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Albert Okura, ‘Chicken Man’ Who Saved a Ghost Town, Dies at 71

The New York Times – Travel:

He built a California fast-food chain, opened a McDonald’s museum and restored a historic town on Route 66, a road for which he harbored a special interest.

Sam Roberts
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California, Deaths (Obituaries), Fast Food Industry, Historic Buildings and Sites, Japanese-Americans, Okura, Albert (1951-2023), Restaurants, Route 66, San Bernardino (Calif)
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