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Pea Soup Andersen's
1924
Buellton, California
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A Danish immigrant couple started serving split-pea soup on the new coast highway in 1924 and ended up with a windmill landmark, billboards for a hundred miles, and cartoon mascots splitting peas with hammer and chisel. The Buellton original closed in 2024 after a hundred years. The windmill stays.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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