COLORADO NEWS

Old Casa Bonita Items are For Sale Online

Sep 12, 2022, 3:02 PM

With the South Park creators buying and redoing Casa Bonita, one would expect the already iconic Denver Mexican restaurant to get even more famous when it reopens. So, how cool would it be to own a piece of Casa Bonita history?!

James McLaughlin, the man who owned and operated the photo operations, the snow cone machine, the “Penny Pincher” machine and ATMs inside Casa Bonita for decades has retired to Florida and is now selling some of the décor that once hung in the legendary restaurant.

Items that McLaughlin is selling on Facebook include the “Jail Photos” and “Old Time Portraits” signs. Other items including the “Penny Pincher” machine that embedded images of Casa Bonita’s logo and imagery on flattened pennies already sold for $2,000.

Check out James’ Facebook page here to see the items that are still for sale.

Colorado News

Photo by Matthias Bein/picture alliance via Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Dozens of Easter egg hunts planned across the Denver area this week

Easter is Sunday (April 5), so if you have kids this is your reminder to get to the store this week and build the perfect Easter basket. It’s also a […]

15 hours ago

Denver Hockey...

Shawn Patrick

The University of Denver Hockey team is headed back to college hockey’s ‘Final Four’ – Here’s how to watch

The University of Denver hockey team is headed back to the “Frozen Four” after rolling past defending national champion Western Michigan 6-2 Sunday (Mar. 29) in the NCAA West Regional […]

15 hours ago

(Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)...

Shawn Patrick

Hulu’s ‘Paradise’ puts Denver’s airport conspiracies at center of its Season 2 finale

I’ve never actually watched the Hulu show Paradise, but after featuring Denver International Airport in their Season 2 finale, I have a new must-watch show. The finale, titled “Exodus,” revealed […]

16 hours ago

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Couple sets out to visit all 273 incorporated towns in Colorado this year

I get stressed out when I look at my calendar and have two or three big things planned in a year. There’s a couple that has 273 trips planned around […]

16 hours ago

(Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)...

Jenny D

Denver asks restaurants to only serve water by request amid drought conditions

With an unusually warm winter leaving our mountain snowpack levels lower than average, Denver Water has officially implemented mandatory watering restrictions. The goal is clear: a 20% reduction in water […]

19 hours ago

Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images...

Jenny D

Denver Street Sweeping Season Starts April 1: Don’t Get Hit with a $50 Fine

Spring has arrived in the Mile High City, and with the warmer weather comes the return of our annual street sweeping season. Starting April 1, city crews will be out […]

19 hours ago

Old Casa Bonita Items are For Sale Online