Step Inside Mama’s Royal Cafe, aka The Land of 1,000 Stories

Between the Mill Valley Historical Society and the Lucretia Hanson Little History Room at the Mill Valley Library, the official history of the 94941 is well documented.

But what about our town’s more, well, colorful history?

From Charlie Deal’s toilet seat guitars and the mysterious Zeppelin Society’s wooden emblem to an incredibly array of art, the walls of Mama’s Royal Cafe on Miller Avenue are covered in the eclectic side of Mill Valley history.

And while Mama’s continues to serve up some of the best breakfast and lunch fare in Marin, its longtime owner, Candace Paine, can serve up a knee-slapping story for nearly every one of the dozens and dozens of paintings, statues, photos, signs, instruments and mementos in the room.

Full story and photos.