Rocko's Diner

Rocko's Diner
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Restaurant information
EstablishedJuly 11, 1956 (1956-07-11)
Owner(s)Schiller Family
Previous owner(s)Nick Nicholson
Food typediner
Street address32786 Lougheed Highway
CityMission
StateBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
Coordinates49°07′58″N 122°19′01″W / 49.13276°N 122.31681°W / 49.13276; -122.31681
Websiterockosdiner.com

Rocko's Diner is a diner located in Mission, British Columbia, best known for its forty flavours of milkshakes and its use as a filming location for several televisions shows. The diner was the first drive-in and first 24-hour restaurant in Mission. In 2017, USA Today named the diner one of Canada's top ten filming locations.[1]

History

On July 11, 1956, under ownership of Nick Nicholson, the diner opened as Nick's Diner and then was named Hi-Lite Burger Bar.[2] It was Mission's first highway drive-in.[3] To celebrate the opening, Nicholson hosted an open-air dance on the driveway of the restaurant.[4] The Schiller family acquired the Hi-Lite Burger Bar in the early 1980s and renamed it Rocko's Diner in 1986.[3]

Because the Schiller family owns both the land and the diner, the restaurant is an attractive filming location for production companies.[5] Rocko's Diner has been a filming location for several films and television shows, including various Hallmark movies, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Killer Among Us, and Horns.[5][3]

The diner is the site for the pilot scenes of Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe in Riverdale.[5][2] The set used for later scenes in the series was modeled after Rocko's.[6][7] After the Riverdale scenes were filmed at the diner, fans of the show began visiting the diner.[5][3] Rocko's named milkshakes after the characters of Archie, Veronica, and Betty, and created a burger called the Jughead Burger.[5][8] Following Luke Perry's death, the diner created a milkshake to honour him and his acting career.[6][9]

References

  1. ^ Sunday, Courtney (June 20, 2017). "10 Famous Filming Locations in Canada". USA Today. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lypka, Ben (April 21, 2017). "Mission's Rocko's Diner goes Hollywood". Langley Advance Times. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Which of these movies and TV shows were filmed in Canada". Canadian Affair. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Burger-Bar Drive-In Opens". Fraser Valley Record. July 11, 1956.
  5. ^ a b c d e Harrison, Olivia (October 24, 2017). "We Talked To The Owner Of The Real-Life Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe". Refinery29. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Riverdale' diner in B.C. to create milkshake honouring Luke Perry". Coast Mountain News. March 5, 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ Khoo, Isabel (June 9, 2017). "Beloved TV Shows You Didn't Know Were Filmed In Canada". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ Brimacombe, Jody (October 6, 2017). "The diner from 'Riverdale' is a real restaurant — here's what it's like to visit". Insider. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ Amiri, Hamed (March 6, 2019). ""Riverdale" Diner in Mission naming Milkshake in Honour of Luke Perry". 604 Now. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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