Neptune's Net is a

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and biker bar in

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. The landmark has been featured in countless television and film productions.

History

In 1956, the site began as a gas station, real-estate office, and restaurant called Panorama Pacific at Solimar on property owned by Eastman N. "Jake" Jacobs near the Pacific Coast Highway on the Ventura-

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county line. The locals soon began calling the restaurant - which served burgers, sandwiches and fried seafood classics - simply Jake's Diner. Jacobs was an

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and engineer who contributed major advances in

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, including the design and applications of advanced

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and

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, and initial studies of then-futuristic concepts such as

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and

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. In the 60s, Jacobs leased the restaurant to a Venice family, who took a shot in the "restaurant" business. There were John and Jean Leech, their three children, Myrna, Richard and Becky, Grandparents, Ollie and Kathryn. The whole family worked there from 6:00am until 9:30pm. All the surfers loved John for allowing them to work for a cup of coffee and breakfast. The hardworking family decided to move back to L.A. when rumor surfaced of a proposed eminent domain forcing a road right through the property east to the 101. In 1974, Jacobs sold the place to Paul Seay and his wife Dolly, and the couple changed the name to Neptune's Net. Chong Lee and his wife Michelle purchased the restaurant from the Seays on July 4, 1991, and are the current owners.

In film and television

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'' (1983) - Woody (

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), Dave (

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), Spider ( John Stockwell), and Wendell (

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) engaged in an epic

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at Neptune's Net. Former owner Dolly Seay said "…two years after, I was cleaning up the mess.” *''

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'' (1991) Johnny Utah (

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) approaches Tyler (

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), who works at the restaurant in the film, and concocts a story about his parents dying in order to have her teach him surfing and go undercover. *''

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'' (2001) - Brian O'Conner (

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) and Dominic Toretto (

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) eat lunch at the restaurant after test driving the newly built

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on California State Route 1. *'' The Hills'' (2006) - In the October 6, 2009 episode of the

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("Mess with Me, Mess with You"),

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takes her first

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ride to eat at the restaurant. *''

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'' (2009) - For the '80s flashback episode entitled " Valley Girls," Lily (

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) gets kicked out of boarding school and runs away to Los Angeles. Brittany makes a telephone call in front of the Neptune's Net sign before heading back on PCH. *'' People Like Us'' (2012) - This film features a lunch scene with the characters Sam (

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), Frankie (

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), and Josh (Michael Hall D'Addario). *''

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'' (2013) - A replica of the restaurant was used as the film was mostly shot in Florida. *'' GTA V'' (2013) - An identical structure of the restaurant's building, called Hookie's is present in the fictional state of San Andreas, which is based on California.

References

External links

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