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The Attic was a popular 1,200 seat Smörgåsbord restaurant in West Vancouver that was open from 1968 to 1981.〔http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1968.htm The History of Metropolitan Vancouver〕 The owners were former Vancouver alderman Frank Baker, (1922 - 1989), and his wife Dorothy.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQcsA_fz9s CBC documentary〕 == Unique features == The Attic is most remembered for a 1964 James Bond car in a glass case as well as a Toronado 67 X〔http://www.canada.com/theprovince/cars/story.html?id=cb7bb55d-9c23-4a97-8a18-40fa8007b60b CanWest MediaWorks〕 built by George Barris for Expo 67. Both cars were parked out front for public view and sold near the time of the restaurant's closing.〔http://www.driving.ca/news/story.html?id=d8eeed12-0698-43f1-a886-64f03c85ce2a Driving.ca〕〔http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/5256656416/in/photostream/ fickr images〕 There was a statue of David in the women's washroom. When the leaf was lifted on this statue, alarms would sound and/or lights would flash alerting other patrons and causing embarrassment to the person who lifted it.〔http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/04/13/history-of-vancouver-restaurants-a-chronology-and-memories/ Vancouver Sun,History of Vancouver Restaurants〕 Lance Harrison and the Dixieland Band entertained patrons, with Baker playing his trumpet on many occasions. He would also greet people at the door playing it. Baker also had a 12' by 6' weather vane mounted on the roof of him playing a trumpet.〔http://www.denninger.com/antique.htm Antique Weather Vane Marketplace〕 Baker's was an avid collector of Tiffany lamps. His huge collection, said to be "over a hundred", were in use throughout the restaurant. In 2005 it was inducted into the B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame.〔http://www.bcrhof.com/bio_FrankBaker_2005.php B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Attic (restaurant)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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