The Attic was a popular 1,200 seat Smörgåsbord restaurant in West Vancouver, British Columbia that was open from 1968 to 1981.[1] The owners were former Vancouver alderman Frank Baker (1922–1989) and his wife Dorothy.[2]
Unique features
editThe Attic is most remembered for a 1964 James Bond car in a glass case as well as a Toronado 67 X[3] built by George Barris for Expo 67. Both cars were parked out front for public view and sold near the time of the restaurant's closing.[4][5] For a brief time, the restaurant also displayed a psychedelic hand-painted Rolls Royce that had belonged to John Lennon.
There was a statue of David in the women's washroom. When the leaf was lifted on this statue, alarms would sound and/or lights would flash alerting other patrons and causing embarrassment to the person who lifted it.[6]
Lance Harrison and the Dixieland Band entertained patrons, with Baker playing his trumpet on many occasions. He would also greet people at the door playing it. Baker also had a 12' by 6' weather vane mounted on the roof of him playing a trumpet.[7]
Baker's was an avid collector of Tiffany lamps. His huge collection, said to be "over a hundred", were in use throughout the restaurant.
In 2005 it was inducted into the B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The History of Metropolitan Vancouver". Archived from the original on 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ Documentary about famous Vancouverite Frank Baker Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine CBC documentary - YouTube video
- ^ "Who recalls that 'Esso' Toronado?". Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2013-01-10. CanWest MediaWorks
- ^ "The most famous car in the world". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Frank Baker's Attic Restaurant Archived 2024-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Flickr images
- ^ History of Vancouver Restaurants Archived 15 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Frank Baker Weather Vane". iCollector.com Online Auctions. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame Archived 15 February 2013 at archive.today
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