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| Oklahoma Eateries |
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| Hamburger Inn Mangum, OK |
former Golden Skillet Oklahoma City, OK |
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The Hamburger Inn opened around 1928. The concrete building was produced by Portacon Buildings of Tulsa. The interior seating consists of six stools. [map]
This former Golden Skillet building now houses All Pro Cleaners. The sign has been adapted. This fried chicken chain was established in 1964. The first location opened in 1968 in Richmond, VA. It grew to more than 200 locations mostly in the South. In 1981, the company was sold to Dairy Queen and most locations closed shortly after that. There are only a few still in operation, mostly in Virginia. However, there are many repurposed buildings with their giant skillet shaped signs left. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Johnny's Lunch Box [gone] Oklahoma City, OK |
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| Johnny's Lunch Box opened here in 1948 and closed in 2012. The building was demolished around 2014. The sign was saved and is now displayed inside the Homeless Alliance. For more, see this website. |
| Claud's Hamburgers Tulsa, OK |
Hamburger King Shawnee, OK |
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Claud's Hamburgers was established in 1954 at a different location in Tulsa. That original sign was later moved and repainted for Jerry's Hamburgers. The sign is now at Ron's Hamburgers in Skiatook, OK. Claud's moved to this location in 1965. This building previously housed a Van's Hamburgers. Claud's closed in 2022. [map]
The Hamburger King opened in 1927. The tables have telephones for placing your order. For more, see this website. [map] |
| former Mr. Burger Ardmore, OK |
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| This former Mr. Burger now houses Burgers & Fries. I believe this regional chain was founded in the 1970s. The only locations that I know of that are still open are in Dimmit, TX; Abilene, TX; Guymon, OK; and Hooker, OK. There were other locations in Arkansas. There are still a few repurposed signs around. [map] |
| Ken's Pizza Chandler, OK |
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| Ken's Pizza Sapulpa, OK |
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| The Ken's Pizza chain was established in 1961 in Tulsa, OK as The Pizza Parlor. The name was changed in 1965 when Ken Selby opened his second location in Tulsa. By 1975, the chain had grown to around 100 locations in nine Midwest states. There are other locations with pole signs like these in Prague, OK and Hutchinson, KS. [Chandler map], [Sapulpa map] |
| Van's Pig Stand Shawnee, OK |
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| Van's Pig Stand Norman, OK |
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Van's Pig Stand opened its first location in Wewoka, OK in 1928. The Shawnee location opened in 1930 and moved to this building in 1935. [map]
The Norman location, which occupies a former Sinclair gas station, opened in 1994. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
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