{"product_id":"richards-drive-in-carfeteria-multiple-locations-1940s","title":"Richards Drive-In Carfeteria, multiple locations, 1940s","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRichards Drive-In Carfeterias featured twin brother and sister doll-like characters, munching on hamburgers. Identically dressed, they were located on the roof of the diners and beckoned hungry Moms and Dads and their kids to stop while on road trips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere were multiple locations in Illinois -  in Chicago, Lincolnwood, Wilmette and EverGreen Park. There was also at least one in Detroit, Michigan, at Van Dyke and Outer Drive, another in the West Hempstead area of Long Island, New York, and one in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Richards logo was Don’t Drive By – Drive in! and it cleverly added the word Carfeteria (a mash-up of car and cafeteria).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTheir top seller was the famous California Twinburger – cost was 50c in this 1950s menu – as well as various fountain specialties like root beer floats and milk shakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe exaggerated eyes of the twin characters remind us of the work of artist Margaret Keane, whose portraits of big-eyed children first became a sensation in the 60s and inspired the 2014 Tim Burton film Big Eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMargaret’s husband Walter, a realtor, initially passed off the work as his own but Margaret set the record in the 70s after their divorce when she challenged her ex to a public paint-off in San Francisco and he didn’t turn up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWait staff at Richards wore smart green uniforms and hats, bringing trays of food to hungry car occupants during curb service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe believe the Richards chain of drive-in carfeterias began to be phased out in the 70s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491750027430,"sku":"nre1790052136408","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491750060198,"sku":"qna1790052136409","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491750092966,"sku":"yir1790052136410","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491750125734,"sku":"ica1790052136411","price":40.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491750158502,"sku":"cod1790052136412","price":58.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491750191270,"sku":"mfc1790052136413","price":85.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/richards-drive-in-carfeteria-multiple-locations-1940s_1.webp?v=1790052139","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/richards-drive-in-carfeteria-multiple-locations-1940s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}