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Char's Beauty Salon
Chester, California
· (Chester Bowl)
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Built in the early 1900s, this building was originally a dance hall owned by Jack Wardlow. In 1926, Leo Speegle bought it, and in 1933 it became the Eastside Cafe. In 1945 it became a recreation center known as the Chester Bowl. Around 1988, Char Armachea bought the building, and it is now home to her beauty shop, union offices, and other businesses.
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