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Car Hops and Curb Service : A History of American Drive-In Restaurants, 1920-1960 by Jim Heimann (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Written by Jim Heimann and published by Chronicle Books in 1996, it provides a comprehensive overview of the industry's evolution from the 1920s to the 1960s. The book features 128 pages of fascinating content, including detailed photographs and informative text, all in English.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherChronicle Books
ISBN-100811811158
ISBN-139780811811156
eBay Product ID (ePID)404436
Product Key Features
Book TitleCar Hops and Curb Service : a History of American Drive-In Restaurants, 1920-1960
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicFood, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants, General
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Photography
AuthorJim Heimann
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.8 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-021497
Dewey Edition20
Reviews...a delightfully campy array of menus, postcards, and photographs to illustrate the rise and fall of the drive-in restaurant... Los Angeles Times, --Los Angeles Times, April 21, 1996 Heimann has collected a delightfully campy array of menus, postcards and photographs to illustrate the rise and fall of the drive-in restaurant. The phenomenon began during the second decade of the 20th century and peaked during the '30s, '40s and early '50s. With its vast road system, warm weather and automobile culture, L.A. became the de facto capital of drive-in culture. Alas, only a few drive-ins survive., . . . a delightfully campy array of menus, postcards, and photographs to illustrate the rise and fall of the drive-in restaurant. . . Los Angeles Times
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal647.9573/09
SynopsisTravel back to the heyday of the American drive-in restaurant--complete with swinging ponytails, shiny new automobiles, and the aroma of French fries drifting through unrolled car windows. Beginning with the original Texas Pig Stand of 1921, this evocative compendium cruises through 40 years of drive in culture, tracing the history of roadside restaurant architecture and the people who created it. Engagingly illustrated with historical photographs and a rich assortment of related ephemera, from menus to matchbox covers, Car Hops and Curb Service chronicles a unique chapter of popular culture for anyone who sipped a malt, hung a tray, or cruised a drive in parking lot--or wished they had.
LC Classification NumberTX945.H45 1996
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- Nov 10, 2023
Nostalgia dreaming
A great book about a better time in this country.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
