It looks like this was the nightly battle of the drive-in restaurants. I don’t know the one on the right, but on the left is Roberts drive-in, which was on the corner of Pico and Sepulveda Boulevards, Los Angeles. All that neon lighting on these places must have made that corner shine like a beacon. This photo was taken in 1945 so I can just imagine how busy it got on Saturday nights once gas rationing ended.
Roberts Brothers was a mini chain of restaurants around Los Angeles. I love their motto:
My friend, Maddie, and I worked as car hops at Hy’s Drive In, same spot, 1969. Pop was the cook. I drove by there in 2014. It was now an office building. Does anyone remember Hy’s?
It looks like this was the nightly battle of the drive-in restaurants. I don’t know the one on the right, but on the left is Roberts drive-in, which was on the corner of Pico and Sepulveda Boulevards, Los Angeles.
I worked at Roberts drive-in at Pico & Sepulveda when I was a kid in high school. That would have been in ’55 and ’56. I was in charge of making all of the soda fountain goodies. On a busy night after a hot day in the summer, we would have the lot filled with four cars deep. Serving all of those folks took a lot of hand/eye coordination to get the job done.
Hi All and Frank,
I’m Lance Roberts and my family owned the Roberts Drive-ins.
I used to go with my dad, Warren , and help the waiters do setups at the Intrepid Fox which was behind the drive-in at Pico & Sepulveda Blvds. Also I’d ride my bike down from Bundy Dr. north of sunset to the Drive-in for a burger and chocolate malt with whipping cream which I would reach behind the counter and keep adding to my malt. The whipping cream came in stainless steel containers that were supplied by the dairy and refillable.
Our family’s house was a block down the street from your restaurant on occasions my dad and I would eat breakfast on Sundays there.
Oh the memories, across the street was Formost Dairy.
Hi All and Frank,
I’m Lance Roberts and my family owned the Roberts Drive-ins.
I used to go with my dad, Warren , and help the waiters do setups at the Intrepid Fox which was behind the drive-in at Pico & Sepulveda Blvds. Also I’d ride my bike down from Bundy Dr. north of sunset to the Drive-in for a burger and chocolate malt with whipping cream which I would reach behind the counter and keep adding to my malt. The whipping cream came in a stainless steel containers that were supplied by the dairy and refillable.
It looks like this was the nightly battle of the drive-in restaurants. I don’t know the one on the right, but on the left is Roberts drive-in, which was on the corner of Pico and Sepulveda Boulevards, Los Angeles. All that neon lighting on these places must have made that corner shine like a beacon. This photo was taken in 1945 so I can just imagine how busy it got on Saturday nights once gas rationing ended.
It looks like the Roberts pictured in the first pic was the La Sepulveda location going off this flyer. The towers match up well.
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My friend, Maddie, and I worked as car hops at Hy’s Drive In, same spot, 1969. Pop was the cook. I drove by there in 2014. It was now an office building. Does anyone remember Hy’s?
Thanks for stopping by, Ellie. Hy’s is a new one on me!
It looks like this was the nightly battle of the drive-in restaurants. I don’t know the one on the right, but on the left is Roberts drive-in, which was on the corner of Pico and Sepulveda Boulevards, Los Angeles.
Could had been SHANNON’S Drive-in
I worked at Roberts drive-in at Pico & Sepulveda when I was a kid in high school. That would have been in ’55 and ’56. I was in charge of making all of the soda fountain goodies. On a busy night after a hot day in the summer, we would have the lot filled with four cars deep. Serving all of those folks took a lot of hand/eye coordination to get the job done.
Frank
Oh boy, Frank, I bet you got real good, real fast. I do hope you rewarded yourself with one at the end of the day.
Hi All and Frank,
I’m Lance Roberts and my family owned the Roberts Drive-ins.
I used to go with my dad, Warren , and help the waiters do setups at the Intrepid Fox which was behind the drive-in at Pico & Sepulveda Blvds. Also I’d ride my bike down from Bundy Dr. north of sunset to the Drive-in for a burger and chocolate malt with whipping cream which I would reach behind the counter and keep adding to my malt. The whipping cream came in stainless steel containers that were supplied by the dairy and refillable.
Our family’s house was a block down the street from your restaurant on occasions my dad and I would eat breakfast on Sundays there.
Oh the memories, across the street was Formost Dairy.
Hi All and Frank,
I’m Lance Roberts and my family owned the Roberts Drive-ins.
I used to go with my dad, Warren , and help the waiters do setups at the Intrepid Fox which was behind the drive-in at Pico & Sepulveda Blvds. Also I’d ride my bike down from Bundy Dr. north of sunset to the Drive-in for a burger and chocolate malt with whipping cream which I would reach behind the counter and keep adding to my malt. The whipping cream came in a stainless steel containers that were supplied by the dairy and refillable.
Hi Lance and thanks for stopping by. I sure do envy you your memories of biking around town and helping yourself to extra cream!