Just stopped off at the dinosaurs in Cabazon for the first time ever. The EAT sign still stands. The former diner is now an empty lot. Glad you guys caught this before demolition!

As an 80s child and huge fan of Big Adventure this seriously blew my mind . Thanks for watching.

Amazing how fast a place can decay after having closed just 2.5 years earlier. Wow.

really enjoyed this video! I too am an 80's child and loved pee wee's movies and pee wee's playhouse.

Another one of those places, that looks like it shut down in the middle of a shift. Frozen forever in time with grease in the fryers, and the floor half swept. Kind of sad. It looks like a good location. You'd think somebody would be able to make money with it.

How can this somewhat iconic/famous location not be remodeled highlighting the movie connection? Hell I would go in and order the "Large Marge" or the "Pee-Wee Platter."

Videos like this is why I use KZfaq

I'm so sad that those photos will be lost forever..... :(

I find these videos very fascinating and entertaining to watch. I am amazed how many of these abandoned places you have checked out are almost apocalyptic that things are just laying around as if people just suddenly disappeared in the middle of doing something. Amazing how much stuff gets left behind when these places close up, even small things like the photo album that seems like it would be valuable to the owner if nothing else.

When I was in high school in the late 70s I worked there

This was great

that was no wind...it was large marge

I remember getting a t-shirt back at the state fair, after Pee Wee's um run in with the cops. It said simply Were Pulling for Pee Wee. LoL. With a "fist" 👊 in the air.

almost to sad to watch, the world I knew as kid is eroding away

It's only been closed two years but looks like twenty years

Its amazing what only 3 years of mistreatment and abandonment can do to such a historic place. I remember like it was yesterday that you went to eat there. Now its just a whisper blowing in the wind.....Everything just seems to fade away....

i used to eat there all the time when I drove truck... there is a reason it closed. It was run down and out dated 20 years ago

It would be cool if you would do a video on the 1989 filming locations of the wizard as far as I can tell no one ever has before... just a suggestion :)

You are my hero. I thought I was crazy when I wanted to go into abandoned places, but now I know I'm not alone

Glad this video exists to preserve the last footage of the sign and building now that it’s all long gone minus the dirt plop it sat on. Must’ve driven by this place a thousand times going back and forth to AZ all my life

Like if Large Marge sent you here!

So sad that they left the pictures behind. Hope someone saves the place.Great video Adam!!!

Worked there in the 80's. Sad to see it's gone!

awesome, you're the man! absolutely love this movie and it sucks to see this iconic restaurant in such disarray. Glad you were able to give us one last good look inside. Ty Adam for all the adventures!

What will you do when you say "Hello" and someone saids it back

COULD YOU PLEASE BE QUIET?!? i'M ON THE PPHHOONNEEE!!!!

I ate there one last time in 2008. I always remember the "truck stop vibe" it had, and the waitresses always called you "honey" or "darlin" like they do. So cool that you got to go inside and share some fond memories and putrid aromas. LOL @ the ending!

That was super cool to see and you guys did such a great job documenting it. RIP Paul Reubens and Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a classic. My Dad who is particular about what he watches thought the movie was going to suck when he watched the first few minutes and Pee Wee eating his Mr. T cereal, but he hung in there and watched it with me and loved it. Nothing like sharing life and laughs with dear ol Dad. Thanks guys. Awesome job 😎

That's some old restaurant equipment. Looks like they left one night, and never came back.

Very cool to see inside, that coke bottle opener is probably a design classic collectible, just like the old glass coke bottles, which you would be given a straw or two to drink it with...unless you thought without was the cool look of course:)

I just watched your Pee Wee's Adventure filming locations video and watched this RIGHT afterwards. It's so crazy to see the difference!! Great video Adam!!

Large Marge will never be forgotten...❤💯✔

I would have taken that photo book and a menu

you should of play some clips from the movie man..and bring a flash light next time..do it right like Dan Bell

So great,I'm also a child of the 80s and have seen peewee countless times,I even watched peewees playhouse.remember when he opened the mtv music awards back in the day?"Heard any good jokes lately"great quote. Adam sir,my son and I are big fans,thanks.

Makes me want to watch these movies again watching all the filming locations thanks for sharing.

