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| Giant Barrels (page 2) |
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| El Barrilito (now Rosendo's Taco Shop) El Cajon, CA |
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El Barrilito (top photo) became Rosendo's Taco Shop sometime between 2001 and 2008. This giant barrel started out as an A&W Root Beer stand. For more, see this website.
These A&W buildings may have inspired this patented design from 1952. For other barrel-shaped eateries, see this page. |
| El Indio de Tijuana Escondido, CA |
Angels U Flowers & Gifts San Diego, CA |
Lucky Burger Houston, TX |
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El Indio de Tijuana occupies a former A&W Root Beer stand. In the 1970s, it was known as Michael's Drive In.
Angels U Flowers & Gifts was previously called the Barrel of Flowers. It was originally an A&W Root Beer stand. [photo thanks Gregory May] Lucky Burger is housed in another former A&W Root Beer stand. |
| former A&W Root Beer Mesa, AZ 2004: |
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| This former A&W Root Beer stand has gone through several owners and name changes in the past few years. When the first photos above were taken in 2004, the stand was closed but still had signs for Fatt Dawgs and Beef. By 2005, it had reopened as El Barrilito. By 2011, the building was repainted and renamed Vaqueros Carne Asada. |
| Beef Burger Barrel Amarillo, TX |
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| The Beef Burger Barrel opened as an A&W Root Beer stand in 1937. In the 1940s, it was used as a fruit stand. The building has been moved around town over the years but has been here on Plains Blvd. since 1952. It was a Lot-A-Burger from 1953 until around 1970, before becoming the Beef Burger. In the early 1990s, it became the Beef Burger Barrel. The restaurant closed in 2007 but reopened a few months later. The building and sign were repainted at that point. The neon was removed from both the sign and the building. For more, see this website. |
| Frosty Inn Russellville, AL |
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| The Frosty Inn opened in 1960. It seems this was part of a chain as there was another location in Bay St. Louis, MS at one time. This patent from 1959 was probably the one used for these buildings. The Russellville rooftop barrel was restored in 2000. For more, see this website. |
| Barrel of Fun Okolona, KY |
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| The Barrel of Fun is used as an ice cream stand. I don't know if it was ever an A&W stand or if it was modeled after one. For more, see this website. |
| La Botte Italian Restaurant Lompoc, CA |
Monkey Madness Misquamicut, RI |
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The La Botte Italian Restaurant opened in 1981. These giant barrels are next to their entrance.
The Monkey Madness amusement park ride is at Atlantic Beach Park. I believe this ride was mass-produced and used at other parks. For more, see this website. |
| Green Door Liquor Beaver Bay, MN |
Barrel Drive-in Clear Lake, IA |
Ye Olde Ale House Bethlehem, PA |
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I believe the Green Door Liquor store opened around 1955. I don't know how old this sign is but it has been here since at least 2007.
The Barrel Drive-in opened in 1958. This restaurant also features a giant rooster and a giant ice cream cone. For more, see this page. According to the sign, the Ye Olde Ale House was established in 1962. It has been closed since at least 2007. It may have closed in the early 1970s. Does anyone know more about this place? |
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I don't believe this patented barrel was ever built.
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