Car Hops and Curb Service: A History of American Drive-In Restaurants 1920-1960
by Jim Heimann
Jim Heimann traces the history of American drive-in restaurants from 1920 to 1960, focusing on car hops, curb service, and the culture of dining from the automobile. This concise historical study explores a distinctive period in American food and roadside life.
About This Book
Car Hops and Curb Service examines the history of American drive-in restaurants between 1920 and 1960.
Jim Heimann focuses on the people, practices, and places associated with car hops and curbside service.
The book offers a historical look at a distinctive chapter in American dining and roadside culture.
Its subject is the development of drive-in restaurants during a formative period of twentieth-century American life.
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