We Don't Build Them Like We Used To (And Thank God?)

An unambiguous case where newer is better

Nov 28, 2023

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Baby Jim’s, a burger and milkshake joint, was a classic, long-running business in Culpeper, Virginia—one of my favorite towns—dating back to 1947 and residing for most of its life in the bottom level of an 1875 apartment building.

Here’s the building and the neon sign:

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