The Trabuco Canyon institution was considered a family-friendly spot.
is a biker bar – and by all accounts it still is – it’s a biker bar that never lived up to the stereotype, even when biker’s bars were common.
In the mid-1970s, when Victor Villa and Volker Streicek bought the restaurant and bar from the Cook family, the place was already nearly 100 years old. Under several generations of Cook family ownership the place had served miners and what passed for cowboys in Orange County. And, after World War II, it had become a fun stop for visitors to the county’s still rural canyon areas.Motorcycle gang members and their loud rides would be welcome.
That last part broke some hearts Wednesday night. Cook’s – which these days has the words “Children Welcome” on its sign –, when at least four people died and six others were injured in what early reports suggested was a domestic dispute gone out of control. It was, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the 465th mass shooting in the United States so far this year.
Villa and Streicek sold Cook’s in the 1980s. But ownership since has kept the theme – welcome bikers but also welcome families and tourists and anybody else who might want a cold beer and a hot meal. Wednesday, before the shooting started, was Spaghetti Night. The restaurant calendar suggests Thursday, Aug. 24 might be $5 Chili Dog night, though it’s hardly clear when Cook’s might be open again for business.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Cook's Corner: 5 killed, 6 hospitalized after shooting at historic biker bar in Trabuco CanyonAt least five people were killed and six people were hospitalized after a retired law enforcement officer opened fire inside Cook's Corner.
Weiterlesen »
Cook's Corner: 4 killed, 6 hospitalized after shooting at historic biker bar in Trabuco CanyonAt least four people were killed and six people were hospitalized after a retired law enforcement officer opened fire inside Cook's Corner.
Weiterlesen »
Cook's Corner: 4 killed, 6 hospitalized in shooting at historic biker bar in Trabuco CanyonAt least four people were killed and six people were hospitalized after a retired law enforcement officer opened fire inside Cook's Corner.
Weiterlesen »
'Multiple victims' reported in shooting at Southern California biker barThe shooting occurred at Cook's Corner in Trabuco Canyon, the sheriff's department said.
Weiterlesen »
4 killed, including gunman, 6 injured at famed biker bar in California, police sayThe shooting took place at Cook's Corner in Trabuco Canyon.
Weiterlesen »