LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KRON) — After nearly six decades, the Taco Bell on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette is closing Tuesday. People who grew up there say they’re saddened to see the iconic and rare Mission-style location go.
KRON4 spoke with a 70-year-old man who says this used to be a vacant lot. When he was in elementary school, this Mission-style building filled the void, and a Taco Bell opened. The man says back then tacos were only 25 cents, and while prices have certainly gone up, it’s remained a staple ever since.
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Word of the closure spread quickly. Some showed up for dinner Monday — unaware it would be their last at this location.
City officials believe that Taco Bell opened around 1968…