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Post by Cole S. on May 15, 2014 20:51:58 GMT -5
Our local Valentino's Grand Italian Buffet closed its doors awhile back and now things are moving forward for remodeling to put a new place in there. I was able to get in contact with the owner/developers and after some referrals and hoop-jumping, I was able to get into the building yesterday to save these Casablanca Cambridges from sure destruction. It was an ideal situation, the guy just let me in and left so I could work alone AND snoop around to see if there were wall controls. There were not. All four fans were on a single toggle switch to run Flik, which explains why they were NEVER on because they would be totally out of control being all on one switch. These fans have survived two renovations, one of them major, but for some reason they just never got touched. Despite saving them, I felt a real pang of sadness in taking them down, kind of the reality setting in that this place is gone. This restaurant used to be THE place that we (and everyone else) used to go before it started going downhill, I have tons of memories from here and these fans are part of every single one. Without further delay, pictures. This is the isolated one in a different room, the only one with a spiral downrod (which you can't tell here):  These are the three in the main dining area:  After taking the fans down:   Loaded in the car:  At home with three shown since the other is already hanging:  And the one I've already cleaned and tested:  |
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Post by fancollector12 on May 15, 2014 21:25:29 GMT -5
Nice! I would guess that maybe the IT control was installed when the fans were new, but removed and replaced with a toggle switch in a remodel.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 21:59:01 GMT -5
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU GOT THEM!!!!!!!!
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Post by Adam D. on May 15, 2014 22:20:48 GMT -5
I love these.. I've never seen anything like this.. They look like miniature Victorians...
LOL on that combo stereo with the 8 track player.. Looks like it's got a turntable and cassette player as well..
Even electronics were made better back then, compared to the cheap plastic Chinese garbage sold at wally world nowadays..
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 22:31:21 GMT -5
That whole place is awesome!
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Post by Cole S. on May 16, 2014 0:04:12 GMT -5
If anyone wants to see a little more of the place I snapped some other general pics for memories. I can post if you want to see them. I love these.. I've never seen anything like this.. They look like miniature Victorians... LOL on that combo stereo with the 8 track player.. Looks like it's got a turntable and cassette player as well.. Even electronics were made better back then, compared to the cheap plastic Chinese garbage sold at wally world nowadays.. Yes, basically small Vics but with cooler blade arms IMO. I wondered if anybody would notice that. I got that in the trash during Cleanup Week for the turntable aspect, I'm moderately interested in vinyl. Free is free and currently I'm using my sister's turntable, but that one I grabbed needs a little work before I can use it. |
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Post by Adam D. on May 16, 2014 0:25:56 GMT -5
Ya that's a neat setup, I'd keep it.. You can always get needles for those too..
And love the cooler blade arms too..
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 10:09:24 GMT -5
I used to collect silverface hifi stuff, before it was valuable.
Most of it is long gone.
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Post by Adam D. on May 16, 2014 10:26:42 GMT -5
I used to collect silverface hifi stuff, before it was valuable. Most of it is long gone. Oh wow, to be off subject.. I did too.. Alot of it, I got rid of also.. I kept my high power Pioneer SX-1250 monster stereo receiver... I do pick up 8 track players/recorders seeing how they are becoming more scarce... Like Cole mentioned about Vinyl.. I have over 5,000 DJ records, and a few turntables that cost about $2,000 back in the late 90s, early 2000s |
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Post by organistjx on May 16, 2014 19:46:11 GMT -5
Nice to see these Cambridges in a better home... did they come with any controls?
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Post by Max C. on May 16, 2014 19:55:03 GMT -5
Nice to see these Cambridges in a better home... did they come with any controls? It was an ideal situation, the guy just let me in and left so I could work alone AND snoop around to see if there were wall controls. There were not. All four fans were on a single toggle switch to run Flik, which explains why they were NEVER on because they would be totally out of control being all on one switch. |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 16, 2014 23:05:54 GMT -5
Bravo! I wound't call this a mini-haul though. Hehe! Did they wanted something for them or you were able to get them for free?
What is the run Flik exactly? What does it do when an Inteli Touch Casablanca is just on a normal switch?
It seems like it wasn't in operation for quiet a while before you actually took the fans because the Street View of September 2013 shows a place already abandoned. Google has recently released to possibility to view again older pictures so that previous Street Views pictures can be seen again. The second most recent was October 2011. It was still open but it seems like it was already not very popular anymore.
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Post by Adam D. on May 16, 2014 23:10:04 GMT -5
How did you find the street views to this place when he didn't post the address?
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 16, 2014 23:13:18 GMT -5
How did you find the street views to this place when he didn't post the address? I searched for a Valentino's in Fargo in North Dakota. The town is not huge so it lead me to only one location. It even said that the location was either transferred or closed. The front windows also made sense with what we see on the second picture on the right side. |
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Post by Adam D. on May 16, 2014 23:24:17 GMT -5
Oh ya, a standalone building across from JCPenneys and near Arbys... Looks like a pretty small town compared to where I live..
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