Friday, October 17, 2008


Soda shop to replace landmark Buckhorn Bar The former site of the landmark Buckhorn Bar and Saloon in Camarillo's Old Town is about to reopen with some lighter fare. The Buckhorn, a Ventura County fixture for decades, will become Rocket Fizzz, whose owners describe it as a family-friendly soda, candy and novelty shop. The store, at 2619 E. Ventura Blvd., will open as soon as mid-November if all goes well, co-owners Ryan Morgan and Robert Powell said. The old saloon closed at the end of 2005 after Powell, the building's owner, did not renew its lease. In the 1930s, Powell's grandfather Jack Richmond bought the property. Rancher Andrew Cawelti constructed a building on the spot in 1905 and rented it out as the Buckhorn Cafe, which later added a bar. For many years, it had a poker room in the back. When Powell didn't renew the bar's lease, he told city officials he wanted to put in a more family-oriented establishment....

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