Ship Mates Drive-In, Laguna Beach 1950s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) the act is deemed a

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becoming the largest hotel outside the city of New York

dining and dancing establishment was demolished in 1944

The newer location attracted a colorful crowd

which celebrated the centennial year of the French Revolution

Ship Mates Drive-In, Laguna Beach 1950s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) the act is deemed aWaiting staff in sailor suits would take orders from customers in their cars at the Ship Mates Drive In in Laguna Beach, California. A black and white photograph of this long lost establishment also shows a circular diner, topped by a ships mast and a cheery sailor figure using a nautical telescope to look out to sea. On the menu which greeted customers with the phrase Good Morning Shipmates! Start The Day Right, there were numerous breakfast specials