MDI Traditional Cache
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A special hide for a special restaurant with a lot of history.
A legend upon the Visalia scene has made a comeback.
Mearle's Drive-In, closed since September 1, 2003, due to a near-disastrous fire, has reopened its' doors to anxious customers. Mearle's has been a stalwart to generations of Visalians and is one of the best known eateries in the central valley. After the fire, a movement arose among local Visalians to save this small but distinct part of our history.
It has existed with and outlived structures such as the Hotel Johnson, the old county courthouse, and the C.V.C. grain elevators, all of which seemed indestructible. The reason for the longevity of Mearle's can only be attributed to the efforts of good management, caring employees, and an admiring public, thirsty for a continuous serving of American nostalgia.
Mearle Heitzman, the owner and namesake for many years perfected the name associated with great milk shakes and hamburgers by always having customers leaving happy and wanting to return to enjoy the cozy hospitality and good service.
The restaurant has basically remained the same since the doors first opened way back in September, 1940, by the Beshwate brothers under the name of TAD's (Ted, Abe and Dick Beshwate) Drive-In. After a six years of ownership by the Beshwate's, the restaurant experienced a couple periods of short ownerships and a brief closure. The Nielson chain acquired the business and changed the name to reflect the same, the trend of longer ownerships with the community in-mind, was started.
In 1961 the name synonymous with the Visalia landscape rose to the top of the building and stayed there until 2003. Sine 1951, there has only been three owners, and in any town or city it is indicative of steady local support and person-to-person advertising. When the food is good, the word does get around. Mearle's will survive in spirit , but the name has certainly changed.
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