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Employees get rowdy on their last night at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Restaurant (Josh Hinkle/KXAN)

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Employees close up shop for good at Jaime’s Spanish Village on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The restaurant served its last meal on Friday after nearly 80 years in business. (Chris Allen/KXAN)  

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jamie's Spanish Village served its last drink on Friday, July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Bartenders try to keep it light on the last night at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jamie's Spanish Village served its last drink on Friday, July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's owner Charlie Tames (far left) applauds with the dwindling crowd on the last night open for Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Bartenders try to keep it light on the last night for Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010 after 79 years (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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A familiar sight at Jaime's Spanish Village, bottles pile up on tables on the last night, July 30, 2010, as the restaurant closed after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Glasses hang upside down over the bar at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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The mariachis played on July 30, 2010, at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed its doors after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Empty dishes stack up on the last night at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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An empty kitchen after 79 years. Jaime's Spanish Village closed its doors on July 30, 2010 (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Employees prepare to close the doors for the last time, after 79 years, at Jaime's Spanish Village on July 30, 2010.

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A loyal customer gets her serenade at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed on July 30, 2010, after 79 years (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jamie's Spanish Village served its last drink on Friday, July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Jaime's Spanish Village, the day after it closed (Chris Allen/KXAN)

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Just about everything sold - even the bathroom doors and mirrors - as Jaime's Spanish Village closed its doors on July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Karen Brooks/KXAN)

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Preserving memories on July 30, 2010, at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed that night after 79 years (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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The back rooms empty out as employees prepare to clean up and close the doors on the last night at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed July 30, 2010, after 79 years. (Karen Brooks/KXAN)

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Employees took group photos to remember each other by, as Jaime's Spanish Village served it's last drink on July 30, 2010 - after 79 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Patrons sing and do tequila shots on July 30, 2010, at Jaime's Spanish Village, which closed that night after 79 years (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Longtime fans of Jaime's Spanish Village take their pictures in front of the sign on July 30, 2010, the last night for the restaurant after 79 years (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Employees close up shop for good at Jaime’s Spanish Village on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The restaurant served its last meal on Friday after nearly 80 years in business. (Chris Allen/KXAN)  

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Employees close up shop for good at Jaime’s Spanish Village on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The restaurant served its last meal on Friday after nearly 80 years in business. (Chris Allen/KXAN)  

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Employees close up shop for good at Jaime’s Spanish Village on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The restaurant served its last meal on Friday after nearly 80 years in business. (Chris Allen/KXAN)  

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Employees close up shop for good at Jaime’s Spanish Village on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The restaurant served its last meal on Friday after nearly 80 years in business. (Chris Allen/KXAN)  

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes July 30, 2010 after 80 years. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

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Employees close up shop for good at Jaime’s Spanish Village on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The restaurant served its last meal on Friday after nearly 80 years in business. (Chris Allen/KXAN)  

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Jaime's Spanish Village closes after 79 years

Updated: Monday, 02 Aug 2010, 11:43 AM CDT
Published : Monday, 02 Aug 2010, 11:39 AM CDT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Jaime's Spanish Village served its last drink on July 30, 2010, and then closed for good after nearly 80 years in downtown Austin. (40 photos)

 


 

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