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Moline, IllinoisCaffe Piccalo.

  • Business name: Caffe Piccalo
  • Street address: 421 14th Street
  • Open or closed: Open
  • History: This business' history dates back to 1911 when it opened as Vic's Hot Lunch, a carryout stand, then located in a converted streetcar.
  • Currently it is housed in a 10-stool Valentine dating from ca. 1948. In 1993 current owner Pamela Frankville purchased the diner from her mother, Virginia Farmer, and renamed it. Farmer had operated it as Virginia's Diner for 15 years.

  • Model / serial number: Unknown / 653
  • Additional images:
    Exterior, rear
    Interior, seating
    Interior, kitchen
    Wall safe

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