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Article: Blue Plate special; Holden club plans party this weekend to celebrate 75 years.(LIVING)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2008
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Byline: Lisa D. Welsh
HOLDEN - When Prohibition ended in 1933, The Blue Plate Lunch and Lounge opened at 661 Main St. as a place to get a good, cheap lunch known as a Blue Plate Special.
This weekend The Blue Plate Lounge will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a musical lineup reminiscent of its 1970s heyday.
Many local bands drew audiences of 200 fans to the honky-tonk, and Arlo Guthrie served as bartender for a shift or two.
There were many nights that you could see the floor moving up and down," said owner Michael D. Stacy.
"But Tiny was the heart of the Blue Plate. Without him, it couldn't have become close to what it ...