It's Taco Weekend!
The first weekend of every month is taco weekend at No Man's Land in East Alton. People pack the little tavern on Friday and Saturday to enjoy Don and Marsha Cobb's homemade tacos. Then again, the to-go orders might outnumber the "eat in" number of tacos sold on this weekend. The Cobb's taco tradition is over 12 years old now. They have also added a taco salad and a chimichanga to the menu. Delicioso!The building was built in 1936 by Lavina "Pete" Mourning as a gas station. It was n
amed No Man's Land because at that time, only county services were available to it as it sat on the border of East Alton and Wood River. Pete and her husband later added the tavern section to the building and for a while, both the gas station and the tavern operated together. The gas station stayed open as long in the day as the tavern and truckers could fill up at midnight. Eventually, the gas tanks were removed and a kitchen was added inside the building. Around 1980, the business was sold to Carl and Charlotte Wallace. Their specialty was BBQ pork steaks on the weekends; for many years, if you took a drive-by the building, you would see smoke under the canopy from the BBQ grill.
amed No Man's Land because at that time, only county services were available to it as it sat on the border of East Alton and Wood River. Pete and her husband later added the tavern section to the building and for a while, both the gas station and the tavern operated together. The gas station stayed open as long in the day as the tavern and truckers could fill up at midnight. Eventually, the gas tanks were removed and a kitchen was added inside the building. Around 1980, the business was sold to Carl and Charlotte Wallace. Their specialty was BBQ pork steaks on the weekends; for many years, if you took a drive-by the building, you would see smoke under the canopy from the BBQ grill. Today, the
canopy serves as a nice patio area for patrons to sit down, enjoy a cold beverage, and watch the traffic wiz by on Edwardsville Road. No Man's Land is also famous for their washer tournaments, so on any given Sunday, there's a crowd pitching washers on the side street by the building. We recently snapped this photo (okay, it was last December!) of a couple of our classmates at No Man's Land.
canopy serves as a nice patio area for patrons to sit down, enjoy a cold beverage, and watch the traffic wiz by on Edwardsville Road. No Man's Land is also famous for their washer tournaments, so on any given Sunday, there's a crowd pitching washers on the side street by the building. We recently snapped this photo (okay, it was last December!) of a couple of our classmates at No Man's Land.Don and Marsha have donated a prize to our reunion! Stop by and enjoy a famous taco and say "thanks."
posted by Gwennie @ 11:20 PM
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Nice pic of Bill, Lo, and Steve. Wish I was there to enjoy some good food and laugh with some good folks.
I remember No Man's Land; as I recall I went there some with Donna Jo and some of her friends from Wood River Hospital. I don't remember any food though. Of course, that couldn't be due to the alcohol consumption.....
Great picture everyone. I seen Steve at the homecoming last year. Nice seeing him. Bob goes to the bar on the other side of the road. I think he goes in No man's land sometimes.
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