YESSSSSSSSSS

That was creepy. Glad to see you have healed from your "Big Adventure" bicycle stunt. RW

The Wheel Inn exterior was also one of the filming locations for the 1985 music video 'Everybody Wants To Rule The Word' by Tears For Fears. Curt Smith is seen driving an old Austin-Healey around various southern California locations in and around 29 Palms, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Palm Springs, Banning, Cabazon, Salton Sea (not in that particular order) traveling on the I-10 and 60 Freeways etc. At about 1.35 in the video Smith pulls into the Wheel Inn parking lot and exits the vehicle then goes up to the front entrance area and uses one of the phone booths located there (I've actually used one of them at one time or another in my travels before cell phones!) At one point during his call he turns around in the booth and looks out back in the direction he'd came from as if to check on the car - the camera shot is low showing his face as he talks to his party and up behind him outside the booth one can see the towering Wheel Inn sign structure - Then he's shown driving thru the parking lot again this time with the famous dinosaurs in the backdrop as he cruises singing along with Everybody Wants To Rule The World. He's driving east on the 10 freeway presumably heading towards Blythe. Lots of great scenery from the area in the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abV2gr2Cm9axd6M.html

-When Adam uploads- AHHHHHH SHIT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

Do you ever take any souvenirs from these places? A menu or postcard?

ty adam for so much fun every day....i love the memory lane stuff u do...i was born in 75....so i so digg all the fun stuff from our childhood. ty...

I've been watching since 2011 Adam and man, I feel like I've been right there while you explore these places! Ever since you were in Six Flags New Orleans I've been hooked on your content. The difference is, back then I think you had around 10,000 and I'm so happy to see your audience grow so much man. I've recently started doing Urban Exploring myself, and is there any tips you have for not getting caught or in trouble? I'm aware of the "dont break or take rule", but are there any other big ones you could recommend? Thanks, keep it up!

I'd like to buy that diner. I've always wanted a truck stop diner out in the west.

Dude you're killing me, get a quality flashlight for those dark areas! Killer vid regardless, but was hoping to see more visually with better lighting.

This breaks the heart of my inner child 😢 Our childhood memories are disappearing. Thanks for the tour though!!

That's Cabazon. I used to live just down the road in Yucaipa and remember when all that was the way you see it in the movie. Lots has changed there over the years, it looks nothing like it used to. Thanks for the good memories

I'm always worried you'll get arrested!

Noooo I hope they don't demolish it. :( I want the ghost of Large Marge to haunt that place for all eternity.

Love watching your early adventures! Hope you and yours are doing well Mr. Woo

What gets me is it's like they just upped and left leaving a bunch of stuff behind. In a way sort of looks like a post apocalypse diner.

*TELL THEM LARGE MARGE SENT YOU!* Anyone else hearing the camera interference??

Anybody watching this should tweet, instagram, or snap Paul Rubens to help rebuild an preserve a part of movie history and save this restaurant.

That's a treat right there!, glad you were able to get inside!. True 80s Classic film!.

This video brings back so many good memories, thanks guys.

I'm not a fan of stealing, but I'd have taken some of those items home that day.

You for sure were getting a lot of static in some places.

I grew up watching pee-wee's playhouse. Pee-wee's big adventure and big top are always going to be a great classic. +adamthewoo love the videos and glad we get to see the places of the movies we grew up watching, on how they look from then until now.

Wow, thanks for filming that. Wish I had the money to buy the place and save it.

I always "thumbs up" your videos before watching!

its to bad that they cant save it an make it a land mark maybe get a hold of paul rubins or something and re name it large marges that would be awsome

that's so cool , it's as if they just left in the middle of a work day .. I love abandoned places videos , I wish I knew where some were around here

They had the best date shakes back in the day. I remember getting to check out the dinosaurs back in the early 81 or 82

"Tell em Large Marge sent ya"

One would think with clever marketing the place could be saved. There's obviously lots of traffic on the road outside.

My fav movie as kid. Prolly watched it 300 times. This is AMAZING!

I remember 98% of this from 7yrs ago, you were always so passionate talking about 'Pee-Wee'.

Creepy! You'd expect to hear the cackle of Large Marge's ghost!

