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Fry's Icon Fountain Valley, CA

Exterior

Opened: 1993

Address: 1800 Kalama River Ave

Theme: Roman Ruins

The Fountain Valley location was themed around the ruins of ancient Rome. Key features included: a large rotunda-shaped Presentation Room modeled after the Pantheon, a central fountain designed to resemble a broken aqueduct, Pompeii-style frescoes, and Roman sculptures/statuary.

A central fountain flows through collapsed ruins designed to resemble a broken Roman aqueduct
A central fountain flows through "collapsed ruins" designed to resemble a broken Roman aqueduct
Checkout area featuring Corinthian columns and a Roman-style fresco mural on the wall behind the registers
Checkout area featuring Corinthian columns and a Roman-style fresco mural on the wall behind the registers
Gold-painted lion statues incorporated as supports for display tables
Gold-painted lion statues incorporated as supports for display tables
Smaller statuary featured on the pediment above the checkout area
Smaller statuary featured on the pediment above the checkout area
Presentation room modeled after the Pantheon, featuring Atlas-type statues
Presentation Room modeled after the Pantheon, featuring Atlas-type statues
Statue of Roman emperor on horseback
Statue of Roman emperor on horseback