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Roadside Distractions

 

Roadside oddities that catch our attention and then fade into our rearview mirror.

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If you’re like most commuters, everyday you drive past the exact same houses, same businesses, same peculiar landmarks. Did you know the Milk Farm along 50 was a teen hangout in the 1930s where kids had milk drinking competitions? Did you know the Rancho Cordova drive-in is only one of 389 in the country? Or that the castle on I-80 was built by current resident and eccentric hair dresser Jerry Lee? There are so many stories we miss speeding by at 65 miles an hour. We’re slowing down, asking some questions and investigating these roadside distractions.
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Arts and Lifestyle

Behind The I-80 Castle: A Drag-Racing, Beauty School Mogul’s Dream House

April 1, 2016 | Melody Stone

Roseville-area commuters have often wondered what’s the story behind that castle along Interstate 80. Who lives there? What’s with all the debris on the lawn? What does it look like inside? CapRadio found the answers to some of these questions.

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Milk Drinking Competitions, Wind Storms, Flying Cars Under The Smiling Neon Cow

March 4, 2016 | Melody Stone

For the second installment of our "Roadside Distractions" series we look up at that large smiling cow sign off I-80 in Dixon. The Milk Farm was once a bustling roadside business. Now it's just a concrete pad and a sign. We figure out what happened.

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Arts and Lifestyle

How The Financial Meltdown Saved Sacramento's Drive-In Movie... For Now

February 5, 2016 | Melody Stone

Rancho Cordova boasts the largest drive-in movie theater on the West Coast and rumors of this entertainment relic’s impending demise are as alive and well as the drive-in itself on a Saturday night. So is this outdoor theater on the verge of closing?

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