Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Lebanon #33: Drive-In Restaurant

1500 South Main Street

IMG_4233 Drive-In Restaurant in Lebanon, Oregon on October 31, 2006
Muchas Gracias on October 31, 2006

Across the street from the Hasty Freez site is another drive-in restaurant built at about the same time, with another impressive neon sign.

IMG_4227 Drive-In Sign in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Muchas Gracias Sign on October 21, 2006

Reader Michael Beemer recalls that in the late 50's and early 60s it was called Ritchie's Drive Inn and featured carhops, and reader Tim Russell recalls that it was the A/C Burger Drive-In Restaurant (called Acey-Greasy by some) in the 1960s and 70s. It is shown here as Muchas Gracias in 2006. It has since changed ownership again and become Sharon's Kountry Cafe.

Ritchie's Drive Inn in Lebanon, Oregon, circa 1960
Ritchie's Drive Inn, circa 1960
Photo courtesy Michael Beemer

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