A set of cool pics that shows what the inside of American cafeterias looked like in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Wisconsin. Nu-Cafe, Augusta |
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| Arizona. Ferguson's Cafeteria, Phoenix |
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| California. Canfield's Big Rock Cafe, Malibu |
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| California. Ontra Cafeteria, Los Angeles |
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| California. Ontra Cafeteria, Los Angeles |
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| Florida. Driftwood Cafeteria, Orlando |
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| Florida. Driftwood Cafeteria, Seminole |
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| Florida. Driftwood Cafeteria, St. Petersburg |
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| Florida. Driftwood Cafeteria, St. Petersburg |
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| Florida. Garden Cafeteria, St. Petersburg |
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| Florida. Harvest House Cafeterias, St. Petersburg |
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| Florida. S & S Cafeterias, Daytona Beach |
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| Florida. St. Clair's Boulevard Cafeteria, Miami |
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| Idaho. Lu's Broken Wheel Cafe and Lounge, Kellogg |
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| Illinois. Hellas Cafe, Chicago |
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| Illinois. Mark Twain Cafe & Cocktail Lounge, Cairo |
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| Indiana. Mangas Famous Cafeteria, Elwood |
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| Maine. Boone's Cafeteria, Portland |
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| Maryland. Cafe Fleur de Lis, Potomac |
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| Maryland. Harvest House Cafeteria, Baltimore |
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| Michigan. Schensul's Cafeteria, Kalamazoo |
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| Nevada. Slim Olson's Cafe, Elko |
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| New York. Cafe Falls Building, Niagara Falls |
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| Oklahoma. Glass House Cafeteria, Vinita |
1st picture: Not a cafeteria.
ReplyDeleteNotice that every table has an ashtray.
ReplyDeleteI was born in the early 50s and I hated smoking from my first memories.
I hated eating at diners because you could end up being surrounded by smokers.
Rant now over.