Waddle's Drive-In, Portland, Oregon, 1949 Boston Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud

Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud

a ballroom and several restaurants and  grew to accommodate 500 rooms

The San Francisco Coffee Dan's closed in the 1950s

This beautifully designed menu cover was printed by the Louis Roesch Company of San Francisco

Their motto: "Quality Foods

Waddle's Drive-In, Portland, Oregon, 1949 Boston Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud"Johnny & I went here March 1949". We don't know who Johnny and his companion were but we know from the hand written message and the items circled on the interior of this menu what they ate and drank (two hamburgers, a Pepsi Cola and a Milk Shake) at Waddle's flagship restaurant at Jantzen Beach, Portland. This is one of the lovely things about vintage menus they were kept to mark a first date or other important occasion and that's why we can enjoy