Category: Jack in the Box Published on Friday, 24 July 2009 23:45
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July 24th is National Drive-Thru Day - noting the popularity of restaurants that take orders by intercom and then hand them out a window to drivers while they remain behind the wheel.
The first such service was the idea of Robert Peterson , at a Jack in the Box restaurant in San Diego in 1951. At the time, drive-in restaurants were very popular, where staff brought food to people who stayed in their parked cars.
Some even brought out the food on roller skates, and the order was delivered to a tray attached to the car door. Today, drive-thrus are a feature of many of the nearly 187,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S., which generate $117 billion in sales each year.
We could have shown the 50's version of Jack in the Box - but I remember this style very well. On my way home from Catholic grade school we passed by it. The 25 cent tacos were a greasy favorite of my dad. But not on Fridays!
You should celebrate by picking up a fast food coupon or gift card from the eBay choices to the right.
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