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Special section: Silver Grill Café Old Town Car Show - Silver Grill Car Show |
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Written by NEXTnc staff reports
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Thursday, 07 June 2007 |
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By Rebecca LaPole
for NEXTnc
People of all ages can have a great time at the Car Show which features live music, a beer garden, and of course, our community’s hottest custom rides and classic trucks, bikes and cars.
“It’s a car show of mostly older cars, in  Old Town, and since I own the oldest restaurant in Fort Collins, it was just a natural fit,” Silver Grill Café owner John Arnolfo said. The café serves as the title sponsor and kicks off the Car Show Friday night with food, drink and live music at the historic Silver Grill Café.
A staple in Old Town since 1912, the Silver Grill Café closed for a time between 1918 and 1933 when, Arnolfo said, “It was a variety of different stores — one was called Mother’s Café and that was in about the 1920s.”
Arnolfo took ownership in 1979, closing only temporarily for renovations to make the café bigger and better.
As the café grew, it the town grew around it. In 1986, the restoration of Old Town Square was exciting for the business. “That was the catalyst that really started bringing it to the next level. Up until that point, Old Town was a very transient area,” Arnolfo said, “very typical of a dilapidated old town, but when the project started on Linden Street – the walking mall – that’s really what catapulted Old Town into what it is today.”
Arnolfo served several years on the Board of Directors for the Downtown Business Association, including three as president, where he helped make decisions about events that local residents still love today.
“I was on the board at the time when everything was starting to change,” he said. “We were the board that started Brewfest and New West Fest, and probably the biggest thing we did before those days was the Christmas lights.”
The tradition of the Old Town Car Show is in its sixth year, and Arnolfo’s family tradition continues as well. His two sons, Zach and Sam, have grown up working in the restaurant business and Arnolfo said, “I think that has really helped formed them into who they are today.” They help keep the restaurant running while he works on getting something else running.
“I’ve got a 1930 Model A Ford pickup truck that was my father’s that he bought brand-new in San Francisco. And it stayed in the family all those years, and I dug it out of my aunt and uncle’s barn just about five days ago, so that’s my current project.”
Maybe next year we’ll see it in the car show too.
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Special Friday Kick-off! Join the Silver Grill for a kick off party Friday, June 8th, 2007 from 5:00-11:00pm. Live music, drink specials and tasty food. Join us at 218 Walnut Street - Downtown Fort Collins.
When: June 9, 2007 11:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
What: The Silver Grill Café Old Town Car Show
Where: Downtown Fort Collins, CO (Old Town Square, Mountain Avenue & Walnut Street)
Cost: Free for Spectators
Info: 484.6500
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