Wimpy Grills in the Chicago, Illinois Area. (1934-1978) - Blogger
2017年12月11日 · Approximately 8 million hamburgers were sold in the Chicago area in 1940. The Wimpy hamburgers were steamed, 5-hole round patties with a 'special sauce. They used the same hamburger vendor as White Castle, which opened in 1921, thirteen years before Wimpy's.
Ask Geoffrey: What Happened to Chicago Burger Chain Wimpy’s?
2017年2月1日 · Remember J. Wellington Wimpy, the hamburger-loving character from the Popeye cartoons who would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today? He was the inspiration behind the name of the burger chain started by Edward V. Gold in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1934, expanding to Chicago in 1936.
Ask Geoffrey: What Happened to Chicago Burger Chain Wimpy’s? - PBS
2017年2月1日 · A viewer wonders what became of a Chicago burger chain that borrowed its name from a cartoon moocher. Geoffrey Baer dishes on that story and serves up some more hamburger history in this...
Majestic and Delicious – Memories, Chicago Style
2019年12月4日 · The name was inspired by the hamburger-loving character J. Wellington Wimpy from Popeye, created by E. C. Segar. Gold opened the first Chicago area restaurant in 1936, after opening grills in five other Midwestern cities.
What Happened To Wimpy Burgers? - Mashed
2023年7月17日 · Nowadays Wimpy is taking names and flipping burgers elsewhere. From its inspiration behind the namesake to the eccentric, chopped hot dog menu items and now its robotic burger-flipping counterpart, the Wimpy name doesn't sound so wimpy anymore, does it?
A 1970 photo of Wimpy's Hamburgers... - Vanished Chicagoland
A 1970 photo of Wimpy's Hamburgers Restaurant on West Madison St in Chicago.
Edward V. Gold Archives - Consumer Grouch
2019年12月4日 · The name was inspired by the hamburger-loving character J. Wellington Wimpy from Popeye, created by E. C. Segar. Gold opened the first Chicago area restaurant in 1936, after opening grills in five other Midwestern cities.
Original Chicago | A 1970 photo of Wimpy’s Hamburgers …
A 1970 photo of Wimpy’s Hamburgers Restaurant on West Madison St in Chicago.
How Wimpy Became a 90-Year-Old Legacy in Fast Food?
Wimpy used memorable advertising campaigns, such as the “Wimpy: The Home of the Hamburger” slogan, to build brand recognition and reinforce its market position. Did you know that Wimpy was one of the first American fast-food chains to expand internationally?
A 1970 photo of Wimpy's Hamburgers Restaurant on West …
2024年5月30日 · A 1970 photo of Wimpy's Hamburgers Restaurant on West Madison St in Chicago. There was definitely still one downtown in 1981. I don't know if it was this one or somewhere else. There wasn't that guat sign. I went to Columbia college for a year, and sometimes used to eat at one for lunch or early dinner before catching the train.
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