Founded in 1919, A&W has given us over a century of memories — and still counting. Named for its founders, Roy Allen and Frank Wright, the chain is well known for its homemade root beer, drive-in ...

A&W Restaurants — possiblythe best thing since before sliced bread. On June 20, 1919 (sliced bread was invented in 1928), founder Roy Allen served the first mug of A&W root beer at his walk-up stand ...

With the closure of downtown Modesto’s historic A&W drive-in this week, the city lost one of only a handful of its remaining Graffiti-era burger joints. Since its debut in 1957, the restaurant at G ...

MIDDLEBURY ― My wife and I pulled into the parking lot at the A&W restaurant south of Middlebury on a warm late-spring evening, and just sat there. That’s the idea. This is not a restaurant you walk ...

When cruising downtown roads was the thing to do in Sonoma County from the late 1940s through 1980s, teen drivers found their way to local drive-ins to watch movies or fill up on 35-cent hamburgers in ...

SPRING VALLEY — Orange seats. Checkered floors. A car hop service. The 1950s long lived through the root beer frosted mug service, poodle skirts and teenagers counting back change. With its retro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Modesto’s historic A&W drive-in prepares to close this week rather than fight a pending lawsuit filed against it, we take a ...

Frosty mugs of root beer and 1950s-style car hop service will make a comeback in Western New York next summer, if the A&W chain's expansion plans come to pass. The Lexington, Ky.-based restaurant ...

BAY CITY, MI – For more than half a century, the quaint building located at 301 Lafayette Ave. in Bay City has served up cold root beer floats, an assortment of burgers and chicken tenders, all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A&W Restaurants — possibly the best thing since before sliced bread. On June 20, 1919 (sliced bread was invented in 1928), founder ...

Archival visuals document A&W drive-ins from the 1930s through the 1980s, offering a concise record of prices, service, and style. The montage highlights A&W drive-in history with carhops on roller ...