[BITList] Proud Bird reprieve

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This restaurant is certainly worth a visit the food is lousy but the 
setup is fantastic, its best at night
frank

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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Proud-Bird-Gets-Reprieve221173-1.html


  Proud Bird Gets Reprieve

December 24, 2013

By Rick Durden 
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Contributing Editor

Historic LAX restaurant, the Proud Bird, will remain open after the 
owner was able to get a new lease from Los Angles World Airports, 
according to the L.A. Times 
<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-proud-bird-to-stay-20131212,0,903726.story#axzz2oLzyMnYN>. 
With stunning views of aircraft operations at LAX, surrounded by mockups 
of famous aircraft, crammed with aviation photos and memorabilia and 
long a hangout for aviators from all over the world, the restaurant 
faced closure after its annual rental rate was set to go from $200,000 
to $500,000. Owner John Tallichet, noting an outpouring of community 
support, had earlier pledged to keep the restaurant open until late 
December. This week he announced that the new, one-year lease and said 
negotiations were continuing on a long-term lease.

Opened by TallichetÂ?s father, David, a World War II B-17 copilot and 
noted collector and operator of warbirds, the Proud Bird has been 
visited by such aviation notables as Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh 
and Neil Armstrong. Traditionally a popular site for gatherings of 
pilots and aviation supporters, on Dec. 17 the restaurant was the venue 
for a number of supporters of Santa Monica Airport to celebrate the 
110^th  anniversary of the Wright Brothers� first flights.



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