Our world today is filled with fast food. Places like McDonalds , Wendy’s, Burger King and Taco stands.
The drive-in is a dying breed, with cook to order food, big parking lots filled with cool cars and hot kids. A meeting place, an eating place and a place to be that is not the mall or in front of the TV
Support your local independant drive-in, all week long and then cruise on back Saturday night for the Hot Car, Cool kids (some maybe in their second or even third kidhood).
When you just gotta have a burger you might as well make it a good old fashioned, tastes good burger.
Artic Circle on Fairview in Boise Idaho. The photo was taken in the early 60’s with kids from Borah High School hanging out.
The Big Bun founded 1961
Check out the price of that Merc, dinner for a family of four at the franchise places.
Patty’s Burger Time, Orchard St. Boise Idaho. Home of the Saturday Night Cruise.
That’s how a drive-in’s parking lot should look.
Viking drive-in State Street Boise Idaho.
Murray’s, a legend in Boise Idaho, long gone , but the ghosts of the hot rods still cruise.
Cruz In, was on Fairview in Boise. This is the same building as the Artic Circle. The owner was Patty from Burger Time.
The Hungry Onion in Meridian…it’s Still There.
The drive up window at the Viking drive-in…a cute girl at the window gets more young men thru the drive-thru. Good marketing!
Patty’s Burger Time, great traditional building. Started life as the Bee Hive drive-in, then the Chow Now , then Burger Time and now Patty’s Burger Time. Remember Mellow’s across the street (in the 60’s) – they had the best Dr. Pepper in town.
Here’s that old Artic Circle building again, since Cruz In it has been Rockies, then Robbies and now empty again .
There are more drive-ins in Boise I didn’t get photos of like the Westside, Hawkins and more. Whichever one is close to you or your favorite, drop by and enjoy and old fashioned good meal. I’m sure your town has real drive-ins left. Be sure to support them, they are a national treasure
January 14, 2012
Categories: Hot Rods . Tags: Artic Circle, Burger Time, Cruz in, Drive-in, Good food, hamburger, hot rod, Hungry Onion, McDonalds, Mellows drive-in, Viking drive-in . Author: hotrodhigh . Comments: Leave a comment