Walker’s was an iconic Susanville institution for nearly forty years. It first started as a small hamburger and shake stand on the corner of Main and Alexander Avenue. It later expanded into a full-fledged restaurant that was popular with the locals and travelers, too. In the 1970s, the City of Susanville made a realignment to Alexander Avenue, and the gas station was moved next door.
For the past several years the building has undergone extensive renovations. There is a lot of speculation what the former Walker’s is going to be reincarnated into. In due time, we will find out one day.
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I think it started as a TASTY FREEZE about 1950 + or- a couple of years . I think it had the first soft ice cream machine in Susanville, Calif.
Walker’s Coffee Shop had a sign above the shop that read “Walker’s Coffee Shop -a good place to fill your family “? Sometime in the 1960s or early 1970s someone climbed up there and painted over the “f” in “fill” with a “k”. A great place to kill your family (!!). If memory serves me correctly , amazingly, it stayed that way for several years. Does anyone remember that?
Yes. In fact, I think it was eventually fixed, only to have the “f” replaced with a “k” again.