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Drive-In
& Drive-Up Restaurants
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 Demolished!
Little Tavern, Silver Spring, MD, 1938. This structure had
been a downtown Silver Spring, MD landmark since 1938 when it
became the flagship store of Harry Duncan's hamburger chain empire.
Preservationists, including the Silver Spring Historical Society,
hoped to save the building and were excited to see the historical
structure incorporated at the center of a 2001 overall plan for
the area. Yet a year later the plan changed; the building was
eventually placed on eBay for $89,000. In July of 2003 the structure
was demolished by arts organization Pyramid Atlantic after a deceptive
campaign was conducted by them to adaptively reuse the structure.
For the full story see the Silver
Spring Historical Society site. Photo and submission
courtesy Jerry McCoy of the Silver Spring H.S.
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Cozy
Update! A
staple of Netcong, New Jersey since 1952, Cozy Drive-In closed in
August, 2002, after the owners lost their land lease.September
16 email update from Tony Pandiscia, owner of Cozy Drive-In:
"After
Cozy's closed, the newer equipment was sold off but the original functioning
equipment was kept. The beautiful neon 'Cozy Drive In' sign, which
still functions as it did in 1952 with flickering neon, is in storage
and not for sale. As for all the memorabilia, some of it was sold
to customers who have been coming to Cozys for decades because they
wanted a piece of it, but the majority of it is in storage. Cozys,
while being forced to close in its original location, is searching
for a new location where the property will be purchased. A new building
will be built in exact replication of the original structure and the
original Cozy Neon Sign and memorabilia will once again blaze in glory."
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Photo courtesy
Adriene Biondo |
Action
Item! Johnie's
Broiler in Downey, CA. You can help save one of the last remaining
classic "drive-ins" in Southern California. Just print
out this PDF form letter
and mail it to the California State Historic Preservation Office.
Show your support--letters due by November 8th so act now! New
on RPPN: Download a copy of the 14-page California
Register of Historical Resources nomination
for Johnie's Broiler, authored by Peter C. Moruzzi, and our
posted story from member Chris Nichols.
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