Diners, Restaurants, Cafe & Bar 1930's - 1960's

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL AND MEGA RARE 1955 BUSCHS DRIVE-IN MENU AND WILL BE THE OFFICIAL DASH PLAQUE FOR THE BUSCHS REUNION AUGUST 24th AT GRIOTS

Front end view of the Airplane Cafe (address unknown), Los Angeles ca. 1924

Henry's 15 Cent Hamburgers - Coca Cola Menu Sign - Ford Pick Up - Circa: 1963

1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible - Early Buger King - Circa: Early 1960's

1955 Chevrolet - Pete's Place - Café Bar - Southern Border Scene - Circa: Late 1950's

And wow, what a gorgeous building! We're struck by the overhanging walkway with its circular window onto the parking lot, a detail which leaves us wanting to see more. Happily, that hunger is partly satisfied by Maynard L. Parker's fantastic black and white photographs of the building, in the Huntington's collections.


Parker's undated photographs, commissioned by architect Larry Saunders soon after completion, reveal how the barrel formed the semi-circular well of the Japanese-style cocktail bar, the meandering interior water feature dotted with aquatic flowers and, mysteriously, an apparently unbroken roof line leading out to the parking lot, while George's undated photo shows a clear break with the sections at different heights and possibly shortened, apparently a later remodel.

The Olympia Diner, Berlin Turnpike Rte. 15 Newington CT. Going strong since 1954










Oil - John Baeder