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A&W Restaurants, Inc. ... Evolving into a franchise in 1926, the company today has over 900 locations in 16 countries, with 460 in the United States, [8] ...
Wich Stand was a '50s-style coffee shop restaurant and diner in Los Angeles, California, featuring a tilting blue roof and 35-foot spire (11 m), designed by architect Eldon Davis. [ 1 ] The Wich Stand had two locations in the Los Angeles area.
Food stand opens in graffiti-era Modesto. Modesto became home to an A&W food stand on G and 14th streets in 1957. In 1963, the chain became the first-ever to serve a bacon cheeseburger.Dale Mulder ...
A&W may refer to: A&W Restaurants, an American fast food chain A&W (Canada), a fast food chain originally a part of A&W Restaurants, later sold and operated as a ...
The Libersign, a political emblem of the U.S. Libertarian Party during the 1970s, features an arrow diagonally crossing the letters "TANSTAAFL". "No such thing as a free lunch" (also written as "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" and sometimes called Crane's law [1]) is a popular adage communicating the idea that it is impossible to get something for nothing.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (sometimes shortened to simply "Coffee Bean" or "The Coffee Bean") is an American coffee chain founded in 1963. It is owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC, which has its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California .
In 1983, United Brands sold A&W Root Beer to a group of investors. In 1986, Hicks & Haas and management bought A&W from the investor group. [9] In 1986 A&W Cream Soda and A&W Diet Cream Soda were introduced and distributed nationally, followed in 1987 by the reformulation of A&W Sugar-Free as Diet A&W. Also in 1986, A&W acquired Squirt.
Postcard, circa 1930 to 1945. In the early 1920s, Wilshire Boulevard west of Western Avenue was an unpaved farm road, extending through dairy farms and bean fields. Developer A. W. Ross saw potential for the area and developed Wilshire as a commercial district to rival downtown Los Angeles.