When Mel Weiss and Harold Dobbs first opened Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco in 1947, everyone told them that the restaurant would never work. Just after World War II, drive-in restaurants were ...
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A slice of vintage Hollywood history will be cruising into Music City very soon. Mel’s Drive-In, the retro diner you may recognize from American Graffiti, which is also a West Coast icon that's been ...
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San Francisco staple Mel’s Drive-In is indefinitely closed after a kitchen fire Long-time San Francisco staple Mel’s Drive-In is indefinitely closed after a kitchen fire on Tuesday morning at the ...
Mel's Drive-In in Santa Monica is one of the few Googie buildings left in the city, with an imposing neon sign, soaring roof and plate glass windows. It’s also the official terminus of Route 66, which ...
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