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Old Posted Jan 26, 2013, 3:44 AM
Chuckaluck Chuckaluck is offline
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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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