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Molly Brown's Cafe

24949 National Trails Hwy.
Phone: 760-951-8282

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Molly Brown's was originally the mid-1940s White Orange Cafe and Motel operated by James G. Blaine and his family. The White Orange name was apparently related to family heritage.

In the early 1950s the property changed hands and the new owners ran the business for a few years before selling it in the mid-50s before I-15 opened a few miles away. When the I-40 opened in 1958 it bypassed Helendale and Oro Grande and of course took away a significant amount of traffic. Molly Brown's is a small chain of restaurants.

The cafe is located a bit east of Sagebrush Annie's

GPS: 34.705061, -117.336205

The small 5 unit motel building, which is apartments now, is behind the trees.

There's an old horse drawn wagon parked out front, but there 's a child's trike, peddle car and a small step ladder on the roof.

Photo(s): 2015