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Car Hops and Curb Service

A History of American Drive-In Restaurants 1920-1960 By Jim Heimann

8-1/2 x 11 in; 128 pp ; 124 Full-Color Photographs
Paperback
Published in March, 1996
ISBN 0811811158
ISBN13 9780811811156

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--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.

Author Info
Jim Heimann is a graphic designer, illustrator, and educator whose previous books include California Crazy: Roadside Vernacular Architecture, also published by Chronicle Books.

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. . . a delightfully campy array of menus, postcards, and photographs to illustrate the rise and fall of the drive-in restaurant. . . Los Angeles Times