I wonder why they didn't take the album.

inside kinda looks like Halloween 4 at the garage where Loomis and Michael are standing at either end starring at each other

I am amazed that you can find these places the research that you have to do must be tremendous , its always a pleasure watching your video's keep them coming , thank you for the time and effort you do for us viewers . sorry if im misspelling some words I am french from Quebec Canada. :)

if you pause it at 5:16 where hes pointing to where the picture of large marge was you can make out a face, anyone else see it?

when i was watching at 7:22 static started and when you looked away from it your camera was fuzzy i don't think you two where alone

Just went there about 6 months ago. The diner is open again!

All the old movie sights fading away where so many movies was filmed just now fading away. Now day's it's tear it down build a new resturaunt of new shopping center. Amazing how things have changed just in my area I grew up in. My childhood fading away real fast. Everything changes over time. Nothing the way it used to be.

This is in cabazon, Caliofornia! I live like 5 minutes from there - I grew up eating at that diner. It hasn't been closed for that long. They used to sell bison burgers...mmmm

"everybody's gotta big butt"

thank you so much for getting his footage on video because we just went to the Dino's as we headed to Cali for vacation. the Large Marge diner has finally been bulldozed. I got video evidence for you. I was saddened because I wanted to vlog it and didn't get to because it is now gone. the sign is still there but no more Large Marge diner. thank you Adam and RIP Large Marge

That location never gets old! Awesome!

hey adam,you should do a encino man location video. Can't find any on youtube.

How strong was the urge to "liberate" one of the postcards or bumper stickers from that spinning rack? Or the cabazon dinosaur pages? I dint think the owners would mind if you kept some souvineers. I know I would have.

Growing up, my family would go out to the Imperial Sand dunes and on our way home back to LA we would always stop and eat here. They had a bunch of pictures from when the movie was filmed there. The food was actually good and it’s sad to see it gone. It’s been bulldozed last time I was passing thru

Adam that was great seeing inside the diner! Thank you for showing the spots where the actors stood and where things were at the time.

Any chance of visiting any Howard the Duck filming locations if they still exist? I know everyone hates it, but it's one of my favorite childhood movies.

You should buy it Man! Little bit of dusting and Mopping You'll be Back in Business!

Love this one. It has the classic Adam the Woo Abandoned feel. The outtake at the end was fun. A main channel video of out takes and bloopers would be fun to watch

It always floors me when I see everything abandoned. Cups, sugar dispensers. All that equipment and games must be worth quite a bit. Just left like the owners just vanished. Even the post cards. Unreal. Thanks.

What would be awesome is if paul rubins saw this video and bought it and saved it!

I mean your already trespassing , you guys shoulda went home with a diner booth or something lol

awesome video Adam. Thank you for all the great Adventures and sharing them with us. I shall join you on your epic adventures .

Watching as much as your videos tonight before I go to bed. You have a purpose on the earth and your using it. You give me motivation in daily things as simple as just being kind to someone. Keep doing what you love and bringing joy to peoples life. Not going to lie a lot of days at work I turn u on and put my headphones on and listen to you it makes for positive vibes and makes me laugh cause your sayings or falling off bikes😂 to shorten this up I’ll just say .. thanks for everything Adam.

Adam, did you see the new Pee Wee movie yet?

Too bad it's in such bad shape. You or another movie enthusiast should reopen it. It would take a lot of time and money but it would be awesome. I'm sure Paul Reubans would contribute something, and a bunch of fans would too. It could be renamed the Adventure Cafe in reference to the movie, (or possibly also a certain owner who likes to go on adventures, if Adam wants to get in on a new one in being a part of the restaurant)

awesome clip wooo. im a 80s kid as well and from a different country but remember all the old stuff you document. keep up the great work mate look foward to future memory jolts from you.

It's always amazing how fast places can fall apart when people don't take care of it.

You're doing God's work.

That was cool...I wouldn't be afraid of running into anything supernatural, but I'd hate to creep up on some crazy squatters or methheads.

Amazing video. Loved every minute of it. Nice to see the vandals haven't got in there yet. Did one of these in an abandoned hotel the other day in Blackpool...totally trashed but it was a great experience. Loving all your videos. thank you.

Brings back memories. It was an actual diner. Ive eaten there twice in the 80s, The dino used to be a museum that ya could go into.

why did it close?