Summertime Tastee-Freez treats (1956)
Banana Royale & "Swing Tassel" Clown Shaker
Exciting coloring contest
Presidential sundaes & peach sundae
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On-the-go Californians love their to-go food (1972)
The California Pickup
Recipes -- many spirited away from famous drive-ins and coffee shops -- for the hefty hamburgers, tacos, tostadas, hot dogs, di... Read more...
Howard Johnson’s ice cream shops & restaurants in the 1950s
Haven for the folks... heaven for the kids (1950)
One way or another, everybody goes for Howard Johnson's! You get ice cream with the famous "28 flav... Read more...
Howard Johnson’s ice cream: Good old days goodness (1966)
There's Good-Old-Days goodness in every flavor... under the orange roof!
How ever you love it... to eat in a heaping cone... or to sip by the glass..... Read more...
Macy’s in NYC (1883)
R H Macy & Co: Grand Central Fancy and Dry Goods Establishment
4th Street, 6th Avenue, & 13th Street, New York City.
The above cut represe... Read more...
Taco Bell chain has 55 drive-ins with $8 million in sales (1966)
If you tried to pick five 19-cent food items that would total $12,000 a month sales, what would you choose?
Finding a piece of the past: PJ Clarke’s in NYC
It’s not often you can discover long-lost information about a venerable institution like New York City’s PJ Clarke’s. Really — how much more could there be left to learn about a place that’s already a piece of living history?
Delmonico’s restaurant in NYC: Closed forever? (1899)
Delmonico's was a hugely-popular restaurant during the Victorian era, which expanded into ten different locations over the years. Not only was the eat... Read more...
America’s most sumptuous new hotel: Beverly Hilton (1955)
Introducing America's most sumptuous hotel
The Beverly Hilton
Synonymous with the gracious living of Beverly Hills, the magnificent new Beverl... Read more...
The Dairy Queen 19-cent sale (1956)
In the merry month of May, it's the Dairy Queen 19-cent sale
Malts and shakes -- May 1st, one day only (your choice of flavors)
Dairy Queen... fir... Read more...
Burger King: A unique concept, so delightfully different (1966)
Burger King — the nation’s fastest-growing chain of self-service restaurants — is so delightfully different, no wonder it has caught America’s fancy!
McDonald’s salads: It’s a good time for the great taste (1987)
Tossed fresh. Tossed crisp. Tossed all day long.
We start with fresh, crisp vegetables and greens. And we toss them together all day long. That's... Read more...
Vintage diner & patrons (1940s)
My grandfather was a carpenter/general contractor in San Francisco, and these three photos of this diner/coffee shop were in his portfolio. I don't ha... Read more...
A business luncheon for two (1921)
Luncheon for two
by Mary Marshall Duffee
A dinner lubricates business. - Lord Stowell
A young woman in business asks to know whether it is ever... Read more...
