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Heartlander · 80-89, M
ding-dong. My memory is catching up now. Shoney's had two smash hits. Their "Big Boy" hamburger drive-ins in the 60s and 70s and their famous Breakfast Buffets for interstate freeway travelers in the 70s and 80s. The breakfast buffets were so popular with retired seniors who hit the road when they retired.
It was the era before hotels and motels started offering free breakfast for their guest. It was the "See the USA in your Chevrolet" era when the WW2 generation retired and hit the roads to see the rest of America. I still remember my parents timing their hotel departures to make it to the next Shoney's breakfast buffet in time :)
It was the era before hotels and motels started offering free breakfast for their guest. It was the "See the USA in your Chevrolet" era when the WW2 generation retired and hit the roads to see the rest of America. I still remember my parents timing their hotel departures to make it to the next Shoney's breakfast buffet in time :)
