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Jan 26, 2013, 3:44 AM
Chuckaluck
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1938 - 5425 Wilshire Blvd. (Wilshire and Cochran) Before it was the "
Flying Saucer
" it was "
The Glorified Hamburger
." One could argue that there is no truth in advertising since the grill that never closes, did.
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Wimpy's was part of a "Coast to Coast" hamburger chain. The Chain availed itself of a recognizable building design.
It seems that Wimpy's The Glorified Hamburger was in existence while Judy pitched her flowers.
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Another former Wimpy's Home of the Glorified Burger
Built in 1946 - Harper and Hyde Park, Chicago.
(A future Staples?)
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