Before it was a Starbucks, 1600 East Olive Way had a long, colorful history as a chain restaurant stretching all the way back to the ancient days of the 1990s. OK. So, “big chain” doesn’t make for unbreakable historical legacy, but the location has, indeed, hosted some form of food and drink establishment all the way back to when the foundation of the now-overhauled building was first laid in 1937. In one of the cooler elements in the Starbucks press kit, they provided this assembly of the parade of restaurants that has filled the space since the 30s.

1938 — Sanwich Bar opens

1953 — Becomes the Plaid Piper “a white tablecloth, filet mignon type restaurant with a cocktail lounge in the back called the Tartan Room.”

1980 — Red Robin opens

1995 — Boston Market opens

1999 — Starbucks opens

2010 — Renovated

Images: Provided by Starbucks