Tuesday, June 28, 2016

JR Coffee Shop - An Altadena Icon


Although this little pie-shaped building on North Lake Avenue has served as a real estate office and seen its share of struggling restaurants, in the 1960s it was the successful "J.R. Coffee Shop". The diner was one of three restaurants that made up a small chain called "The Headliner" on Pasadena's Colorado Street between the old Star-News building (hence the name) and the Presbyterian Church. 
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A second restaurant was located on the southeast corner of Altadena Drive and Washington where McDonald's is currently located. And the smallest in the chain was in Altadena - thus the Junior moniker. (Some locals refer to the diner by its initials, J.R.)

 A long time Altadena resident said "It was a hamburger, fries and milk-shake kind of place, much like Bob's Big Boy. I ate there often with my family. It was so nice to have a local diner."

 Today it's the location of the popular restaurant, El Patron.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2016 at 7:56 PM

    There was a Texaco gas station at that location before JR was there. I wonder what year it was torn down. I believe I saw it in 1960.

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  3. UnknownAugust 23, 2017 at 3:00 PM

    On the south east corner of Altadena Dr and Washington in 1970 was a Union Service station when was the Headliner there?

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    The chain had a really excellent Patty Melt that my Mother loved. It also had the worlds best creamyist slighy tangy buttermilk donuts.

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