Main entry:

Langdon, Philip.

Title & Author:

Orange roofs, golden arches : the architecture of American chain restaurants / Philip Langdon.

Publication:

New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986.

Description:

xi, 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index.
Origins of the chain-restaurant industry -- Standardizing the image -- The rise and demise of the drive-in -- Handlebars, boomerangs, and arches that flash in the night -- "Googie" : the California coffee shop -- The browning of America -- The unfinished transition : design since 1975 -- The unsolved problem.
Also issued online.

Summary:

An affectionate history of the architecture, design, and décor of American chain restaurants, from their beginnings in the 1870s (the early Harvey Houses at railroad stations on the Western frontier) to the mid-1980s (McDonald's, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, etc.). Illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white or full-color photographs, paintings, architectural renderings, floor plans, postcards, and much more.--From publisher description.

ISBN:

0394741293 (pbk.)
9780394741291 (pbk.)
0394544013
9780394544014

Subject:

Chain restaurants United States Buildings.
Chaînes de restaurants États-Unis Constructions.
Chain restaurants Buildings.
Architektur
Gaststätte
Geschichte
Schnellgaststätte
Restaurants.
United States.
USA

Form/genre:

Restaurantkette.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 90798
Call No.: ID:86-B17911
Status: Available