drive-in restaurant
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Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened a drive-in restaurant in Pasadena in 1937, a few years before starting the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
“I picked him up at a drive-in restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas,” Josh laughs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Sonic spokeswoman Christi Woodward said Friday the changes are part of Sonic’s integration into Inspire Brands, which purchased the drive-in restaurant chain in 2018 for $2.3 billion.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
In the late 1950s my mom and her sister ran a drive-in restaurant in a small town on the west side of Michigan.
From Salon ● May 23, 2019
In 1937 they opened a drive-in restaurant in Pasadena, trying to cash in on the new craze, hiring three carhops and selling mainly hot dogs.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
