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Claremont Area Meetup - Village Grille 50s Diner

Jul 12

Sat 5:30 PM

Location: Village Grille

148 Yale Ave
Claremont, CA 91711

Who attended?: Estimated attendance: 7 people attended.

Steve & Jen suggested this meetup in the Claremont / Pomona area.

Downtown Claremont
Village Grille
148 Yale Ave
Features display of classic cars around the Village Grille 50's Diner at Yale Avenue and Second Street.
Saturday, July 12
5:30 - 8:30 pm

Steve says: "Just a nice evening to hang out, take a look at the cars. There are several places to eat and Danson's usually has a live band on their patio. Let us know if you're interested...we plan on being there!"

Regular event:

5:30 to 8:30 p.m., held the second Saturday of every month: Village Grille Cruise Night, featuring a display of classic cars around the Village Grille 50s diner, at Yale Avenue and Second Street. Information: 909-626-8813.

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Posted Jul 13, 2008 4:51 PM

steve & jen

Sorry this hadn't worked out as members envisioned. This was NOT a SMART event. This was originally posted on the Message Board just as a "something to do". An Asst. Organizer, asked if it could be put on the calendar. Answered "sure, why not". Again, apologies to anyone who thought otherwise and/or did not enjoy their day. Jenifer (Steve's wife)
Posted Jul 13, 2008 11:49 AM

SpecialEd

I had a space on the street across from the diner (got there early). I saw a couple of SMART's drive by, but no one stopped. I did meet a couple in a yellow/black Smart who just happened to be there (nice people .. told them about the web site). Anyway, there were some great cars there and Claremont looks like a nice place to hang out. Everyone loved the car as usual and I met a lot of really nice car people. But, for a SMART event, the meet didn't work, at least not for me. Next time!
Posted Jul 13, 2008 7:41 AM

steve & jen

Wow!! Wish we had known others were coming, we would have set up a meeting time/place. No one RSVP'd.....always a next time!
Posted Jul 12, 2008 9:54 PM

451 khan

I was at the Village grill. Asked the Grill people if any one was a Smartie but could not find anyone. Had a good time looking at all the cars. Saw a yellow Smart and a white Smart parked. Left a note on a Yellow Smart.

Who attended?

- SpecialEd
  
  “ Good idea, lots of nice classic cars, but we didn't have a definite meeting spot. It was difficult to park on the street unless you arrived very early. ”
- Bob Ricewasser
  
  “ There were only two Smarts. Ours which we acquired yesterday and one other. It would have been nice if more Smarts came out as the car drew a lot of attention. There were many people, the restaurants were full, and there were a lot of nostaligia rides on display. ”
- steve & jen (+1 guest)
  
  “ We saw about 4 other SMART cars zipping around (not sure if they were members or not). We met up with a couple of members at Danson's and enjoyed good food....good drink....and of course, talking about SMART!! ”
- Bruce
  
  “ I was there at the Village Grille between 5:30 and 6:15 but had no way to identify any other smart owners. Had a bowl of so-so chili and a Coke, looked at a lot of cars there on Cruise Night and managed to put just a little over 100 miles on my smart. Interesting time other than not finding any folk with smarts. ”
- 451 khan (+1 guest)
  
  “ I went down. Saw a yellow smart and a white Smart. Left a note on the yellow Smart. Visited the V/Grill but could not find anyone. ”