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Restaurants & Drive Ins
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| All types of roadside restaurants and drive-ins. See also the separate topic of diners. |
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#1418 Super 50's CO Drive In Restaurant
This is a beauty! It is a vintage 50's era Chrome postcard view. It shows a view of Garths Drive-In Restaurant at 421 South Nevada Ave. in Colorado Springs CO. A great looking building with cool pink sign. It served Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizzaburgers! Back of card is divided and is postally unused, although handwritten. Condition-Excellent
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#1324 50's Birmingham AL Drive-In
This is nice! This fairly uncommon image is of an old roadside drive-in restaurant at Birmingham AL, on old Highway 11. The card not only features the restaurant and 50's cars, but also a picture of the owner and five sons! Card front reads "Tom and his five sons welcome you to enjoy the South's finest foods, Our 37th year in the food business, 2800 Lamb Blvd., Birmingham 8, Ala.". Back of card has printed details about the restaurant and curb service.
Back of postcard is divided and postmarked "Long Beach Miss. Jun 20 1962". Condition-Good with cancellation marks and some sticker residue as shown
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#1027 40's Hot Shoppes Drive In Restaurant!
This is nice! It is an original postcard view. The front pictures a colorful 40's view of the The Hot Shoppes Drive-In Restaurant. Looks somewhat like an old Howard Johnson's with orange roof. Signs read "Milk Shakes, Ice Cream , Sandwiches". Lots of old 40's vehicles out front. Card front reads "The Hot Shoppes - Drive-In Restaurants , Washington - Baltimore - Philadelphia". Back is divided and is postally unused. Card has printed restaurant details and reads "Drive In And Dine In Your Car". Mentions "A & W Root Beer". Condition- excellent
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#966 Royal Oak MI Drive In Type Restaurant
Here is a beauty. It looks somewhat like a typical drive in restaurant from the 50's. Vintage autos sit out front. Sign reads "The Susie Q" and "Chick'n Chips". Striped awnings and an old phone booth out front look great! Back of cards has printed details, is divided back and postally unused. Condition-Excellent
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