Detail View: Streetcar Advertising Cards: E683.jpg
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Filename:
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E683.jpg
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Category:
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Commerce
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Brand:
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Hot Shoppes
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Company:
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Hot Shoppes, Inc. - Washington, DC
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Coverage:
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Regional
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Product Status:
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Restaurant Chain No Longer in Business
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Headline:
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For Food That�s Tops it�s the Hot Shoppes Famous Drive-in Restaurants
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Card Text:
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For Food That�s Tops it�s the Hot Shoppes Famous Drive-in Restaurants
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Date:
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ca1940's
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Size:
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11" x 28"
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Remarks:
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J. Willard �Bill� Marriott and business partner Hugh Colton open their first A&W Root Beer stand in Washington, D.C. After Bill marries Alice Sheets, the three open a second A&W stand on 9th Street; it is renamed Hot Shoppes after they begin serving food. The last Hot Shoppe closed in 1999.
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Source:
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eBay - Internet
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