Grisinger's, Long Beach 1951 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) The property

The property

Founded in 1882

was an historic hotel in downtown Seattle

by his cousin John Jacob Astor IV

Courtesy Henry Voigt

Grisinger's, Long Beach 1951 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) The propertyThis 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