Ship Mates Drive-In, Laguna Beach 1950s California and it had the first

and it had the first in-house doctor

New York’s Fifth Avenue doesn't look like this any more

Courtesy New York Public Library Digital Collection

A copy of the full menu comes with the cheese print

bowl-shaped eateries

Ship Mates Drive-In, Laguna Beach 1950s California and it had the firstWaiting staff in sailor suits would take orders from customers in their cars at the Ship Mates Drive In in Laguna Beach, California. A black and white photograph of this long lost establishment also shows a circular diner, topped by a ships mast and a cheery sailor figure using a nautical telescope to look out to sea. On the menu which greeted customers with the phrase Good Morning Shipmates! Start The Day Right, there were numerous breakfast specials