| Description |
xi, 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Origins of the chain-restaurant industry -- Standardizing the image -- The rise and demise of the drive-in -- Handlebars, boomerangs, and arches that flash in the night -- "Googie" : the California coffee shop -- The browning of America -- The unfinished transition : design since 1975 -- The unsolved problem. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 203-211. |
| Subject |
Chain restaurants -- United States -- Buildings.
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| ISBN |
0394741293 (paperback) |
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0394544013 |
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