![]() (Highway 12, now I394) on land that is now 6311 Wayzata Blvd. ![]() The Ynvge family grew on the south side of Wayzata Blvd. Louis Park brothers Albert and John Yngve and their friend Bill Nordstrom built the Pylon Drive-In at 6224 Wayzata Blvd. And, of course, the State’s second McDonald’s was built across the street from the new High School in 1958.Cliff’s/Jack Reed’s Drive-In was on Minnetonka Blvd.The Oak Hill Drive Inn (later Wagners, now Galaxy) – 1952.It is still called Dari VI.” Thanks, Mark! It has been expanded and remodeled several times. Mark Lapakko tells us: “The Dari VI was moved to Isle, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Lake) where it is still in operation today. The photo below is not it, but it was something like this. There are ads for it in the Echo in September 1953, June 1954, September 1955, and June 1956. 35th Street, is listed as the owner of the Dairy VI in the residential section. It’s not in the yellow pages, but Ryan, who lived at 6017 W. It was an ice cream and BBQ beef place run by Vincent Ryan. The Tee Off Drive-Inn was apparently associated with Park Putt Miniature Golf, 4701 Highway 7 (at Natchez) in 1951.Served sundaes, malts, drum sticks, sandwiches, and pop. Dutch Mill Dairy Bar (“Ron”), no address given in 1950 ad in Echo.Dairy Way/Cliff’s Drive-In/Jack Reed’s was at 5408 Minnetonka Blvd.A series of drive-ins dating back to the 1920s at 4700 Excelsior Blvd. ![]() Next to the Meal in a Bun, at least in 1963, was a place called the Red Rooster.The Dari-Wipt/Meal in a Bun (also called Carlson’s Drive-In) was next to the Dairy Queen at Highway 100 and Excelsior Blvd., 1949-66.The State’s first Dairy Queen was at Highway 100 and Excelsior Blvd.During the early 1950s, more were added in proximity to the High School, which was in the Central building on Highway 7 and Wooddale. there have been drive-ins going back to the 1920s. If you have any additions or corrections, please contact me! This page concerns those in and around St. Talk about Twin Cities teen culture wouldn’t be complete without the drive-in restaurants that were everywhere in the Cities in the ’50s and ’60s. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |