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The Bob's Big Boy Restaurant located at 4211 Riverside Drive [71] in Burbank, California, is the oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy in the United States. [72] Built in 1949 by local residents Scott MacDonald and Ward Albert, it was designed by Los Angeles architect Wayne McAllister , "incorporating the 1940s transitional design of Streamline ...
[254] [255] [157] The other, Vip's Restaurants of Salem, Oregon, was not a Big Boy franchisee but sold units to JB's Big Boy, which operated them as Bob's Big Boy. [194] The non-Big Boy, Salem-based chain had 53 locations at its peak, all sold and rebranded, including 35 to Denny's in 1982 and 16 to JB's in 1984. [256] [R]
After meeting with Big Boy founder Bob Wian in 1951, Schoenbaum became a Big Boy franchisee on February 7, 1952, now calling his several locations the Parkette Big Boy Shoppes. [4] [5] In May 1954, a public "Name the Parkette Big Boy Contest" was announced, and in June 1954 Schoenbaum's five Parkette Drive-Ins were rebranded as Shoney's. [6] [7]
Bob Wian opened his first hamburger stand in California in 1936. When he named his unique and popular cheeseburger the Big Boy, the name of the restaurant became Bob’s Big Boy. In the 1940s, he ...
Yes, it's part of the Big Boy chain, but Bob's Big Boy near L.A. is worth a special trip for any drive-in devotee. Built in 1949, it might be the most architecturally impressive drive-in anywhere ...
The "Fat Boy" mascot, modeled after Beanie from the cartoon show Beany and Cecil (not the Bob's Big Boy character), animated incandescent yellow bulbs on the roof edges and the "OPEN 24 HOURS" lettering, were added in 1969 and Downey's Broiler became a sister store to Johnie's Coffee Shop Wilshire (originally a Simon's Drive-In site and ...
Wisconsin Big Boy is open at on Main St in Sussex. Its hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Frisch's is the oldest, longest surviving, and largest regional Big Boy operator, excluding Bob's Big Boy in California, which was the original Big Boy restaurant and franchiser. The last new Frisch's opened in the Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2023.