Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: Be a Secret Agent and Win the Jackpot!

Business:  Burger Chef Systems  Date of Ad:  April 6, 1966 Location:  1300 West 16th Street, and across the nation Years of Operation: 1958-1996 Notable:  Over a dozen years before the Happy Meal, local fast food...

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Posted in: At Your Leisure At Your Leisure: Third Time’s a Charm?

This is a patch that a Frisch’s carhop would have worn during the Fifties and Sixties. (Image: eBay) Some sizable restaurant news hit this past fall. The CEO of the Atlanta-based company that bought the...

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