U.S. 66. Since then, the café has become something of a tourist destination and to capitalize on the movie it changed its name to the Bagdad Café. A small notice board on the café wall features snapshots of the film's cast and crew. Model made for Challenge 165. #3D_Challenge_165 #66 #bagdad #cafe #café #california #californie #diner #film #movie #restaurant #road #route
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