{"product_id":"sambos-pancakes-california-1950s","title":"Sambo's Pancake's, California 1950s","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSambo’s Pancake House was established in 1957 in Santa Barbara, California, by businessmen Sam Battistone snr and Newell Bohnett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name for the diner- Sam-Bo - came from Battistone’s first name and the first two letters of Bohnett’s surname.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of the décor, the owners (who were white) used paintings of the story of Little Black Sambo, a children’s book written by Helen Bannermen, a Scottish woman living in India, and published in America in 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Phyllis J Yuill, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Black Sambo ; A Closer Look,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eit ‘… describes a dark-skinned child’s adventures with four tigers.. wearing his new set of brightly colored clothes and carrying an umbrella for a walk in the jungle, Sambo finds that he must give each piece of beloved finery to the tigers to keep from being eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Jealous over their new possessions and increasingly enraged, the tigers discard the clothing and chase each other around a tree so ferociously that they turn to melted butter. While Sambo retrieves his garments the butter is salvaged by Sambo’s father and is used to cook pancakes by Sambo’s father.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘They are so delicious that his mother has 27, his father has 45 and Sambo eats 169,’ according to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSambo’s offered 21 different types of pancakes as well as 10 cent cups of coffee and full breakfasts for $1.25. At its peak the Sambo’s chain had 1,117 locations in 47 states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, in the late 70s many people found the Sambo name offensive and protests and lawsuits challenging the name were launched in multiple US states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last remaining diner, located in Santa Barbara, changed its name in 2020 to Chad’s after owner Chad Stevens whose grandfather was one of the founders. He said his family had never thought the name was harmful but acknowledged that it had received criticism and that it was time to make a switch. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":57491844726950,"sku":"ker1790052593405","price":15.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491844759718,"sku":"mew1790052593406","price":21.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491844792486,"sku":"jfn1790052593407","price":31.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491844825254,"sku":"yqp1790052593408","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491844858022,"sku":"mvy1790052593409","price":62.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491844890790,"sku":"xxf1790052593410","price":95.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/sambos-pancakes-california-1950s_1.webp?v=1790052596","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/sambos-pancakes-california-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}