The good folks at Vintage Roadside, which put old graphics of defunct roadside businesses on apparel, have released a new image from the Mother Road.
They have a T-shirt featuring Gwinn’s Restaurant and Drive-In at 2915 E. Colorado Blvd. (Route 66) in Pasadena, Calif.
The restaurant featured a striking Mid-Century design. The restaurant was in business from 1949 to 1972. Longtime owner Floyd Gwinn also was mayor of Pasadena for a short time in the mid-1960s.
For more about Gwinn’s, or to buy a T-shirt, go here.
I love the new design…and it just so happens that I’m sitting here wearing my Route 66 T-Shirt I bought from Vintage Roadside at the National Preservation Conference in Tulsa. (Weather in DC has finally reached t-shirt temperature.) You can read about my take on Vintage Roadside on my blog at https://djbweblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/get-your-kickswith-vintage-signs-from-route-66/.
All the best,
David Brown
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