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Founder Bill Waugh opened the first Casa Bonita restaurant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1968. By the mid-1970s, the chain had expanded to locations in adjacent states and was known for its "all you can eat" beef or chicken plates and offering sopapillas—small squares of fried bread served with honey—with every meal.
Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the U.S. throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with more than 1,000 combined company-owned and franchised outlets. [2] Today, the chain is defunct—after dwindling down to one location, the last Howard Johnson's restaurant (in Lake George, New York) closed in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
John Denver, who would make Aspen his home and later wrote several songs about the area, was one performer. [7] In the late 1970s East Cooper Avenue was closed to vehicles and converted into a pedestrian mall. Several different restaurants occupied the space in the early 1980s, including for a time an outlet of the Red Robin hamburger chain. [7]
The 1970s and '80s were filled with memorable but not-so-healthy ... The 37 Best Costco Appetizers and Party Foods ... 37 photos of the weirdest and most unique McDonald's restaurants in the world ...
Victoria Station – one restaurant remained open in Salem, Massachusetts until it was abruptly closed in December 2017 [13] VIP's – Oregon-based restaurant chain; Wag's; Weenie Beenie; Wetson's; Whiskey Soda Lounge – Portland, Oregon and New York City; White Tower Hamburgers
Below is a list of notable defunct retailers of the United States.. Across the United States, a large number of local stores and store chains that started between the 1920s and 1950s have become defunct since the late 1960s, when many chains were either consolidated or liquidated.
The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States. ... Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Denver, Colorado: 1991 11 ... 1970 Livonia, Michigan ...
The Magic Pan logo, ca 1970s Guest Receipt from 1975. The Magic Pan is a small American chain of fast-food and take-away creperies using the recipes of a now-closed chain of full-service restaurants that specialized in crêpes, popular in the early 1970s through early 1990s, which peaked at 110 Magic Pan locations [when?] throughout the United States and Canada.