Phil Aynsley visits the Rock Store outside of L.A.
There are some places that motorcyclists tend to hang out at. On a large scale, the Isle of Man for instance. On a somewhat smaller scale the Ace Cafe in London or the Rock Store in the hills just out of LA are famous examples.
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I took these shots of a typical Sunday afternoon’s gathering at the Rock Store on my way to the airport and wouldn’t you know it, as I was driving off Jay Leno was driving in…
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The building is constructed from volcanic rock, hence the name and used to have a hot springs (and bootleg booze) that attracted the movie-star set back during the Depression and Prohibition. Before that it was a stagecoach stop. bought the store in 1961 after moving from Pittsburgh and set it up as the local grocery store. Things just happened from there…
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Ed died in 2012 but Vern still keeps a sharp eye on things from her table in the restaurant.
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The Rock Store – 30354 Mulholland Highway, Cornell, CA