Grisinger's, Long Beach 1951 Odeon and her son Stanley

and her son Stanley

because they were unwelcome in gay bars due to transphobia

He told a local author in 1922: ‘I have never tried to run a store like everyone else

Bill Darden died in 1994 at the age of 75

roast beef and wild duck

Grisinger's, Long Beach 1951 Odeon and her son StanleyThis cute and chubby chef was on the front cover of the menu at Grisingers Drive In in Long Beach, California in the early 1950s. The diner featured old timey favorites such as malted drinks, 35c cheeseburgers and home made strawberry, boysenberry and peach pies described as the pie grandma wished she could have baked. Built in 1950, Grisingers was an example of Googie architecture, the futuristic design style created for a world increasingly