By the end of the 1950s, casual dining prevails, both at home and in public, yet interest in new dining experiences, luxury, and exotic cuisines is apparent. The restaurant industry looks forward to a bright future.

During the 1960s, Americans grew wealthier, traveled more, and demanded more exotic cuisine. Yet there were few trained restaurant cooks. Convenience food offered the solution for many restaurants as the decade wore on.

In other developments, old restaurant formats such as automats, diners, cafeterias, and drive-ins disappeared or shrank drastically in numbers. Fast food and dinner house chains, relatively scarce at the beginning of the decade, flourished by its end.

These amazing postcards from Ryan Khatam that show outside of American restaurants in the late 1950s and 1960s.

Arizona. Helsing’s Restaurant, Phoenix

 

Arizona. Huck Finns Restaurant, Phoenix

 

California. Chucks Pancake House, Placerville

California. Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco

 

California. Exposition No. 1 Restaurant, Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco

 

California. Hody’s Restaurant Coffee Shop, North Hollywood

 

California. Keefer’s Highway Restaurant, King City

 

California. Ship Ahoy Sea Food Restaurant, Santa Cruz

 

California. Sno-White Drive-In, Modesto

 

Connecticut. D’andrea’s 3 Acres Drive-In, Woodbridge

 

Florida. Doumar’s Drive-In Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale

 

Florida. Parham’s Restaurant, Miami Beach

 

Florida. Soret’s Restaurant, Riviera Beach

 

Florida. The Brahma Restaurant, Ocala

 

Georgia. C & J Restaurant, Claxton

 

Georgia. Crews Restaurant, Brunswick

 

Georgia. Green Turtle Restaurant, Valdosta

 

Georgia. Mrs. Bryant’s Kitchen, Statesboro

 

Georgia. Mrs. Rogers Restaurant, Claxton

 

Georgia. Ranch House Restaurants, Atlanta

 

Illinois. Bel Air Restaurant, Greenville

 

Illinois. The Escape Restaurant, Berwyn

 

Indiana. A&w Family Restaurant, North Vernon

 

Kansas. Thomas Cafeteria, Kansas City

 

Kentucky. Bun Boy Restaurant, East Main Street, Warsaw

 

Kentucky. Jolly’s Restaurant & Motel, Cave City

 

Maryland. Dutch Mill Farm Restaurant, Annapolis

 

Michigan. Penthouse Restaurant, Marie

 

Michigan. Sids on the River, Algonac

 

Michigan. Totem Pole Restaurant, Ironwood

 

Minnesota. Cassidys Gold Pine Restaurant & Motor Inn, Hinckley

 

Minnesota. Country Kitchen Restaurant, St Cloud

 

Minnesota. Nybo’s Cafe, Hiawatha Valley

 

Nevada. Joe Mackie’s New Star Broiler & Casino, Winnemucca

 

Nevada. Sills Drive-In Restaurant, Las Vegas

 

New Jersey. Hackney’s Seafood Restaurant, Atlantic City

 

New Mexico. Blackie’s Place, Moriarty

 

New Mexico. Chinese Dragon Restaurant, Alamgordo

 

New Mexico. Leonard’s Fine Foods, Albuquerque

 

New Mexico. Travelers Motel & Cocktail Lounge, Artesia

 

New York. Corner House Restaurant

 

North Carolina. Pizza Hut, Fayetteville

 

Ohio. Chal’s Drive-In Restaurant Cambridge

 

Oklahoma. The Mark Restaurant, Weatherford

 

Oregon. Keg & Platter Restaurant, Salem

 

Oregon. Recreation Cafe Coffee Shop, The Dalles

 

Oregon. The Anchor, Newport

 

Oregon. Waddle’s Coffee Shop, Portland

 

South Carolina. Hotel Sarsfield and Coffee Shop, Camden

 

South Carolina. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Orangeburg

 

South Carolina. Midway Diner, Pee Dee

 

South Carolina. South of the Border Pedros Restaurant, Dillon

 

Texas. Jet Drive-In, Austin

 

Texas. New Braunfels Smokehouse

 

Texas. Sheraton Kings Inn, Houston

 

Texas. Underwoods Bar-B-Q, Amarillo

 

Utah. Flying M Cafe, Panguitch

 

Utah. Harmans Millstream Cafe & Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ogden

 

Utah. Mickelson’s Cafe, Nephi

 

Washington. Bart’s Charcoal Broiler, Longview

 

Wyoming. Sands Cafe Rock, Springs

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