For the Time Capsule series, we spotlight a cherished restaurant, hotel or landmark that’s changed remarkably little over the years. This week, we visit Lou’s Restaurant & Bakery in Hanover, N.H.THENLike the men who streamed to Dartmouth College in the sleepy town of Hanover, N.H., on the GI Bill, Lou Bressett returned from World War II with high hopes. He opened an eatery—part doughnut shop, part diner, part informal town hall—on the east side of Main Street in 1947 and before long Lou’s Restaurant & Bakery was where town met gown.

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