Vintage Recipes, Roadside Lore & Seasonal Traditions
Did 1950s drive-in restaurant carhops really wear roller skates? Yes—but not everywhere. Here’s why some restaurants put servers on wheels, why the image became so iconic, and what eventually happened…
Remember the little metal speakers that hung from drive-in movie windows? Here’s how the wired system worked, why some speakers sounded terrible, and how FM radio eventually replaced them.
Remember the black hose stretched across old gas station driveways? It wasn’t for air—it triggered the familiar “ding-ding” that told an attendant a customer had arrived. Here’s how the simple…